Why Wizards Are So Bad?

[fastboy21]

on a static server, the advantage of dps casters in classic eq is continuously strained by over equipped melee for era.

wizards **only** doing dps meant more in classic when the average lvl 10 rogue didn't have his epic and a haste item yet, etc.

on this server, pure caster dps here is far less impressive than it was on live.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Might have to bring an end game wizard and rogue to seb crypt and run a parse for science.

Go ahead, but you don't need one. If the group is pulling more or less at capacity, the only relevant data is the wizard's mana regen rate and damage per mana (using Sunstrike @ ~3.59 damage per mana). That's their max sustained dps. It's really low compared to even poorly geared rogues at the same level, much less VP/epic rogues.

It's a really simple math problem.

Originally Posted by Nirgon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Appears also that the bane lines in Velious don't require belly cast (on live my lures did, banes didn't) which is great for dropping 1-2 between AoE's and jumping back behind the wall. Between that and the epic on ToV fights, you'd never need heals from aoe damage.

Originally Posted by Messianic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wizards suck aside from quad kiting, raiding, and PBAoE groups.

/thread

[Gaffin 7.0]

bad class is bad would not play or group even on red gg nt tho

rogues win

[Hailto]

Bouncer you still sober?

[Gaffin 7.0]

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[Hailto]

Nice

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

on a static server, the advantage of dps casters in classic eq is continuously strained by over equipped melee for era.

wizards **only** doing dps meant more in classic when the average lvl 10 rogue didn't have his epic and a haste item yet, etc.

on this server, pure caster dps here is far less impressive than it was on live.

This is very true, I remember pre kunark being in awe of my friends wizzy dps and thankful that I had one in my regular group. We also had a rogue, they were roommates IRL!

So that is a sad but true thought.