RDM COP changes

[kevinsal]

Anyone here of any enhancements or negatives to the RDM in the expansion pack?

[dirtyclown]

uh...none that i'm aware of. unless they plan to take away refresh or something, i think we'll be ok.

[Wrath]

Biggest change for us is lowered MP cost of Dia II and Bio II.

Hopefully I won't cringe now when I cast them.

[Zempten]

Actually I'm not sure about something and i've been meaning to ask this. As most of you know they are decreasing MP cost of Dia and Bio, but effect of Bio will not be determined by the caster's Dark Magic Skills.......

So here is the question. Should I go buy the Dark Magic Torque (I'm not sure if this is how you spell it) or should I just go and let the DRK or BLM cast Bio II?

[Patchinko]

dark magic skill will still determine how accurate your drain/aspirs are, and that's really the only use i can see for the dark torque on a rdm.

[bonovoxpsu]

isn't bio already a dark skill (as apposed to enfeeble)?

guess not.

[Akiro]

i am nervous cause if they raise the lvl cap ppl can sub red mage and get refresh which would put us out of a job /cry

[Patchinko]

Originally posted by bonovoxpsu
isn't bio already a dark skill (as apposed to enfeeble)?

guess not.

no, it is a dark spell.

however, it cannot be resisted unless a mob is completely resistant to magic, so dark skill shouldn't really affect it, although it does affect it somehow currently. they're probably changing it from reduction in attack being dependant on dark skill to it being a standard reduction regardless of dark skill.

[Hopkins]

Thanks the lords for lowering MP on Dia 2.

Bio 2 I still cast, 59 MP still seems worth it since it does a fairly decent direct damage component of around 60dmg (at lv 39 anyway).

Dia 2 (from a solo point of view) on the other hand while i understand it reduces DEF significantly just doesn't seem worth the effort for the MP cost.

Though Dia 2 is a great spell in a party situation, it really should be lower MP cost to make it more viable.

Guess i just need a pair of Astral Rings )

[WishMaster3K]

what could they do for the RDM... hmmm

HOW ABOUT MAKING USING A SWORD A WORTHY ENDEAVOR!!!

I'm was tired of hitting for crap damage, so around lvl 15, i just decided to chill in the back row and not add to the mob's TP.

Now, If we could get stuff like Vorpal w/o using a DRK or WAR sub... Or even an A- in Sword, I'd be eternally happy.

[Hopkins]

Kidding? At lv 15 you still do what can be called relativley decent dmg. Wait till almost 40, anything more than a decent challenge is pretty darn hard to hit for crap unless your sword skill is capped.

Even then the dmg is poor. RDM don't need to be better in sword, it would be pretty unbalancing I dare say.

[bonovoxpsu]

LOL. if you raise rdm's skill with a sword... holy unbalanced. although giving us vorpal would be cool. raising our sword lvl is not.

yeah, square should NOT do this.

however, i do wish we had access to more weapons... i really wish our club skill was higher too. oh well - we're vastly overpowered as is. :angel:

Originally posted by Akiro
i am nervous cause if they raise the lvl cap ppl can sub red mage and get refresh which would put us out of a job /cry

no it won't. stop being retarded.

[Laehn]

If that happens, rdms will be only people with convert/refresh for 40 lvls. God forbid at lvl 80 people can use convert. Who knows, you might get refresh 2 or something like that at lvl 80.

[Zempten]

"The MP cost for the black magic spells Bio and Bio II will be reduced. The effect of these spells will now be dependent on the Dark magic skill."

There is the quote. It says "...the EFFECT of these spells will now be dependent on the Dark magic skill..." not the accuraccy. If by accuracy are you meaning resist?

Akiro, If they did raise the level cap to 80 they would still not have Refresh, but only convert. So don't worry about that and by the time your 80 and can use convert they would max out the exp and start some other job, meaning you still have a place in this world. Also if they did do that I'm hoping SE would do something to compensate for it.

[Lasareth]

I myself wouldn't mind a refressh/regen based on enhancing skill. It would give us a better incentive to level our skill other than for our own self-buffs :3