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Originally Posted by ElfBane
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Has anyone ventured with a mage yet? And are they weak as kittens starting out?
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HELL NO.
Plop a decent meatshield in front of them (Alistair... buddy!), and they pretty much fling hellfire and brimstone upon their foes. Magic is grossly overpowered in this game, and most of the difficult fights are due to nasty magic.
The NPC-mages have an absurdly random-selection of spells, so they don't really reflect the true power a Mage can have. Properly specialised, a Mage can either be a DPS-Juggernaut to reckon with, a master of Crowd Control, or just plain healing.
Heck, one spell alone made a lot of boss fights laughable. Crushing Prison. The invulnerability shield spell is also incredibly cheesy as enemies do not stop attacking invulnerable targets (I'm looking at you, Mister Revenant).
Dragon Age has thrown away the stereotype that Lvl-01 Mages are meant to die from papercuts, and lore-wise, it makes a lot of sense.
Cheers.