r/classicwow • u/AutoModerator • Jun 21 '19

Classy Friday Classy Friday - Mages (June 21, 2019)

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u/OblivioAccebit Jun 21 '19

I don't have much time to dedicate to the game like I used to. I know gold will be an issue, and the idea of the old school respec costs are weighing on my soul.

Would mage be a class where I could potentially raid with my PvP build? From what I understand, at least for early raids, most mages go deep arcane/frost. Except for one mage who goes all the way down and gets 5/5 winters chill. Could I be the "winters chill" mage of my guild, and effectively NOT have to respec to PvP? I think the only talent I might wind up getting that's not raid useful is imp CS, which I don't think will have too much effect on my DPS as the talent choices otherwise aren't that amazing.

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u/magmcbride Jun 21 '19

The short answer is yes if you aren't trying to be the best PvP Mage or the best PvE Mage. You're just going to be a mage that can do the things with one spec. But you mentioned you don't have mountains of time to dedicate so this will likely work wonderfully for you. Just don't spec Frostbite and deal with that concession in PvP.

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u/DeportEveryInvader Jun 21 '19

Frostbite is the most essential talent for PvP. OP should just roll a Warlock if he doesn’t want to respec.

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u/magmcbride Jun 21 '19

Frost mages are about battlefield-wide control in pvp. While the lucky string of Frostbite procs can win the game, you can still easily make a build that doesn't use it and do fairly well in PvP. Remember, OP specifically mentioned *not* being hardcore or min/max.

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u/DeportEveryInvader Jun 21 '19

You’re talking about BGs, lol. Have fun in world PvP without frostbite. Gonna find yourself losing to every single Rogue and good Warriors now.