Hi, I have a fiarly new mage/thunter with the following stats;

mediation - 110 (real)
magery - 95.6 (real) 105.6 with a scrappers comp
locks - 93.6 (real)
cartography - 87.2 (real)
resist - 100 (real)
Parry - 70 (real)
Eval int - 93.1 (real) 102.1 (with a ring)

Int is 115
dex is 49
st ris 66

The problem i have is my mana regen is really bad even though the mage suit i am wearing has a +2 regen on each piece, the leggings, arms, gloves, headband and tunic. So when i fight anything worse than an orge lord. Like a large orge lord for instance i can cast fast enough to keep it occupied, i throw 2 energy vortex's at it and by the time its killed both i dont have enough mana to cast another. Is there a better way to get regen armour? does lower reg or lower mana give you a better mana regen?

The other questions i have are; even though i am close to gm mage i still get fizzles all the time casting and its really annoying, does 100 magery guarantee no fizzles? does it have to be real skill? does that fact i use magic items to boost my skill set mean that i am weaker than if it where real skill?

Also when my char is 6 months old i hear you get some stat increases, anyone know what they are?

Thanks for any help or advice anyone can give me.