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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Hale" data-source="post: 7747969" data-attributes="member: 6949628">If only more players actually knew how to play a WizardWizards aren't about blasting a spell every round. If you are a straight Wizard and you use more than 3 or 4 spells a combat (other than at high level where you have spells to burn), you aren't playing your Wizard right. It's all about battlefield control and buffing. You may be really excited when your Wizard makes 5th level and can crank out a fireball, but the damage you can get out of a fireball is pathetic compared to Haste! 5 of your buddies getting an extra attack every round and running fast enough to catch anything that runs away is TONS more effective than a fireball and you don't have to cast it every round. So get a crossbow if you just have to do something every round. Otherwise, Haste, Wall of Fire, or the insanely powerful if used right illusions should be all you need, and you can always toss a bull's strength on the barbarian for good measure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Hale, post: 7747969, member: 6949628"] [b]If only more players actually knew how to play a Wizard[/b] Wizards aren't about blasting a spell every round. If you are a straight Wizard and you use more than 3 or 4 spells a combat (other than at high level where you have spells to burn), you aren't playing your Wizard right. It's all about battlefield control and buffing. You may be really excited when your Wizard makes 5th level and can crank out a fireball, but the damage you can get out of a fireball is pathetic compared to Haste! 5 of your buddies getting an extra attack every round and running fast enough to catch anything that runs away is TONS more effective than a fireball and you don't have to cast it every round. So get a crossbow if you just have to do something every round. Otherwise, Haste, Wall of Fire, or the insanely powerful if used right illusions should be all you need, and you can always toss a bull's strength on the barbarian for good measure. [/QUOTE]

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