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Post by Tardon on Mar 15, 2007 14:02:14 GMT 1
Terri, I admit I havent tried much of 5v5 (only a few at 60), and as Felbie said there will always be some insanely long fights. Of course. But really, I can't imagine me going OOM with evoc and gem. With that I can nuke fireballs for straight 1½ minute, dealing 50k damage. 55k damage, and 2 minutes, if I go with scorch instead. Thats assuming I never stop smashing that button... so really, if its something you see regularly, i'd say something is wrong :S
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Post by nodonn on Mar 15, 2007 14:17:38 GMT 1
You dont use mana shield, Tard?
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Post by Felbane on Mar 15, 2007 14:40:55 GMT 1
no mage uses mana shield unless he's desperate. it costs almost 2k mana, and that is worth so much more than 800 hp, any day of the week.
Tardon: what kind of pvp scenario are you expecting in arenas? I throw 5-6 frostbolts during most arena matches, the rest are fireblast, cone of cold, arcane explosion etc. all heavy mana drains, but there sinmply isn't time to use the slower but mana efficient bolts.
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Post by Tardon on Mar 15, 2007 14:55:56 GMT 1
Nod, as Felbie said, Mana Shield is extremely draining, so it should be used as a last measure, though I've started having a habit of using it way to often >.<
Felbs, I know that. But meh, seems we do things differently. All I can say is I havent sat down and to drink in an arena the times I've been in there.
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Post by Felbane on Mar 15, 2007 14:58:35 GMT 1
I run out of mana pretty often myself, and most opponents tend to go for you if they see you evocate.
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Post by Tardon on Mar 15, 2007 15:00:56 GMT 1
They dont if they see you drinking? o.0
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Post by yavimaya on Mar 15, 2007 15:13:57 GMT 1
One point to remember is that any melee or ranged attack (doesn't apply to magic) on you whilst you are sitting down i.e. drinking, is a guaranteed crit iirc.
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Post by Zianna on Mar 15, 2007 15:51:36 GMT 1
Tardon, I don't know if you have been doing rated, skirmish, 2v2, 3v3, 5v5 etc but I just gotta point out that it makes a world of difference which of those we are discussing. Rated games compared to unrated is pretty much like comparing the old 50-bracket BGs with the old 60ies BGs. Comparing 5v5 to 2v2, the 5v5 is fast, furious and very painful. The team that gets 1 of the opponents down first are very likely to win the fight, generalising a bit, and that is felt clearly. On the other side, 2v2 or 3v3 can last very long sometimes, especially if you’re fighting 2 healing classes. I’m sorry but saying that mages who run oom in arenas are doing something wrong is not only arrogant, it’s plain wrong.
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Post by skrallik on Mar 15, 2007 16:13:50 GMT 1
Am i missing something? I'm almost always dead before I run out of mana
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Post by nodonn on Mar 15, 2007 17:04:11 GMT 1
*got no clue about mages*
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Post by Cinxia on Mar 23, 2007 9:00:56 GMT 1
On quite some occasions, I've seen our and other mages drinking, especially towards the end of a fight where casters have burnt their mana and/or their CD burst damage. If I see a mage suddenly missing from the battle, I try to wander a bit to throw a holy shock their way. But there are all sorts of nasty things that can happen if you suddenly lose sight of an enemy and it goes out of combat. Him or her ressing one of their fighters, for instance. -_- Edit: Terri said: Shael where wrong.. it's a good company!Oh? Oh? Oh?
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Post by terridon on Mar 29, 2007 11:08:09 GMT 1
Shat ap! They only failed twice since that >:/
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Post by Tardon on Apr 1, 2007 11:41:50 GMT 1
Oh, didn't know you could res people in arena battles
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Post by Zianna on Apr 2, 2007 16:25:30 GMT 1
Terri... stop being so stubborn and get a decent provider /hide
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