i generally dont venture out much but the other day i started wondering do these even exist?
best i can remember is the oren lizard mages, they didnt hit particularly hard but even a dwarf could drop em in a few hits
as far as i can remember every single mage or archer would hit you for like 30% more damage and would usually have more pdef than a fighter class mob
some examples
archers at forsaken plains
mages at forsaken plains (might just be because of reflect damage)
bloody queens
archers and mages at blazing swamp
In the lowbie areas it's a bit more balanced... at least when playing my alts I experience that mage and archers mobs take less hits before they pass out.
But I'm starting to wonder how to use it to your advantage... one might say kill faster = better, but if you have to rest twice as often it's not as great anyone.
the wrost are the mobs in the dimensional rift with carnage bows using SS. they crit like a mother too, but they go down easily enought o a couple nukers
Archers are my favorite meat after undeads. Having a shield you'll not get much troubles hacking an archer. And they are weak, really weak comparing to melee fighters.
As for mages, generally I don't want to fight them, since they are sometimes smarter that other mobs. They don't run to you, instead they play a rock cannon game. The one I don't like much. You don't even imagine how depressing self-healing is. In short, it's... a pain