Ive played a mage for just shy of two years now. IM BORED! I use two, count em TWO! 8th circle spells. Rez and EV. Cmon, whats the point of having a GM mage, if i cant cast some good spells. Ive read pretty much the whole thread, and i have to say this. I AGREE! But i dont think we need to make the mage stronger. If we add a dmg spell to the 8th circle, it would have to do a good amount of dmg. Cuz i dont know about you, but if they add a dmg spell that does say... 60pts of dmg. Id rather use a explode/ebolt combo: 40 mana, close to the same dmg. Add somthing like Stone Skin. Where you get a high AR, for say 2 mins, or Mass Heal, or a spell that makes a GM wrestler do somthing. Say, when cast, the wrestling skill drops stam like a macer does, for 2 mins.
Were not supposed to be gods, but we need somthing that makes a mage, worth the extra money, and time to make. Any loser with a day on his hands can make a decent townie. But try making a mage (without the dumb 8x8 crap). Its a pain in the arse!
And one more thing before i go... OSI needs to put somthing in to help us unfortunite mages with 56k modems. Before UO:R i was a damn good PvP'r. Now, i can still OWN mage v mage. But pit me up against a townie, and im as good as dead. Cant keep away, long enough to cast a damn spell.
Thats just my two cents! Peace!
PS: Whoever posted this phrase on an earlier post:
"make the mage a force in the game again, not just a walking lightbulb/paramedic."
I LOVE IT That is the best damn line ive heard in ages! Props to you!