[1.2.320] Massive Buff

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 pineappleing stupid that Arch Mages can't boss now.

Frankly speaking, these idea might be very likable. It would really make mage's skills refreshing, I can already picture at the top of my head ...
turn >> zap zap zap, turn << and zap (while left is still zapping as it hasn't finished bouncing), tele to other spots and repeat.

at least it sounds fun to me (maybe not to others). The skills in maple are quite simple I would say, perhaps Nexon aren't doing as much like what you have suggested because that would create some level of complexity when trying to scale the %'s depending on how many you hit. provided if, they are making the skills that flexible in the first place.