This is a simple fix, and is largely successful. The catch-all solution Blizzard has offered us to this problem is the introduction of Frostfire Bolt. When entering any instance where we know we will be encountering a significant number of mobs that are resistant to our chosen school, we are almost forced to respec or be replaced in the group. When presented with a target that is immune to our chosen school of spells, we are rendered impotent. Using spells from an off-spec school consumes too much mana and produces too little DPS. In our current talent set-up, it is simply not a viable option to have a Frost Mage switch to using Fire spells when they run up against Frost-resistant mobs, or vice-versa. The best part? It's high across all three trees, which means Mages may finally be able to pick their spec based on personal preferences and play-style, instead of based on the accepted raiding tree of the day. Our damage output is high-higher in relation to other DPS classes than I can remember it being since the vanilla WoW era. It will be nearly impossible to gauge the status of this concern until more of the class-balancing is finished, but I can say that in the beta currently, things are encouraging. Though Blizzard's policy of keeping the classes balanced means that we may never again be considered the top DPS class, we can at least hope to be in the same ballpark as other DPS classes, to at some point see the day when a good Mage can top a good Warlock on the damage meter, if they play their cards right. We want a return to being DPS kings, or at the very least, the ability to be competitive relative to skill.īlizzard has posted a few things that lead me to believe they share our desire to see Mages become an elite DPS class again, on some level at least. We've gone through an entire expansion playing the role of second-class DPS citizens to the likes of Warlocks, Hunters, and Rogues. We'll also note the positive changes, to give us a more complete view of our class as a whole. We'll look at the issues Mages face, and some of the possible solutions. I fully expect this "polishing" to continue even after the expansion is released, so this analysis is going to have to be adaptive and flexible. We're suspended in a state of flux at the moment-along with every other class-as Blizzard continues to balance and polish. The gap between where we are and where we want to be is narrowing, to be sure, but is still sizable. Ok seriously, we all have some worries, right? The beta has given our class a lot of cause to be optimistic-even excited-about where we're headed. Let's take a constructive look at our unresolved concerns, and try to foretell our place in the coming expansion. We're fully aware of our past, and we know where we want to be as the future rushes toward us. We know where we've been, and where we are now. So now, my fellow Mages, it is time for us to look closely at the state of our glorious class. Seriously, have you seen the price of Runecloth lately? These were battles with a clear purpose, an attainable goal, and with the notable exception of Warsong Gulch, a firm timetable for troop removal.įortunately, throughout all of these conflicts, the economy has remained strong. We've emerged unscathed from the bloody, neverending Southshore/ Tarren Mill conflict (though countless questgivers and flight masters were lost), and moved on to more organized, focused wars in the various battlegrounds. We've killed Ragnaros, Kel-Thuzad, Nefarian, Onyxia, Illidan, and on like 14 separate occasions, Kael'thas Sunstrider. We've Fireballed our way through the scourge invasion, the rise of the silithid, the opening of the Dark Portal. There was the great respeccing crisis of Molten Core. We've been through a lot these past four years and change. Let's do it! I'm pretty sure if we all stand facing each other like so.and then blink at the same time.oh sweet mother of all that is good and pure.that's nevermind. We only have a little over six weeks left before the release of Wrath, and we need to come together as one Mage.one freakish, mutant Mage with a million arms and legs and wands sticking out all over the place.one giant, horrific ball of flesh, cloth, and silly hats that could hurl a Pyroblast roughly the size of a planet. This week, Arcane Brilliance would like to address all Mages everywhere, from level 1 to level 80, in a spirit of optimism and brotherhood.
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