Looking for an MMO with a water mage

[Belloc]

Water is usually an overlooked element. Though, I don't see why. I don't understand how Frost is more common than Water...(@WoW)
The 4 elements are even Earth, Fire, Wind, Water.
I know Final Fantasy games have Water, Watera, Waterga, but that was AFTER Blizzard (ha!), Blizzara, Blizzaga I think.
I know Rift had a little...and I'm guessing the Final Fantasy MMO's have some too.

The real question is, would you play a horrible game JUST because they had a water-specced class? I hope not...go for substance/gameplay/fun first. Though it seems you may get both in GW2, if it delivers.

Oh, also, Shamans have Water Totems and some water spells (Healing RAIN, Healing WAVE, Riptide, etc...<3 my Shaman)...but yeah, that's all healing. Water doesn't really hurt, to be honest, unless it's a large wave or it's coming down hard, or is steam...ok I guess it's viable as damage

Generally speaking, the only way to hurt a person with water is to drown them or to freeze the water first.

[CJack14dt]

Generally speaking, the only way to hurt a person with water is to drown them or to freeze the water first.

Uh water can be incredibly hard. Its heavy and forceful. Ask a big wave surfer how harmful water can be. Hell just falling 4 feet into water flat can cause a pretty nasty smack.

[Blznsmri]

Generally speaking, the only way to hurt a person with water is to drown them or to freeze the water first.

You obviously have never watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.

[Alatian]

Hitting water with the right amount of force is just as bad as hitting concrete.

And as others have already mentioned, Guild Wars 2 is what you want to look at, specifically the Elementalist. Keep in mind that when you go underwater, your skills automatically switch to skills that make sense underwater (the elite Elementalist skill Tornado, for example, turns in to a whirlpool underwater).

[dylanc419]

I'm pretty sure Restoration Shamans are water mages

[Smitzelplix]

Wait until gw2 it will be worth it. These forums will be covered in gw2 stuff once beta starts.

No they won't everything will just be directed to the GW2 thread that already exists. Much like if anyone tries to have a Rift convo, or a Swtor convo those tend to get locked and redirected to the big threads that already exist.

I also hope that you don't mean that these forums are going to get filled with people toting GW2 as the best game ever and generally trolling any other game, because that will be a nightmare and it's a nightmare that's already starting to materialize as it is. I mean the same did happen with Rift and there are some Rift fans that still don't play nice and go around trying to shove their opinions down others throats. Some SWTOR fans are also guilty of this as well.

[Deleted]

Guild Wars 2.

[Intropid]

Wait until gw2 it will be worth it. These forums will be covered in gw2 stuff once beta starts.

Let me edit your post sir
* Wait until gw2 it will be worth it. The entire internet will be covered in gw2 stuff once beta starts.

[MalooTakant]

Water is usually an overlooked element. Though, I don't see why. I don't understand how Frost is more common than Water...(@WoW)
The 4 elements are even Earth, Fire, Wind, Water.
I know Final Fantasy games have Water, Watera, Waterga, but that was AFTER Blizzard (ha!), Blizzara, Blizzaga I think.
I know Rift had a little...and I'm guessing the Final Fantasy MMO's have some too.

The real question is, would you play a horrible game JUST because they had a water-specced class? I hope not...go for substance/gameplay/fun first. Though it seems you may get both in GW2, if it delivers.

Oh, also, Shamans have Water Totems and some water spells (Healing RAIN, Healing WAVE, Riptide, etc...<3 my Shaman)...but yeah, that's all healing. Water doesn't really hurt, to be honest, unless it's a large wave or it's coming down hard, or is steam...ok I guess it's viable as damage

Which is where typhoon comes in for boomkins, big ass tidal wave hits you.

[Deleted]

This is one of the weirdest request i've ever seen on here :P But yeah, GW2 would be the way to go Hope you find one!

[Kouki]

So I've been playing MMOs since FFXI launch in Japan and I've always wanted to find one where I could be a mage type class where I just use (or predominantly use) water spells. With the exception of FFXIV (*shudder*), I've never been able to find one. And I don't mean ice spells either, just liquid water to dole out the punishment. Does anyone know of a game (upcoming or past) where I can accomplish this? I know its odd request but I've always had a hankerin' to play one.

Guild wars 2 Elementalist, and water atunement.

[ZyngaFail]

The original Guild Wars for now, and once it is released Guild Wars 2!

[Dedweight]

Generally speaking, the only way to hurt a person with water is to drown them or to freeze the water first.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter

Put enough pressure behind water and it can cause quite a bit of damage.

[Agent TunaGhost]

Guild wars 2 or Rift is what I can think of at the moment

[Wyrmrider]

The 4 elements are even Earth, Fire, Wind, Water.

Heart!

Give Guild Wars (Elementalist profession) and Rift (Elementalist soul for Mage class) a try, both games are very cheap on Steam.

If you really really want "all water, all the time" you're probably going to have to embrace a playstyle that's less direct than "nuke them in the face."

[Comby]

Pokemon, go squirtle.

[hakujinbakasama]

Scew water, I want a Cyromancer dammit! And I mean a real one, not the lame attempt WoW made. I want the one that has the power to freeze your brain!

[Kritheo]

<took out video to save space>

Lineage II

Spellsinger / Mystic Muse would be your choice.

I agree that they might want to try the Spellsinger / Mystic Muse<3rd class> but I suspect the leveling grind will tire them out before they get to anything worth playing.

Another note about the video in particular is that it seems they have their graphics tuned very low as the detail on a better machine still looks very nice to this day. L2 is old and in a bad state as far as community goes. It is heavily botted and some would hate their PVP system. <It is truly hardcore> I love the game but there isn't enough community to keep me playing my Ghost Hunter. If GW2 has the water mage then you should give it a try. I'll be playing WOW till they release Lineage 3 which is still just a dream the last time I checked

[Barrowmore]

Newsflash GW2 is not out or won't be for many months.

OP asked for games that aren't out yet as well

Does anyone know of a game (upcoming or past) where I can accomplish this? I know its odd request but I've always had a hankerin' to play one.