Balancing is over

I'm a 18x BW Paladin. I'm able to go on just about any kind of boss run. Maybe its because I've been in Khaini for over 3 years, and trained up a 18x BM as my first character. I have a good, reliable reputation in Khaini. Atm, Paladins have horrible DPM in terms of bossing ability at say Zakum or HT. But I'm still able to attend HT on my LOLBW Paladin. Why? Because I've persevered with my characters, and made many friends. All this whining about "I can't get into a boss run because I'm an "X" character!" PLEASE don't give me that bull shyt. Make better friends, talk to boss leaders. Its all about how you present yourself, and the things that make you stand out.

I'm proud to be a BW Paladin, and my server knows it. I didn't choose to semi-retire my BM for these "balance updates". I made this Paladin because i wanted a break from my BM. Paladin was a class i originally wanted to be. (My FIRST true character I ever made was a lvl 31 page with messed up stats) I had no idea my class would be getting these balance updates. I played my Paladin because I enjoy the class. Yes, this game involves damage. But focusing on a game like this purely on "how much dmg I or someone else can do" is pathetic. It should be about having fun. Yes, maybe your "fun" is getting into boss runs. But there's always something you CAN do to get into them. I hate reading about all this negative and mopey moods people have on Southperry. So many pineappleing whiners nowadays. What ever happened to having pride in your class?? These "new maplers" are too spoiled....

This^. Yeah, dude, I know how you feel. After playing a NL for so long, I'm thinking about playing either a Hero or a Dark Knight just because I always wanted to use Swords and spam attacks, or use a Spear&Polearm. Back in the days before 4th-job, people MADE their classes because they enjoyed the playing-style, this because they only wanted to have fun. These days, all I see on my BL or guild is "I'm gonna make a DEXless NL" or "I'm gonna make the most powerful NL ever, I have 4b to blow off.", yeah ok, you do that. Then when you get bored, you'll waste more Mesos on a better class, and you're just switching because you want MOARDMG instead of figuring out how you can have fun with your own class.

Want to know why I made a Hermit/NL? Here's why (and it has nothing to do about damage):

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All of those people now quit. They were my best friends when I started on Scania. Riptor was the Hermit's name. Starts at 0:56. Yeah, I knew the guy on BL. It was him that I decided to make a Hermit (and in the future, advance to NL), and some time along that, I got sick of my PADK, so I made that because Hermits have SO much more mobility.