I've been playing a battle mage sorc.
But I have found it hard to upkeep my magica
I think having one handed weapons that give back magica instead of stamina would be awesome.
but with the summerset changes this actually isnt needed anymore. you have two handed weapons based on magicka: staves. the only thing we could wish for is a one hand magicka weapon, which can be used together with a shield, everything else is actually provided.
Yes, it would be nice. The problem I have with the game is that battle mages wielding swords have heavy and light attacks that hit like a wet noodle since they're only buffed by stamina and weapon damage.
Summerset is buffing certain weapon light attacks by a huge amount. Staff light attack weaving will be something on the order of 12,000 DPS since they're getting buffed by both magic and spell damage. A full-blown magic user with swords will be missing out on the tidal wave buff since they'll still be getting low damage light and heavy attacks.