[Mabinogi KR Test] Renovation Update - Ranged Combat // 12th of Feburary, 2015

• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 05:07
  I will be posting things seperately and linking them in this main post.
  Think of this as like a navigation menu.
  
  
  1. Phase 1, Skill Changes (6/2/2015)
  - Skill changes in detail by Kapra
  - Debate: Giant Javelin Revamp, is this normal??
  
  2. New Skill: Urgent Shot - Extract from Developer Notes (6/2/2015)
  
  3. Mabinogi KR Main Server Update (12/2/2015)
  * Skill in Detail
  - Urgent Shot
  * New Things
  - Enchants
  - Crossbows & New Upgrades
  - Titles
  
  4. Official Announcements (12/2/2015)
  - Official Update Notes
  - New Dungeon: Alban Knight's Training Camp
  
  
  
  On a personal note.
  I hate this update right now.
  Only 1 week of testing with no adjustments?
  Don't **** with me, devCAT...
  12th of Feburary, 2015.
• Kilayox wrote on 2015-02-06 05:12
  Curious to see what they do with ranged combat
• ReFuSeR wrote on 2015-02-06 05:12
  i hope elves dont get shit
• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 05:20
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  [SIZE="5"]Phase 1, Skill Changes[/SIZE]
  
  
  * Aiming system is updated.
  - As the aiming percentage increases, attack failure chance further decreases.
  - Auto evasion by Luck will no longer trigger when you attack at 100% Aim.
  
  
  * Crossbows are revamped.
  - You are no longer locked-in when using archery with crossbows. ([S]Shameless commentated video[/S])
  - Piercing effects are added to crossbows.
  
  
  * Archery skills are changed:
  [Support Shot]
  - Stun duration increased.
  - Effect is more visible.
  - Skill cooldown time is decreased.
  - Skill effect duration is increased.
  
  [Final Shot]
  - No longer cancels upon being knocked down.
  - Can use items during usage of the skill.
  - Skill duration does not decrease upon teleportation. [S]OP[/S]
  - Skill cooldown time is decreased.
  
  [Mirage Missile]
  - One of the infection effect - movement speed decrease - has been increased.
  - The infection damage increases with higher Dexterity.
  - You can now finish an enemy with infection. [S]Holy ****.[/S]
  
  [Spider Shot]
  - Skill cooldown time is decreased.
  - Spider Traps are now sold in General Shops. [S]What?[/S]
  
  [Arrow Revolver]
  - You can now get this quest along with other intermediate skill quests.
  - Arrow Revolver drop rates for pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 has been increased.
  - Arrow Revolver pages' expiration times will be removed. (Does not apply to pages aquired prior to the update.)
  
  
  * Throwing Attack has been changed.
  - Stun duration upon a successful hit has been increased.
  - The damage in relativity with Strength has been increased.
  - Skill cooldown time is decreased.
  - Atlatis can be modified/upgraded.
  - Javelin's stack counts will be increased.
  
  
  * Others
  - Number of arrows given in 'Basics of Archery' quest will be increased.
  
  
  Source: http://mabinogi.nexon.com/C3/post.asp?id=A9XX4883326X1X1
  
  
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  PS : Elf op... RIP Humans.
• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 05:26
  Regarding crossbow piercing...
  They added an upgrade path where you can get 1 piercing.
  That's all.
  
  F.. -sigh-...
• ReFuSeR wrote on 2015-02-06 05:27

  Quote from Rixx;1264140:

  
  PS : Elf op... RIP Humans.

  
  
  i dun see what there makes elves op but ok
• Kaeporo wrote on 2015-02-06 05:46

  Quote from Rixx;1264141:

  Regarding crossbow piercing...
  They added an upgrade path where you can get 1 piercing.
  That's all.
  
  F.. -sigh-...

  
  
  Do remember that this is just the first leg of the update. I'm sure that they'll add a couple of ranged skills and make further improvements in the next couple of days. I exclusively use a spirit arbalest, so i'm hoping that they send some love my way.
  
