Job Adjustments and Additions Part II (07/09/2009)

[Siatdiat]

I think it should be clear by now that Bst has been so run into the dirt that barely anyone bothers with it anymore. Why fix a job that five people on every server care about? When I say care, I mean people who want Bst improved before anything else in the game. I think it is officially a dead job now, I've already started remeriting another weapon instead of axe, and I held out a long damn time. For Killer Instinct to be changed in a worthwhile manner, it needs to be meritable down to the point it can be used like berserk for War main, and instead of being based on what pet you are using, should just be all killer traits that Bst has access to at once. Doubting this though.

Makes you wonder what the next dead job will be? /stares at Smn.

P.S. For those who don't have experience with 75 Bst, an Amorph pet is needed with current crap Killer instinct to get Bird Killer effect going, and there is no jug available.

[Battosaii]

lackluster

[Belgaer]

We've already established that the left spell's dat is a file that was added in the last update, along with ACP. It doesn't match any old blue magic dats or TP moves. The right picture still seems to be a mystery, however. It could be physical, it could be magical. Those "streaks" could be spirals going downward, which would indicate a debuff of some sort (possible a physical move with an added debuff though...). They could be just that though, streaks. That would indicate at least a 2-fold physical attack. And if you point at the ice animation around the gob, like I did earlier, don't be so sure. I was looking through the dat files on blue magic and realized there are a few spells with elmental type animations in them (mainly paired with a physical animation). Screwdriver, Wild Oats, Terror Touch, Feather Storm, Hydro Shot, and Body Slam all have a very strong elemental effect to their animation. So, yeah, it's pretty much a toss up. -.-' SPOILERS PRZ

[Yugl]

All Orobons are NMs meaning they would be off the table for Blue Magic.

Of their TP moves:

Hypnic Lamp = Yawn.
Seismic Tail = General AOE + Knockback = Grand Slam.
Leeching Current = AOE HP Steal = Blood Saber.
Vile Belch = AOE plague + silence = Lowing + Chaotic Eye.
Gnash/Deathgnash = Lowers HP to 1/2 or 1 = Impossible to balance for players.
Seaspray = Water-damage + Slow = Maelstrom + Sprout Smack.

BLU pretty much has all orobons can offer in one form or another already.

In that case, I call new mobs.

[TummieGaruda]

In that case, I call new mobs.

The second picture is from a new mob, the left picture is a TP move from gargoyles. There is no real name as it is listed as grg_bark in .DATs so we'll just have to wait and see.

[Belgaer]

Could the 2nd spell be Quadrastrike? It's already in the game, but only Dynamis and Campaign Kindred use it (both of which are from 'the past'). With Tummie's thoughts on "Bark" being from gargoyles, this is only supported. Frenetic Rip and Quadrastrike would creat Dragon Killer, and make us more valuable at Mamool Staging Point, as we would be good against puks and wyverns (we already are, but moreso now). We have yet to get a 4-fold DD spell, and this could also be the slashing damage multihit we've been asking for. Also, Gargoyles were the only mob SE mentioned that was new. Maybe they're actually the only new mob? lol

I'm just not sure what it looks like. -.-

[Spira]

this is sad..
update hits on the 20th and theres nothing big being announced yet

[Belgaer]

Just had a(read: another) thought. If the 1st spell is called Bark, as Tummie has alluded to, perhaps it's comparable to Howl (An AoE Warcry that lasts for 3 min and is a +25% Attack boost)? o_O

[Kyte]

Self target or party Berserk would be pretty sexy, I'm kinda hoping for that.

[Belgaer]

Same. Q_Q But it's Warcry, not Berserk (though that could be possibly, it'd also be a detrimental AoE that people might not want in certain situations). I doubt it would be the full 25% though. Even so, it would be like another Minuet, if not better.

[Kyte]

I want to combine dual wield with Berserk for Vorpal Blade >_>;

Plus i plan on making a WS helm out of the Kupo helmet.

[Belgaer]

I just meant that it wouldn't be Berserk because it wouldn't have the negative defense effect, only the same attack boost. So it would be better than Berserk.

[Zelduh]

No, one really couldn't. Unclaimed mob regen is obviously not the same thing as resting, and even if it was, the status effect that stops hp regen while resting is disease, which lowing does not even inflict. The plague effect is just keeping the mob "tapped" the same way other debuffs like dots or sleep do.

You realize Plague is a "powerful" version of disease, right? Have you tried resting while plagued?

[Belgaer]

"grg" could stand for Gargoyle (highly likely) or Gorger (Extremely unlikely, since we'd more likely be getting 3 spells in this case, not 2. All 3 belonging to an Empty class.).

As for "Bark," yeah, when I said Roar earlier, I got mixed up. x.x Hmmm, still, the only effect I could think of that would fit "Bark" would be Warcry.. But "Bark" doesn't give me an AoE impression like "Roar" or "Howl" would... Or maybe its an intimidation effect against the current mob? o_O That'd probably be lame, unless it proc's like the gnole one. If so, as long as it lasts a reasonable amount of time, reasonable MP, etc. etc., this could be really nice. If that happens and BLU becomes an intimidation tank, I'll die laughing. Poor BSTs... that's the toy they wanted.

EDIT: Edited a couple times. x.x

[Tempyst]

this is sad..
update hits on the 20th and theres nothing big being announced yet

new campaign system has the potential to be huge

[Belgaer]

new campaign system has the potential to be huge

So did Level Sync and MMM.

[Kaslo]

Level Sync was huge...

[Belgaer]

Huge, but I think the majority of people prefer it the way it was before level sync. (gear scaling wasn't part of Level Sync)

[Aksannyi]

Is your sig big enough?

[nekura]

Is your sig big enough?

I think Imageshack is doing a campaign of sorts, a lot of images are showing up as that now.