>That's because most people underestimate mental jolt.
>
>Generally speaking warriors are more of a threat because of
>their ability to make fleeing difficult. Magi have to catch
>you with your pants down.

Eh. Sure, probably at level 20 a mage has to catch you about prepless, but since you have zero or low XP penalty, almost your whole range IS prepless 24/7, and most of the rest is prepless most of the time.

Killing someone in 2-3 rounds with a mage at low levels is really not that unheard of. That could be "I ran in, cast a damage spell, you fled, I followed quick and did it again, and you died" or "I set up a situation where bash will mostly miss me, you tried it, and that 3 round lag is enough to kill you." or something else. I can't give away all my tricks.