Why are Battle mages so unpopular?

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thread starter Dazism Aug 13 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The Battle mage section only has 5 threads! Go compare it to the Mechanic section, which has like 4 pages. Even Wild hunters are slightly more popular. I dont get it, It seems like im the only one excited for this class

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PuNN 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm krazy excited for battle mages. I already have my name ready and everything...

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Holiday000 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Out of all of them i want to make a battle mage most. It just seems like my kind of playing style.

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DreamNeku 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Cause of Evan

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xmooncleric2 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have an 8x battle mage in kms... they're much more fun than wildhunter.

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Zeff 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I dislike Battle Mages to the extreme. Hardly offer anything new to the table.

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Dazism 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] xmooncleric2 : I have an 8x battle mage in kms... they're much more fun than wildhunter. [/quote] are they funner than mechanics too?

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itshank 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote=FireEragon]because 1. Mechanics will PWN. THey will be stronger then DBs, which are already OP. A level 35 mechanic can mob like 3-6 monsters, hitting 2-3k on each one. OverPowered? Pft Pft many jobs can do that damage after the BB

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JunSama 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

My Rule of thumb: The more skills a class can sufficiently make use of during training, the more fun it is. Examples: (Post-BigBangUpdate) Shadower: Band of Thieves, Savage Blow, Pickpocket+MesoExplosion, Boomerang Step, Assassinate, Taunt(?). Up to 6 skills- FUN. Marksman: Frostprey, Snipe, Ultimate Strafe, Pierce, Blizzard, Dragon Breath. 5~6 Skills- FUN. Bucaneer: Barrage, Demolition, Drain, Dragon Strike, Corkscrew Punch, Backspin Blow. 6+ Skills- FUN. Battle Mage: Chain-Magnet thing, mobbing-melee Final Blow thing, and Electric thing. (idk name) Ultimate+Tornado don't count due to cooldowns and not consistently used. 3 skills. Repetitive. NOT AS FUN as others. (for many, not all) I'm not saying I think it's not fun, I'm going by my rule of thumb on fun levels.

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BreakYourHeart 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Probably because most people can't relate...I mean, when you think of mages, you think of magic firing off from fingertips; not whacking monsters with a staff :X Though, I am intrigued to see how it will turn out, seeing that it is very unique and the first time a mage class is relying on "physical attacks". I call first that Nexon is going to think of a Gun Mage class or some variation that involves a physical damage class to use "magical attacks".

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Dtrix 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm excited for mechanics AND battle mages. Mechanic>Battle Mages>Wild Hunter for me. I see nothing in the wild hunter class really. :P I saw a spadow video and all they do is spam a rapid fire-like move and a strafe-like move. Idk. Truthfully I'm excited for all of the resistance classes, but wild hunter would be at the bottom.

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derake411 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Because battle mages are just a job confused class it completely defeats the point of the Mage which us distance magic attacks bc you have to be up close to hit and defeats the point of a mel�e character bc Even tho they have no physical strength they still do the same thing as jobs their lvl that have physical strength

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Bello 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

lol i asked the same question... im excited for BM(only resistance char im making)...

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gamerrttag 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] FireEragon : because 1. Mechanics will PWN. THey will be stronger then DBs, which are already OP. A level 35 mechanic can mob like 3-6 monsters, hitting 2-3k on each one. OverPowered? 2. Wild Hunters are cool. They get to ride on a jaguar, and they're really strong too. Not as OP as mechanics but still. 3. Battle Mages, eh, BLEH [/quote] keep in mind with the BBP, hitting 2-3k at that level is normal since the monsters will have that much HP

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ChocoCory 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm super pumped for them. I always loved the idea of auras that boost you in battle, and I especially love the idea of them being so unpopular because it means i'll be just that much more unique.

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GladCareful 08/13/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Eh, due to bb they lost like 50% of their dmg in my opinion

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