[1.2.381] The Wind

Marksmen didn't get anything that makes them stronger except the critical rate and ignore defense on Snipe which is a joke. That's about 1.13x stronger on a skill they can only use once every five seconds.

I think everyone underestimates the Mage update still. Did you know that both Ice/Lightning and Fire/Poison Archmages still have higher %/s than Bow Masters, despite Hurricane + Advanced Final Attack being completely broken?
I'm surprised more Marksmen aren't outraged at how pathetically garbage Snipe is, especially compared to a Bow Master. If they think 900%x4 every 5 seconds compares to doing 1.68x more damage with AFA, they're horribly deluded, and if they haven't realised that Mist Eruption is Snipe but everything fucking better, well damn.

God, I hope they nerf the pomegranate out of AFA because it's a retarded idea, and that they don't patch Thieves for another 6 months because that'd be hilarious.

I'd say Spirit Link: Frostprey, and it's 40% hp/mp, 30% def/mdef boost and especially it's 20% damage buff is a pretty big buff.

As far as snipe being garbage, I think you're quite mistaken. 900% x4 every 5 seconds is not bad, it's quite good. Not as good as AFA (which is completely amazing, and being a biased BM, hope it stays unchanged) but still nothing to frown at.