And even having said that, magic is still pretty useful in this game. I have a hero who can cast an air spell that spreads over multiple enemies. If I didn't have this, I probably wouldn't have been able to get through the Act2 forest with all the earth elementals. (Unless ofcourse I'd complete the battlefields, but I didn't feel like that)
Even if a spell doesn't do enough damage, while an enemy is hit by a spell, it can't do anything for a second or so. And that can make all the difference.
I don't use bows, because I never liked them in RPG's...
Tovi 
