Infraction for Kel S'jet: This is the end, my only friend

• Snowy · 01/21/09, 4:03 PM

Post: Upcoming mage changes
User: Kel S'jet
Infraction: This is the end, my only friend
Points: 1

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

Not only do we have bansticks.. but we aren't afraid to use them.

Guess you'll have to complain about being persecuted someplace else!

Original Post:

Originally Posted by Sancus

Gonna have to stop you right there and point out that Arcane aoe is probably not better. And I'd be very surprised if Arcane Explosion calculates as better dps than Flamestrike -> Blizzard as FFB... I seriously doubt it is. I wasn't able to produce competitive aoe on anything in Naxx, my trash dps sucked and I got myself killed more than once trying to AE when I shouldn't have.

Regardless, having to run in and stand near mobs(half of which cleave... cool) to aoe SUCKS SO INCREDIBLY HARD now that I'm used to Blizzard I can't even express how awful this is. Going back to Arcane Explosion is NOT better aoe. It's much, much worse. Targeting a circle where you want to kill things is much, much less awkward than the crap that AE is.

I actually completely agree. A page or so ago I actually made this point in my "first impressions with the new arcane post".

However I did not want to anger the mighty Vontre further. He has friends in high places. Ones that carry bansticks. So I just moved on.
There is numerous trash (especially in Military quarter and construct quarter) where melee range AoE is just not an option. I would think that even if in raw numerical dmg output, AE edges out more than a LB>Flamestrike>Blizzard combo from a frostfire mage, the sheer unsuitability of melee ranged AoEs will definitely not place AOE in the Arcane utility bucket.