New to being a Mage

Melissa27 · 07-28-2008, 12:47 AM

i just made a mage character about 15 minutes ago. is there any advice you can give me???? like for build, or anything really ^_^

**Triumph** · 07-28-2008, 03:19 AM

Pure INT or x INT:25 SPR.

Some empower Magic Missile cooldown with 5 points. There are enough spells later on to get by without empowering. Same goes for Fire Bolt.

Magic Blast + Fire Ball: 5 points for power.
Fear: Duration, optional cooldown.
Inferno: Cooldown.

Optional:

Chain Casting cooldown.
Stifle duration, optional cooldown.

Oh, and use level 1 spells. The damage bonus from higher level spells isn't really worth the SP consumption. If you want to use higher level spells, then feel free to. Magic Missile and Fire Bolt should remain at level 1 regardless, due to increased cooldown at higher levels.

Most of your empowerments may not occur until your 50s. My suggestion is to save your points, for there are unreleased skills right now. All empowerments should be empowered with 5 points for maximum effect.

malthizor · 07-29-2008, 07:13 PM

when you get your mage to lvl 5 do the kingdom quest tog et youir lvls higher faster. if u do quests it might take longer then KQ's.

**Hraesvelg** · 07-29-2008, 08:13 PM

Please do learn your class. Zooming through levels with only KQs tends to make poor players. Its good you're asking for advice, though. I don't really play a mage, so, yeah. Listen to Triumph.

Lexaeus · 07-30-2008, 03:10 AM

Everything Triumph said except use lvl 1 spells except the ones that are higher lvl yet have the same cooldown that way you can continually cast without having to wait for a cooldown (well at least lightning bolt for me) being the only high lvled spell I used and everything else was lvl 1. Don't always do kqs. Get used to your class and know its specialties and limitations. Kqing may seem like a quick way to lvl and it is in the beginning but knowing your class is more important in the later lvls. Buildwise I would recommend the 25 spr rest in int but that is just me. I like big flashy numbers

Melissa27 · 07-30-2008, 07:26 AM

thanks everyone! i like to level up (who doesn't), but i also want to get to know how to use the mage character and be good at it

**Loveless** · 07-30-2008, 07:32 AM

Best way to learn how to use your class is to party and go through quests. Being able to solo as well as party will help you play in different situations. As mentioned above using KQs as your only leveling device will make it harder at later levels in terms of playing the class to it's best capabilities.

**MikeyG** · 01-17-2009, 05:31 PM

I highly reccomend not empowering magic blast.