fiel Wrote:the bandit class is going to be changed a lot in future patches. The planned patch that will be released soon will have something to do with balancing this class with others.

CarpeDiem Wrote:Let's just forget about Bucc crit

Grog Wrote:They're trying to balance out classes, not unbalance them even more.

Kabanaw Wrote:Also, this officially puts the head Nexon on record as against leeching. Whoo.

Mark Wrote:>Implying Buccs are overpowered.

'Scuse me. A level 120 Thunder Breaker out damages a level 200 Bucc on lightning weak targets. How is THAT balanced at all? Buccs need the passive Crit, as stunning monsters first using Backspin just wastes time.

Grog Wrote:>Implying Buccs are underpowered.

You've made it apparent to me in multiple arguments that the Buccaneer class are "superior" on training grounds as well as efficient against bosses. Just because a Thunderbreaker is broken in comparison to their counterpart does not make an Adventurer Bucc weak. If you're asking for the same critical rate without the need to backspin, then maybe I'd agree, but it sounds more like you're asking for more power, and that's a joke.

Fiel Wrote:Q. When are Adventurers going to get stronger or rebalanced skills?
A: Patches for skill balancing are planned for January

Q: If you improve Adventurers, which classes specifically are you looking to improve?
A: I'm sure everyone's thinking about archmages getting a skill rebalance or improvement. This might be addressed in the previously mentioned balancing patch. After seeing Archmages play in the actual game, I was thinking about modifying the Magic Damage formula, but this has yet to be seen.

Q. Are you planning on addressing Archmage and Bishop ultimates?
A. We were thinking about making a change to the ultimates sometime this month, but why change the formula when the original problem remains untouched? So it might be better this time around to change the skills directly rather than release items which boost or add damage. This is a hard question to answer as it is troublesome.

Eosian Wrote:Supposition.
To be true we'd need evidence Nexon America was even aware the binary upgrade they were applying included this formula change.

Their track record of being oblivious to how their game works and what their patches are going to do don't support that very well.

Their past precedent for "we meant to do that" makes it irrelevant though, as they're unlikely to change it whether it really was intentional or not.

Quote:I was thinking about modifying the Magic Damage formula, but this has yet to be seen.

FrozNlite Wrote:This whole section is a godsend to any ArchMage who has played their character for YEARS. I will be anxiously awaiting the changes next month to see what's done .

Kabanaw Wrote:My favorite part of this is the recognition that making items doesn't fix the class. You need to change the character itself to fix this problem.

byakugan Wrote:Yes make it so mages outdamage all the other jobs on bosses as they already do in training speed. you could also increase Ultimates speed so they train much faster too.

It makes me laugh how some of you are asking for tweaks to jobs that are already very good in their areas, yet you still talk about balance. The only Archmage Job that needs a tweat is the Fire/Posion one.