Why not? I mean, they’re so much fun to play but it feels like they never get love by players or devs either. It’s always Fire Mage this and Frost Mage that. Give me back my Arcane Explosion meta. I need to run out of mana after TWO SPELLS!!!
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I feel one of the reasons people probably shy away from it is it’s pretty much the only DPS that realistically runs out of mana now, which kind of directly links any utility you do have with your damage, while other classes basically don’t have to worry about that.
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I agree, make Arcane a Tank Spec
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Arcane Explosion should be on-target. It makes no sense for a cloth wearing mage to be in melee range to AoE.
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I dropped arcane like a freaking rock when Blizzard redesigned their animations in Legion
Arcane missiles and barrage look like trash and I don’t care if the spec gets deleted now
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That is the EXACT reason I don’t play it. Must be fun casting 4 arcane blasts then having to sit down and drink. It’s the immersion spec.
Because fire and frost are fun, at least compared to arcane.
I found arcane really boring. It does respectable damage (m+) but every arcane I’ve grouped up with has been really disappointing. It can do like 18k+ overall if you know what you’re doing though.
That’s an exaggeration, just saying. When I play my Arcane mage, and I also have the talent for the Arcane familiar too, I may get low, but never out of mana.
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I’d rather play arcane than anything else, only the uninformed think your spamming arcane blast and then sitting there out of mana, and only the uninformed think it’s a slow spec
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Exactly! They spam Arcane Missles! 
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I have a mostly geared frost mage but I’m not spending a ton of gold just to try arcane lol.
I love the arcane aesthetic but mana management is not fun as dps.
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Arcane is my original main and the spec I’ll always have a special place in my heart for.
HFC Arcane Mage is some of the most fun I’ve had on any spec, period.
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Need to remove the AOE cap from Arcane explosion and you guys will be good. And add that cool ability from Legion we’re you old explosion redetonated when you pressed it again.
Let’s bring back Arcane Crystal from WoD but just for Arcane mages.
I’ve ragged on arcane a lot on these forums. But then just the other day I decided to actually look into the spec more, and see what the guides have to say. Holy hell, there is so much more to it than I realised! The spec isn’t bad. I am!
I’m going all in now. Got the legendaries, and gathering some gear. Trying to learn it properly. I’ve always loved the aesthetic of it, so finally seeing some actual numbers is very exciting.
Found the guide that helped me!
Kyrian arcane. Not simply a mana drain. It’s very fun.
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Arcane used to be the mana-efficiency dps build for mages. Then everything except arcane stopped going oom in every pull. No more arcane mages.
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IMO Arcane is pretty fun in ST. Not so much in AoE.
Arcane blast needs a flashier animation
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if your going arcane mage go 100% mastery over all other off stat.
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