2LikesI'm looking at the shard travel hub sub-forum and almost every single recruitment thread states that they need a mage.
mages getting extinct?
I'm looking at the shard travel hub sub-forum and almost every single recruitment thread states that they need a mage.
I think all the mages are in my guild.
Chronicar Rank 6 mage
<Squab Squad>
Its called evolution dude. The weak perish and the strong linger (aka mages and warriors).Originally Posted by m1nus
I'm looking at the shard travel hub sub-forum and almost every single recruitment thread states that they need a mage.
Tonight, I will be the only dps raiding mage in my guild! Sad, but no competition for me, lol.
We're recruiting mages again.
Been having a difficult time retaining a 5th mage. 4 of us have been here pretty much since the start, but anytime we get a new guy he's gone in a few weeks. And it's very hard to find a good mage, none of these new guys have been very impressive.
Mages aren't going extinct, exactly, but it's definitely not like rogues or warriors where there's more of 'em than you can shake a stick at, and these slots can be filled with ease.
Last edited by Flaviusx; 08-03-2011 at 02:42 PM.
Would you like some razorblades, or is that obtuse of me to assume that you don't already have an ample supply judging by your emo crytears in everything that either involves mages or warriors.
Seriously.......
Freyn likes boys in hotpants.
Rapsodia - p6 Stromcooler. I'm in ur warfrunts, hittin u for faive thousandz
we dont have any problems with the number of mages
we do have problems with mage dps. i have always done good dps, so it has irritated me a bit. its much much worse in other guilds on my server though.
BurtneySpurs - Mage
< Affinity >
5/5 GSB - 4/4 RoS - 4/4 GP - 3/10 HK
We have 7 or more in every raid. Maybe we can trade for a cleric or two.
Mages have a difficult time dpsing in raids these days. Why would a mage want to leave a guild he is in and has a raid spot to go to a new one where he has no spot and gets out dpsd by wars and rogues and in some cases clerics. Maybe this patch will put mages more on an even playing field and free up mages to look for a new guild. Until then, mages are smart to stay in any guild they have a raid spot. I think most guilds are perfectly happy with 3 mages in thier raid right now. Alot of guilds want mages to keep the numbers up, but dont want 5 mages in a raid. If you're a mage the only way you can consider leaving a guild u have a raid spot in is if u have are pretty close to full raid gear with a relic, and how many of those are looking to leave their guild?
Except clerics
Dpsmage - sad they cant top meter n quit
Archon - annoyed the hell outta themselves n die for repeatin the same thig over n over ( we hav 8 archons so far, still ongoing)
Chloros - only needed 1 these days. (most is 2 but mage dps can switch)
Thats why mages almost extinct.
ITs not about topping the charts...its about being competitive. Mages dont just get up and quit when they cant top the charts there are other classes and other players in the game, but when u cant be competitive, which has been the case since the game launched (minus a 2month period), they disappear. If this patch doesnt fix, expect to alot more mages disappear.
Archon is jsut the worst class in the history of MMOs, its a completely boring, craptastic thing to play. They dont frustrate themselves from dying, they quit playing out of boredom. There are a few ppl who like to play the class but not many. If it was a stand alone class without other souls to choose from, I'm not sure you could find more than a handful in the entire game. As it is, usually the worst dps mage gets the Archon duty, or the new recruit.
Exactly, 1 chlro is enough usually, and can jsut have a dpser go chlro when you need 2. Thats 3 raid spots for mages where another class wouldnt be more benificial, anymore and you are sacrificing dps.
Not gonna lie, part of the reason we're looking for another mage is because none of us wants to be the archon. The new guy gets to do it.
hmm, i find that kinda humorous as archon is very easy
i don't like being archon but its not that bad
i don't like pulling subpar numbers compared to other callings even more tho.
powerstones are so ****ing expensive on my serverFML
i finaly made an alt char. a warrior, and in half tanking gear and blue T2 or epic T1 dps gear, with 2 T2 epic weapons, 1 a tanking sword and the other weapon a rouge dagger, i did 1200 dps on the first boss in GP with my noob warrior....................
2 button mashing all the way and just saw big number fly on the screen, and i have to say i have a 1000 times more fun playing my alt (noob warrior) now then i have playing with my full T3 geared Mage with Legendary staff from RoS,
problem is i need to have 500% more focus on my rotation as a mage then i do as a warrior and a warrior can still out dps me....
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