I get 10x the kills in PVP and walk over people vs playing as my mage thats the squishiest
So you don’t know how to play mage? I don’t get the point of the post?
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Ive been playing mage for about 15 years.
a boomkin for maybe 6 months in totality
its really simple… everyone already knows that mage is squishy…
if they dont see a ice barrier up… then they see one shot potential… so everyone converges on my mage like flies.
as in im not frost spec for pvp. Which I know… its the most viable if you are going to PVP. Also Smarmer… Spriests eat mages alive as well.
I’m confused. The other thread said Boomies were DOA.
Well mages counter everything except warlocks and marks hunters (which don’t exist). So you are doing something terribly wrong. I have a friend who played hunter for 15 years, still clicks abilities and backpeddles, time doesn’t mean skill.
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All these new additions Mages need stronger Ice Barrier and finally a fix to mana shield
Only mage to ever say mages need buffs in pvp. What exactly are you struggling vs?
Boomy booms
Boomkin is fine right now.
When the patch drops, they will be great again.
The Chickens will rise again soon
Boomie dmg is not super strong anymore and mage is supposed to be super squishy. I just wish they would give every mage spec a lesser block but whatever. You can do it with max ranging, positioning with a good escape route/kite path, and proper blink usage. Being squishy is part of the mage identity and for me part of the fun is the risk. Honestly Fire Mage is actually like one of the best pvp classes ATM tbh it’s just that not everyone can pick it up and play as easily as they can like enhancement or boomie.
I crit starfires for 1.8k all the time with 1.5 sec cast or 2 depending plus starsurge stuns alot for 3 secs easy enough to starsurge cast starfire n a moonfire to finish them off, if they survive the starsurge and starfire combo they are to busy scrambling to survive
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If by “all the time” you mean 10% of the time because that’s about how much crit you can get right now.
I have 48% crit with the eclipse buff you get from starsurge plus it buffs starfire damage by 80% making a crit starfire do almost 400% normal damage
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Sounds like a skill issue. I’m deleting people on my mage.
Who would have thought that wearing -35 stamina gear would do badly in PvP, on a class that barely has pver 1k HP as it is?! Mages are fine in the STV meta of standing on the altar and AoEing.
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When the patch drops, they will be great again.
Ah yes. Pigeon holed into using even more mana because the rest of the rotation makes absolutely no sense. Definitely great again.
Bro I’m a genuine restokin and my starfire hits for 1.4k crits all the time with 200 healing power lmao. Good Druid players are still hella winning it’s just the FOMO andies falling off
Going to just jump on this mage cry thread and once again point out that frost mage is above and beyond the worst spec in pve right now, while also terrible in pvp. It desperately needed fixes months ago, and it’s just negligent at this point
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It’s also terrible in PvP
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“Buffs starfires damage by 80% so it buff its damage by 400%” what math are you doing. I’d say an 80% damage buff is more like 80% personally.