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Posted 2006-03-07, 08:23 AM
in reply to WetWired's post starting "Improved Arcane Explosion is overrated,..."
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Frost is not as useful until you've got the gear at 60 to support the build. At lower levels it doesn't match up to fire. I've never put more than 21 points into arcane, and even now I'm something like 16/35 arcane/frost. IAE is definately not overrated, if you plan on doing any sort of PVP it's required, and usually if a mage is in a run to AOE, IAE is pretty much required as well. Sometimes I forget it normally has a casting time because I've had it instant ever since I could. Since, like I said before, I AOE grinded my way to level 50, IAE was a must for me. I've heard people say they AOE grind without IAE, and I don't think it would be at all hard, but any GOOD mage has evocation, and on the way to evocation they should pick up IAE anyway.
Simply put, there's absolutely no point in going full frost just to get Ice Block at lower levels, it's not worth the severe DPS loss, even if it IS a good talent(which I agree with, it's probably one of the best mage talents). The only exception to this is the common arcane/frost AOE build, I do indeed remember picking up Ice Block in my late 40s I believe, after going 16 into arcane and the rest into specific frost talents that are beneficial to AOEing. There's no way I could have lived without Improved Arcane Missiles or Improved Arcane Explosion or Evocation at lower levels, and clearcasting is a definate bonus. As it is currently, I can severely turn the tides in a battle, evocation is a LIFESAVER. I can evocate and bandage and I'm back to nearly full health and mana.
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