Dusk Wrote:Can Blizzard crit now? If so, it'll no longer be this weak piece of pomegranate you never use for anything but freezing. You can actually use it where you'd otherwise use Iron Arrow. Speed is easy to get. Thrust doesn't need to be maxed.
I'm inclined to say no, but I haven't seen it yet. Maybe when I get some more time after Wings of Liberty, I'll reach 70 and confirm. 400% isn't crap damage anymore though, especially since there are ice-weak areas you can go to. And Blizzard can curve. One of the thinks that annoys me every time I see a ramp and switch to Arrow Blow.
McAwesomesauce Wrote:What other ways are they? And Speed Pills have the unfortunate feature of using up Use slots, which could be a problem. Dark Nescheres, Dragon Shiner Crosses and Reverse Black Beauties are far more expensive than Golden or White Nescheres, so there's that, too.
Anyways, I'm just saying there's the option. Either way you aren't losing too much.
You can get them from items, and who needs more Use slots?
Today (Aug 1st) I spent a point into Power Knock-back to see what effectiveness it had. It's changed quite a bit. It has an action delay that prevents you from spamming it, but you can use other attacks immediately afterwards instead. It also pushes monsters almost instantly instead of slowly sliding them, but the distance at level one isn't too useful. You also cannot use it in mid-air, like every other Archer skill, but it is Jump-Shoot-able like every other Archer skill. It does limit its utility for clearing ledges you're attempting to go on, but its 100% Knock-back at level 20 and instant movement shouldn't be bad, especially compared to spending points on an obsolete first job skill. Yes, you should have maxed Focus.