Simple AOE Mage Poll

[Jinko]

Option 1, or at least add buffs as AoE only, it's so annoying when you go to cast something like Protect and forget to put AoE on and only hit yourself with the spell. (wasted effort)

Although I don't see why people are against having all spells have AoE version, you aren't supposed to put every spell you own on your action bar, in fact a decent mage will specialise in a certain element anyway.

Reason: More heals to take up my action bar? No thanks. I hate it when I am the only caster in the party it means I have to cure, and can't DD. I could do both, but I'd be out of mana very quickly in a long drawn out fight.

This is a bad argument IMO, if you are the only mage then perhaps you should consider just healing, sure its boring but if that's what you are there for then you should be specialsing as a healer.

If you want to DD then you should suggest to get another mage for healing.