2010-06-21, 11:04 AM
FrozNlite Wrote: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.
Exactly what I was thinking. That quest line is just so well justified and nice.
Fire Demon was also cool. You had to prepare a container to put the lava from the volcano so you could get the Fire Demon inside you.