2008-10-02, 12:10 PM
Stereo Wrote:Heaven's Hammer (maxed) has a 70 second cooldown, the same range & similar damage, but can never kill the monsters. It still takes 2-3 seconds to cast. Is that balanced?Paladins aren't AoE kings though.
One could draw similar parallels between Angel Ray and Triple Throw, but it would be absurd to suggest Angel Ray should be as effective as Triple Throw is. Just as it is absurd to suggest that another class should have an AoE as good as Magicians'.
Quote:Bishops have an edge over mages; its hard to argue against that, but comparing mages to the other classes is pretty cut and dry.No. Bishops do not have a built in advantage, aside from the meso cost. The advantage largely identified is circumstantial; Yes, Skele are weak to holy and nothing good is weak to Fire or Ice, but that's not an intrinsic property of Bishops. It's a flaw of the monster population, not a flaw of the class.
ps arguing that NL aren't broken because of the cost is a flawed concept... they cost so much because they're in high demand, and they're in high demand BECAUSE they are so powerful+effective. You can't say "look they cost so much so its not broken" when the only reason they cost so much is BECAUSE they are so strong.
pps butterfli brings up a good point. Sure, many of you aren't leeching off of Bishops, but you SURE AS pineapple wouldn't be as well off as you are right now if Bishops and, to a lesser degree, Mages weren't so capable grinders (that is, PARTY MEMBERS).