03-16-2005, 06:45 PM
Excellent guide that's really helped me with my mage as a first time player.
One thing that I have really noticed so far (level 34) is the huge difference in playstyle for a mage between playing solo and playing in a group (even a group of 2). Maybe you could add a section on whcih characters are good for a mage to group with and how to play when grouped with different characters? I've noticed a lot of stuff myself and will try to put some of it here when I can.
When solo your all about unleashing your damage as fast as you can to kill the monster before it kills you. Then you drink and move on to the next one. Managing to pull the monsters one at a time is also really important.
In a group its completely different. You want to do damage but at the same time you don't want to draw aggro. Scorch is amazingly useful here whereas you hardly ever use it solo.
The second thing about group play is knowing when you do want to draw aggro, such as when a mob is stuck on your priest or your tank is taking too much damage. Then you draw one mob to you and finish him off much as you would solo.
One thing that is difficult about party play that I have found caused me more deaths than any other is joing a group quite a bit lower level than me. Sometimes you have to do this to find a group. Unfortunately the others being lower level will find it really hard to keep aggro away from you and this can make life quite difficult.
Anyway got to go now will try to post some more later, thanks for the guide :-)
One thing that I have really noticed so far (level 34) is the huge difference in playstyle for a mage between playing solo and playing in a group (even a group of 2). Maybe you could add a section on whcih characters are good for a mage to group with and how to play when grouped with different characters? I've noticed a lot of stuff myself and will try to put some of it here when I can.
When solo your all about unleashing your damage as fast as you can to kill the monster before it kills you. Then you drink and move on to the next one. Managing to pull the monsters one at a time is also really important.
In a group its completely different. You want to do damage but at the same time you don't want to draw aggro. Scorch is amazingly useful here whereas you hardly ever use it solo.
The second thing about group play is knowing when you do want to draw aggro, such as when a mob is stuck on your priest or your tank is taking too much damage. Then you draw one mob to you and finish him off much as you would solo.
One thing that is difficult about party play that I have found caused me more deaths than any other is joing a group quite a bit lower level than me. Sometimes you have to do this to find a group. Unfortunately the others being lower level will find it really hard to keep aggro away from you and this can make life quite difficult.
Anyway got to go now will try to post some more later, thanks for the guide :-)