Russt, I suggested basically the same thing as you did on SW about half a year ago in the magician forums. My specific numbers were less drastic than yours, and still the general reaction to my ideas was hostile. Most 4th job magicians these days are too used to the idea of having spammable screen-filling mob skills. Nobody liked the idea of a 5 second cooldown + buffing all of their other skills to keep up with other classes.
Also, on an interesting note, INT used to add 0.8 magic long ago in Beta. It makes more sense, because the magic attack difference on a Dragon Staff versus a Wooden Staff doesn't come completely from your armor. As things are, the only reason to get higher level weapons is because you already have the LUK to wield them from your armor. However, it was obvious that magicians were going to be much weaker than everyone else after 4x, so Wizet decided an easy fix would be to make INT count for 1.0 magic instead. No idea why they didn't make magic attack count for 1.25 magic, or 1.5 magic, or some higher number than 1 as well. It's stupid to have magic attack do the exact same thing as INT damage-wise.
But still today, I would like to see: magic attack count for 1.5 magic, all 4th job mage non-ultimates buffed so they can do damage on par with phyiscal attacking classes, a 5 second cooldown on ultimates (and maybe slightly nerfed damage - this would be the same as Captains, who are required to utilize other skills in addition to their ultimate to train effectively), an mp cost of 1000 or 500 so the difference caused by amp is less ridiculous, and a much more powerful Holy Arrow, Shining Ray, and Angel Ray so that Bishops aren't made obsolete as an attacker as a result of these changes. I really hate how Bishops can kill monsters faster than most classes when it comes to training. It makes no sense.
They're all element weak o_o The weakest place is ice-weak, then fire-weak, then poison-weak.
Also, on an interesting note, INT used to add 0.8 magic long ago in Beta. It makes more sense, because the magic attack difference on a Dragon Staff versus a Wooden Staff doesn't come completely from your armor. As things are, the only reason to get higher level weapons is because you already have the LUK to wield them from your armor. However, it was obvious that magicians were going to be much weaker than everyone else after 4x, so Wizet decided an easy fix would be to make INT count for 1.0 magic instead. No idea why they didn't make magic attack count for 1.25 magic, or 1.5 magic, or some higher number than 1 as well. It's stupid to have magic attack do the exact same thing as INT damage-wise.
But still today, I would like to see: magic attack count for 1.5 magic, all 4th job mage non-ultimates buffed so they can do damage on par with phyiscal attacking classes, a 5 second cooldown on ultimates (and maybe slightly nerfed damage - this would be the same as Captains, who are required to utilize other skills in addition to their ultimate to train effectively), an mp cost of 1000 or 500 so the difference caused by amp is less ridiculous, and a much more powerful Holy Arrow, Shining Ray, and Angel Ray so that Bishops aren't made obsolete as an attacker as a result of these changes. I really hate how Bishops can kill monsters faster than most classes when it comes to training. It makes no sense.
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Oh and Time Temple does not fix this. The only actual element weak mobs are the ice zone mobs, and those are maybe, what, 10x? (Fire Zone mobs neutral to ice? wtp? Pink Bean is also elemental resistant, and even if you mob the statues, the five are just too far apart to mob efficiently, and three of them have elemental resistances, too.)
They're all element weak o_o The weakest place is ice-weak, then fire-weak, then poison-weak.