03-08-2005, 11:10 PM
playingtokrush,Mar 8 2005, 10:41 AM Wrote:Actually, with an investment in the frost tree, frost spells do more sustained DPS than arcane.Under what conditions and build? There are parts of the arcane tree that I consider essential to any mage. Uninterruptible arcane missiles, instant cast arcane explosion, clearcasting and evocation are must haves. One on one, under ideal conditions, frostbolt can do better than arcane missiles. Ideal conditions are freeze and crit on each cast. As someone once said, things go wrong. When the baddie gets in your face, uninterrupted arcane missiles do more dps than a stuttered frostbolt cast or cone of cold with its cooldown. For aoe, improved arcane explosion does better than blizzard due to the fact that blizzard does not crit. In real Azeroth use, I just don't see frost doing more dps. I still love playing my frost mage, if for no other reason than a preference for the visual and sound effects of the spells. :)
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