2010-06-18, 12:57 AM
Bountyan Wrote:Can anyone point out the Aran changes? I can't find any other than Mastery, and the pictures are broken so I can't tell the skills apart much.
Like DanmakuRain said, we can't dissect every minute detail, because we haven't seen how all of these changes actually carry out in-game. Regardless, I'll post what appears to have changed here (all max skill values):
Aran 2nd Job
Mastery 60% -> 50%, +ACC 20 -> 60
Final Charge 90% -> 200%, Monsters affected 12 -> 10
Combo Smash 700% -> 500%
Body Pressure Neutralizing 60% -> 40%
Aran 3rd Job
Combo Critical Rate 6% -> 3%
Full Swing first hits 110% -> 120%, last hits 350% -> 360%
Final Toss...completely changed. Hard exactly to tell, but it looks like damage went from 110% -> 350%
Combo Penril 800% -> 450%
Rolling Spin 120% damage -> 280%
Aran 4th Job
High Mastery 90% -> 65%, +ATT 10 -> 16
Overswing: First hits 170% -> 180%, last two hits 240% -> 250%
Combo Tempest 1500% -> 600%
Conclusion/Commentary
Basically, all of our combo hits (Smash, Penril, Tempest) were nerfed, along with our Masteries and Combo Crits. In return, we get a 10% boost to all hits of our main Swings. Honestly, I don't know what to think yet. I personally don't mind the smash nerfs as they aren't as essential for end game, but mastery and crit nerfs are worrying. Hopefully in conjunction with other aspects of mastery and crit (equips and other class buffs, etc.), as well as probability scrolling features, we can still dish out some nice DPS and train decently well. Cross your fingers!