I do not agree with you when you say "then I say you should not be in that
group to begin with"
Becouse we should be able to do dmg to any monster that any same lvl other
class can dmg
-----Original Message-----
From: John Penman <
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To:
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Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 2:08 AM
Subject: [eq_wizards] PLEASE!!
>From: "John Penman" <jpenman@...>
>
>All I have been hearing from a lot of people are whines about the wizard
>class. Well I am a 24th level Wizard who has been solo-ing since lvl 16.
I
>thought to get exp I had to be grouped, that I could not solo anything.
>Well granted that was the case sometimes, but I Learned to adapt to the
>environment I fought in. Like fighting YK's in West Commonlands, which
then
>turned into fight Kodiaks in WC. From there I went to the Oasis and fought
>Caimans, crocks, and Deep Water crocks and Caimans. Know your limits
>people, our class was not meant to jump into a fight and melee the monster,
>we were meant to stand back and blast them out of existence. If you have
>not seen on any of the messages before our melee skills are only (lvl +1) *
>3 which is quite low for any class. Maybe this should be a hint to you as
>not to try and jump into a fight. If you are in a group that is fighting
>RED mobs and your spells are being resisted then I say you shouldn't be in
>that group to begin with. Those mobs are 5+ levels above you and your
>skills as a WIZARD can not help. Go back to that spot after a few more
>levels and try again, don't whine that you couldn't do anything to help.
>
>I have my share of deaths, and until I found Lake Rathe at Level 19 I was
>getting waxed by Sand Giants in Oasis of Marr because people were training
>them left and right down the beach for fun. At Level 24 I am still
solo-ing
>most the time I am on in South Karana fighting Centaur Archers or Avaik
>Harriers. I die everyone in a while because my timing may be off, or a
blue
>mob resists 3 of my spells which leave me with no mana and about 1/4 of his
>health. Sure I would love to be able to jump in there and melee it. And
>for those times I have to I use O'Kiels Radiation which gives me a little
>extra punch to the mob. I rarely fight White or Yellow mobs unless I am
>grouped.
>
>Whining that Veriant did us wrong or that we are weak is not the correct
>thing to do. The best thing I see is make the best of wheat we have and
>that is our power and knowledge of how to use it wisely, not foolishly.
>
>Shadair J'Axx
>24th Wizard
>Karana
>
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