2011-03-09, 09:01 PM
Chilly Wrote:This is not going to end well, but I will place my foot in the fire...
As Dusk contends that E.Weapons have no place in the game, a fine opinion that he is entitled to have (though I disagree with), it is my contention (that you will disagree with) that E.Staves should not be fast. There are no "advantages" (aside from F/P's Explosion or poking boxes) that AMs get from speed and thus Battle Mages must be treated differently because their attacking mechanics are different.
Am I calling for a change to the weapon, no, not really. Much like this reinstatement of bonus situation, I simply want acknowledgment, not from Nexon this time, but from the Battle Mage community that they were not developed with fast weapons as a norm.
Didn't say they would be...
By no means am I trying to start a flame war or a discussion about who deserves what.
I am simply calling for the clarity of the discussion of elestaff 'bonuses' and the word 'bonus'. A distinction must be made between the 'bonuses' of the elemental and the weapon speed. Weapon Speed is not a bonus but a natural attribute of the weapon. If an A/M chooses to use normal attack, it will swing at a fast pace just like a Battle Mage would. The Battle Mage is not getting a special kind of 'bonus' if you will. The Battle Mage's skills simply utilizes the speed better. The fast speed obviously affects DPM just like it would for any other class, even as minimal as the DPM boost would be. The elemental bonus on the other hand is an actual percentage bonus for a certain elemental type.

