Casting time for many spells is still too long.

[Locke_boy]

Icestorm, buring hands, frostbolt, firebolt, lightning, anything that has the little pink light effect ..

They all take FAR too long to cast!

A good casting time? The time it takes to cast magic bullet, bullet storm, mana blast, snowstorm, fireball ..

The casting time is quick, but still disables the user long enough for someone else to cancel out the spell.

All the spells I list up top (and others) become useless in duels, because all the fighters move INCREDIBLY fast, and run up to and slash me before I finish charging.

Or, hey, here's an idea..

.. why not make it so that as you level in magic/wisdom, casting time takes less time? Hmmm...