Re: New Battle Mage Blows
I like how the title of the thread has a double meaning, both of which are backed up by the thread content.
Thanks for your hard work again, JoeTang.
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Really stinks how with one patch Battle Mages can do a total 180 and be utterly weakened. It's as if the developers don't at least test out the damage on say Zakum and see if it's much worse than the other classes. Hell, the game really needs DPS dummies in general so both players and the developers can get a rough idea on which classes need help in improving damage. *looks at Aran*
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Link
I like how the title of the thread has a double meaning, both of which are backed up by the thread content.
Thanks for your hard work again, JoeTang.
I can imagine a third meaning.
Good night, everybody!
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Where are you guys getting the idea that they're weaker?
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JoeTang
Where are you guys getting the idea that they're weaker?
If only we all can be so weak. I think a lot of people are BKButthurt.
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That is really cool new mechanic. Having the different job animations certainly make it less boring, as long as it doesnt harm the class.
Thanks Joe. Glad to see they buffed BaMs although they gave them ugly hands.
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Eliseo
That is really cool new mechanic. Having the different job animations certainly make it less boring, as long as it doesnt harm the class.
Thanks Joe. Glad to see they buffed BaMs although they gave them ugly hands.
The "fist" that pounds the ground and creates a red shockwave looks like something else...........
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JoeTang
Where are you guys getting the idea that they're weaker?
I never said that. Them blowing has nothing to do with their damage, just their overall performance. After playing them and seeing here how pomegranatety their non-Blow skills are, the class just... blows.
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So the only way I can chain is with the 4th job Blow and the Hyper Blow? That's disappointing.
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Arrol
So the only way I can chain is with the 4th job Blow and the Hyper Blow? That's disappointing.
Every Blow will Fast Attack with itself. Prime Blow automatically chains into Another Blow once you put a point in it at 170, and it will Fast Attack back into Prime Blow.
For reference:
First Blow | Triple Blow |
833%/s | 481%/s |
Second Blow | Quadruple Blow |
1208.3%/s | 666.6%/s |
Third Blow | Quintuple Blow |
1812.5%/s | 864.2%/s |
Prime Blow | Finishing Blow |
2750%/s | 1481.8%/s |
Another Blow | Battle King Bar |
4400%/s | 8888.9%/s |
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What was the point of those hand skills seeing how most bosses are not affected and most regular mobs are 1hkoed? I'm sure they could have come up with something better. Not a bad change overall, the mixing of the blows will add some variety. A green aura seems a bit odd, dont know why they changed the colors but maybe we will see in the future. Didnt really change the playstyle too much though.
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Link
I never said that. Them blowing has nothing to do with their damage, just their overall performance. After playing them and seeing here how pomegranatety their non-Blow skills are, the class just... blows.
Erm, I don't play my Battle Mage all that often so I might be missing something, but isn't that how it's always been?
When training my Battle Mage, it's always been: Dark Chain -> strongest Blow move, sometimes use Twister for fun, maybe use Dark Gene once in a blue moon. I guess they did have Finisher to change things up a little way back when, but the Blow attacks were always worth spamming more than anything else.
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Sorien
Erm, I don't play my Battle Mage all that often so I might be missing something, but isn't that how it's always been?
When training my Battle Mage, it's always been: Dark Chain -> strongest Blow move, sometimes use Twister for fun, maybe use Dark Gene once in a blue moon. I guess they did have Finisher to change things up a little way back when, but the Blow attacks were always worth spamming more than anything else.
Not quite. The old Battle Mage didn't have a "start-up time" for their core attacks. The new Battle Mage now has a large delay for the first swing, then a slightly large delay after you hold it down before the attacks start getting spammed. It's kind of a turnoff, honestly - at least to me.
I found the old Battle Mage more fun to play.
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Link
I never said that. Them blowing has nothing to do with their damage, just their overall performance. After playing them and seeing here how pomegranatety their non-Blow skills are, the class just... blows.
battle mages have always been like that
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Link
The new Battle Mage now has a large delay for the first swing, then a slightly large delay after you hold it down before the attacks start getting spammed. It's kind of a turnoff, honestly - at least to me.
Maybe if you don't live in Korea.
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JoeTang
Maybe if you don't live in Korea.
Not that kind of delay. I mean the swing of the weapon is slow, unless you hold it down. The third swing and onward is fast, but the first two are pretty slow to get started.
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Link
Not that kind of delay. I mean the swing of the weapon is slow, unless you hold it down. The third swing and onward is fast, but the first two are pretty slow to get started.
That happens with most skills because of the lag from non-Korea to Korea.
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so it automatically chains to battle king bar just from holding the skill button down?
glorious day.
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Just the loss of a ridiculously large AoE skill, for increased DPS. As someone who never reaches lvl 200, I feel that is quite a big loss to me.
Hadriel
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hadriel
Just the loss of a ridiculously large AoE skill, for increased DPS. As someone who never reaches lvl 200, I feel that is quite a big loss to me.
Hadriel
to be fair
battle king bar is way too big.
being able to attack both platforms at stronghold is overpowered