Is the Fat Mage dead?

[Belegar]

I've been playing the Fat/Tank/Plate Mage since Beta, that is my main and I haven't really played melee. I stopped playing just before the Combat Ability patch come out. Reason: The club combat abilities that outright cancel my build. That and coupled with some other reasons.

I admit that recently the Tank Mage became too tanky. There were situations that made it almost unkillable. I came back to see that the club abilities auto interrupt spell casting. This seems like a killing blow to a mage. In a PvP situation losing 1 or 2 spell castings means the difference between life and death.

So my question is: What is the actual meta like right now for a Fat/Tank/Plate Mage?

 

[MortalEnjoyer42069]

There is only elf. There is only speed. That's everything you need to know.

 

[Belegar]

*sad chubby Ohgmir face*

 

[Embuscade]

If you carry very heavy armor on your back, against walls, with good placement and other people, no, that can be done, but yes, you can no longer carry armor, because of mana regeneration!

 

[Emdash]

 

[Jackdstripper]

As a fat mage, you pretty much have to actively parry incoming swings. turtling and healing yourself isn't very reliable nowadays with people spamming abilities all day long.
If you let them get within melee range you heave to either out dps them or parry hard.