I have a few questions about the rage pet. Firstly: What do we call it? I've always called it a rage pet, but I hear others call it a swarm pet and still yet others a temp, dumbfire, or even gargoyle. So what's the official magician name for it? Secondly: There are a handful of AA's that affect our ...

Well I can get EM8 pretty easily these days. So assuming that's what I have by 90, and assuming I max out all the pet defensive aa's (which I'm getting there on!) I'll be able to solo HoT trash without a merc? I don't recall if I mentioned this but I'll have t4 gear shortly after dinging 90. I'm sur...

Thanks for all the feedback. Sounds like as far as soloing goes I wont run into too much trouble getting around HoT. Earlier today in general chat someone said mage pets couldn't tank HoT yard trash to save their life. I figured the person was either lying or just clueless. By the sounds of it, they...

So basically things did get better, but they got better for everyone not just us? Sounds like it's still definitely worth putting in the effort to pickup the last few levels and start gearing up. My main is a t4 group geared sk and although I love playing him; there's just something about a mage tha...

Raiding is a possibility for me; how subpar are we talking about? And what's the limiting factor? Is it that we run out of mana or that we just can't push as much damage out because of a lack of burst abilities? Looks like our main nuke is only a few thousand damage short of what the wizards get so ...

Hey guys, I'm really thinking of picking my mage back up. The new spell line-up is pretty enticing. But I hear that some folks are having trouble with pet's not being able to take hits? I don't solo exclusively but I really enjoy having the capability to do so. I'm wondering how it's going in HoT. A...