Mage nerfs? wat are they

[emp82]

It's 75% reduction if you do not out damage your pet. I have heard and seen many 50% claims but from my experience it's a 75% xp loss.

[webrunner5]

Originally Posted by emp82 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's 75% reduction if you do not out damage your pet. I have heard and seen many 50% claims but from my experience it's a 75% xp loss.

What he said is true. Solo on a Mage now is just a turd. But they do great yet in a group. Fast kills, fast XP. But true they can solo better yet then some classes. Rogue, Cleric, Pally. But the pet nerf hurt Enchanters pretty hard also. Not too bad for Nercos.

[Nedala]

You heard it here first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D84tty-d04

[fischsemmel]

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

If your pet does 49% and your friend's pet does 49%, then a nuke that does 2% will not make either pet steal exp, since the pet hasn't done more than 50% damage.

This was my understanding of the mechanics, too.

But I saw someone the other day saying this: a solo mage could group with someone who is in a different zone, and the very act of being in a group would stop the pet from ever stealing any experience.

I doubted that, but he swore that his experience bar % was increasing by 2-3x at much per kill of the same mob by doing this than it was if he killed that mob ungrouped.

[Lazortag]

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

This was my understanding of the mechanics, too.

But I saw someone the other day saying this: a solo mage could group with someone who is in a different zone, and the very act of being in a group would stop the pet from ever stealing any experience.

I doubted that, but he swore that his experience bar % was increasing by 2-3x at much per kill of the same mob by doing this than it was if he killed that mob ungrouped.

I'm pretty sure this was fixed after it was heavily abused on red99 (and not reported).

[nalkin]

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

You're thinking of this wrong. Don't try doing 50% damage to each mob, just kill twice as many mobs. It's still faster leveling than most other classes.

You can also try duoing. If your pet does 49% and your friend's pet does 49%, then a nuke that does 2% will not make either pet steal exp, since the pet hasn't done more than 50% damage.

So ifyou are fighting a mob and let your initial pet do 60% damage, then chain cast let the other pet do 40% and let off a level 1 nuke, would you get full xp since your current pet has done less than 50%?

[Estu]

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

So ifyou are fighting a mob and let your initial pet do 60% damage, then chain cast let the other pet do 40% and let off a level 1 nuke, would you get full xp since your current pet has done less than 50%?

Yes. I think.

[Nagash]

Trying to summarise on blue:
- Pet never auto dual wield
- You have to do more than 50% of the damage to the target to get full xp
- Not sure if sword of rune procs on everything
I think that's about it.

[Werlop]

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

Trying to summarise on blue:
- Pet never auto dual wield
- You have to do more than 50% of the damage to the target to get full xp
- Not sure if sword of rune procs on everything
I think that's about it.

1. Dual wield was added back in 2 patches ago.
2. Only true if soloing
3. It does

[Nagash]

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

1. Dual wield was added back in 2 patches ago.
2. Only true if soloing
3. It does

Must have missed it then. One thing is sure with my necro (level 40, but that's not a mage), my pets just won't dual wield even if I equip them with some weapons.

Bottom line is: there you go, no real nerf compared to live.

Oh yes, thinking about it: you can't cani pet but that's about it.