02-07-2007, 07:05 PM
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.:)
- Ice Lance: Nice thing for soloing, very situational in groups as frozen mobs tend to break and the DPS-spikes of a 2500ish frostbolt and another 1800ish ice lance usually means aggro. In itself, the ability is really good, but nothing that will help in raiding.
- Invisibility: Nice gadget for wipes or tight spots you have to get through. The aggro-reducing part is not really worth it, since invisibility won't work well if you have aggro (as you might get damage in the fade phase), and if you don't, stopping to nuke for a couple of seconds does the trick as well.
- The new armor: Nice if you don't get hit. 3% crit is a huge boost, but some BC mobs hit hard enough that ice (or mage) armor is preferrable by far. Maybe I'm just conservative.:)
So far nothing game-changing for me up to level 68, although ice lance is shiny.
- 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.:)
- Ice Lance: Nice thing for soloing, very situational in groups as frozen mobs tend to break and the DPS-spikes of a 2500ish frostbolt and another 1800ish ice lance usually means aggro. In itself, the ability is really good, but nothing that will help in raiding.
- Invisibility: Nice gadget for wipes or tight spots you have to get through. The aggro-reducing part is not really worth it, since invisibility won't work well if you have aggro (as you might get damage in the fade phase), and if you don't, stopping to nuke for a couple of seconds does the trick as well.
- The new armor: Nice if you don't get hit. 3% crit is a huge boost, but some BC mobs hit hard enough that ice (or mage) armor is preferrable by far. Maybe I'm just conservative.:)
So far nothing game-changing for me up to level 68, although ice lance is shiny.
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