2014-01-07, 02:36 AM
PoetryIsFail Wrote:Not sure what you mean by 'short ranged' considering F/P mages can now comfortably cast poison mist from range using the 4thjob skill flame haze or w/e
The length of that skill is pretty much the same as say 1 Dark Impale from DKs. When I say short ranged, you pretty much have to jump into the line of fire to get your attacks to even reach them. Gollux is indeed #1 in the range department issues.
Just for some minor purposes not even a gigantic difference, having ranged attacks in dojo means a lot, even more so if you can pull them too. I don't know if attacks reach ariel in PB, I'd assume yes because I never heard any complaints, most really "short ranged" classes had this issue, like DBs and old day DKs. In the current broken Magnus, although I haven't even gone in for like say a week or two, when he does the green explosion attack, the 2 areas next to him are nearly instant casts. They come out before he even starts the animation and you're dead already (a bit contradicting since you still have to stay in range to get 100% damage in). The point of being long ranged for several of the % hp damage bosses out there is so that, you don't get hit at all. Chaos Pierre can stun you if you have low stat resist, and the hats don't make it any easier for you to try to run out of them when he goes around chasing and whacking you. The current commerci's Livythan (however you spell it) is annoying for most short ranged crew out there without stance, which is actually easily solved by having a Mihile unless you're like me and too lazy lol (or maxed out in links). Sengoku high was a problem too for unfunded players with no stance, since several of them just kept KB locking you (again solved by Mihile).
It is true that the current F/Ps are still strong without a doubt. I can't help you compare them with the current and after Evans though in the damage department unfortunately.