Ballance changes to Shaolin Temple

Requiring arch mages to cast seal prior to ulting might not be a bad idea.

 

I'll be honest with you, a lot of people were equally salty about this change, but it's been 6 months. It's the new normal now, so just accept it. Its intended purpose was achieved, and it's in a more balanced spot now.

5-6F already got a "buff" this balance patch because the other leeching/farming methods were nerfed from the sweeper changes.

 

Removal of monk freeze pretty much means that blizzard freeze mechanic is nigh-useless pretty much out of the gate as anything else is either one-shot, unfreezable, or a boss. Or something like NTPQ where Freezing is a detriment rather than a benefit. I'm not sure I've meaningfully frozen something since 12x-13x, and ironically get more mileage out of seal. The removal of freeze in shaolin is still somewhat of a necessary evil, though I think shaolin is still overcentralizing and removes the chance of most other grinding maps from being viable immediately into 4th job.

I didnt make an i/l because blizzard is good (it's a weaker meteor on an objectively worse element), but rather because chain lightning is vastly superior to paralyze in usage.

 

Agreed. Chain lightning is one of the best skills in the game.

I do find it interesting that staff has been historically unwilling to nerf/buff exp of mobs and are in favor of tweaking skills / spawn instead. I probably would have taken an exp nerf in favor of freeze, and more ToT exp buffs.