[KR TEST] Armor masteries and stat/skill rebalancing

• M wrote on 2013-03-31 19:20
  Looking forward to that new magic skill for sure. I've definitely been a fan of the fire-side of things relating to this game lol
• Trevor wrote on 2013-03-31 19:24

  Quote from Vejosa;1059105:

  Pretty excited for this update, can't wait to test it out.

  
  
  Same here, can't wait to try out the new skills out if they are going to be added.
• Slayerj wrote on 2013-03-31 19:30

  Quote from Milk;1059096:

  Please post it in a new thread when it updates :o This one getting abit full and since its new info it might as well be in a new one :3.

  
  
  Yeah, we srsly need a new thread for this, JUST for confirmed info, while this one turns into some chat about it. >.> Because jeez, so many pages and on page one there's NO info hardly. lol
• Zobee wrote on 2013-03-31 19:44
  Any new, concrete info in regards to alchemy (aside from having hp/mp/sp determining dmg)? Or are we still essentially shafted in relation to other classes?
• M wrote on 2013-03-31 19:46

  Quote from Zobee;1059153:

  Any new, concrete info in regards to alchemy (aside from having hp/mp/sp determining dmg)? Or are we still essentially shafted in relation to other classes?

  
  
  Aside from the dmg boost you mentioned I haven't seen any concrete buffs or new skills added yet unless I missed something. Might want to wait until the upcoming kr test update though
• Reyaxris wrote on 2013-03-31 19:52
  Can't wait for that update. Am excited!
• FallenDanny wrote on 2013-03-31 21:18

  Quote from ╔╦╗╒╕║╒╕;1059156:

  Aside from the dmg boost you mentioned I haven't seen any concrete buffs or new skills added yet unless I missed something. Might want to wait until the upcoming kr test update though

  
  
  I heard the charge times were like 1 second for all alchemy skills and you no longer need special alchemy crystals. (i.e. life drain crystals, cloud crystals.) also, chain cylinder works 100% of the time but has a short cool down. Alchemy is getting a new skill buT it hasn't been announced.
• Kaeporo wrote on 2013-03-31 21:47
  They just released some new stuff in a japanese gachapon. I can't identify any of it, though.
  
  This is just a recap of the previous alchemy renewal.
  
  Alchemy changes:
  
  Health:
  + Barrier Spikes Damage Reflection
  + Flame Burst Damage
  + Life Drain Damage (inverted)
  Mana:
  + Shock Damage
  + Water Cannon Damage
  Stamina:
  + Wind Blast Damage
  + Frozen Blast Damage
  + Sand Burst Damage
  + Heat Buster Damage
  
  Water Cannon:
  - Load duration reduced to (1) second
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;N6MBlURxp5Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N6MBlURxp5Y[/video][/SPOILER]
  
  Wind Blast:
  - Increased cooldown to (7) seconds
  - Damage increased to 50~150 at r1
  
  Sand Burst:
  - Cannot charge the skill
  - Increased cooldown to (3) seconds
  - Combat power limit removed
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;TzcQG91719g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TzcQG91719g[/video][/SPOILER]
  
  Frozen Blast:
  - Increased cooldown to (30) seconds
  - Frozen Blast now deals damage
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;R7pr6UiWD3Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R7pr6UiWD3Y[/video][/SPOILER]
  
  Heat Buster:
  - Cylinders retain pressure for up to an hour
  
  Life Drain:
  - Load duration reduced to (1) second
  - Cooldown increased to (16) seconds
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;OibWLfxhR7U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OibWLfxhR7U[/video][/SPOILER]
  
  Shock:
  - Load duration reduced to (1) second
  
  Chain Cylinder:
  - Fixed number of charges determined by rank
  - Cooldown increased to (10) seconds
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;Ol5BKYndzZM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ol5BKYndzZM[/video][/SPOILER]
  
  Summon Golem:
  - Rank determines the golem summoned
  
  Mana Crystalization:
  - Damage now scales with the strength of the original spell
  
  Other:
  
  Healing/Party Healing
  - The amount healed is now variable
  - Negative damage is now displayed
  
  [SPOILER="Spoiler"][video=youtube;ojji0_BG0LQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ojji0_BG0LQ[/video][/SPOILER]
• Xemnas wrote on 2013-03-31 21:56
  What does "+ Life Drain Damage (inverted)" mean, does it damage YOU now?
• Reyaxris wrote on 2013-03-31 21:58

  Quote from Xemnas;1059320:

  What does "+ Life Drain Damage (inverted)" mean, does it damage YOU now?

  
  It means that the lower your HP is the more overall damage it'll inflict.
• Xemnas wrote on 2013-03-31 22:06

  Quote from Reyaxris;1059321:

  It means that the lower your HP is the more overall damage it'll inflict.

  
  
  Oh that's a major improvement then.
• Tropa wrote on 2013-03-31 22:27
  Might actually pick up alch again, maybe
  
  They need to move Watercannon to something else, though.
• qaccy wrote on 2013-03-31 22:32

  Quote from Xemnas;1059331:

  Oh that's a major improvement then.

  
  
  Depends. Life Drain doesn't really need any "improvements" in the damage because it's already plenty strong, even ignoring the fact that it can damage pretty much everything in the game in one way or another.
  
  But still, it's hard to say what the "new" alchemy damage is. How much stronger does a skill get as your HP/MP/SP increases? Like how 2.5 str = 1 max damage for melee, how much does 1 MP affect water cannon damage for instance? It could be that it takes something like 500 MP to equal the damage it can currently do, who knows? Unless someone's already posted numbers somewhere; I haven't read every post in this thread. Anyway, just because they're changing how alchemy damage is determined doesn't inherently mean it's all getting stronger.
• JoeyDee9 wrote on 2013-03-31 22:40
  My current knowledge with Alchemy
  
  Skills are boosted by some stats.
  WC's load time is smaller
  Chain cylinder at r1 has a 10 seconds cooldown and 100% activation for all 5 charges
  Special crystals are not required any more and a set number of fire/water/wind/clay are taken out of your inventory.
  
  Okay, Just did some tests and here is some of the raw data.
  379 HP -> 691 crits : Formula states I should be doing 514
  669 HP -> 920 crits : Formula states I should be doing 514
  
  No enchants, regular cylinder r1 flame rB AM and r8 Flame Alchemy
• Chaos' wrote on 2013-04-01 01:17
  can we hav a new thread for these new info, getting clutter and lost.
  
  and anyone willing to sum up the pro and cons as new info are understood/found? like, wat does this change actually benefit or hinders the class/race/etc?