BombsAway Wrote:You do realise there are people who aren't level 200 right? YOU may have mobbing skills but no second job Fire Mage does, and that's where Fire Arrow is obtained. How can that be useless?
Same goes for explosion. I know most people max mist over explosion but for anyone that goes explosion first, they're no longer going to be screwed with a cruddy skill.
edit: read more of your post and you're coming at it from the BUY YOUR WAY THROUGH, YOUR SKILLS ARE USELESS standpoint which is silly. People who actually put the time in to train deserve to be able to train quickly and efficiently, and the new fire arrow allows that.
You DO realize that not everyone treats leeching like it's the plague like you do right? If anyone bothers playing an F/P anymore it's not hard to get from 30-70. So yes, it's useless. In fact, a Fire Arrow that hits 4 mobs is more effective than Explosion as a 3rd job training skill.
"For anyone who goes Explosion first." I've been contributing to F/P forums for 3 years now, ever since I was that level. Not only is the number of ArchMages sad due to their crappy skills, the number of F/Ps is even smaller, and beyond that, the 8 or so who went Explosion first an almost negligible amount. Plus, as I just said, a 10 base attack power difference on Explosion, while leaving the cast speed utter crap, is still overpowered by a Fire Arrow that hits 4 mobs.
Yeah, I know my platform from Lv. 200 means I appear biased or ignorant, but then again I've actually played my goddamn class through hellish times and really know what I'm talking about.
EDIT to your edit: Yeah, it's useful, but then again Poison Brace, like myself and other F/Ps have said, is already an amazing skill. An F/P Bracing DTs and clearing them 4 at a time with Fire Arrow on 4x trains obscenely faster than an F/P hitting 4 Samihos with Fire Demon on 4x.