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Originally Posted by Estu
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Maybe I'm ignorant - I admit I haven't played mages an enormous amount because I find them so boring. How is solo EXPing a mage difficult and complex? Are you just exclusively doing dungeons when leveling and relying on things like root nets and earth pet for CC? When you say they're hard to EXP, do you mean that they level more slowly than other classes, or that there is actual challenge involved?
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The fact that a Mage can't root makes it more difficult than the other soloing classes first of all. The pets are also weaker than the charmed Enc or Nec pets. Also, there is no AOE stun and AOE mez at their disposal to deal with adds. When you get into soloing/breaking cash camps, it requires a lot of finesse with a limited toolset to help with adds and other problems. Charmed pets present their own set of challenges, however without root nets Mage can do very little about adds. Necros and Encs have way more options.
The other reason why its hard to move the bar is because nobody wants a Mage in a group. There are many enchanters who hit 60 that never solo at all - - in fact they don't even charm pets in groups. However, they can post up anywhere and get a group very quickly, and they end up riding the xp train all the way to 60. Same with Shamans. Same with Monks and Clerics. This difficulty moving the bar has less to do with skill than it does the general ignorance and OP-class-fanboys of the server.
People don't want Mages in groups because, as Raev said, they are horribly played. Why are they horribly played? Because they are hard to play well. If it were easy you'd see way more lvl 60 Mages, and you'd see way more Mages around kicking ass. Even these days you can hit 56 and AOE train to 60 if you really want, but the majority of DPS in Chardok are Wizards. There are plenty of great Mages who have chimed in on this thread, and it definitely takes a good bit of skill to get shit done.
The thread is "why so few mages." There are a ton of 60 Shamans, Clerics, and Enchanters on this server because it is ~easier~ to hit than it is on Mage. There are more options for moving the XP bar, and you don't get griefed the entire way.
For a number of reasons, its difficult to get a Mage to 60. I think most players would agree that nubs need not apply.