Should I retire my 60 wizard?

sox7d · #1 05-01-2014, 02:46 PM

Grouped seb last night with my three stuns, sunstrike and c2 and bard, and it didn't seem it mattered how well I interrupted or reserved mana, it was a joke compared to any melee's sustained dps. Thinking of just stripping my character and rerolling. wtf were they thinking with this class, they had two fucking expansions to fix it. Someone give me a reason not to.

Yumyums Inmahtumtums · #2 05-01-2014, 02:49 PM

I no rite?

My warrior was unable to charm in Chardok last night. Games broken

Scikala · #3 05-01-2014, 02:49 PM

I thought Wizards were burst, not sustained DPS...so you shouldnt expect to be on par with melee.

Plus the mobility/evac is nice...

Yonkec · #4 05-01-2014, 02:51 PM

What two expansions? Do you raid? Take a break and come back in Velious sir/madame.

Lojik · #5 05-01-2014, 02:51 PM

ur wiz can be pretty effective with minimal investment. If you got expensive gear on him, probably better suited on a twink you can have fun with.

sox7d · #6 05-01-2014, 02:51 PM

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I thought Wizards were burst, not sustained DPS...so you shouldnt expect to be on par with melee.

Plus the mobility/evac is nice...

Sure there was a benefit of being able to burn down adds when there were overpulls (I always keept a 70-80% mana surplus), but the marginal benefit of that as NOT worth how much slower mobs went down during singles given just another melee.

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What two expansions? Do you raid? Take a break and come back in Velious sir/madame.

I imagine I could raid, get my extra ~400-600 mana from raid gear and woopdie poop I can suck with prestigious gear and an extra nuke at FM. (oh and epic for that +1/tick)

Raavak · #7 05-01-2014, 02:58 PM

You have to like the class for what its good at, and stop hating it for what it can't do. You could just as easily compared your CC'ing. It just ain't gunna happen. Learn to use your nukes to even out the load... nuke down overpulls... med when things are slower. Have evac ready. Root/ghetto mez and stun (gaters especially) when needed.

Yes, when things are going well you are just utility, and could easily be replaced by a pet caster or melee dps.

Daldaen · #8 05-01-2014, 02:59 PM

Come back during Planes of Power. Rogues suck and Wizards rock.

sox7d · #9 05-01-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Raavak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You have to like the class for what its good at, and stop hating it for what it can't do. You could just as easily compared your CC'ing. It just ain't gunna happen. Learn to use your nukes to even out the load... nuke down overpulls... med when things are slower. Have evac ready. Root/ghetto mez and stun (gaters especially) when needed.

Yes, when things are going well you are just utility, and could easily be replaced by a pet caster or melee dps.

A druid can do all of those things and much more. wizards are .47 dmg/mana more efficient though. As in druids do 3.2 damage/mana and wizards do 3.67. Nice try, though.

Lojik · #10 05-01-2014, 03:07 PM

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A druid can do all of those things and much more. wizards are .47 dmg/mana more efficient though. As in druids do 3.2 damage/mana and wizards do 3.67. Nice try, though.

If your only concern is your ability within a standard 6 man group then wizard is not for you. They are good for soloing, mobility, raid bosses, and aoe groups.