2009-05-22, 04:29 PM
Hmm, I think people has skewed the actual purpose of why these wands exist.
When these were created in JMS, the main skills at the time were Fire/Ice Demon, Elquines/Ifrit/Bahamut, and Paralyze/Chain Lightning/Angel Ray.
Now, suppose Nexon Japan asked themselves this: "If a Bishop were to equip these, how much of an increase would they recieve?" When they did the math, they found out that Angel Ray slightly out-damaged Paralyze and demolished Chain Lightning (with 135% Amp, w/ and w/o the corresponding Elemental Weapon, holy-weak; and of course, not taking speed into account); due to a higher spell base, the result is higher matk:damage output. After this realization, they put a 25% reduction to all non-aligning elements of the wand.
In a bossing standpoint, the Elemental Wands do almost absolutely nothing for Bishops in terms of damage output, but helps immensely for Arch Mages.
(Keep in mind that AMs/Bishops in JMS didn't train with Meteor/Blizzard/Genesis back then due to hyperinflation, lack of viable pots, and severely overpriced [Power] Elixirs. The Elemental Weapons also came out before Time Temple and the KMS skill changes. I really doubt Nexon Japan actually thought about how well these weapons would mold in the game in the future though, as we can tell now about our current dilemma.)
When these were created in JMS, the main skills at the time were Fire/Ice Demon, Elquines/Ifrit/Bahamut, and Paralyze/Chain Lightning/Angel Ray.
Now, suppose Nexon Japan asked themselves this: "If a Bishop were to equip these, how much of an increase would they recieve?" When they did the math, they found out that Angel Ray slightly out-damaged Paralyze and demolished Chain Lightning (with 135% Amp, w/ and w/o the corresponding Elemental Weapon, holy-weak; and of course, not taking speed into account); due to a higher spell base, the result is higher matk:damage output. After this realization, they put a 25% reduction to all non-aligning elements of the wand.
In a bossing standpoint, the Elemental Wands do almost absolutely nothing for Bishops in terms of damage output, but helps immensely for Arch Mages.
(Keep in mind that AMs/Bishops in JMS didn't train with Meteor/Blizzard/Genesis back then due to hyperinflation, lack of viable pots, and severely overpriced [Power] Elixirs. The Elemental Weapons also came out before Time Temple and the KMS skill changes. I really doubt Nexon Japan actually thought about how well these weapons would mold in the game in the future though, as we can tell now about our current dilemma.)