Celtic Heroes

If you max Energy Shield and have high focus, standing up to high level enemies won't be a problem.
I know what I am talking about.
If you make Ice Shards so it can't be interrupted, the Mage could easily become overpowered even with a longer cooldown.
Why would you make the strongest hitting skill in the game land every time?
All you need is high Ice Magic Ability which is easy to get.

Have u tried ice shards against revs or higher lvl mobs? It doesn't hit cause mob agro kicks in and u get interrupted? Higher damage cause a Mage is a Mage dude doesn't matter how much focus u have or energy u have if u get in a melee fight tell me wat u do? U use firebolt right? Wow and u melee for 15 damage? Wow ATM mages arnt mages they r weak spellcasters that can't fight. Overpowering? Ur kidding mobs will have 10k hp at lvl 70 so wat is gunna happen then? Firebolt them for 300 damage and never use ice cause u get interrupted? Increase damage and cast range with higher CDs on all damage spells. The way it should be

Have u tried ice shards against revs or higher lvl mobs? It doesn't hit cause mob agro kicks in and u get interrupted? Higher damage cause a Mage is a Mage dude doesn't matter how much focus u have or energy u have if u get in a melee fight tell me wat u do? U use firebolt right? Wow and u melee for 15 damage? Wow ATM mages arnt mages they r weak spellcasters that can't fight. Overpowering? Ur kidding mobs will have 10k hp at lvl 70 so wat is gunna happen then? Firebolt them for 300 damage and never use ice cause u get interrupted? Increase damage and cast range with higher CDs on all damage spells. The way it should be

You can ask almost anyone on my sever, I have easily taken down Black Revs with opening with Ice Shards and finishing with Firebolt.
The agro distance is fine, I can get hits off with Ice Shards.
Firebolt is the way it is because, it is on a short cast and cooldown time.
All you have to do is, max the skills and, keep the abilities maxed and, you will be fine.
Energy Shield is there so a Mage can take hits when enemies get to close to them.
It is very possible to take down more than one enemy at a time if you play it out right.

I'm done trying to post this it's pointless why be a Mage? If not for high damage spells wih no melee capability? No sense...

You do have the potential to do high damage.
You just have to play it out right.
The distance is fine and, I have proved that time and time again on my server.

Ice Shards is mainly for opening with or, when you are in a group and, the agro is not on you.

I do agree that Mages should not have to get hit.
What if Ice Shards had a good chance of freezing?
This would give you enough time for you to pop off a couple more Firebolts.
For Firebolts, what if they had a chance of doing burn damage?
Or, a Stun skill?
It wouldn't last as long as the Druids' roots but, it would last long enough to where after Ice Shards cools down, you will be able to cast Stun and then, cast Shards.
I would imagine that a skill like this though would have a fairly long cool down.

It seems dexterity is not as helpful as it once was. I have 105 and enemies rarely miss.

Yesteryear unless admin creates a fast cast ice spell what do mages do in the meantime for fire enemies? fire cloak and firebolt are now no damage and ice shards is interrupted or u get mob to half hp with one hit from it? Mages melee isn't great and I kno I can't do anything with melee. Just a question. Also. If they bring in a ice spell like firebolt then won't ice shards be passed over as useless? Ok I'll leave it now

Yesteryear unless admin creates a fast cast ice spell what do mages do in the meantime for fire enemies? fire cloak and firebolt are now no damage and ice shards is interrupted or u get mob to half hp with one hit from it? Mages melee isn't great and I kno I can't do anything with melee. Just a question. Also. If they bring in a ice spell like firebolt then won't ice shards be passed over as useless? Ok I'll leave it now

Good Job, You just revived a thread where the last comment was a couple weeks ago :|

Yesteryear unless admin creates a fast cast ice spell what do mages do in the meantime for fire enemies? fire cloak and firebolt are now no damage and ice shards is interrupted or u get mob to half hp with one hit from it? Mages melee isn't great and I kno I can't do anything with melee. Just a question. Also. If they bring in a ice spell like firebolt then won't ice shards be passed over as useless? Ok I'll leave it now

I agree with you there. Would you want Ice Shards like Firebolt? I feel it would give Mages more of a choice between bring Fire and Ice Mages.