10-17-2005, 09:02 AM
MongoJerry,Oct 16 2005, 08:40 PM Wrote:It's all about ice spec. It has far more survivability and crowd control abilities than fire. Also, while it's damage isn't as high as fire, it's mana efficiency is better, so it's good for leveling up, too. Every single one of The Core's hardcore PvP mages have switched to ice. Such a spec just gives you too many options in PvP not to get it.
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I tried to deny it for a while, but I'd have to agree. And the damage isn't even all that bad, once you manage to collect some spell damage equipment. My frost bolt, with its maximum damage of 475, hits for an average of 610 damage, with crits over 1200 damage, that you can easily trigger by throwing down a frost nova before-hand. And I'm still missing several pieces from my spell damage set. I've had some thoughts of switching back to fire, but the thought of doing a frost nova, cone of cold, cold snap, frost nova, cone of cold combo to do over 2,000 damage to however many targets I can fit in front of me makes me a very, very happy panda.