02-08-2007, 09:00 AM
Quote:As a mage I got:
- Arcane Blast. Duh! At first I thought the dp/m-ratio was cool, but after the first mana cost goes through the roof, making it unsuitable for longer bossfights. But unless fully charged, it is too far behind fireball and frostbolt dps-wise. I am deep-frost right now, so that might be different for an arcane build.:)
It seems, Arcane Blast may be useful for raiding anyway. There was some math done on the mage forums supporting that simply weaving it into your spell rotation once every eight or nine seconds (since the first cast has a ridiculously low mana cost, for damage and cast time similar to that of a frostbolt) can increase overall damage over a lengthy fight.