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Wizard vs. Swordman

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#1

Hi everyone :slight_smile: this is my first time playing ToS Beta and so far i am really enjoying it ( 49hours played so far)

I usually love to play Magic classes. i love to fight enemys with flameballs, blizzards, lightning, meteor and whatnotelse.
so my first Char obviously was a Wizard. (so far Wizard -> Cryo -> Psycho)

Now i wanted to wait a bit for a friend who cant level as fast cuz she has to study and cuz of that i Started a new Character wich is Swordman -> Highlander.

Now after bringing that guy to level 30 (my Wizard is 43) i feel a bit disappointed. Compared to the Wizard the Swordman is so much stronger. i already have 4700HP and high defense. i dont even need to evade boss attacks right now. i can just click on them and and my Swordman punchs them to death.
The dmg on my swordman is compareable to my lvl 43 wizard if not higher since i dont always have to rest to get my mana back up after 2-3 minutes of casting spells.
the base attack of the swordman is even aoe so i dont need the special skills wich cost mana. i can just hack around and kill everything off pretty easy.

not complaining about the Swordman. its really fun to play him and im sure it will become more challenging in the future with stronger monsters.

but the Wizard gives off a really weak feeling and i cant really look forward to stronger monsters. I hope that in the future the dmg of the Wizard and the subclasses will be buffed so that the weak and squishy wizard can be more fun for me.

TLDR: Swordman(no downtime, high HP/def) > Wizard (constant downtime, dmg even lower than swordman, low HP/def) why?

but maybe i just suck playing wizard. gimme your opinions on your impression if you already played both. and/or advice on making playing wizard a more fun experience.

#2

I think magician is a slow started and shines on later levels, seeing you went Cryo and Psy which are mostly support class, you don’t see the damage. If you went Pyro and linker, you can deal a lot of AoE damage.

While mage hp and defense are laughable (I have 1,700 HP and I am already level 80), you have the best defensive skill Reflect Shield.

#3

ok sounds reasonable. but still with all the downtime regenerating mana i guess swordman still would be superior.

well i will try making another mage and than go the pyro way to test the dmg.

#4

Welcome to Wizards. Just wait though, people will come here and tell you to put points in SPR and that everything is fine. :joy: :joy: :joy:

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#5

i did 2:1 Int:Spr. or do i better go 1:1?

#6

i’m sorry are we playing the same game? Wiz-Cryo-Psych seems way stronger to me … watch the video and see for yourself the icewall combo is SICK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EhMYB3P-w

#7

It actually is i can solo stuff easy as my Cryo i just put points in Int (2):con(1):spr(1) (only con if you can’t dodge shit though!!!)

The only thing that annoys me is the ridiculous CD on Icewall

#8

ok the icewall/psychic pressure combo is really nice. but i tryed psychic pressure befor and it did literally nothing aside from consuming mana. no dmg at all. maybe a bug? also the dmg in the video with icepickle, my lvl 30 highlander already does more with his Cartar Stroke. but i will try the psychic pressure again.

#9

For the Psychic pressure you need to be standing close to the target. The AoE of it can be big, but you still have to be close.

Also upgrade your gear with the anvil!!! And you gotta know your Elements and stuff! Some bosses will be hard with Ice only keep that in mind for later Circles!

PS: Pyro and Psych works similar the particles fly outwards in a circle though!

PPS: I played Highlander first and yes he is kinda ridiculous right now compared to other classes that’s true. The other classes definitely need some tweaking, but it might not be as much as you think.

What hits the other classes the most is the CDs imo, you can work around the Mana easily.

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#10

thanks for the advice :slight_smile: i will give it a try :wink:

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