Spell Damage

[basu]

Hi @ all. i just started playing last week. i have some question:

i die too fast, that's why i want to change my stats to STR to become a paladin. to do this, i have to sacrifice INT to STR. i know i lose some mana and mana regen by doing this. what else will i lose? will i reduce my "normal attack damage" and/or will i also reduce my spell damage?

example: i have level 4 Firestorm. the game tells me this spell does 54-99 damage. so the damage is fixed right? no matter how much INT i have i will always do 54-99 damage, am i correct?

[omnipresence]

That's the baseline for damage. Level of character and max damage of weapon also influence max damage of skills. I would suggest a better weapon and better armor before putting points into STR. You're actually better off waiting until level 40 before adding points into STR. I'm a pure INT mage and really see no need in building up STR unless you want a subpar tank.

The first few levels can be tough for all classes. Use your health pots and try to get into good groups.