Hi Mages,
A little background: the last time I played ranged DPS would have been during the first half of WoD where I was playing a Destruction Warlock. Since then, I've pretty much been playing either melee DPS (Fury and Ret) or tanking (BrM).
I'm looking to get back into the groove of things, and want to pivot back to ranged DPS. I've settled on playing a Mage as it will be a relatively new experience for me class wise (I've leveled Mage alts over the years but never mained one for any length of time). I'm very much a casual style player, my peak content will be Mythic + and Rated BGs. I'm definitely not considered with meta or anything, just having some fun.
My question is: Which playstyle is easier to pick up and run with? Not necessarily master, but start to understand and dig into without throwing out embarrassing numbers: Frost or Fire?
Mastering the spec will come with time, I'm looking to find the spec that is least likely to stump me in the short term as I try to shift to a ranged mindset.
From what I've gathered, Frost seems more like a planning spec, whilst Fire seems more reactionary. Weirdly, I think I find myself understanding the core concept of chasing crits with Fire a little better, as I'm not entirely sure I grasp the notion of the Glacial Spike playstyle of Frost.
One caveat: I do suffer from some visual impairment, which means I need addons to help me with procs and the like. This is largely a non-issue, but it does mean that I need to setup my UI specifically for each class/spec I play.
Any advice/thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks!