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A mage is still a very capable template and if that is where your interest is, then stick with it. Necro doesn't beat mage so don't feel the pressure to follow the crowd - good tactics and timing win. Get to know some dominant pure mages on your shard and see if they will practice with you and teach you some tricks.
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Agree, without elaboration.
The best pvpers in the game are still magers.
Save your skills for the pure mage template, set your macros right, and move your character right in the game. Choose your targets, don't let them choose you. Also, make sure you puter is up and running at over 2.66 Ghz, 3 GB's RAM, and a decent video card like an 8800 GT or such. Then watch how the world changes, and the flowers bloom over the dead.