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Phantom Nerf

Do I have to live with these nerfs or are there better skills I can use
What do i do

December 3, 2014

33 Comments • Newest first

FrostLife

@Doutei: do NL complain? what do they complain about?

Reply December 4, 2014
Lynerus

@wingless666: It would be a phantom just a better phantom since our skills would get epic buffed to be on par with other classes
The only skills i use that are stolen are 4 buffs there is no attacking skill that is better then our attack in this game (to me it just needs a big buff)

1st buff i don't really even need as it only gives like 200 def (warrior guard thing)
2nd buff i could do without as it only gives like 30 atk (warrior atk buff)
3rd buff i could do without easy if we got buffed to be on par with other classes (chains...)
4th buff is HS i could do without it as its not that big of a deal and most people don't run HS

If our main attack did 300% damage x 6 or 8 and we got one buff or they reworked what 40 cards buff gives (only good thing is hp leech?) we would almost be on par with classes

300% x 6 is still kinda low vs some other classes

Reply December 4, 2014
Doutei

[quote=FrostLife]Kinda funny how phantoms complain when skills they stole gets nerfed. Ironic[/quote]

like how NL complain about NW and viceversa.

OT: no real changes for soloing cvell, arrowblaster nerf just makes bossing -longer-.

Reply December 4, 2014
AnthonysWill

Mille + Blaster is a good option.
You can put Cross Surge in 4th job, 80% damage is still a major buff.

Reply December 4, 2014
FrostLife

Kinda funny how phantoms complain when skills they stole gets nerfed. Ironic

Reply December 4, 2014
wingless666

[quote=Lynerus]Remove skill stealing and give phantoms real %damage and buffs
Skill stealing isnt fun and never was if we wanted another classes skill we would make that class

We cant even steal passives this system is half assed from the start

mille>all other skills ingame

Phantom didn't get a nerf because none of the skills that got nerfed are phantoms
It just shows you that phantom has the most junk skills vs every other class that got nerfed[/quote]

If you removed skill stealing then that wouldn't be a phantom anymore.....

Reply December 4, 2014
Lynerus

Remove skill stealing and give phantoms real %damage and buffs
Skill stealing isnt fun and never was if we wanted another classes skill we would make that class

We cant even steal passives this system is half assed from the start

mille>all other skills ingame

Phantom didn't get a nerf because none of the skills that got nerfed are phantoms
It just shows you that phantom has the most junk skills vs every other class that got nerfed

Reply December 4, 2014
SlipperySlimes

[quote=grawp77]Why are people calling it a Phanthom nerf when the skills that got nerfed are not even Phantom's[/quote]

Because phantoms are the leechers of maplestory, they didn't receive any buffs during red patch last year, but somehow managed to get the biggest buff out of all the classes. Red was to buff explorers, and phantoms took the greatest things of all the buffs and turned themselves into a super class.

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
grawp77

Why are people calling it a Phanthom nerf when the skills that got nerfed are not even Phantom's

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
wingless666

[quote=pheonix1004]The only thing I care about right now is getting to lvl 200 and being able to boss efficiently
Im almost there so no I will not quit my phantom
I just wanted to know if there were any new skill combos that would help me train and boss as efficiently as I did before
apparently rapid fire> arrow platter now?
^This is the kind of information that I wanted not a bunch of
" If you play for damage then quit" comments[/quote]

The speed and att drop is very noticable but blaster still has a role in my opinion for things like gollux
and large map training.

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
dablunt

@Eaglesmash56: explain please? since DB are essentially the weakest thief unless you have massive funds

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
pheonix1004

The only thing I care about right now is getting to lvl 200 and being able to boss efficiently
Im almost there so no I will not quit my phantom
I just wanted to know if there were any new skill combos that would help me train and boss as efficiently as I did before
apparently rapid fire> arrow platter now?
^This is the kind of information that I wanted not a bunch of
" If you play for damage then quit" comments

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
Seraphicate

[quote=Eaglesmash56]lol calm down sweetheart, you are playing a DB[/quote]

Hands off mah Final Cut, I worked hard to get that to level 30 >.>

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
dablunt

@Eaglesmash56 are you trying to imply that DB's are OP in some sense?

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
Eaglesmash56

[quote=Seraphicate]Nexon should make all explorer's best buffs passives >.>
Passive HS, HB, Rage, Adv Blessing and SE

Phantom OP, nerf pls[/quote]

lol calm down sweetheart, you are playing a DB

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
Seraphicate

Nexon should make all explorer's best buffs passives >.>
Passive HS, HB, Rage, Adv Blessing and SE

Phantom OP, nerf pls

Reply December 4, 2014 - edited
Aiacu

[quote=Eaglesmash56]I hate people who say that if you play for the damage you should quit. Many people find having high damage to be fun.... considering it allows you to enjoy more end-game bosses and content, I don't see why playing for damage is a problem.[/quote]

There's no problems with that by itself. What I and many others have problems with, is the jackassery that often comes with it.

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
Eaglesmash56

I hate people who say that if you play for the damage you should quit. Many people find having high damage to be fun.... considering it allows you to enjoy more end-game bosses and content, I don't see why playing for damage is a problem.

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
KamikazeDes

Sell your gear or xfer to a NW?

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
asione

^ Different people enjoy different aspects of maple. Damage is one of them.

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
flygon123445

[quote=JoenuhxP]so our two main damage skills get nerfed (stolen, not even ours) and i think i'm the only one finding it exciting how i actually have to theorycraft this game again[/quote]

people who care for damage really...

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
JoenuhxP

so our two main damage skills get nerfed (stolen, not even ours) and i think i'm the only one finding it exciting how i actually have to theorycraft this game again

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
MrSinDeath19

I think Rapid fire is the next best option.

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
flygon123445

[quote=betaboi101]Rapid fire I think?

Phantoms are always a roller coaster. You have to ride it out if you truly still enjoy it. Every time adventures get buffed, phantoms indirectly get buffed [/quote]

you mean warriors?
mage got buffed with a lightning skill, corsair got more hp and more % total damage/att or something
bowmaster got a good buff too. just for the class itself. nothing a phantom can steal

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
betaboi101

[quote=goofyx13]I think every1 is using that gun move from sairs. I dont know what its called -.-[/quote]

Rapid fire I think?

Phantoms are always a roller coaster. You have to ride it out if you truly still enjoy it. Every time adventures get buffed, phantoms indirectly get buffed

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
goofyx13

I think every1 is using that gun move from sairs. I dont know what its called -.-

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
Lecarde

If you were playing for damage then quit. Otherwise find a new skill that looks fun to use

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
SlipperySlimes

You weren't playing phantom because it was fun to play? Who would've thought that?

Reply December 3, 2014 - edited
PhreshPrynce

U either quit and make nexon some more money with all the nx u gonna spend on them psoks or deal with it tbh.

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