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Post by Frostration on Apr 13, 2016 4:36:07 GMT -5
Hey Guys ! As the title states, why are no Iron mages at max level ?? is it a difficulty issue ? or lack of interest ? Anyway ! its my intention to get that rank 100 mage spot!! I only discovered the iron man challenge a few days ago and i have to say i';m really enjoying it ! adds a good dose of adrenaline to most fights, i almost died in silverpine forest last night due to being warped into a tiny room and unable to kite, had to run for my bloody life Quick question actually, couldn't see anything about it on the forms FAQ's. Spell stealing buffs or renew effects from mobs ? will that get me flagged ? Thanks in advance guys and goodluck to everyone with their challenges! <Frostration>
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Post by Xaya on Apr 13, 2016 5:10:31 GMT -5
Many have tried mages, none made it. There was one mage at 85 when the cap was 85, but he died at 86 or 87. Mages are hard, the highest on the honored dead list was 58. Good luck!
I'm not sure you get spellsteal without a spec. But if you can cast it, it should be allowed, imo (like rune forging for DK). In any case there is no statistics on buff so it would not flag you
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Post by Frostration on Apr 13, 2016 6:48:25 GMT -5
Hey xayaqc! thanks for the speedy reply! i went and double checked, its a level 64 ability. A little bit off of my level at the moment, but just wanted to be sure !
Reason i ask is, some mobs in silverpine were casting renew on themselves, got me wondering!
As for the difficulty of mages, i do like a challenge !
Thanks again !
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Post by Ironworgen on Apr 13, 2016 17:45:53 GMT -5
Never played to a high level, but I am also surprised that Mages haven't made more progress.
They have so many escapes (Blink, Sheep, freeze, slow), I thought Mage was one of the more powerful Naked Iron classes.
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Post by Frostration on Apr 13, 2016 18:55:05 GMT -5
Yeah they do have some of mobility and slows, but they have no absorbs, heals, pretty much zero physical damage mitigation. They just flop. All it takes really is one bad situation you cant CC your way out of and its GG
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Post by Lyssan on Apr 13, 2016 19:19:28 GMT -5
Yeah they do have some of mobility and slows, but they have no absorbs, heals, pretty much zero physical damage mitigation. They just flop. All it takes really is one bad situation you cant CC your way out of and its GG I agree completely. I think mages require a lot of skill to pull through, this may be the reason there are no high level iron mages (yet).
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Post by Frostration on Apr 14, 2016 7:39:43 GMT -5
Which class are you rolling next Lyssan ?
Also, so far, the biggest issue im having with mage is that its very hard to go into any cave system or building due to damage being so bad that the mobs re spawn behind you quite quickly and there's no room to kite mobs. One mistake down there and its very likely your not getting back out.
eg, the yeti cave in hillsbrad
So i've had to avoid those quest lines completely, which leaves me quite short in XP.
I'm not sure if that applies to any other of the classes or not, as this is my first Iron Man Character.
More mage hype !
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Post by Lyssan on Apr 14, 2016 8:30:12 GMT -5
I started a horde shaman which I'm streaming live on my twitch channel but I have been thinking about trying a mage too (and not a NElf this time). You are right about caves or any enclosed spaces, mages need space to kite and run. Avoiding some quests as an ironman is a requirement for some classes (warrior, mage, shaman, pally) - don't feel bad about that.
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Post by jingoistic on Jul 2, 2016 4:55:11 GMT -5
...Quick question actually, couldn't see anything about it on the forms FAQ's. Spell stealing buffs or renew effects from mobs ? Just in the realm of the trivial but amusing... Since you can use class specific abilities but not accept buffs from others, you could offer to duel other classes and spell-steal their class buffs? (This is rhetorical since mages are impossible)
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