Lectrix
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Hey Trucos (you know me in game as Jaller), Anyway, I'm glad more people are noticing that Non-Varium Tech Mages are underpowered. My Tech Mage is currently doing ok with a Gamma Bot as my only piece of Varium equipment. But my Build revolves around my Bot, and most Non-Varium Tech Mages don't have that luxury. The best Non-Varium Tech Mages tend to utilize Malfunction/Deadly Aim Builds, which aren't exactly the most powerful or the most reliable Builds. But that's not the only reason why Tech Mages are messed up. Tech Mages have one, I repeat, ONE Physical Staff, and we all know how popular it is. If they want a Physical Primary, they usually go for a Sword... which restricts HALF of their Skill Tree. No Assimilation, no Overload, no Supercharge... oh wait. Who the heck would want to use Supercharge?!? Ha, I haven't been able to do more than 20 Damage with that pathetic Skill. It drains 32 Energy, and heals you for 30% of the damage, which, in my case, is... 6. Yippe, I get back 6 HP. Once the Caster builds become useless at around level 25, Tech Mages become the "slow killers". Can Tech Mages kill their opponents in 2 Turns with "no brainer Skills" (I am, of course, referring to combos like Maul/Beserker, Bunker Buster/Artillery Strike, and, well, that's about it)? Of course not. I'm pretty sure Bounty Hunters aren't capable of such a feat either, but they have other methods of survival. Tech Mages, however, dish out their power slowly, over several Turns... that is, if they can survive for several Turns. When Field Medic's Cooldown was raised, Tech Mages lost their greatest survival strategy... and they certainly didn't gain any speed or power. Don't get me wrong, Tech Mages have been making a comeback lately. Or rather, Varium Tech Mages have been making a comeback (somehow, I don't think decent Support Builds are possible with Non-Varium Tech Mages). As we've entered this new era of "Balance", Non-Varium Tech Mages have been sent up the infamous creek without the equally infamous paddle. Left in the dust, with no Physical Staves and a completely messed up Skill Tree, Non-Varium Tech Mages have definitely become the smallest portion of EpicDuel's large population.
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