[1.2.381] The Wind

The majority of the QQ for bishops comes from not damage, but this:

It doesn't matter if the bishop in your party is a mule or a main. Bishops do mediocre damage to begin with so it's not like they get invited to parties for their damage. They get invited into parties because of their buffs. Though that said, does it matter if it's a mule or main buffing you? Nope. Using a bishop main for bossing/partying/training matters very little since all they do is buff. So unless the bishop main has god tier damage, chances are it won't be used for damage. And even if the bishop does have god tier damage, it probably still won't be used for damage. Bishops are used for support, and since support classes in MapleStory are unnecessary (and replacable to a degree) therein lies the problem.

If their damage is mediocre, then it won't matter if it's doing damage or not. Their damage being actually NOT THAT BAD AT ALL, the fact that maining a bishop and attacking as one contributes to the party remains. If you think you out damage the bishop in your party, then congratulations, you're probably getting more exp than him. Regardless, the bishop attacking makes monster park runs go faster, which is a benefit in itself for everybody.

In the one party where a bishop actively attacked (at castle golems), i got more %/h than any other instance of LHC ever. Leeching is never an advantage to you if you are the average or even above average player especially if you think constant HS is of benefit to you, rather than having to go over to where your mule is sitting. The REALLY above average player could (currently) get away with training with mules.