[/U]For me, a warrior-warlock still has one magic skill – chaos or summoning (like Erin in duels), the rest are combat skills. A battle mage is a combination of combat and magic skills (for example, chaos, wizardry, luck, attack – a fairly standard set, and the probability of it appearing is quite high). So, magic is not ignored in either case. With adequate spells in the guild and a decent amount of mana, the battle mage will win, but there are cases when the warrior will be stronger (for example, against an academic with a counterspell). However, a battle mage is generally more reliable and versatile.
[/U]For me, a warrior-warlock still has one magic skill – chaos or summoning (like Erin in duels), the rest are combat skills. A battle mage is a combination of combat and magic skills (for example, chaos, wizardry, luck, attack – a fairly standard set, and the probability of it appearing is quite high). So, magic is not ignored in either case. With adequate spells in the guild and a decent amount of mana, the battle mage will win, but there are cases when the warrior will be stronger (for example, against an academic with a counterspell). However, a battle mage is generally more reliable and versatile.