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Mage

Are We Completely Useless?

I haven't been on MapleStory in nearly a year and I come back to find that there is now a 30 second cooldown on Genesis (from what these boards say). With that being said, what else do mages have left if not their ultimate skills? We can't sell leech anymore, we can't train effectively, and we certainly can't defend ourselves on our maps with melee and ranged classes.

December 23, 2010

11 Comments • Newest first

SirJayGatsby

[quote=14thsushi]How are we useless? We're wanted for C-zaks / HTs as a great supporter. Nothing's changed. We were a great supporter before, and we're even a better supporter now. Also, training may be slower, but I actually ENJOY grinding now.[/quote]

How can you enjoy taking what should be a 6hr/level run and extending it to 9.5hrs per level. That sounds just ridiculous. I'm going to make a new character, I suppose.

Reply December 23, 2010
SasukeIIV

[quote=Classicvibe]
My bishop only gets invited to boss runs now because of HS, or because it's an HTPQ/CWKPQ run.
And even then, bottom of the drop list.
[/quote]

No offense, but isn't that how it's always been?

Reply December 23, 2010
14thsushi

How are we useless? We're wanted for C-zaks / HTs as a great supporter. Nothing's changed. We were a great supporter before, and we're even a better supporter now. Also, training may be slower, but I actually ENJOY grinding now.

Reply December 23, 2010
Chema

[quote=hard08]yes, you are useless. shouldnt have made a mage. thats what i say.[/quote]
Took the words out of my mouth

Reply December 23, 2010
galeofwind

[quote=hard08]yes, you are useless. shouldnt have made a mage. thats what i say.[/quote]

This

Reply December 23, 2010
Classicvibe

In RP games mages are supposed to have very high DPS (especially with mobs), except with low HP/stamina and thus little survivability.

but since in Maplestory we can pot ourselves to hell, that would be too OP. Thus the mad nerfing

Reply December 23, 2010
Happy2Days

"We can't train effectively."

Honestly I find myself training faster with no pot burn at all....
at ToT at least

Reply December 23, 2010
ImKafei

Nah I ks everyone

Reply December 23, 2010
hard08

yes, you are useless. shouldnt have made a mage. thats what i say.

Reply December 23, 2010
Classicvibe

[quote=dragonice1]You have telecasting and long range mobbing. That's more then enough to train faster then many classes.[/quote]

No it ain't >_>

The mere fact that our DPS is so low now with AR means that we still kill at a slower rate.
telecasting is useless, I may do 40k dmg with it but what does it mean to a skelegon with 260,000 hp?

My bishop only gets invited to boss runs now because of HS, or because it's an HTPQ/CWKPQ run.
And even then, bottom of the drop list.

This is why I play my paladin now

Reply December 23, 2010 - edited
AngelxHoly

"We cant train effectively".

What? Does not compute.

Reply December 23, 2010 - edited