M2 ?

[ailees]

I can't find the info : what are the choices for M2 ? (and what level ? I don't even rmember)

[trysta]

Bring up your achievements window. All of the M2 choices are listed there.

[ailees]

Magma chamber or solar flare ? I hesitate...SF seems to have a very nice recast time, but MC does more damages

[Ilivarra]

Pick Solar Flare! It's one of our best spells, if you're not casting it as soon as it's up you are losing DPS!

[claimabstra]

Either that was sarcasm ftl or just plain ignorance.  Please refer to other posts on these forums regarding the poor "damage efficiency" of Sunstrike, it's predecessor.

[Avokk]

If you get to the level of having to choose your new M2 spell and still have to ponder about Solar Flare DPS, you don't deserve to be labeled Wizard, at least in a RAID / MIN-MAX context However, Solar Flare is nice to finish off those silly quest mobs that survive the first 2 spells you throw at them... Come 80 and becomes useless as everFunny thing is there was one Solar Flare M1 for sale on broker on Permafrost yesterday (upwards of 90p) now that`s what i call a deal !

[ailees]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. At 72, SF is a nice fast damagin spell (got it at Adept3). I use it a lot for fast killing in groups or solo. after main spells, of course, but I was telling to myself that if at 80 it was as usefull as Suntrike at 70, then spending a M2 into it is stupid.Now as I'm far from 80, I did not know what a 80 will think about it, a miracle could have turn it into a useful spell.OK, thanks for answer, I'll go big one. Knowing that I am firstly a raider.

[SacDaddy420]

i picked magma chamber

[Teaza]

<p>If you are raid dps concerned you will pick magma chamber. </p><p> Solar flare is the spell you cast when your "good" spells are in recharge...... however it is certainly worth making master 1 if given the chance.</p><p>Consider it this way. There is roughly a 15% increase from ad3 to master in most spells.</p><p>Would you prefer 15% on a heavy hitter, or a light hitter with fast recast?</p><p>Empirical data shows that its better off on the big spell.</p>

[Kaycerzan]

I took Solar Flare based on the fact that it was a significant upgrade to Sunstrike in terms of ability to kill no-arrow mobs (most of the leveling content) more efficiently.  Does the Math say Magma Chamber is better?  Yes.  Does that mean I'm going to lose a bunch of dps on raids?  I doubt it will be significant.What it does do is let me take a bigger chunk of a mob's hp off in an emergency while soloing.

[ailees]

I'm first of all a raider, then I want DPS, DPS, DPS.I went magma and it rocks. I'm adept3 on the other one, eventually will go M1 when I find it.The other DD is exactly what has been said : a spell to cast when you've got nothing else up.Of course, I don't solo named, I just solo quests, and I cast it in 4th or 5th position if mob is not dead yet (rather rare, right now)

[simpwrx02]

<p>I picked Magma chamber all the way as I raid mostly, but even solo I would much rather have my stun land with the highest chance possible, then get an extra 200 damage out of a spell I dont cast.  I presonally incorperate the stun in my cast order when I fell I will get aggro aka right after Ice Nova ( soon to be Ice Bolt as soon as I get the master of it) it gives me time to cast 1-2 more spells before the mob hits me and if the healer is healing through the mob like they should be, I will get a reactive or ward on me as well.</p>

[Avokk]

<cite>simpwrx02 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I picked Magma chamber all the way as I raid mostly, but even solo I would much rather have my stun land with the highest chance possible, then get an extra 200 damage out of a spell I dont cast.  I presonally incorperate the stun in my cast order when I fell I will get aggro aka right after Ice Nova ( soon to be Ice Bolt as soon as I get the master of it) it gives me time to cast 1-2 more spells before the mob hits me and if the healer is healing through the mob like they should be, I will get a reactive or ward on me as well.</p></blockquote>QFEEnd of story

[Jy]

<p>Using Solar Flare will lower your dps. Ro's coil is better then it. Heatwave, protoflame..Hell, anything. Even our debuff does more dps. Dont believe me? Check it out ^ ^</p>