About magician's basic magic attack, about it's range of hit,

[sujiniku]

Magician'c basic magic attack seems not to hit the enemy which is in too close. Therefore the basic magic attack can't hit the antlion hatching which is in melee range.

However, I think it is not rational. Because other magic attacks(auch as "shock" magic) are hit the enemy which is in melee range.

[dorkster]

This is intentional, as we want the "hitbox" of the spell to start from where the player's weapon is as opposed to where the player is. This is also true for archers using bows/slingshots. They player must keep their distance for these ranged attacks to be effective.

The reason this doesn't happen with some of the other ranged magic spells is that they don't require a wand/staff. We can't depend on the player having a weapon with the appropriate swing animation, so we just start the spell at the player's position. Also, since these spells need to be unlocked versus being normal abilities like Shoot and Channel, it's okay to have a "bonus" of being able to hit very close enemies.