Originally Posted by
T0ribush
Las I checked Darksouls is far from balanced, especially when magic enters the picture.
Try dodging an ultrasword guy and a wizard who has many many homing spells and greatsoul mass as well as dumb lightning bolts
In PVP when I get lag hit by soulmass and it leaves me with like 50 health out of 1500 then I run and heal but the OP Mage thinks it's completely unfair saying I just have to dodge and rush, hahaha, though I'm sure they're excellent dodgers and my stamina doesn't cut it as well as trading with a Mage for damage is the dumbest thing ever, my shield does like 660 damage to armorless players by it's slow as fuck and drains stamina big time.
Mages are playing Easy mode, PVE is easy, and PVP is easy as you don't get punished as harsh for missing a dodge, while us Melee players are dodging as hard as we can and we fuck up once and nearly die. Balance
They also say just hit them once and they're done. They're health isn't 500 it's like 2000
Wtf are you retarded? Why do you only have 1500 hp for starters?
Secondly with all the shit tons of lag problems I have NEVER been hit by ANY spell. I never even knew it was possible to be hit by one. It's also extremely hard to hit someone with a spell. All mage spells have HUGE telegraphs, and soulmass is so easily baitable - hell even with 5000ms ping you can EASILY dodge it by just walking forward and rolling at the right distance, wow so hard.
Damage output from melee is usually higher than magic, plus it's easier to hit, bigger AoE and FASTER with LESS TELEGRAPH.
Mage have it easy in PvE? wtf are you kidding me? Have you tried killing a boss when you have 3 casts of a strong spell, and 60 casts of some week ass heavy great soul arrow? It is so fucking slow and weak. Killing a boss as str or dex? Ez just use your weapon wow hard. Not that anyone has any problems with bosses PvE is weak shit.
The worst part about mage though is goddamn those unique huge telegraphs coupled with very limited spell pool. There's much more variety and flexibility even in pyromancy!
Guide to beat a mage, for scrubs:
1. Run forward and roll to bait out the homing soul mass. If you see him turn then he might be saving the soulmass so roll again.
2. If you see him casting a spell with his catalyst raised up high, move left or right and get ready to roll. If you are close run in and backstab him.
3. If you see him cast a spell with his catalyst to the side, run close and get ready to roll, greatsword is super easy to dodge and is super slow with a long backswing.
4. If you are close and they start casting any spell, just hit them. Even the slowest weapons are fast enough to interupt. If they are tanking your hits use stone ring or fish backstabs.
Pure mage is the easiest class to beat IMO.
Only setup I've ever lost to is dex/str and at the moment I think all pure casting is just terrible.