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Pros and cons of il and fp mages help me question mark

j.w which ones better

August 5, 2011

17 Comments • Newest first

setget

f/p is fun and in ice knight it scores the most points just spamming arrow, seriously i had like 1.4k points at level 45 while a level 63 i/l only had 563

Reply August 7, 2011
strenling

Personally, I totally think that I/Ls are better. F/P mages got so boring when I tried to raise it up past 70, so I quit. So far, gotten my I/L to 131 and haven't got bored yet~

Reply August 7, 2011
Drk4life

I believe 1-70 I/L are more fun because they mob better from what I have heard but from 1-124 my F/P has never really bored me untill I hit 106 and took a short break then came back maybe missing a total of two days of training I reccomend making an F/P but look up videos on YouTube to decide for yourself that's my reccomendation

Reply August 7, 2011
GodOfSparks

I don't know what to recommand you but if your going to make a F/p, make one now and not at Jump, I hate bandwagonners.
You could look at some videos to decide, and if you need some detailed info about F/p, you could PM me, ill try to help.

Reply August 6, 2011
ucanshavebby

[quote=ericness]Ice mage
Pros: OWNS AND PWNS at mobbing. IS and telemastery destroys mobs. Great @ pvp. Slow and IS makes enemies move like snails. Im a il mage. Be4 lvl 40, u r noob. after tat it gets awesome and fun. U train vry fast too due to great mobbing. Ward off ks-ers too. @ lvl 100 i train 3 times faster den my priz[/quote]

you forgot the cons

Reply August 5, 2011
tinkerlush

I love F/P's but I'm sure you'll like I/L's more .__. Having a F/P takes dedication because apparently it's hard to train them from 30-70, and it does get boring sometimes...

They're amazing with mist and explosion<3 It's all up to you ^__^

Reply August 5, 2011
scorp989

The only class that I have never ksd, is a f/p Mage.

Reply August 5, 2011
Arcana27961

It's so damn hard finding good videos featuring F/P's skills. Here are two videos of an I/L and an F/P killing Leviathan just for comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0T24izLyGs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0MXp1loGo8

Honestly, I think a lot of Maplers choose the job based on which element they like best. I can say that, as of now, managing DoT is not hard. After Jump, our DoT lasts longer thanks to a new skill, so it should be even easier to deal with. Like everyone else said, I/L are more straight-forward, but it's not difficult to play as an F/P.

Reply August 5, 2011
DoctorBeaver

The choice is arbitrary. If you like variety, FPs require the use of multiple skills. If you like monotony, iLs generally spam.

Reply August 5, 2011
ucanshavebby

uhhhhhhhh

so u gotta do tons of attacks for f/p to make it work?

and for i/l you spam like 2 moves?

is that right?

Reply August 5, 2011
HipPop

f/p is better if they use their misting DoT skills well, if they just spam a single skill, they are weaker than i/l

Reply August 5, 2011
ucanshavebby

[quote=monty007]Funs based on your opinion no one elses... DB's are seemingly so fun to play. I hate them[/quote]

but im talking mages here lol!

Reply August 5, 2011
monty007

Funs based on your opinion no one elses... DB's are seemingly so fun to play. I hate them

Reply August 5, 2011
GuardianWyrm

I want her on the i/l team, i dunno why.

I'd go for i/l if i were you, everyone else, f/p is better.

Reply August 5, 2011
ucanshavebby

[quote=IshiMoshi]After Jump patch, F/Ps are highly based on timing and placing DoT. I/Ls are more straight forward.[/quote]

whats DoT?

Reply August 5, 2011
ucanshavebby

[quote=ViolinFTW]Well, do you like to burn or freeze things?[/quote]

wow, good way to put it lol! but uh whats f/p like?

Reply August 5, 2011 - edited
ucanshavebby

[quote=PvttDimitri]better as in fun?
or better as in "damage"?[/quote]

better as in fun lol

Reply August 5, 2011 - edited