09-20-2004, 02:30 AM
Bolty,Sep 19 2004, 11:48 PM Wrote:So far all your discussions about this have been related to how the priest operates. I know you're a very experienced priest player. But the whole "cast a few spells, then whip out the wand/staff/mace" argument does not work for a mage.Yeah, I'm with Bolty here. 5 seconds is a LONG time to wait for a mage. They kill fast, but they also die equally fast. Personally, if I ran out of mana and had to wait 5 seconds for mana regen, I'd just run away and find a nice safe spot to drink and eat. If I was in a dungeon or instance, I'd just die a horrible death.
Once a mage is out of mana, the only thing he can do is dance around and look pretty until he gets enough mana back to cast something strong enough to kill an enemy (or sheep it). Sure, he can TRY to use his staff and/or wand, but he'll be dead before that 5 seconds is up.