DualReaver Wrote:Class balancing can do both good and harm. Just look at MM. They have almost the same amount of bossing DPS as a BM, and whine that their skill isn't working right, PLUS they get far better mobbing skills. BMs got owned hard. And you can't just keep making classes stronger, because then it just gets imbalanced even more. Make classes hit harder and KB doesn't matter. If a NL hits 80k without SE or Apple, and a Pally hits 130k on an elementally weak monster without the additives, with both SE and Apple, a NL will be hitting more than a Paladin due to formulas.
Those figures weren't meant to be taken at face value. But the point is if you have the ability to train with apples and SE mule, then by all means do so...'cause the overall balance is still achieved when compared to AMs. When balancing any game, it's not about being absolutely even on everything. A DrK's damage with Zerk/apple is nowhere near a NL's with SE/apple - yet their overall training speed and usefulness are still comparable. On the other hand, Mages/Paladins/Shadowers really don't have much to give in a boss fight...and Paladins and Shadowers are just down right shafted in training/parties as well. That's the major imbalance.
For one thing...they should make Paladin's elemental charges a party skill that adds elemental boost to all chars in party - it would make sense as to why we also get that +40 magic for thunder charge too, wouldn't it?! Shadowers...make Assassinate hit more than 1...and faster. <.<
And the last thing not pointed out...make the Crashes damn useful at bosses' ultimate defense ups...or even better, include a % damage decrease for any mob/boss's attacks/defense as well. -_-; It would actually mean that Heros, Paladins, and DrKs will be wanted in boss fights for their Crashes. It's stupid that in 4th job, Heros, Paladins, and AMs are the only ones without some kind of valuable party support skill (at least Shadowers have Smoke Screen...and haste).
Super defense/magic defense up is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in any RPG. <.<