Arguably the most overlooked class in the game. I've said it time and time again BUT A BROTHA CAN'T GET A WORD IN >:[
Before anyone says "You've done this before" I know I have, thank you very much.
But that was just about their new weapon, WHICH IS STILL HORRIBLE AS OF TODAY. I didn't even get to put in my final suggestion for the weapon due to my absence, and the thread is locked now.
Which is all the reason I need to start another threaddddddd yuuuu feeellll meeehhh~ ---------------
Now I know I've been gone for a while, and now there are even more changes to the server, some good some bad yadda yadda.
Yet barely ANYTHING has been done to help Magic Stalker out a bit. AN ENTIRE NEW SET OF WEAPONS, WITH NONE INTENDED FOR HELPING MAGIC STALKERS Shit even the ninjas got somethin' to help them out, and they were ( And STILL are ) pretty legit in the first place..
And the Whitesmiths. HOLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY CHRIST THE WHITESMITHS YO.
You GOTTA be kidding me.
I know balances aren't made with the snap of a finger, but this has been my plea for YEARS AND YEARS. And after all these years, the ONLY thing I've achieved for the class I love most, is adding a weight increase to their weapons. And it's not good enough. All the other classes are and builds are 'evolving' at a steadfast rate, and we're being left behind.
Just like ND PvP. QQ
So lemme just go over some magic stalker 'facts', for clarification. I can honestly say out of everyone on the server, I think I would know about these the most: PROS:
+ The diversity to use a hybrid build to confuse and attack enemies with more than one 'strategy', which is the selling point of Stalkers in the first place.
+ Strip dat hoe. The element of surprise works wonders for us.
+ Due to backslide and cloak, hard to be cornered by melee classes, and even ranged classes sometimes. CONS:
- The same diversity that helps us, also brings our downfall. Trying to cram too much into two different things often spreads yourself thin, and makes you weak at both.
- FCP + GTB = Instant Defeat, unless you use drastic, unorthodox methods that obviously barely have a chance in hell of working ( Edge, OH WAIT GTB. Or maybe you could run around for 10 minutes and wait til' it wears off LIKE A THUG. Too bad they'll most likely tele out. ) or sacrificing yourself ( I.E Reflect with Orcs ).
- Barely have any equipment that supplements their magical abilities. For instance, the Winter Scarfs give Thiefs a bonus of STR/DEX + 20, which is obviously for melee/ranged Stalkers and Assassins, and barely help magic stalkers.
- Our best defense is not to be hit.
- Elemental reductions ruin our offensive capabilities even more, even without GTB.
- Maya is a pain, and AoE spells can't kill people without being out-healed.
From my nganalysis, you can clearly see we SUCK in most situations involving anyone who knows what they're doing. -------------
Change can't happen over a day, at least not in fRO. Though through small steps I think the build I love most can be saved from this horrible tragedy.
And the first step is to CHANGE THAT DAMN SWORD. Which brings my suggestion for the Stalker Black Oriental Sword:
The current stats are, 20+ INT, MAX HP + 20%, MATK + 35%, MAX SP+ 15%, Level 10 Enlarge Weight, 30% Chance of Reject Sword on ATK, 5+ ATK SPD, and Unbreakable.
I request one or more the following changes:
+ Add another magic skill to the sword. o=One OR MORE of the following skills, being reasonable about them of course, would certainly help. --> Soul Breaker - Lightning Spear Of Ice - Acid Demonstation - Storm Gust - Meteor Storm - Jupital Thunder - Stone Curse - Mind Breaker (Yeah, mind breaker. ) - Crimson Fire Formation - Dragon Fire Formation - Falling Ice Pillar - Lightning Crash - Magic Crasher. ALMOST ANYTHING WOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY.
^^ Out of all of these, I think LSI would be the obvious choice. For people who say we wouldn't need Kiels and we would be cheap, WE STILL NEED KIELS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE like I dunno... uh.. STRIP? Or our possible new SECOND SPELL?
^^^ Soul Breaker with a damage increase would be a pretty cool idea too.
+ Add Defense to the Sword. Soaring Bird has 20%, AND ITS A BOW. Why doesn't the sword?
- In light of a defense increase, take away Reject Sword. We can cast that our damn selves.
+ A chance to coma with melee would be nice, even though it's barely useful.
+ Increase ATK spd to 10+ We already have to waste enough points on INT and DEX, so we barely have anything left for HP and AGI. It would help more than you think. -------------
With this, I think we can stand an honorable chance against today's super-powered, nearly invincible class strategies that have nothing to do with luck like ours.
Peacey P out, ya'll biscuitheads~