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Forsaken has a lot of wizzies I've never heard any of them complain about shield once
I like MS the way it is at the moment and this is in no way a complaint, i feel it offers enough defense, duration seems short but my wizard has next to no MC so my experience with the skill does not stand to much of an opinion on its overall performance.
I was considering options to improve fluidity.
The same could be said for Haste and LightBody, they are both casts that not only slow you down but as an assassin they give away your intentions to strike more often than not.
It reminds me of Bravestarr - just before using his powers he had to summon the ability giving away his intentions, texhex was never smart enough to move out of the way when he shouted "strength of a bear" if that was me id have moved...
If an assassin was hiding in the back of my tent and shouted "speed of a puma" i sure as hell wouldn't be taken by surprise.