2010-06-21, 06:15 PM
FANTASTIC buffs to Magicians. Excellent way to go, and I'm especially glad to see the Big Bang changes (along with new pictures). Big Bang, at max, is now just as strong as Meteor Shower per monster, and with (what looks to be) a roughly 300% AoE range compared to ~120% is very, very nice.
Paralyze changes look nice too, but it feels weird looking at the skill as a mobbing AoE after using it as a directional single target for so long. But it will definitely be nice to train with, comboing with Big Bang to freeze + finish.
In the end, I hope Bishops are extremely excited. THESE are the buffs they needed without crafting a new skill, and, though AR desperately needs a range increase (300% please), things are definitely looking up for the class.
Oh, and I'm still curious to see how the Demon/Summon combo pans out with ArchMages. We now have concrete data about the DoT effects, but whether or not the skills reset mob elements and make them weak to a particular element is still unknown.
Paralyze changes look nice too, but it feels weird looking at the skill as a mobbing AoE after using it as a directional single target for so long. But it will definitely be nice to train with, comboing with Big Bang to freeze + finish.
In the end, I hope Bishops are extremely excited. THESE are the buffs they needed without crafting a new skill, and, though AR desperately needs a range increase (300% please), things are definitely looking up for the class.
Oh, and I'm still curious to see how the Demon/Summon combo pans out with ArchMages. We now have concrete data about the DoT effects, but whether or not the skills reset mob elements and make them weak to a particular element is still unknown.

