> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:51:13 -0400
> From: mstokes <mstokes@...>
> Subject: Re: Wizards - You wanted comments :)
>
>
> I pretty much agree with the whole thing, I've got a few levels on you,
and its
> very accurate. The Wizards biggest drawback is no pets. Pets are the
single
> thing that make Nec's, Mages, and Enchanters rock at early levels. You
can also
> note that all 3 of these classes will whine incesantly about the weakness
of
> these pets at higher levels. Personally, I think they are over powered
at the
> early levels. All 3 of these classes can mow through whites and yellows
for the
> 1st 16 levels, while my wizard and warrior would be hunting for easy
blues.
> Enchanter's DDs suck, no doubt about it. At level 19, I believe my Evo is
> around 10-15. They just aren't worth memorizing. If any of you wizzies
want to
> draw comparisons, the cast/recover time is roughly the same as lesser
shielding.
>
> One more minor correction. I previously stated that all Enchanters spells
were
> magic based. That is not entirely accurate as I remember hearing that
DOT's are
> poison based
>
> Cheers
Actually their pets are just insane at higher levels. A magician's pet is
MUCH more powerful than an actual tank at higher levels. I saw this when my
guild got together and the main even was when the melee types had one on
ones with the magician's pet. Even though the pet was blue it had a nasty
tendency to shred the tanks. A paladin was able to beat one when he used
his LOH and a ranger was able to kite one to death, but in melee it was no
contest. We're talking like pet did 5 bars of damage and tank did one. I
think this more than anything indicates that pet wielding classes are
overpowered. Their pets are better tanks than tanks and their nukes aren't
THAT far below ours.