2011-04-12, 12:35 PM
Been years since i gave up on my AM. I sincerely didn't look forward to spending millions to grind efficiently nor having lacking damage using skills, so i turned to the polar opposite of a 1 trick pony: a shadower.
I want motivation to come back. Every class has its' 'hook', Warriors have HP/Mob Control, Archers have rapidfire ranged attacks, Thieves have mobility, Pirates combine skills for effectiveness. (Not sure if sairs ever need to get off their ships) but mages just don't really shine in any area like that, FJ using thieves outclass their mobility, Warriors are better at survivability and archers are just as good with range.
i always thought it was weird how mages don't really have skills with charge up times aside from Big Bang. heck, even Brawlers have more of them.
Magic in many games have that kind of "cast time" but mages only have a skill with CD in MS... I got to thinking: What if Nexon brought back AM's focus on huge AoE attacks, but they involved chargetimes to prevent Pre-BB brokeness?
For example, some people dislike Ice and Fire demon, what if they were replaced with Ice Wraith and Will o Wisp: 5 seconds of charging, followed by a full screen attack of light damage that initiates DoT on everything in range? (whee, ghosties flying everywhere across the screen)
They could also use a bossing skill that works like that too, charge up for 7 seconds > 15 hits of %xxx damage on a single target. Replace the x's for whatever damage % you guys would find balanced cause i'm too lazy to do the math. Perhaps add a lock on style skill like a corsair to ensure these kinds of skills hit the boss even.
Playstyle wise, i just want something that sets them apart from other classes.
As for prediction: I DO believe mages might get a charge up skill: but i doubt it will live up to my expectations. I also expect them to get a new buff and hopefully a multiplier boost.
I want motivation to come back. Every class has its' 'hook', Warriors have HP/Mob Control, Archers have rapidfire ranged attacks, Thieves have mobility, Pirates combine skills for effectiveness. (Not sure if sairs ever need to get off their ships) but mages just don't really shine in any area like that, FJ using thieves outclass their mobility, Warriors are better at survivability and archers are just as good with range.
i always thought it was weird how mages don't really have skills with charge up times aside from Big Bang. heck, even Brawlers have more of them.
Magic in many games have that kind of "cast time" but mages only have a skill with CD in MS... I got to thinking: What if Nexon brought back AM's focus on huge AoE attacks, but they involved chargetimes to prevent Pre-BB brokeness?
For example, some people dislike Ice and Fire demon, what if they were replaced with Ice Wraith and Will o Wisp: 5 seconds of charging, followed by a full screen attack of light damage that initiates DoT on everything in range? (whee, ghosties flying everywhere across the screen)
They could also use a bossing skill that works like that too, charge up for 7 seconds > 15 hits of %xxx damage on a single target. Replace the x's for whatever damage % you guys would find balanced cause i'm too lazy to do the math. Perhaps add a lock on style skill like a corsair to ensure these kinds of skills hit the boss even.
Playstyle wise, i just want something that sets them apart from other classes.
As for prediction: I DO believe mages might get a charge up skill: but i doubt it will live up to my expectations. I also expect them to get a new buff and hopefully a multiplier boost.