Fix ignored skills so they can be useful.

I would also like to see Band of Thieves improved. like maybe hit 2 lines, possibly even 3 with a slightly reduced dmg % rate. Because otherwise the only "effective way" to level is meso explosion and that costs. Well. Y'know. Mesos. Not every CB can afford to meso boom all their mesos and still have more for later. (Like me)

 

2nd job thieve's endure already works passively, or at least the MP recovery aspect does.


The way modern maplestory handles final attack skills is to just have a chance to add line(s) directly onto whatever attack skill the character is using, which would certainly make them a lot less detrimental (Marksman's Final Attack in the current version is still bloody useless as it adds so little damage, but at least it's possible to just forget that it exists). I'm not sure if such a chance would be possible to implement in v62 though, even if the staff wants to implement such a mechanic in the first place.

 

Honestly, most of these suggestions are pretty good!

 

Hero main... please god... Final attack rework yes

 

I think holy arrow should just get a straight up damage buff instead of becoming a mobbing skill. All other priest/cleric attacking skills are already mobbing.

I actually kind of like the current doom skill, don't want to see it changed. Maybe make it 100% success when maxed instead of 90%.

Shadow meso should just work like archer soul arrow or smth. Make it give unlimited stars at the attack of subis.

 

Gimmick skill but kinda unique and fun.

Fyi your suggestion of making bosses holy weak will straight up make paladin the most OP class everywhere.

 

Shadow stars doesn't give unlimited stars. It deducts the available stars in your inventory. I'm saying making shadow meso like soul arrow i.e. not consuming any stars at all. This is more relevant now because of the server's revamped recharge costs. Could have some niche use at farming noob mobs so there is no need to carry so many sets of different stars.

 

As it stands doom is like a cuter and better version of mage's 3rd job skill seal (at the cost of magic rock). I don't think it needs to be revamped.

 

Read soul arrow:
Temporarily allows the character to fire bow arrows without using up the arrows. Only works with a bow in hand.

 

A lot of skills have no purpose if you look at it from a 4th job perspective. There will be too many skills to revamp if you look at it that way.

Doom is reasonably useful at some places for a 3rd job priest, go try it at thanatos/gatekeepers!

 

Have you actually tried? Doom allows you to avoid stuns and the high touch damage , saving pots compared to just using shining ray on those mobs. It is actually quite useful as compared to seal on IL, which is a joke since IL can freeze lmao.

 

Any pot savings at thanatos/gatekeeper is drowned out by the cost of the rock used to generate that effect.

Anyways, I just want to point out that having more relevant skills is a double-edged sword, and could be viewed as a nerf in its extremes. If every skill is useful, then players are forced to pick which options to sacrifice. We already see this happen in some classes, where players have to pick between utilities with no viable ways to change them around. If final attack were suddenly useful for fighters for example, it'd have to come at the cost of rage, power guard, booster, or mastery. Jobs are not designed to max everything, but they sure are balanced among having everything.

 

I've made suggestion thread based on shadow meso in the past.
it was something along the lines of, shadow throw being bumped to 2x throw
(4x with SP applied) With +critical chance @ 50% or the bare min of 25%.
10% crit is too low, especially throwing 2 damage lines (with SP applied)

Maybe even bump that mesos thrown to 1000~1200 since the damage is based on the amount of mesos thrown

maybe
keep it the same damage formula but at 15% crit (30% with SE) but with 4 lines ( 8 lines with SP)
essentially a expensive a quad throw but with moderate damage used in desperate situations or for aesthetically fun amusement. (Lemao)