Mage=Meatshield... uh no

[Yosei]

You see, it should NEVER be a necessity to have a cash shop item to play normally. >_<

On top of that, those high END equipment is ridiculously priced because of high demand. The good thing is if I find it I'll be able to gain something from it... but... everyone is going to be the 'same'. Mages with full INT with END gear is the only ones running around. I mean having some sort of END armor may become a necessity but just because you don't have +9 END gear, doesn't mean you're useless. You're stil dealing the same amount of damage.

Perhaps this is just an excuse to put the blame on Mages when the tanker can't tank and keep aggro. D< Fighters need another level of Mock.

<-- is semi-bashing my own tank o__.

Thats kind of my point. I shouldn't HAVE to build up my end and spend loads of sparkcash to be good. I'm not supposed to be the one taking the hits.

Not everyone on here is made of money. I had to use up like 20k+ in spark cash just to get my weapon to +9. I'm not going to do that to every little equip I get. I currently have 5g and 700s, I'm saving up for higher leveled armor. Last I saw, the cheapest I could pay in in-game cash for enhanced armor was 1g minimum for something my level, if I provide the stones. Theres also the costs of the stones which is ridiculously high for my level, then most likely, knowing my luck, I gotta buy the equip since everything I seem to find is crap.

I grind in Trumpy Remains for my leveling. I have used t3 scrolls in that place, with extenders, cleric buffs, and I still get owned. I'm sorry, but if I have to do more to live, I'm just going to accept it and die. It doesn't make me a bad mage. Heck... it shows I'm doing my job. I've had tanks request that I not use scrolls since I'm going to die anyways, and they don't want me to waste my money.

I just think its stupid that to be considered "good" in this game, I'd have to spend about $50+, about 10g+ and change my build to one similar to a fighters.

I've been playing this game for 8 months, my build has been rock solid since day one and people have not had a problem with it til now.