Mages - How the arcane fix caused the arcane problem

Arcane, since WOTLK, has been the go-to spec for arena at almost all levels of play.  Between its insanely high burst, not relying on cast time spells, and utility of tongues spamming healers it offered almost too much.  Cries of nerf came from both sides of the fence on this one.  “Older” mages were upset that it simplified their beloved class, while non-mages were upset simply because “bad” mages were able to walk all over them with seemingly little difficulty. Read More »