Quote:I would suggest that anyone who thinks lava maws are more dangerous than soulburners is not really an arty mage, regardless of what setup they use.
I don't know where soulburners came into this. But I would suggest that any arty-mage who thinks that lava maws are less dangerous to him than they would be to a tank-mage is not really in their right mind. ;)
Quote:a skillful arty can usually still clear levels as fast as a skillful tank
Well, I entirely agree with this; of course, the *perfectly* skillful arty never suffers an ignominious death to lava maws.
Quote:In my experience, it can be very costly in terms of life/mana and/or resistances to try to fit a rogue for high AC by level 30. Once the right gear can be found though, it's probably the way to go.
I really don't think lvl is the limiting factor -- it's just a matter of when you can find (and wear) a good awesome plate.
Quote:In addition to the casting speed issue, the mana pool is a lot smaller, and item recoveries more tedious.
The mana pool is also an equipment issue -- it's just a matter of how long it take to acquire good +mana/+all/+magic items. A well-equiped high lvl rogue easily has a more than adequate mana pool, though of course a sorceror (even a BNM) never has to worry about that. (and item recovery is easy for any class with sc.)
Quote:Still, it is amazing how well a rogue can do simply by imitating a mage (with the proper gear, at least).
Yes -- I always thought rogues made better (i.e. less overpowered) mages than sorcerors ever did.
Quote: I think Sourceror's minimage even switched to the Cudgel against soulburners and advocates, although I would probably prefer to use a bow in those situations.
Yup -- a cudgel instead of a bow vs triple immunes is pure heresy IMHO. May he burn in Hell.
Quote:I think Sourceror's minimage was also about 15 levels higher than any rogue I've ever built...
His minmage was about lvl 40 then? :P