Originally Posted by
primaeva
PvE: Nope. Your DPS stat suffers if you stack Str/Dex for HP/Evasion. This just brings down speed no matter what you say. Unless someone does research on Arcane Shield and armor interaction (you could, I'd be the first to want that info), it's just better to run around with warriors and add good ones to your friendlist.
Bottom line is: the class has no taunt and thus isn't suited for tanking-- it can absorb a LOT of damage and survive indefinitely with Gale Force / Scorch / Arcane Shield / Heal, but you can't hold aggro with that crappy DPS. There aren't enough item slots to allow for a lot of customization either.
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Definitely usable in PvP, though, and I think sorcs will come out on top here being the only ranged class with spammable CC (ice bolt --> charged fireball --> gale force --> time shift / arcane shield.)
If Spacetime doesn't implement anything of a drastic CC reduction-- goodbye every other class. :D