(Note, priests may be able to answer this as well, since their main way of doing damage is through spells also.)
I really want to get my mage up in levels, but it's just so boring to play him due to all of the downtime. :/
This is the long way of saying that you shouldn't ask a priest for advice on solo'ing as a mage 
Total 1331 Damage 1155 Mana
I haven't watched other mages solo, so maybe everybody does some version of this. I imagine that for multiples you could take advantage of your aoe spells, but without a better crowd-control solution (anybody?) I think that would be a good way to be beaten to death.
And is your Spirit +number 100 or is that the raw stat? Cause if the non-HP/MP modifying stats work like Sta and Int do, the raw stat number doesn't affect your regen. Unless that's been fixed. Dr. Gee fucked around with this message on 01-13-2005 at 05:11 PM.
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Dr. Gee had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Why aren't you using Frostbolt 5 over Fire Blast 4? From the raw numbers it seems like it's more mana efficient and has a slow effect.
He clearly states that the first time that he uses it, it's for while he's moving and getting hit. Fire Blast 4 is instant cast according to his little chart.
I think it's obvious.
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Dr. Gee had this to say about Optimus Prime:
That makes sense. I just kinda tuned out of that line after the, "&nb sp;."
Yeah, I don't know where the fuck that came from, either.
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Densetsu impressed everyone with:
Yeah, I don't know where the fuck that came from, either.
& nbsp is the HTML escape sequence for a space.
Aside from that, I pretty much do the same sequence as Iulius - Frostbolt, Arcane Missiles, Fireball, Fire Blast, and use wand until crisp. Then again, I'm also only 13 on my mage Tegadil fucked around with this message on 01-13-2005 at 05:43 PM.
One trick that I found is mana shield+evocate is really effective if you've been having a bad run on resists and are oom and low on health. Just throw up the shield and go through evocation. You normally end up getting about half mana back if you have a decent spirit.
If I get clearcasting I use arcane missles and I usually only use fireblast if I need to kill the mob extra quick(like if I'm almost dead).
I can kill 3-4 mobs before needing to drink, depending on clearcasting luck.
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ACES! Another post by Naimah:
And the sad thing a hunters fight goes by just as quickly as a mages.
However, I've found mages to be much, much, MUCH, more annoying to fight in PvP. With hunters, you just have a warrior charge it (plenty of em on the Horde side) and watch it go squish. That doesn't work against a mage. If you try that on a mage, you'll get frost nova'd and possibly polymorphed. Then the barrage of nukes begin.
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Willias had this to say about Robocop:
However, I've found mages to be much, much, MUCH, more annoying to fight in PvP. With hunters, you just have a warrior charge it (plenty of em on the Horde side) and watch it go squish. That doesn't work against a mage. If you try that on a mage, you'll get frost nova'd and possibly polymorphed. Then the barrage of nukes begin.
One word for Mages Vs. Warriors.
Blink.
Fireball to pull, drop another, then blast, nova, back up, then fireball again go in w/ staff to finish up.
quote:Then you get intercepted.
Delphi Aegis stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
One word for Mages Vs. Warriors.Blink.
gg
I'm a frost mage, except for fireblast and fireshield I'm not even buying firespells anymore. That said, I'm capable to beat 4, 5 or more MOBs around my level in a a row without drinking. IF I get SINGLES that is. The talents that help me doing this are he one that reduces the mana- cost of my ice spells, the one that improves the crits of my ice spells and the one that improves my crit chance by 50% on frozen targets. I get crits so often, it isn't funny. Wait... it is!
The key to my tactic is obviously frost nova. Without it I have severe problems.
If I get two MOBs, I go through almost my whole mana bar. Unless I use Frost Snap. Or sheep the add. If I get three, I usually run.
Well, that was a whole lot of nothing, but I thought I share it anyway.
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Tarquinn wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
...the one that improves my crit chance by 50% on frozen targets...
About this: What is considered a "frozen" target?
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There was much rejoicing when Inferno-Spirit said this:
About this: What is considered a "frozen" target?
Encased in ice, unable to move.
Edit: Primary efect of the frost nova spell. Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 01-14-2005 at 07:02 AM.
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Tarquinn enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Encased in ice, unable to move.Edit: Primary efect of the frost nova spell.
A shame, I was hoping it meant "chilled".
Are the only ways to produce this effect Frost Nova and the Frostbite Talent? If so, it makes the Shatter Talent less than the overpowered monster I thought it might have been.
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Inferno-Spirit had this to say about Robocop:
this effect Frost Nova and the Frostbite Talent?
Yes.
It is still very good IMHO.
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Tarquinn had this to say about Knight Rider:
Yes.
It is still very good IMHO.
Question: Does Improved Blizzard work? Heard somewhere that its a bugged talent. Curious if it does because that allows Blizzard to produce a chill effect and chill effects produce freeze effects.
