2010-06-17, 07:14 PM
Considerations on F/P mages:
1st job
+20% MP skill: all classes seem to get something like this
beefed up magic armor: more def and some mdef too.
magic claw / energy bolt: followed the pattern of stronger 1hit skills versus weaker 2hit skills.
2nd job
Mastery outside skills, 50% mastery and some matk/basic attack boost
Slow was beefed up, 80s -80 speed will rock
fire arrow still follows the same ratio to magic claw from 1st job in regards to power, mobbing still.
poison breath: poison skills were completely changed, can't even compare yet.
3rd job
PR got nerfed 10%, nothing big.
element amp: 160%mp 130%dmg - can't really say much, damage for mages was completely overhauled anyway.
teleport mastery: now this is bizarre, makes teleport go further and act somewhat like a mobbing assaulter. seems awesome.
poison mist: again poison skills were massively changed.
booster: seems like it increases speed the same throughout the 20 levels now.
comp: the poison part is still a mistery anyway
elemental reset: now that's something nice! helps with how elements are so fked up in MS.
4th job
buff duration skill: eh?
big bang: seems quite strong, can't really say much.
reflection: 1000% makes it seem nice now.
Infinity: cool down reduced to 4 minutes, lasts 40s. Now recovers Hp/mp every 4 seconds and increases your damage.
meteor: 30s cooldown O.o
paralyze/fire demon: not much changed.
Overall: it will all depend how they'll update the magic damage formula for the damage parts.
Most skills got a reduced max level, makes for more insteresting game play (your available skills change faster).
Poison was completely changed, this could change the way F/Ps train 40-120 and/or make poison skills more/less useful (no idea on this ones).
1st job
+20% MP skill: all classes seem to get something like this
beefed up magic armor: more def and some mdef too.
magic claw / energy bolt: followed the pattern of stronger 1hit skills versus weaker 2hit skills.
2nd job
Mastery outside skills, 50% mastery and some matk/basic attack boost
Slow was beefed up, 80s -80 speed will rock
fire arrow still follows the same ratio to magic claw from 1st job in regards to power, mobbing still.
poison breath: poison skills were completely changed, can't even compare yet.
3rd job
PR got nerfed 10%, nothing big.
element amp: 160%mp 130%dmg - can't really say much, damage for mages was completely overhauled anyway.
teleport mastery: now this is bizarre, makes teleport go further and act somewhat like a mobbing assaulter. seems awesome.
poison mist: again poison skills were massively changed.
booster: seems like it increases speed the same throughout the 20 levels now.
comp: the poison part is still a mistery anyway
elemental reset: now that's something nice! helps with how elements are so fked up in MS.
4th job
buff duration skill: eh?
big bang: seems quite strong, can't really say much.
reflection: 1000% makes it seem nice now.
Infinity: cool down reduced to 4 minutes, lasts 40s. Now recovers Hp/mp every 4 seconds and increases your damage.
meteor: 30s cooldown O.o
paralyze/fire demon: not much changed.
Overall: it will all depend how they'll update the magic damage formula for the damage parts.
Most skills got a reduced max level, makes for more insteresting game play (your available skills change faster).
Poison was completely changed, this could change the way F/Ps train 40-120 and/or make poison skills more/less useful (no idea on this ones).