What's the deal with mages?

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Mages are a great class. Whoever said they are bad is probably talking about the raid scene where they just become coth bots.

Their pets are effective both solo and in groups. You will out dps most other classes in an xp group as well unless maybe against mega twinks or charmed pets. They’re also a good raw pp farming class if you want something easy.

I’d recommend enc as a first class for a higher earning potential, but if you want something simpler who doesn’t need much and can farm you some pp while still being an effective soloer/grouper then mage is a good choice.