>Current class balance is predicated on the existence of
>preps. Wandless mage being at somewhat of a disadvantage is a
>feature, not a bug.
>
>Removing preps entirely means some classes would probably need
>to get boosted. Ragers might need to get toned down as well.
>
>Also, what are you counting as a prep? Flight?
>Enlarge/reduce? Frenzy? If magical flight doesn't work
>against PCs then arials and cloud giants suddenly become way,
>way more attractive.

I'm counting as a prep any item-based buff. This does not include inherent skills or spells cast by other players/NPCs/Imms/anything not from an item. Maybe not all prep items need to have their effects removed from combat to find a better balance. Magical flight could still work, but a mage would have to cast it on you. Or perhaps flight is one of the preps that stays in effect during PK -- I don't know what an optimal balance is here.