Quote Originally Posted by 'Mokoi',index.php?page=Thread&postID=102068#post10 2068
yeah yeah, same as PoM mages back in the day. doesn't impress me. he can kill people for like 30 seconds every 3 mins, then what? thatas not a pve spec, its a lame mage spec tbh.
Maybe you've never played a mage, or have no clue about Presence of Mind and what it does, but PoM doesn't go away after 30 seconds. In fact, it's permanent until you cast a spell. It's not removed on instant casts, just casting time spells. The mage arcane tree is also getting a neat little instant spell called Arcane Barrage that does more damage than fireball rank16 lol. When PoM is up, arcane mages can cast instants at a crit rate over 60% easily. Oh yah, Arcane barrage is even more mana efficient than fireball and arcane barrage will generally come with 60% threat reduction.

Lame spec? The guy who made the video is among some of the top pvp mages in the game, and he obviously thinks it's a decent spec. I'm guessing that his opinion is a bit more valid since he's playing it right now.