How many of you are giving up on your mage?

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the % modifiers in procs and abilities with arcane now feels insane. Yeah it may not hold up consistent pressure but when you align those moons and blow your load. KACHOW.

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Good to know. I mean like I said Iā€™m stubbornly here stuck to arcane mage anyway but nice to know it might not be the literal joke spec this xpac. Yet. lol.

Course give it a few months after release and weā€™ll know more - thereā€™s nerfs in them thar hills.

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Arcane surge isnā€™t working with ice flows which seems like a bug, but itā€™s a very convenient ability, Iā€™ve leveled a new mage in the prepatch and its really fun to use at any level of mana, such a simplistic concept that adds a lot of depth to how you can react to different mass pulls. Most people are playing with 2-3x the secondary stats they will be in a month anyways so I wouldnā€™t really be gauging how the specs compare in even lfr content.

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yeah, think I might make a few new bods and see how things feel all over the spectrum. Had trouble with my lowbie fire mage, could switch him to arcane for a bit to level a bit faster maybe.

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No way, this is the most fun for mage in a while. Arcane forever!

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After testing out the new arcane talents (and still using double Kyrian legendaries), arcane is still quite fun and effective (I tested in Zereth Mortis and doing a heroic dungeon). I love the new Arcane Surge cooldown. My elemental shaman can machine gun Lava Bursts, but Iā€™ve been a mage player since 2005. I still hate Rune of Power, but I can use Incanterā€™s Flow for questing. I tried my balance druid, but it still feels a little awkward.

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Fire is doing quite well in dungeons. If you arenā€™t getting good results i think you are playing the spec wrong.

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Can confirm arcaneā€™s finally not feeling the worst again. Bit less consistent than before but def. punchier when stuff procs.

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Biggest thing arcane got is the Kyrian playstyle plus the effects of the legendary that increases barrage damage to targets below 35% health.

Result is since patch day Iā€™m seeing occasional barrage crits over 350K. Even on single-target fights. That plus much better mana regen with procs. Bottom line: arcane got a much needed buff and plays quite well in the pre-patch.

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