Quote Originally Posted by Ferrasper View Post
Also, a bullet travels faster then a fireball.
That's the thing with magic though - it travels as fast as the one who throws it wants it to. If you really want to get down to it...since no actual substance is burning, the only thing traveling through the air is pure energy (in form of heat and light). No bullet can travel at the speed of light because there will always be air friction no matter how aerodynamic you make your bullet.

(But yeah, of course in general mages are slower than melees because they first have to focus and bend the magic to their will, also known as 'casting the spell'.)

About inventions though: A nuclear aether weapon is not part of the lore. There is no hint on MST being able to invent that kind of thing, about the materials existing that would be required, etc.
I can also go ahead and say "BRD is the strongest class because they could make up a song that makes every living being on the planet kill themselves at once". But I can't do that, because such a song does not exist in the game :x
...although I'd really love that idea to be true xD BRD needs some love :3