I just think it’s very funny. On the level of Queen Azshara tactic
https://i.imgur.com/1ujG2r9.png - owlbear
https://i.imgur.com/FtZ8cGJ.png - manamage
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And still do less damage than a Moon Mage.
Balanced.
And the moon mage has more spells in different schools of magic including self heals.
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Well to be fair the Arcane one is way more detailed (overly so in my opinion).
Like conjure Mana Gem + Have your AF buff out isn’t really a step it’s just passive upkeep.
prepull and pull certainly aren’t steps but are numbered. Druid one doesn’t say to use pots.
But yeah, even if you stripped all that it would still be absurd.
Arcane used to be so simple yet so satisfying. A simple concept of keep your mana above 90%, don’t be greedy with your Arcane Blasts, know your limits.
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Just play the moon mage.
And now arcane is setting up damage modifiers more than casting actual spells lol
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This is outdated since we don’t use Harmony anymore. The current rotation is a lot simpler than all that.
I never once used Harmony and I thought it was bloated all along. It still is. The only change was the removal of RoP. As long as RS remains it will continue to be convoluted and as long as stacking damage multipliers is the default playstyle it will continue to be bloated.
It really isn’t complicated anymore and Radiant Spark is very straightforward at least in single target.
Evocation > Arcaneblast (prepul) > Arcane Orb > Radiant Spark > Nether Tempest > Arcane Surge > Mana Gem + Trinkets + Combat Potion + Racials > Arcane Barrage > Touch > Arcane Blast x3.
meanwhile every other non-mage caster: dot-builder-big CD-spender. 1 button to deal aoe damage.
If you really think that then you don’t know about Shadow.
Shadow - dot, mind blast, mind spike, plague. Shadow crash for aoe. Small cd - pet/tendril. Big cd - void form where you just spam instant cast spell, ez game.
That’s not how it works. And Arcane is not nearly as complicated as it used to be at launch.
It’s not worth arguing. He doesn’t even play the game and unless arcane goes back to arcane blast spam he will complain.
You think this describes demo lock?
Nether portal would blow his mind lol
Yeah. Mage is complicated in WoW terms, but it’s not alone in needing some set up to do good damage.
That was not satisfying, that was dull, boring and should never come back.
radiant spark is my biggest issue. At the least they should make it so missiles don’t consume charges, so you could throw it between blasts if you want
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