Elemental Staves & Wands Known Issue

Has anyone ever considered that KMS didn't consider Ewands NOT because they didn't have them, but because they AREN'T something that Arch Mages needed?

Yes they exist, yes they make you stronger, but they aren't what make an Arch Mage.

If elemental wands were never created, what we would have is exactly what KMS (and GMS) currently have. Maple has been spoiled by these weapons as something they want, just to justify "we cannot train without them".

I agree that elemental weapons are not the answer for any balancing problems.

However, when archmages/evans were not even considered in the top 5 with elemental weapons and a mistaken +30% magic
mastery despite one branch being designed specifically as an attacking based class, it's hardly reasonable for nexon to make
such a change in the current maplestory.

Even though some state that classes are balanced in the big bang update, kms still continues to make major adjustments.
(mechanics being nerfed, the dual blade/evan changes, angel ray/chain lightning/paralyze getting % increases, snipe, ect)

When it gets to the point where elemental weapons are truly a broken factor in determing dpm, nexon can then make an announcement
for the intended bonus removals with a compensation.