Tag Archive: mage

Portal madness

So, the portals from Dalaran and Shattrath, leading to the major cities around the world, has been removed. I knew this, you knew this, but apparently, a few players here and there missed it.

I had expected as much. But the amount of trouble that Blizzard are getting from this leaves me absolutely speechless. I understand, even applaud, the argumentation behind removing the portals. But it seems like everybody else, or at least those who voice their oppinion on the forums, feels like this is a personal attack aimed at the players.

Blizzard is making me use the zeppeliner – they are ruining my game experience!

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Why bring a mage?

Putting together raid groups can be troublesome. You need to make sure your group gets as many raid buffs as possible, that you have enough healers to keep the raid alive, and that you have enough tanks to fit the encounter. And with 10 classes, 30 specs, and a mere 25 raid spots to fill, it’s not always a walk in the park.

The obvious choice, of course, is to bring the classes that can perform well, and at the same time give the group a wide range of buffs. I mean, you wouldn’t want to take a class just for its damage, right? And I’ve begun to wonder, why would anyone really bother to bring a mage? I mean, all they give the group is an intellect buff that we can get from warlocks instead, a crit buff on the target that warlocks can bring, and a personal crit buff that they usually give to each other. I mean, lets be fair, how useful are they?

Obviously, this is gibberish. And yet, I find myself cupping my face from time to time, when I see comments such as “Why bring a moonkin?”.

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