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Mages are now not very good at Direct Damage Roland00 Send a noteboard - 11/03/2010 06:29:21 PM
Mages are now not very good at Direct Damage only time they are good at direct damage are using telekinesis (or are using huge amount of metamagic and metamagic reduction).

That said they are for while they can't do damage, they are the best debuffers, battlefield control (restricting the enemies actions so they can't hurt you), and are very good buffers. Wizards after level 7 or so are (as well as cleric and druid which are better buffers) are the best class in the game.

Think of your job not as doing damage, but on making your party awesome or making the enemy suck allowing your party to live long enough to be awesome. It is no different than the "healbot" in MMORPGs, or the "tanks"/"aggrostealers" in MMORPGs.

A good wizard can make almost any encounter a cakewalk.
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What a ridiculous and tragic thing... SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 09:34:55 AM 860 Views
Very strange. Sounds like he needs to calm down and realize it's just a game. Legolas - 07/03/2010 10:08:04 AM 493 Views
That's kind of what I think too SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 04:06:34 PM 416 Views
Logic doesn't come in to it Helene - 07/03/2010 11:01:42 AM 431 Views
Well I was pretty passionate too SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 04:08:17 PM 441 Views
Eek. Morgawse - 07/03/2010 11:07:53 AM 442 Views
Ain't it though SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 04:10:58 PM 417 Views
How very odd Camilla - 07/03/2010 11:24:49 AM 415 Views
It is strange SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 04:12:18 PM 416 Views
This happens in gaming groups sometimes, there's an easy fix Isaac - 07/03/2010 04:26:17 PM 469 Views
Interesting idea SilverWarder - 07/03/2010 04:38:50 PM 420 Views
Re: Interesting idea Isaac - 07/03/2010 05:06:04 PM 428 Views
Not that he isn't being a jerk, but maybe you could allow that he is right in this fictional world. Burr - 07/03/2010 05:05:12 PM 423 Views
I kept waiting for Bel-Air... *NM* beckstcw - 07/03/2010 05:53:06 PM 203 Views
well for one, resurrection isn't SUPPOSED to be cheap and accessible LadyLorraine - 07/03/2010 06:13:41 PM 423 Views
This is in Waterdeep SilverWarder - 08/03/2010 06:06:14 AM 419 Views
The cognitive-developmental explanation: Dreaded Anomaly - 07/03/2010 07:43:49 PM 419 Views
In fairness, I'm not sure one is 'higher' than the other. SilverWarder - 08/03/2010 06:07:17 AM 413 Views
LOL Ham-fisted reduction ftw *NM* Dan - 09/03/2010 10:09:08 PM 167 Views
Why do YOU have be cleared of evil charges? Why does it matter if he calls you evil? Cannoli - 08/03/2010 12:38:17 AM 426 Views
Because he's taken it out of the game SilverWarder - 08/03/2010 06:03:37 AM 411 Views
Oh. I thought he was accusing your character of being evil. Cannoli - 10/03/2010 11:06:26 AM 418 Views
Well, that too SilverWarder - 10/03/2010 10:25:14 PM 407 Views
Alignments can suck it Roland00 - 10/03/2010 04:20:24 PM 418 Views
I'm not a fan of them either SilverWarder - 10/03/2010 10:27:34 PM 395 Views
If you think spellcasters are wimps, than you are doing it wrong Roland00 - 11/03/2010 02:28:50 AM 440 Views
Re: If you think spellcasters are wimps, than you are doing it wrong Macharius - 11/03/2010 02:10:09 PM 408 Views
Agree about one thing disagree about another Roland00 - 11/03/2010 03:21:20 PM 392 Views
Well for me it's like this... SilverWarder - 11/03/2010 06:19:26 PM 375 Views
Mages are now not very good at Direct Damage Roland00 - 11/03/2010 06:29:21 PM 366 Views
Oh and I don't see the reduction of damage of damage for mages to be a bad thing Roland00 - 11/03/2010 06:30:01 PM 391 Views
It's just very different SilverWarder - 12/03/2010 03:15:43 PM 409 Views
If that is what you want to do play an archer/thrower and get a bard ally Roland00 - 13/03/2010 01:06:25 AM 483 Views
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