Originally Posted by
Windry
Pros:
- Top Tier Single Target DPS
- Very high survivability
- Fairly Simple rotation
- Good Mobility
- Ability to break certain mechanics with Iceblock
Cons:
- Very Bad DPS on the move
- Very Bad AOE (except Frost on a 1m CD)
- Bad multidot outside of Combustion
- Every single spec is heavily RNG based (Arcane Missles, Fingers of Frost, Crit)
and...
The number 1 problem with a mage: Warlocks. Mages simply don't match up to what warlocks bring atm.
Warlocks are top tier Single Target, top tier AoE, top tier multidot, has equivalent survivability, has high DPS on the move, has a battle Rez, and Demonic Gateway is OP on a lot of fights.
Note: Blizzard has mentioned that Warlocks bring too much to the table atm, and will likely be looking to nerf them.