Vrika said:
Option for faster or shorter spell animations would be really needed. The game often wastes more than 10 second just to show "Now I hit that enemy", while keeping the player unable to do anything but wait.
Definitely ne…
GH/WT are de facto necessary unless you're fire; you need them for four different utility spells.
You could probably get fine without WW if you're ice; the Celestia dropped gear is almost as good. In fact, I skipped WW to get a bit less XP.