A Guide to Mages comment thread

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That's basically the argument I've already made in the unfinished second revision of the guide.  I didn't do the math, and I'll include it with credit if you let me, but basically, I definitely agree that if the incentivization is only a less frequent recast, that's not particularly worth spending talent points on.

Yeah I know, I just had the maths lying around and thought it would be nice to destroy the talent a little more thoroughly. If you want to stick it in, just stick it in there, no need to credit me.

Possibly.  That said, some assumptions in that theoretical situation don't sit well with me.  A 6000 mana pool at level 60 is a fairly hefty assumption - my level 60 mage only recently broke that barrier, and that's with Arcane Mind.  Base mana at that level seems to come in around the 4000 mark.  To assume 6000 without Arcane Mind and high spirit is to assume, essentially, a full set of Owl stuff and some Magister's things.  Equipping like that will provide tiny stamina bonuses, making you a rather worthless AoEer.  Given that a mage's primary instance role is AoE, it's not a trade I'd recommend.

True, it's not a talent I am personally going for, but I can see how it might be advantageous for heavy spirit builds. If you're going for 31 arcane and are looking for a place to drop a few of the 8 spare points you have to spend on less than brilliant talents, this is certainly a contender.

Still, I'll expand the discussion surrounding Meditation.  Wouldn't hurt.

Cool.

I would, but I must admit that I don't have the experience to write about such things.  I only use one UI mod, Telos' BottomBar, and by all accounts my play is quite good.  I'm not up to downloading and trying out UI mods, and I do just fine without them, so I don't think I'm qualified to add such a section.
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I like to try out a bunch of different mods, if you like, I could eventually come up with a brief guide to the most essential ones that you could just amend to the end. If you feel that it's necessary that is.