mage advice please?

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Hi,
I'm a level 30 mage and see that i can train in slowfall and amplify
magic, however I really don't understand what they are or where used. O know
that slowfall will slow my fall, but why/where please? As for amplify magic I
used it on myself whilst fighting a gnoll mystic and I was the one that seemed
to take more damage! Any advice please? I knw that amplify magic cant be used on
enemies...

PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them elsewhere?

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On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:31:26 GMT, Toby <toby@msdn.com> wrote:

> I'm a level 30 mage and see that i can train in slowfall and amplify
>magic, however I really don't understand what they are or where used. O know
>that slowfall will slow my fall, but why/where please?

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>As for amplify magic I
>used it on myself whilst fighting a gnoll mystic and I was the one that seemed
>to take more damage! Any advice please? I knw that amplify magic cant be used on
>enemies...

Yes, if you use Amplify Magic on your self you take more magic damage
- don't do that. Except if the enemies don't have magic attacks,
and/or you have a healer whose healing also will be amplified.

Taken from a mage FAQ:
- Amplify Magic: This spell can be cast upon yourself or your group
mates and will amplify [increase] any magical effects on the
character; this includes healing spells as well as damaging spells and
effects. Uses: Very effective to cast on tanks when fighting against
pure melee targets; increases healing effectiveness. Each rank of this
spell increases its effectiveness on spell effects.

- Dampen Magic: This is the exact opposite of its sister spell Amplify
Magic. This spell can be cast upon yourself or your group mates and
will dampen [lessen] any magical effects on the character; this
includes healing spells as well as damaging spells and effects. Uses:
Very effective against casting targets that deal a majority of their
damage via spell/magical damage. This spell also affects damage
shields, such as Fire Shields, and in many cases lessens Elemental
creature melee damage [because it is considered magical, in nature].
Each rank of this spell increases its effectiveness on spell effects.

>PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them elsewhere?

Yes. Visit your mage trainer and tell him "I wish to unlearn my
talents", or something like that - this will deallocate all of your
talent points.
It costs money to do this though. 1 gold the first time, then 5, then
+5 each time (10, 15, 20, ...) untill you hit 50 where it will stay.

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Toby wrote:

> O know that slowfall will slow my fall, but why/where please?

Jumping off the zeppelin?

> PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them
> elsewhere?

You can unlearn all your talents in one go by speaking to a mage trainer. It
costs gold though.

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Hi,

Toby schrieb:
> PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them elsewhere?

yes, go to the Trainer, he can bring your talent point choice back to
the start, so your can choose a new setup. This will cost you 1G
at the first time, 5G the second time and +5G each consecutive time,
up to 50G.

Check this page for a Talent Point Simulator
http://wowvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Talents.View&category_select_id=5
 
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The question about the Dampen/Amplify Magic has been answered....might throw
my two cents in about the Slow Fall thing

As a lvl 36 Mage I haven't been across any quest or task that requires the
specific use of Slow Fall, however I find I go through all my light feathers
still, simply from using slow fall when I:

Jump from a Zepplin (I'm impatient)

When I am on the roof of Shadowfang after killing Aragul, I tend to jump off
the roof and out of the instance, again a patience thing

Jumping from the Wind Rider tower in Ogrimmar/Thunderbluff (another
impatience issue ;)

And finally, I found I used most of my feathers while in Thousand Needles. I
don't think I know any mage who hasn't taken the 3000 foot plunge from one
of those pinnacles....it's a such a great view! ;-)

"Toby" <toby@msdn.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I'm a level 30 mage and see that i can train in slowfall and amplify
> magic, however I really don't understand what they are or where used. O
know
> that slowfall will slow my fall, but why/where please? As for amplify
magic I
> used it on myself whilst fighting a gnoll mystic and I was the one that
seemed
> to take more damage! Any advice please? I knw that amplify magic cant be
used on
> enemies...
>
> PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them elsewhere?
>
> mtia
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> T.
 

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Toby wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm a level 30 mage and see that i can train in slowfall and amplify
> magic, however I really don't understand what they are or where used. O know
> that slowfall will slow my fall, but why/where please?

Any time you would like to jump off a very high place without taking
damage. Two examples are: escaping from a bad pull when soloing the
Grimtotems on their high bluffs in Thousand Needles, and leading one or
more enemy players off a cliff when they are chasing you.

I also use it with a character who grinds in Thousands Needles just to
save some time. He jumps off Freewind Post to go grind, and stones back
when done. Pretty much never rides the lift.

> As for amplify magic I
> used it on myself whilst fighting a gnoll mystic and I was the one that seemed
> to take more damage! Any advice please? I knw that amplify magic cant be used on
> enemies...

Its use is very limited in my experience; my level 60 mage hardly ever
uses it. But if you are in a party with a melee fighter and a healer,
and you know the melee fighter will not be attacked by spells, then you
can cast it on the fighter so that the healer's spells are more effective.

> PS. Is there any way to de-select talent points and put them elsewhere?

Yes. Go see your class trainer and choose "I would like to unlearn my
talents". It costs gold to do it, with the price increasing each time
you do it (up to a cap of 50 gold).