LUK adding magic, especially a high amount like 0.8, makes no sense. Under that system, pure LUK would do more damage with Heal than pure INT.
The act of tuning down the INT multiplier a bit does not mean I'm out to kill all LUKlesses. If all changes must be for the better, there isn't much that's changeable.
My way, LUKless either remains the same or gets unnoticeably weaker, while LUK gets a reasonable chance to compete.
Let's throw in some numbers. I'll give the LUKless a 70 elemental and the LUK a 103, just because they're easy to work with and I don't really know where most people cap LUK and what goes on with the standard weapons. I'll also give them both 20 extra MA from scrolls/other stuff, and 605 total INT/LUK after equips.
LUKless: 601 INT, 4 LUK, 105 MA from wand. 706 magic old, 690 new.
LUK: 500 INT, 105 LUK, 138 MA from staff. 638 magic old, 676 new.
The LUKless gets weakened by 16 magic. Can you really complain about 16 magic? It could be a lot worse.
Meanwhile, the LUK build gets a much-needed boost of 38 magic, plus a reason to actually go for higher leveled weapons. (Note that shifting 60 INT to LUK to equip a 163 would cause no change to the old - current, rather - magic, but end him up with 748 new magic. That's the benefit a level 163 weapon should give. Not pretty-looking gachapwn junk that's functionally equivalent to a level 20 staff.)
The act of tuning down the INT multiplier a bit does not mean I'm out to kill all LUKlesses. If all changes must be for the better, there isn't much that's changeable.
My way, LUKless either remains the same or gets unnoticeably weaker, while LUK gets a reasonable chance to compete.
Let's throw in some numbers. I'll give the LUKless a 70 elemental and the LUK a 103, just because they're easy to work with and I don't really know where most people cap LUK and what goes on with the standard weapons. I'll also give them both 20 extra MA from scrolls/other stuff, and 605 total INT/LUK after equips.
LUKless: 601 INT, 4 LUK, 105 MA from wand. 706 magic old, 690 new.
LUK: 500 INT, 105 LUK, 138 MA from staff. 638 magic old, 676 new.
The LUKless gets weakened by 16 magic. Can you really complain about 16 magic? It could be a lot worse.
Meanwhile, the LUK build gets a much-needed boost of 38 magic, plus a reason to actually go for higher leveled weapons. (Note that shifting 60 INT to LUK to equip a 163 would cause no change to the old - current, rather - magic, but end him up with 748 new magic. That's the benefit a level 163 weapon should give. Not pretty-looking gachapwn junk that's functionally equivalent to a level 20 staff.)