General

I really don't like the new paralyze animation. It looks like a rectangle of fire. Rectangular fire... just looks bad.

I love it!
I love spreading my forest fires.
I love raising my army of little slime princesses, and watching them multiply.

Best update ever.

[quote=DasSana]Is there a specific percent in which our damage was increased by?[/quote]

I'd say our DPS tripled, at least.
Damage should have only gone up by roughly 1.5-2x though.

Is there a specific percent in which our damage was increased by?

[quote=mythology100]...but does Flame Aura and Megalio Flame still not bypass Damage Reflect?[/quote]

They do! But Megiddo Flame's dummy attacks still don't work (when it attacks twice)

...but does Flame Aura and Megalio Flame still not bypass Damage Reflect?

[quote=xgrip2k5]L>for a video with skill descriptions and how to used them all effectively [/quote]

I won't be uploading anything until I finish scrolling my equips and get my Rank 1 Dojo Gloves back (both of which should happen tonight, I hope, maybe tomorrow at the latest), and yeah, I still need to get used to the new skills. All the bosses die too quickly for me to experiment. LF> Root Abyss to not be blocked off.

I have to agree with what Bleve has mentioned before me. Though I disagree with him at two points, which is the animation for Paralyze. I think it looks great, could've been better, but it just doesnt suit the name of the skill anymore. Wouldnt be surprised if they changed the name or skill again at a later date.
The other one would be Slime Virus, though useless at bosses, its awesome at normal monsters (because they're weak). It adds a bit to the fun factor for me. Being able to clear out a whole platform of monsters with one little slime, I just think its fun.

Other than that, literally raining meteors and spreading fire is awesome. FH and ME combination is awesome, creates a high numbers without too much effort. I'm having a little trouble knowing when what DoT has run out, mostly because I'm not sure which DoT's are left. xD My old macro's are outdated and the new update requires me to get a feel for when to use what skill.
Overall, I think the experience, for me, is pretty good. I love being able to cast the world of Maplestory in flames!

I havent spoken to you much, Sungoon, lets chat and hang out in-game one of these days.

I like the DMG increase but I was confused on skill distribution and I have to relearn how to play my mage effectively with all the changes. I still don't understand how some of the skills work yet.

@green4ever. L>for a video with skill descriptions and how to used them all effectively

The only things I'm not liking are Slime Virus and the new Paralyze animation.
Slime Virus is pretty useless at bosses because the DoT only lasts 10 seconds (20 with Burning Magic), and it has a 60 second cooldown.
Paralyze's animation with the fire just doesn't work. It looks stupid, and more than half the time the damage is being dealt before the fire even reaches the monsters.

I'm not sure how I feel about Meteor Shower acting as a Final Attack either. I think the animation is way too delayed. It needs to be be faster. It already got me killed once to DR, even though I stopped attacking right before they cast DR, the animation came down too late and hit DR.

Other than that, I'm in love with the Flame Haze + Mist Eruption combination. I'm capping Mist Eruption with just 2-3 DoTs and I haven't even scrolled my RA Set/Lidium Heart yet (doing so later tonight when they unlock).
Elemental Adapting is amazing too. I ran through Dojo a few times to get warmed up to the new skills and I didn't get inflicted by a single status; it blocked everything.

@redherring: Thanks.

[quote=xProHeal]I'm liking it, but can you list what skills actually apply to our DOT for ME?[/quote]

I may be mistaken, but it should be Teleport, Paralyze, Haze, Virus, Poison Breath, and Mist, along with our hyper.

I'm liking it, but can you list what skills actually apply to our DOT for ME?

My favorites:
* 0 cooldown on Mist Eruption
* Flame Haze applies a free Poison Mist, so I don't have to get in melee range of bosses anymore
* Meteor doesn't put me in an idle stance for 3 seconds
* Poison Mist applying DoT immediately is a godsend