If this doesnt prove mages are screwed I dont know what will.

[Brumba]

<DIV>Has anyone ever looked at the highest magical hit stats on the EQII main page?   The highest magical hits are done by assassins, which last time I checked are not magic using classes.  After assassins are swashbucklers and other scout/rogue classes which are also non-magic using classes.  [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] is this? Magic users are not in the top ten on any server in magical attacks, you've got to be kidding me.  </DIV> <DIV>   Oh and by the way the highest melee dammage also belongs to assassins, some people get all the luck.</DIV>

[Zilri]

then again that attack got a 5minute recast... let's look on my serverhttp://eq2players.station.sony.com/en/player_srankings_detailed.vm?serverId=204&action=CharacterAgg.getByRankServer&rank=magicHitRankServer&type=HighestMagicalHitWe got 5 assassins with their 5minute recast attack, fair enough.then 3 low level scouts with an HO completion, also OK by me since this is most likely something they only done once..then a WARLOCK, and then a wizard.. which can cast this spell ever 18 second<p>Message Edited by Zilrion on <span class=date_text>01-22-2005</span> <span class=time_text>04:00 AM</span>

[Graffix_75]

heheh ... Looking at the 11 - 100's on Runnyeye - Looks like mainly Wizards and Shadowknights. Do SH do more damage than pallys?

[Zilri]

They got one powerfull attack I think, but the overall dps of paladins sure is higher after my experiences.

[Brumba]

<DIV>All I'm saying is that a non-magic using class should not have the highest magical dammage attack, that should belong to the magic using classes, something like Ice Comet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Marlow]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Brumbata wrote:<BR> <DIV>All I'm saying is that a non-magic using class should not have the highest magical dammage attack, that should belong to the magic using classes, something like Ice Comet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> I think really its just a matter of how the program analyzes and categorizes "hits".  If there was another category for "highest ability hit" or "combat art hit" assassins would fall into that, along with SK's HTs and etc.  Just because the program records combat arts and spells similarly, doesn't mean that you need be all defensive about an assassin having the highest hit.  What I <EM>would</EM> be defensive about is the DPS breakdowns at the higher end do to the scalar spell system ("Triple S"!!111!!1shift!!!1!! for teh winz!!11).  Tanks, then scouts, then mages.  Something about that is wrong, and SOE needs to start buffing us and other mages to get us up where we belong....though I think we may all be familiar with SOE's nerf track record.