The True Range of Fire Demon

if harrisonized is saying that explosion's total range is bigger than fire demon, then yes.

however, the fact the fire demon's range is smaller is somewhat... insignificant because both skills are unique for their own thing. fire demon can "stun" monsters in far front of you, but explosion can attack above, below, and behind you. though not many f/p use explosion in the 4th job.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. Fire Demon has better range than Explosion. I am saying this because every time someone suggests a skill build, they use "Fire Demon has a larger range than Explosion, so Lv 7 will help you mist in your lower levels." It annoys me to see this misconception.

And although you are right about the different uses of the skill, I've heard this from people. Which one is the better finisher when misting, Fire Demon or Explosion? and I would hear "Fire Demon, because it's got a larger range."

In no way am I talking about it's useage in the game.

So you're saying you have to literally be standing on top of the monster to hit it with low level Ice Strike?
That's "10% range" for you.

Yes. That's pretty much what I have observed. Otherwise, Explosions range wouldn't even double itself from Lv 1 to maxed, and we all know that's not the case.

Maplestory defines pixels as the distance by creating two points - one to the left and above you, and one to the bottom and to the right of you - to create a box. The reason why Teleport is different up and downwards is because it is not dependent on a box, but rather a simple "distance" value marked in the WZ files. This distance value is then reinterpreted based upon which way you are teleporting. Gravity is not an issue when calculating the two (x, y) coordinates defined in the WZ files.

When drawing random boxes on my desktop, I find that I can always pull my mouse horizontally left to form a straight line. And Maple can probably calculate it by having the same X coordinate but two different Y coordinates. So why does Teleport move more down than up? (Which, by the way, pretty much follows the same curve as Explosion, moving more down than up.)
And this:
Teleport distance cracked!
Specifically, posts 9, 11, and 15.