Can you kite in this game?

Kiting feels a little different on my witch than on my old caster classes from that other firm's games. Not much, though. I just find I have to keep a little more initial distance between me and the mobs while shooting and not get in too deep.

You need to get higher cast speed, attack speed if it isn't spells. This allows you to execute your attack and move, rather than waiting for the spell to do it's work. More movement speed is always helpful for kiting also.

+ Movement speed has helped me out quite a bit, hard to find on lower level gear...but not really necessary with most of the earlier mobs. My character is built to take hits, but with the movement speed I can tank and if i get scared i can run away without vials.