Mage a good solo class?
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phroggonalog
Dalayan Master
Yally said:One of the best.
however: only casting class with no root (right)? the earth pet can root, but not on command...
We get Earthsplit at 61, not sure how it is though.
As to mages soloing? I recently started playing again, and I have found zero problems soloing for exp so far. Got my 3 AA's for innate run speed and am half of the way to 61. It has been a blast. Though, I miss my cleric buff/healbot with Cheal haha! Can't remember any of the info for him .
As to mages soloing? I recently started playing again, and I have found zero problems soloing for exp so far. Got my 3 AA's for innate run speed and am half of the way to 61. It has been a blast
. Though, I miss my cleric buff/healbot with Cheal haha! Can't remember any of the info for him .
JayelleNephilim
"Helpy Helper"
Magicians are pretty A+ at soloing (as long as you don't have the mind set that you are a mini cleric and your pet is a beefy tank).
robopirateninja
Staff Emeritus
phroggonalog said:
mages get a root, but the earth pet really is the choice for soloing unless you are fighting a bunch of caster mobs and REALLY want stun
mages are really powerful during leveling but imo they kinda plateau at 65 and don't get amazing again until they are maxxed AAs and have endgame gear. I twoboxed a mage and a wizard all the way to 65 but from then on the mage seemed lackluster. Definitely always nice to have a peridot and searfire bot though!
I was never a big fan of the earth pet. I always felt that he just soaked up a ton of damage and didn't do much. On the other hand, I loooove the fire pet for soloing . I know most people don't haha. Maybe it stems from playing a mage during classic and loving the level 49 fire pet. Not sure :dance:.
. I know most people don't haha. Maybe it stems from playing a mage during classic and loving the level 49 fire pet. Not sure :dance:.
robopirateninja
Staff Emeritus
When I soloed with the earth pet he didn't do much except root and soak up damage, but he was damn good at that. Meanwhile my mage, and if i was boxing him too my wizard would blast away and make short work of whatever.
JayelleNephilim
"Helpy Helper"
It's been done before!
Kirin Folken
Dalayan Elder
Earthsplit is well... one of the crapest Roots in the game. That said however its fantastic for mages.
As a mage you don't use it to part things like most classes would, its thier more of a OH CRAP style root and is perfect for it.
mages do solo very well, however unless you have trouble with aggro I wouldn't recommend the Earth pet in general xping. Earth pet is really for places were you don't have a lot of room to work, and can't have the mob moving. Otherwise our other pets win out. Fire pet is great for DPS if you dont need him to do serious tanking, otherwise the water or air pet would serve you better.
Mage/Necro I think would be a more effective box combo then mage/wizard *shrug*
As a mage you don't use it to part things like most classes would, its thier more of a OH CRAP style root and is perfect for it.
mages do solo very well, however unless you have trouble with aggro I wouldn't recommend the Earth pet in general xping. Earth pet is really for places were you don't have a lot of room to work, and can't have the mob moving. Otherwise our other pets win out. Fire pet is great for DPS if you dont need him to do serious tanking, otherwise the water or air pet would serve you better.
Mage/Necro I think would be a more effective box combo then mage/wizard *shrug*