Mage PvP and Other Options

[Roane]

hmm ... wouldn't a mage usually do <whatever> to gain distance, like Frost Nova or Sheep ... Blink ... then you can either run (if you want) or have enough time to brew up your highest-damage spell (Pyroblast?) as a first strike.
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Thanks, Wesson. I've always been thinking defense first, then attack, but it's sounding like distance prior to attacking is more what I need to do. This has been a failing in my PvE playstyle (I stand toe to toe with mobs which most mages don't do but which works well for me) that it seems I'll have to finally break myself from.

Being an RP server (as well as PvP), renaming just to get something shorter isn't really an option, but it's something I'll keep in mind for the next character I make.