Tips From Mage Players?

[Sarkhan]

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

It was added not long after Beastlords were in the game. I recall there were some issues with the overall design of the pet and it going 'poof' on zoning.

I think they added pets zoning after beastlords because originally beastlord's pets were a "skill" and not a spell. They received spells that would lvl up their skill pet or something along those lines... Beastlord's pets were the only pets that did not die during zones, and the masses cried out the unfairness of that and then all pets were able to live through zones. . . There were a few issues with the beastlord "Skill" pets i think and they were changed to be just a normal summoned pet like all other pets. . . I could be wrong on several things here but it was a long time ago and my memory is foggy lol... Doesn't matter, we stopping at velious *cheers*

[Elissa]

So I've been hearing a lot about how people making a new character "shouldn't make a mage" because a) there's too many already and b) "mages get hella nerfed in Kunark."

Can anyone please shed some light on how mages get nerfed? I've really been enjoying playing mine as I get up towards mid-level range and I hear it only gets better... but what happens that makes us suck in Kunark? The major pull for mage for ME is the ability (eventually) to effectively solo (or at worst duo) interesting camps/mobs/items. Even now I find it fun to plunk around Najena and kill stuff by myself almost with impunity (unless you bind in a stupid place and get a death cycle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]). I'd be sad to find out I won't be able to do that at all anymore once Kunark hits.

[rioisk]

Mobs get beefed up a bit in kunark and our pets don't scale as much in comparison. I think wizards start to really pull ahead of us with their DD spells as well.

Next we lose our sacred soloing fire pet to a class change as fire pet becomes a wizard class (with shitty HP/AC + runs out of mana instantly basically). Our air pet is a monk though which is pretty sick.

Our focus items don't affect pets in the 50's so unless you have elemental mastery staff you're going bare.

Melee equipment in kunark makes melee classes stronger in comparison. Right now pet DPS is way up there with melee classes.

Most higher-end mobs summon making it very difficult to solo high-end mobs.

[Insedeel]

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

Our air pet is a monk though which is pretty sick.

This is one of the rumors out there that still seems to come up a lot. Air pets are still classified as warrior, and have never been monks. They're still technically classified as a "warrior" despite their avoidance being closer to that of a monk. Necromancers on the other hand do get a pet in the 50s that is actually classified as a "monk".

[jeffd]

Lots of nice info in this thread, thanks folks.

Another question: when do mage pets start dual-wielding?

[Qaedain]

Level 24 with weapons, level 39 without.

[Bubbles]

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

Level 24 with weapons, level 39 without.

How about for necros?

[Qaedain]

I think it's 29/39.

[Overcast]

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

How about for necros?

According to these posts on Alla.... of course, it's just user posts..

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/spell.html?spell=440

You are correct. The level 29 pet does not dual wield on it's own though, you have to give it 2 1 handed weapons to use dual wield. Every pet after 29 will dual without giving it weapons.

That sounds 'right' - so it was 34 or 39 like Qaedain said - I forget.. Keep giving weapons to 39 and you should be safe.

[Reiker]

Mages still own in Kunark, don't listen to the propaganda.