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#1
04-30-2021, 03:13 AM
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Any point in playing a mage to level 60 if I'm not going to raid with it?
Thinking of starting a mage but it seems like a lot of their focus items later on
are all blocked by 7 day targets etc Mages seem fun but I feel like they are too raid-oriented. Would 50+ fall off if I don't have those elemental staffs? -water staff from phinny -air staff from PoS -Earth staff from hate -fire staff from hate Thanks for reading | ||
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04-30-2021, 03:14 AM
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Mage is my absolute favorite raw plat farming class.
That's 10 years of P99 experience talking. Magician Pets are no joke. Epic Mage Pet is OP. ___ not happy with that answer? Okay bring your pals to you in the zone and jam with them. COTH.
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04-30-2021, 11:36 AM
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Mages are extremely useful outside of raids. As Baler said, they are unmatched for raw plat farming (i.e. mowing through giants, guards, mid-level dungeons with your pet and filling up summoned 100% WR bags). They are also very capable XP soloers, and from 50-60 especially are one of the best classes to duo or trio with (throw a Mage in as a third wheel with some of the power duos like Ench/Clr or Shm/Monk and you can absolutely chainsaw through mobs). They are just a very low APM class, and you have to enjoy that playstyle. Some people find it boring, others find it relaxing. It depends what type of player you are. But the class itself is very capable throughout the game. Also, the Phinny water staff is realistically attainable by most Mages even if the Epic is out of reach. And the focused 60 water pet is very, very good DPS.
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04-30-2021, 01:50 PM
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currently I'm using my druid on raids and in the future maybe my shaman or some other class kinda want to try out a mage but not raid on it | |||
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05-01-2021, 12:05 AM
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I levelled a mage not to raid. A mindless farmer or group/duo dps. It’s simple, you can fill a backpack with malachite for 8p at the vendor, your nukes land hard on blue cons. Your most expensive spell is muzzle of mardu (2000p). Mala is like 200p.
Mala/malaise plus a Midnight Mallet is pretty great when your vendor unfocused 57+ pet is hitting for 70. I have a 53 necro with a CoS; great class! Not to start a mage vs necro debate but look at the wiki page “pet guide”. Compare EoT to even the unfocused 57 earth pet. If you want overpowered pets look no further than a mage. The epic or the focus staffs are a carrot on a string for sure...but even the meh pets are still crazy. | ||
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05-02-2021, 11:56 AM
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Forget about the PoH Fire staff, it's completely useless as you will not want to use a fire pet post 50, and DDD is not focused by Staff of Elemental Mastery : Fire
Phinny can be taken down by a couple pet classes + cleric or 3 mages/necros, and he's a 12 hour repop. Plane of Sky staff is not that hard to get, more so since it is now possible to MQ any PoS quest, and I can guarantee you a focused max level air pet is a stud. Line forms behind me for the PoH Earth Staff... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Even non focused 57+ (Greater Vocaration: XXX) pets are awesome. You'll get some nice nukes, handy utility spells (useful debuffs, Mod Rods, WR bags, CotH of course), kick ass pets that give you a very steady dps compared to other classes who only rely on their mana pool, and as some already mentionned second to none green farming ability (think Droga goblins, HGs, spider silk, velium pieces/ blocks, etc.)
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05-02-2021, 07:10 PM
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