Let's discuss the state of pure mages in mid-lategame (chapter 3+)

Hey guys. I am playing a fire mage (3rd circle) on gothic difficulty in chapter 3. Im playing in either shadow armor or mage robe depending which enemies i am facing off. Saved nearly all my LP to invest them into mage circles as soon as i could. All in hope for hitting an immense powerspike. I played the whole early game with firebolt rune and some basic swords and bows. I skilled 10 dex and strength each in the beginning and from then on i never did anymore in hope for using them better as soon as i could. Now as being a 3rd circle fire mage, i am hugely disappointed by my surprisingly low damage. I bought fireball and chain lightning as soon as i hit the 3rd circle but it totally doesnt pay off. They take an eternity to channel them to max damage, which results in dealing 60% damage to a snapper. Besides that you are horribly immobile casting them resulting in countless deaths facing off groups of enemies. My mana is at ~65 and my next plan is to get either the 4th circle or acrobatics first.

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Any advice from you mates? I tried to fight a shadowbeast in a cave but i havent even dealt any visible damage to his health bar. How can i increase my damage to fit the enemies i encounter in my chapter? Im searching focus stones.

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Its getting harder and harder to play as mage. I expected the opposite as melee or ranged bow builts scale with either STR or DEX and get stronger by that easily and progressively.

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Much appreciation!