Utility

[NightHawke]

<p>First, yes I have searched, and yes I know there have been quite a few changes...</p><p>Do the wizards have utility beyond teleportation?  I know they arent wardens or furies, or Necromancer, but just looking to see what they have (Yes I have seen Wiki) and if it is of use.</p><p>Thanks.</p>

[Fendaria]

<p>Wizards get the following utility:</p><ul><li>Teleportation: Nice but not DPS help</li><li>Evac - not great cause generaly we are one of the first to die</li><li>Flameblade (Ro's Blade ?) - single target melee buff - pretty weak but we cast it cause we have nothing else</li><li>Group Str/Int buff - one of the better mage stat buffs, decent but nothing to write home about</li><li>Converge - minor hate transfer (4%?) and some mana - there are AAs to increase the hate transfer but even with these it pales in comparison to almost every other hate transfer out there</li><li>Elemental resist buff</li><li>Frigid Gift / Iceshape combo - all of your groups hostile spells gain a damage proc for about 30s - if used right it can provide a nice boost for enc and summoners in your group who cast much faster than yourself</li><li>There is an endline SF AA now that lets Frigid Gift proc off melee combat arts too - decent for instance and pickup groups potentially, not great for raiding as you wont have much melee in your group</li><li>We get a single target root, group root, and PBAE snare with a chance to root </li><li>Three or so spells have a very short stun associated with them</li><li>Group see invis</li></ul><p>Overall Frigid Gift / Iceshape is the only real utility we get and the only one that is generally worth discussing</p><p>Fendaria</p>

[NightHawke]

<p>Sounds pretty limited unfortunately....  What I could have sworn wizards had more utility in EQ1...</p>

[SacDaddy420]

<p>pretty good list, however im confused by the ae root youre talking about.  I think you meant Numbing Cold.   Which is a small range (5 m) ae unbreakable 75% snare.   Its extremely useful and is an Ancient Teaching spell @ lvl 50.  It does have a root factor to it, however that is just a chance if you stick around after landing NC, that if a mob or PC hits you with a melee attack it will root them in place .  It lasts about 25 sec.</p>

[Fendaria]

<p><cite>Sacdaddy@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>pretty good list, however im confused by the ae root youre talking about.  I think you meant Numbing Cold.   Which is a small range (5 m) ae unbreakable 75% snare.   Its extremely useful and is an Ancient Teaching spell @ lvl 50.  It does have a root factor to it, however that is just a chance if you stick around after landing NC, that if a mob or PC hits you with a melee attack it will root them in place .  It lasts about 25 sec.</p></blockquote><p>Thats the spell I was talking about.  All these years I thought it was a PBAE root with a chance of snare.  Learn something new every day.  Updated the post thanks.</p><p>About the only time I ever use it is in Leviathan with bombs.  I'm sure its a nice escape for PvP though.</p><p>Fendaria</p>

[Fendaria]

<p><cite>NightHawke wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Sounds pretty limited unfortunately....  What I could have sworn wizards had more utility in EQ1...</p></blockquote><p>Most people don't play a wizard for the utility but the BOOM.  We get Big Bada BOOMS.</p><p>Fendaria</p>

[ailees]

<p>Yes, I don't care about utility, I care about DPS...</p><p>I can generate a portal after loot, people enjoy it to go and buy a red adorn before coming back to GH for next raid <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Kyaaadaa]

<p>This is something I've often pondered. Anyone familiar with the D&D concept will see that wizards in this game should be titled Evokers. We're not wizards per se, we're spellflingers. We're Tim from Monty Python. As for utility, its good list, missed the mez, but it really isn't worth mentioning because, honestly, we normally do not get called upon to mez, and if we do, its a dire situation as is. Taking out of combat the wiz for it is hardly worthwhile.</p>