2010-06-24, 11:39 PM
My above post is already unbearably long, so I wanted to propose this idea to Magicians in a new post:
How about this unique fix to our single target DPS dilemma? You know how Shadowers and Night Lords both have Shadow Partner now? What if Nexon either (a) decreased summon attack delays to a degree where they're around the speeds of our single target skills, or (b) made them so they would attack with us like an Evan's dragon? Both would essentially "add on" that DPS to that of our single targets, and be of a different element that would therefore add variable damage depending on the boss. Besides buffing our single target skills to actually make them worthwhile on single targets, but allow them to not get too strong to maintain their mobbing potential, this would be any easy change to boost those skills at bosses into a worthwhile single target DPS range.
Regarding animation changes I don't think much would have to change (though it would be nice to have them behind Maplers so they're not as annoying at bosses), though I can understand the issue with the second option above in restricting a summon to only attack in one direction, with the caster. They are nice as free-standing aid, so I think delay decreases would be useful.
How about this unique fix to our single target DPS dilemma? You know how Shadowers and Night Lords both have Shadow Partner now? What if Nexon either (a) decreased summon attack delays to a degree where they're around the speeds of our single target skills, or (b) made them so they would attack with us like an Evan's dragon? Both would essentially "add on" that DPS to that of our single targets, and be of a different element that would therefore add variable damage depending on the boss. Besides buffing our single target skills to actually make them worthwhile on single targets, but allow them to not get too strong to maintain their mobbing potential, this would be any easy change to boost those skills at bosses into a worthwhile single target DPS range.
Regarding animation changes I don't think much would have to change (though it would be nice to have them behind Maplers so they're not as annoying at bosses), though I can understand the issue with the second option above in restricting a summon to only attack in one direction, with the caster. They are nice as free-standing aid, so I think delay decreases would be useful.