Aye, as a mage your best bet is going to be make friends and make them fast. Because it will be very rare a group actually desires a mage, and no one is going to be hunting your class down. That shouldn't be a problem though as the point of EQ, and MMO's in general, is to make friends so meh.
There is an upside though... mages have second highest AoE dmg next to wizards. You'll be more likely to get slots in AoE groups (sick xp, lots of fun) later on, only ones being more desirable than you being the puller (usually a tankish class), enchanters, clerics, and wizards. That's a rather large step up. You'll need to be in the 50-60 range though and that kind of group isn't overly common on here. =/
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