Lemme lay a secret on you. ROOT. It's there for a reason, use it. Get 8th
lvl, and you'll have access to a whole slew of other spells to waste money
on and consequently do more damage with. If you can, get someone to tank
with.

Zalbar
14th Wizard
Solusek Ro

-----Original Message-----
From: Henrik Bergstr�m <henrik@...>
To: eq_wizards@onelist.com <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Date: 18 avril, 1999 14:19
Subject: [eq_wizards] Confusing strategy tips in many "wizard guides"

>From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Henrik_Bergstr=F6m?=" <henrik@...>
>
>Greetings!
>
>I were not fortunate enough to take part of the Everquest beta, but
>now, at last, I am a regular player of EQ. However, I read many
>reports from beta testers, guides and other people before setting out
>on the path of the wizard and have a question relating to that.
>
>What confuses me, now after playing the game myself, are all the tips
>in various "wizard guides" about the importance of avoiding hits as a
>wizard. That it is important is obvious, but how should one manage
>it?
>
>I decided to "solo" the first five levels in order to learn the game.
>My experience from that time is that it is almost impossible to avoid
>being hit during combat. Now at level seven I mostly team up with a
>necromancer friend of mine and it is much easier avoiding getting
>hit.
>
>What do the guides mean? Are the advice for higher levels where one
>have access to "killed on impact" spells or am I missing something
>obvious? What can one do except running away when trying to avoid
>hits? Is it the "mini teleportation spells" that are referred to or
>what? Please enlighten me so that I can continue my hitherto very
>rewarding and highly enjoying career as a wizard!
>
>Regards,
>
>Zachris, dark elf wizard of Bertoxxulous
>
>----
>Henrik Bergstr�m
>henrik@...
>
>
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