It’s A Great Expansion To Be A Mage!
November 30, 2008 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under Mage
Mages rock! I’ve been saying this ever since I started playing one in 2005 and stuck to it ever since. Some of you may agree and others may not. But whatever you might think about mages, I’m sure a lot of you will agree that the Wrath of the Lich King expansion gives mages some pretty special treatment. This treatment is the reason why I say that it’s a great expansion to be a mage.
I noticed a few things so far that make mages feel quite special. The most obvious is the neutral city of Dalaran which is where some of the greatest mages around like Jaina Proudmoore went to study magic. It feels quite awesome as a mage that the “guards” you talk to to ask for directions are fellow mages, the citizens of the magical city. This association with Dalaran makes it great to be a mage. First of all, while others have to wait until level 74 to enter the magical city using the regular way (which I still currently am not familiar with since I just port in or use the flight path), mages get a quest at level 71 to learn to teleport there. Another benefit of being a mage is that you start out Friendly with the Kirin’tor, which is the faction of mages in Dalaran led by Rhonin. While others have to grind out some rep, mages can purchase the Kirin’tor tabard the moment they get there.
Another thing I was surprised with is the fact that the Mage is the only class in the whole game that has a trainer in Dalaran. It makes sense since it’s where people study to learn magic but that really makes things more convenient while leveling. While other classes will have to go back to their trainers in Azeroth, mages can stay in Northrend even to train. Perhaps another cool thing about being a mage in the expansion is the fact that at level 75, they get their new conjured refreshment – something makes things even more convenient for them. Basically it’s an item like the manna biscuits from the Ritual of Refreshment, a combined food and water item. Sucks though that we only get the new rank of Ritual of refreshment at level 80 still.
For these reasons, my mage feels quite special this expansion so it’s a great time to be a mage!
I’m now a level 74 hunter and have yet to see Dalaran, despite my brother having a level 80 mage – maybe I’m missing out, is there much for a hunter?
Dalaran is a nice place to be. I mean finally you get to see what was inside that magical dome when it was still in Hillsbrad Foothills. And then there’s the Violet Hold instance dungeon located inside Dalaran itself, making it only the third dungeon to be located inside a capital city with Ragefire Chasm and Stockades being the first two. the Violet Hold is designed to be for around your level range too.
Violet Hold is an interesting dungeon since it’s pretty similar to the Black Morass dungeon in TBC, killing stuff that comes out of portals. It’s amazing how they made the whole run fit in just one room. it’s something to look forward to and a great reason to visit Dalaran.
I play a lvl 75 paladin and I hate mages but not as much as I hate Death Knights. Mainly because they’re the only classes that can kick my @$$ in PvP. Lol! But seriously I wish Bizzard had put a little more thought into the Death Knight. I think it’s obvious to anyone who plays alot of PvP that DK’s are just too powerful. Oh, yeah and Dalaran or Big-D as I like to call it is awesome.
I play a mage myself and have to agree that thankfully mages are treated well in Wrath. Being level 80 I found the leveling fairly easy on solo or grouping probably because of the big crits on my AOE spells. I also agree about Dalaran very cool to see a magic orientated city and even though i’m 80 i feel like there is alot more to do yet which is great.