Greetings!
Just a few words about the magical class changes of today's patch.
Quote from Patchnotes 11.1.6.2002Mage/Rogue
Note by GD: We want to change the class to control more than only two Dark Phantoms at a time, so it matches more the imagination of a necromancer / dark summoner. And this is not an aprils fool.
The class may run into mana issues fast, as it will be the cost for using the dark arts too often. Probably playing this class will be pure chaos, but let’s give it a try!
Mage/Rogue has taken the first path into a new direction of a multi-pet class. This is a prototype in terms of performance and gameplay and might become more popular in the near future. The featured mana costs we mentioned within the note comes from a delayed change that added ramping up mana costs to pet summons, that haven't made it into the release yet. So if the class works as intended, there will be some further adjustments (especially featuring mana costs) coming soon. I'm looking forward to your feedback!
The other changes had the goal to improve dead/unplayed classes. Further adjustments will follow up soon, as some major key mechanics have been changed in order to achieve our goals. So if something derails in terms of global balance, we will correct the classes as soon as possible.
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
Also for the 2nd paragraph: yeah it's not a problem killing the mobs in general ofc. But being that much less impactful/useful because you have sometimes no buff at all like compared to before with 35% mdmg or 20% matk is huge imo.
And i meant the 12s downtime you have from not hitting and not receiving the buff at all and not the reactivation of it during the cd of electric bolt
Many mage combinations have similar mechanics of spells with longer cooldown (~10 seconds in average) that give them buffs or are important for their key mechanics. We do not plan to change any of these, as mages should remain casters primarily. If you have issues applying these kind of spells, just try using them manually or carefully in certain situations.
Best regards
Wesker