Dear Stefan,

Agreed. Excellent tactics for wizards with brains..........but other party
members need brains and have to think like that too. We KNOW we are useful
to parties but we have to convince them we are.

Stefan Raets wrote:

> From: "Stefan Raets" <SRAETS@...>
>
> > Well said Jay. Parties cant be bothered with wizards, they
> > cant buff, cant heal
> > and cant really help parties that much..."we were supposed
> > to be heavy
> > artillery" but that just is not correct. I think a wizard
> > would be most parties
> > last choice if they could choose from all the classes.
>
> Let me just throw in the fact that this is not my experience. A
> wizard can be a great help to a party if it is organized well and if
> the wizard has brains.
> What do I mean by brains? Well, some wizards immediately start
> casting on a monster when the fight starts. They do a good chunk of
> damage so the monster runs for them. From then on, the whole party
> has to scramble to keep the wizard alive.
> If played well, the wizard can make the difference between a tough
> fight and an easy one. Throw in spells to take out nice chunks of
> hitpoints once in a while. If things go wrong, blast away and do
> 300-400 damage in a few seconds, saving the party. If the monster
> runs, root it and finish it off, saving time.
> A smart wizard can be a great asset to any party. The key is, don't
> put yourself in a position where everyone has to go out of their way
> to save you.
> Aznyin
> Level 15 Erudite Wizard
> Chivalric Order of Norrath
> Current Residence: Rivervale [Solusek Ro]
>
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