PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
Yeah, I use Ice Armor when leveling and Mage Armor when I'm in dungeons because I don't have to deal with the full brunt of hate. I just got Molten Armor, so I hadn't quite figured out what to do with it yet. I didn't even think of using mage armor while leveling just because of survivability. I'll try using Mage Armor and Molten Armor and see what that does.
Ice Armor isn't all that useful in soloing because you'll find yourself not getting hit a whole lot, and when you are, the crit reduction combined with an increased chance to critically strike will probably serve you better. Or not going OOM at the wrong time because your mana is always regenerating might also serve you better. As a frost mage, you shouldn't have to worry too much about survivability.
Besides, you can get really nice glyphs for mage armor and molten armor(well, when WotLK comes out for the latter).