[1.2.318] [KOR] Adventurer Skill Revamps

Is it me... or did I just see the translation of Ice Demon saying that it the pre-requisite of Ice Demon is level 5 Ice Demon? o.O Also, if I'm reading correctly, it appears to say that it makes monsters weak to Ice property, which is just the opposite of Fire Demon, except now that it's advantageous to one's own class. So can one now spam Ice Demon? =P

I hope there's still Frostbite damage... At the same time, Elquines/Ifrit switch would now make sense.

Hadriel

I must admit, that is the one slightly annoying aspect of spamming the Demons at places strong/weak to the particular element, in that the first hit is either weaker than the rest, or frustratingly the strongest. Getting to have an isntant elemental advantage on the second hit would be very nice, and topping it off with appropriate element summons to deliver the extra damage means ArchMage training will be quite fast and fun. Hell, if the Demons are making mobs weak to the main element of the class, then you can easily set up for an ultimate cast every 30 seconds by ensuring the whole map is weak to the element before casting.

Provided all of this is the case, I really, really like the changes to ArchMages, though we'll still have to see if we're worthwhile at bosses now (though Elemental Reset will finally help with that <3!).

 Spoiler

The only aspect of the summon switch I don't like is a personal one. If you've done/know the quests, you'll know the summon quests are arguably the most difficult and frustrating of the ArchMage 4th Job quests. However, the storyline is extremely innovative and brilliant, giving justification for opposing element summons by saying that, by 4th Job, you've mastered all of the skills one can for your respective elements, and so to learn more magic you'd have to delve into elements that would cancel our your inner magic (ex. a Fire Mage learning Ice spells would cancel both fire and ice internally). To remedy this, Alcaster has you design a summoned familiar that will be powered by your magic, and proceed to use the opposing element, without damaging your elemental attribute as you're simply suppling the raw magical power needed for it to function.

Of all the quests I've done in Maple this was perhaps one of the most well-written, and so I appreciated finishing a tough quest with the idea in mind that I had accomplished something "beyond the scope of Fire and Poison magic." On a side note, I also think Elquines is much cooler looking that Ifrit, no pun intended.