Archaic mechanics in Maple.

It's really just the effect of bosses being changed so much from what it used to be. You give them so many ohko attacks when they used to never have any and it changes the name of the game completely. It doesn't really matter how many buffs your class has, whether it's 4 or 20 you most likely can't just buff willy nilly you have to do it one at a time not in a macro and ensure your safety while you do it.

It makes sense though that, if you're gaining a 15% all stat boost, or % damage, or any kind of significant gain in power, your sacrifice for that gain would be to pay the delay of the cast. Some skills have no delay though so i don't know how they're justifying delays for skills especially with ohko's in the mix.

There are maybe ways to make it better yes but is it really so bad the way it is?

I wouldn't mind if it was toggle but there was still a delay (so you would have to rebuff at the boss if you died). Some buffs look better if you stand still anyway (especially those that cut off at the bottom, as if ground is there).

I just don't like the idea of rebuffing in non-dangerous situations. It's so pointless.