2009-12-21, 02:36 PM
Alloy Wrote:Look at Corsairs, and tell me their trade-offs. They can attack even mobbed now, they can freeze, set on fire (just like poison, but a job before), own at bosses, have their own fj like skill without pot lag, more hp, full screen mob skills, can choose a single target to attack at bosses to ignore the summons, and have an avenger like attack that hits way harder. All of that without the need of SE, for example.
Not impliying they are overpowered, just that I'd like to know what's balanced in that.
Corsairs don't get a lot more HP compared to other ranged jobs. It is still 2HKO.
Riding the Battleship changes your speed and jump just like a mount. As a result, scrolled shoes and haste don't work while riding the Battleship. This means you have to do a lot of mounting/dismounting so that traveling around a map doesn't take forever.
Recoil Shot only covers horizontal distance. Flash Jump has both horizontal and vertical range and it is also enhanced by Haste. If a monster has you trapped in the corner of a map, Flash Jump can get you to safety without getting hit. Recoil Shot can't do that. Recoil Shot doesn't propel someone halfway across a map unless it is used together with Wings off a high point like a rope or platform.
Air Strike has a long animation, hits only 6 targets, and has a cooldown. You also have to get off the Battleship in order to use it.
Homing Beacon/Bullseye cannot be used while on the Battleship.
I don't know why anyone would think these changes to Corsairs are such a big deal. Very little has changed how Corsairs are played. These changes are just to encourage players to use the other skills.