10-04-2005, 02:04 AM
savaughn,Oct 3 2005, 04:01 PM Wrote:...
Actually, this is another problem with caster itemization. See, if you're going into a 15 minute boss fight, you don't have enough mana. If you're talking about a PvP match that is over in 45s where you die with 5k mana... you have far too much.
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I get your point, but ...
(I'm sure I'm displaying my ignorance here) ...
in a 15 min boss fight, you're getting Evocation x2 aren't you?
and ... mages aren't supposed to be standing there blazing away for 15 min solid or are they?
and ... wouldn't you swap out for some Spirit gear if you knew a 15-min fight was coming?
of course it would be nice if Blizzard made Spirit useful, I have no idea why they thought they had to nerf it so hard. If you don't want casters casting continuously, doesn't the 5-second rule already take care of that? They could multiply the effect of Spirit by 10 without making it overpowered IMO. That would make 1 Spirit equal to 1 Int given 12 seconds to recharge. I.e., if your Int = Spirit, would take 12 seconds to refill your mana bar. (OK so that would be borderline overpowered. But still!)
Sorry, I had to throw that in there, because Spirit chronically irritates me.
Anyhow good point about caster itemization.