I pray not. If you haven’t noticed I have been cutting back on my actual playing time. But I might start a newbie next weekend or so. Feel free to start one this week so and level him up sufficently so I can leech off of u.
I do think mages when maxxed could still be one of the powerhouses of MD. Depending on the school it could be more melee type of blasting type. At higher levels some of the new areas realyl lend themselves to some serious blasting and a big payoff. Just imagine beign able to blast a room full of the “new orcs” and the xp you would gain in a short time. Mmmmmmm...delicious.