Continuing my series on why other classes need Mages, I look at two of the other pure DPS classes today.
Meters
Why bother reaching for the heights of Damage meter pwnage if you don’t have competition.
Mages provide that competition, big time. More often than not if you are looking at the top 3 positions in a damage meter they will be filled by Hunters, Rogues and Mages.
The question is, which of us will be No. 1?
Trading threat
Threat is bad…
Trading threat is good, especially between ranged toons. Playing a bit of mob ping pong is great fun.
Your threat too high, vanish, feign death or invisibility and let your team mate climb up there.
It’s not unusual for these 3 classes to be some of the last to die in a wipe as we have dropped to the bottom of the threat meter.
It wouldn’t be the first time that these three classes working together have managed to take a mob down, against all odds, without tank or heals support by trading threat.
No gear competition
Us Mages will let’s you Rogues and Hunters fight it out for the Leather.
It’s yours!
Of course we do request you keep your hands off our trinkets and rings 
Battlegrounds
Rogues and Hunters need someone to beat!
Sure they will struggle against a well played Mage.
But and Horde Rogues and Hunters in my BG will be getting free kills off me.
Gnomer and Out!
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http://gnomeaggedon.net/2009/11/05/rogues-and-hunters-need-mages-because/
I love it! And most definitely the threat trade bagged us our H-Twins and 1st XT hard kill.
I love your posts they make me giggle. Fellow gnome /wave.
Hey Gnomey,
Have replied to this series over on my blog with a (brief) look into why mages need the other roles/classes.
http://eviantreebear.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/mages-need-other-classes-why/
Threat-pong is a fun and dangerous game. Oh Karazhan horseman trash how I miss you.
Zangarmarsh and Shadowmoon Valley are pretty awesome. Actually, Netherstorm’s kinda alright, too.