Sorcerer and Mage both have nearly the same offensive spells so the difference between the two classes may seem minimal at first, but this is far from the truth.

Having said the negatives of this class; why bother playing Mage if Sorcerer is clearly better?

As I said before even though the main offensive capabilities maybe similar, there is a major difference between game play. First of all, even though Sorcerer levels faster, if we compared both classes at higher levels Mage is clearly a lot better. Mage at higher level is a PvP power house capable of taking massive chunks out of the enemies hit points with spells thanks to the passive skill Mana effect. Furthermore, with crippling abilities that decrease enemy’s stats, strong defensive spells later on and the fact that it is a ranged offensive class, all these factors make Mage a class not to be taken lightly when 1 vs 1.

Thus, it is my recommendation that if you are just trying out a spell casting class for fun go Sorcerer, but if you are taking a spell casting class as a main I suggest going Mage because Mage needs a great deal of time invested in it for it to be a decent class.

3.0 Before Starting

3.1 Skill Point Allocation

archlord gold is basically a skill based MMORPG. This means that if you misallocate your skill points you may find it very difficult to level or finish particular quests.

Realise that you can reset all your skill point allocations once in-game. However, it is recommended you reset your character at higher levels if you do not wish to purchase Chantra and buy return orbs. My personal recommended reset level is 40 for Mage.

I suggest going to: http://mmodata.org/archlord/db/?s=build

This website will give a skill builder, which allows you to plan your skill distribution. Furthermore, it gives stats of items and what available items there is in-game.

3.2 Control Customisation

You can change your shortcut keys to suit your playing style. Since, Mage requires the use of spells in the short cut bar, it is best to have a comfortable setup that also allows you to execute spell combos.

3.3 Auto Potion

At the MP and HP bar there is a archlord gold arrow to the left side of the bars. You can move the arrows to specify at what level of HP/MP will it auto use potions. The potions that are used are dependent upon what potions you put into the potion shortcut. The potion shortcut is default as buttons 1 and 2 or the two separate boxes to the left bottom side of your screen.