Mages have a major problem

JimJimster · 07-30-2007, 02:50 PM

id be up for that as well, i use wands

this is the reason im gonna do full end mage because we cant tank with an auto attack that does 11 damage

Antagonist · 08-02-2007, 06:52 AM

I don't really see any need to go full END. END is good for AoE, but even putting all of your points into it is far too much. Later on, you'll want to party up with a tank and a cleric. You won't be getting hit as much, so it defeats the purpose of getting END as a mage, anyway. If you're going to solo a lot, it wouldn't hurt, but I don't see many mages solo-ing at a high level.

On another note, Magic Missile works very well. We don't really need a ranged auto-attack.

+Tequila+ · 08-02-2007, 12:58 PM

Like alot of people have said before me...using magic missle on lvl 1 cancels out the need of a ranged standard attack..You simply use magic missile lvl 1 for pvp/pve and spam it since its recharge is like 1-2 seconds or so if im thinking correctly.

**Valentines** · 08-02-2007, 02:24 PM

^ True .

Lune · 08-02-2007, 09:22 PM

This is the price of being a mage. it is like this in every reasonable game. There's no reason to have wands that do moves that don't cost any sp as default, it's not what a mage is about. A mage is about high output of damage with skills. We don't have defensive capabilities, we don't have useless default moves...all because we have our spells. MM level 1 is your "melee," or your "arrow." =]

Also, an END build mage is useless. utterly useless. I've tested it. AoE mage? lawl...you wanna go and start AoEing the only mobs that give decent exp at the higher levels and see if you don't get one hit even with full END? Or how about the fact not only will one still one hit you, but you have mobs of them on you. It's just pointless at high levels. =p

**Rightclaw** · 08-02-2007, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Lune

This is the price of being a mage. it is like this in every reasonable game. There's no reason to have wands that do moves that don't cost any sp as default, it's not what a mage is about. A mage is about high output of damage with skills. We don't have defensive capabilities, we don't have useless default moves...all because we have our spells. MM level 1 is your "melee," or your "arrow." =]

Also, an END build mage is useless. utterly useless. I've tested it. AoE mage? lawl...you wanna go and start AoEing the only mobs that give decent exp at the higher levels and see if you don't get one hit even with full END? Or how about the fact not only will one still one hit you, but you have mobs of them on you. It's just pointless at high levels. =p

There's a vid of a Mage AoE'ing spiders. It was alot of them too. o_O

EDIT: I tried to find that vid, and I couldn't find it. ._.

Antagonist · 08-02-2007, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rightclaw

There's a vid of a Mage AoE'ing spiders. It was alot of them too. o_O

EDIT: I tried to find that vid, and I couldn't find it. ._.

I'm pretty sure that by the time your AoE and END are decent enough to mob spiders, they'll only be half-decent for EXP.

Try an END mage and AoE mobs in Collapsed Prison.