Elemental resistances (raid mobs)

[1SickPup]

<DIV>Hi all, dont have a test server char as yet played to many that got wiped. Was curious with this update as to wether or not they are doing anything with raid mobs haveing fire/ice resistances. Wizzy can be top of the dps chain if thats where they want to put him but if every cast is getting lessened by resistances hed be like more along the lines of teir 2 imo.  Just curious if you are seeing or hearing of any changes in this area</DIV>

[Squall Leonhea]

If I look at the Wizzys in my guild durings raids, don't worry about damage, You will have to spent mana most of the time, specially with the recent changes with the mana reg items. <div></div>

[Dorma]

What squall was saying with the power nerf,  your new job won't be DPS, you'll be pumping power to the healers ,  LOL.

[didi316]

READ THAT SOE!!!! and see how other classes laugh about us - is this inteded to be that a wizzy is a laughter??? currently YES! and yes, i'm really happy that u nerf wizzy spells cause we are soooo powerful *rofw* (= rolling on the floor whining) <div></div>

[scivias]

<span><blockquote><hr>Anyelino wrote:READ THAT SOE!!!! and see how other classes laugh about us - is this inteded to be that a wizzy is a laughter??? <div></div><hr></blockquote> Dude, what are you talking about? You are top notch damage and also have a utility factor that situationally even overcomes your damage potential. And you COMPLAIN? <span>:smileyvery-happy:</span></span><div></div>

[Telcontari71]

<P>No.  that is not true.   Wizards are second class or even third class DPS when it comes to raid.</P> <P>When it comes to groups, I can hold my own.  I have top spells.  Most of them A1 and serveral A3s.</P> <P> </P> <P>A.   Most raid mob are totally immune to heat or cold..  Sometimes immune to one and higly resistant to other.  This minimizes any DPS we can do.  These mobs are not resistant or immune to Poison / Diseases.  Out of all the Epic x 4 list, only 2 mobs on that list are immune to poison / diseases.  The rest are all heat / cold.</P> <P>B.   The warlock spells are far more mana efficient than wizard spells.  They also do far more damange.   Last night in a raid, the warlock got 36,000HP on the mob.  I got 27,000.   I am a L48 Wizard.  She was a L46 Warlock.   Most of my spells are Adpt 3s and hers were Adpt 1.</P> <P>C.   Through the raid, I was using ROI, Exilirs of Clarity, and using all my non stunning power regen spells as and when timers refreshed.  Still I was OOM quite frequently and she barely ever dropped below 1/3.</P> <P> </P> <P>Yes there is DPS disparity between wizards and warlocks.   Warlocks have higher DPS.  But then I can live with that.  No two classes can be equal. </P> <P>Now to make insult worse, their spells are more mana efficient.   Ok.  more grumbles...    You starting to feel a bit miffed.</P> <P>Finally you get to raid mob resistances.   At this point...   you are wondering why you ever made a toon.    You can never hit a mob cause usually, its immune to either heat or cold.   I mean take a mob which is cold immune.   At this point..  your choices are kind a limited.</P> <P>Immolation and Ball of Fire.  Which are both  L37-L39 spells.    Piercing Icicles.  Early 40s.      FlameStrike line is about as useful as a choclate teapot on an epic...    And then there is protoflame...      Our wonderful L48 spell that summons forth a fiery pet that does DPS damage and then explodes for an AOE.    DPS of about 6 for 10 seconds.  And then 200 AOE............   FFS.   I can do more damage in melee over 30 secs.</P> <P>So what are we complaing about?   Our DPS is lower,  our spells cost more to cast, and finally raid mobs just about resist everything we thorw at them.   One of those we could live with.  2 we start to get a chip on our sholder..  But at 3.......  FFS  why do we bother with raiding at all as wizards.</P> <P> </P> <P>Nimrodel</P>