Pricing of Mages ... is it balanced?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Pickles:
*Goetic masters are cheaper after 40 turns &
Amethyst?(the blood ones) amazons may be cheaper too.

Goetic Masters can be considered to have a hidden cost of 2-3x what their actual list price is, due to the fact that mandatory turmoil will cause you to have about 1/2 to 1/3 of the income of a normal player. It does seem that blood mages have an unusual premium associated with their cost in many cases, though, and "pure" blood magic is generally not very impressive.