Allow Snipe to One-Shot Mobs

What better to do during patch downtime but stir the pot? Mortal blow is recently updated to provide a one-shot effect, capable of dealing damage even above damage cap. Snipe is a skill intended to one-shot a mob when used, but is limited by damage cap. For the sake of consistency, Snipe should apply the same new instakill effect on non-boss mobs (or mortal blow should also hit damage cap when triggered).

HH mules need not apply.

 

The next question is how long should we wait for the "lethal" blow to finally kill the mob? Old age?

 

Perhaps snipe simply does too much damage then.

Power Strike: Use MP to deliver a killer blow on a monster with a weapon. (260% at max)

Killer sounds like it relates to death pretty well.

 

There we go, now we're back from Webster's Wild Ride. The original snipe killed a mob when used. It's implementation was simply a line of cap (100k) damage, as that was enough to one shot any mob effectively. It's only noticeable now as tankier mobs have arrived that exceed damage cap. Seems odd that a 3rd job "close range" arrow skill is designed to be more effective than the marksman's ultimate "one shot, one kill" attack. We obviously have an instant kill effect implemented into the game now, and it should either be applied to both skills, or neither skill.

 

Mortal blow as of this patch is a one-hit ko. It bypasses damage, and the mob just dies. This allows damage significantly higher than damage cap all in one go. Biggest names would be dealing effectively ~4.7m damage to an imperial guard and ~7.5m damage to a jiaoceng summon. Neither are boss monsters.

If mortal blow is updated with a better one-hit kill mechanism, the one-hit kill attack needs it too.