2010-06-23, 10:51 PM
Abysseon Wrote:- Paralyze can hit a single target 6 times.
- Chain Lightning can hit a single target 10 times.
- Angel Ray can only hit once. *support class*
The concept of support class doesn't exist in Maple Story. Bishops are just a class with a ton of support skills. So we do need a little more damage, of course, not as much as Arch Mages. They should have the advantage in damage, since Bishops won't be doing damage at bosses (we got a stronger Bahamut anyway), but we do need the damage for training.
But yes, I think you hit the nail, that was my vision. I'll put my thoughts clearer in this topic:
1) Chain Lightning hits 10 mobs. If there are less than 10 mobs, the extra hits will bounce among the monsters: 5 monsters will be hit 5 times each, 1 monster will get hit 10 times, etc. On impairs like 7 mobs the extra hits can get distributed to the first mobs it hits. That'd make lightning unique and sweet. I can see me making a an I/L mage just for that.
2) Paralyze hits 6 mobs. It's the eyes of medusa changing its enemies to stone (it would be really cool of they added petrified sprites for mobs). If there are less than 6 mobs Petrify doesn't hit them more times, but rather deals more % damage to less targets. So if there is 1 target, it will be 1 hit with a much higher % damage. F/P are the guys with the big numbers.
Note: Chain Lightning and Paralyze should be more less in pair of damage at 1 target.
3) Bishop's Angel Ray hits 4 mobs, and just like Paralyze when there are less than 4 mobs it doesn't hit more times, but its % damage will go up. Granted, Angel Ray doesn't need to hit as hard as CL and Paralyze on a single mob. It should definitely hit less than both. But at 4 mobs we definitely need damage on similar to the other two Arch Mage skills, since that's our source of leveling up; lolsupporting isn't a way to level up.
Note: Angel Ray should be behind Chain Lightning and Paralyze at 1 target.
So, Arch Mages get to deal awesome damage on bosses, and Bishops just get enough Angel Ray to mob train, and do semi-decent damage at 1 target, its not a necessity for us since we're gonna be supporting at bosses and training is done in mobs. But it's really fucking stupid that Arch Mages can't boss now.