  I'm interested in Mirage Missile's new damage formula. Dexterity always factored into shock damage. The old formula was:
  
  Base Damage + (Int/5) + (Dex/7)
  
  lol
  lol
  
  [video=youtube;VXd_cDgEn6A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXd_cDgEn6A[/video]
  
  Yeah...this first part didn't really fix anything with archery...Support Shot looks really nice.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-02-06 05:48

  Quote from ReFuSeR;1264142:

  i dun see what there makes elves op but ok

  
  
  Ya, last I tried final shot it was really difficult to use. I mean sure now Mirage Missle got even better and can even kill. Seems pretty good so far.
  
  I love how they even touched the Giants throwing attack skill. Wasn't expecting any boost to giants this update but looks like Giants like my friend Kenny will be very pleased with this update. Having the team try and look at the specifics on the actual values of the increases/decreases and other skill related skill changes. We'll probably release it all at once once it hits the live update as usual.
  
  I'm expecting that next week we'll see the new skills/weapons/enchants and then the week or two after they'll wrap it up and ship it to live. They seem to be following a specific pattern for these updates. All is within my expected paramaters and expectations for the most part.
• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 05:52
  After playing around for a bit, here's a bit of my thoughts.
  
  Regarding crossbows:
  1. It's crap. Here's the reason why.
  2. Piercing doesn't really add much, it still cannot compare to bows.
  3. Unlocking Magnum and Crash Shot position is not really helpful at all. When you load a skill, it loads immediately and you'd shoot short after. I'm not sure if somebody can come up with creative strategies, I can think of a few people on this forum, but oh well...
  
  Regarding Final Shot and Mirage Missiles (I haven't played them YET, but here's the information I gathered so far.):
  1. FINAL SHOT OP YUSSSSSSS
  2. Hydra > Mirage any day. (but then again, it's just a test server, so who knows...)
  
  That's pretty much it for what I've gathered so far.
  
  And for the aiming system revamp, testers are saying it's not noticeable.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-02-06 05:55
  Well I didn't really expect the aiming system to be noticeable. It'll be more noticeable when we pull up the data but only on paper will it be that noticeable. As for Final Shot being OP, I could never figure out how the hell to get that skill to work right. It's not like final hit where you just click the enemy and bam bam hack away. Never could work out the teleportation part of final shot :/
  
  As for Crossbow piercing, I think it'll be better when you add on those SAO enchants to it that add piercing in addition to the upgrades. I think the new crossbows that will be added next week will take more advantage of it.
  
  You're saying things way too soon before the other stuff has come in.
• Zekkii wrote on 2015-02-06 05:56

  Quote from Rixx;1264140:

  * Aiming system is updated.
  - As the aiming percentage increases, attack failure chance further decreases.

  
  ...and here I was, thinking that was already how it worked.
  
  
  

  * Crossbows are revamped.
  -DAMAGE through piercing
  
  [Mirage Missile]
  -DAMAGE with dex
  
  * Throwing Attack has been changed.
  - DAMAGE

  
  God damn, how do they come up with all these original and flawlessly executed ideas?
• Kaeporo wrote on 2015-02-06 05:58

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1264146:

  As for Crossbow piercing, I think it'll be better when you add on those SAO enchants to it that add piercing in addition to the upgrades. I think the new crossbows that will be added next week will take more advantage of it.

  
  
  SAO enchants don't work for ranged weapons.
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-02-06 05:59

  - As the aiming percentage increases, attack failure chance further decreases.

  
  
  Huh...? Doesn't it do that already or something?
  
  

  - Piercing effects are added to crossbows.

  
  
  Piercing Level or Armor Pierce?
• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 06:00
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  [SIZE="5"]New Skill: Urgent Shot - Extract from Developer Notes[/SIZE]
  
  
  New Skill : Urgent Shot
  
  You can use this when you miss a shot when using bow or crossbow.
  This skill does not require aiming, it will push an enemy away from you.
  
  Also, it has an effect that increases aiming speed of next attack,
  therefore it is expected to help players in situations that can endanger them in case of a missed shot.
  
  
  Source: http://mabinogi.nexon.com/C3/post.asp?id=A9XX4883325X12X1
  
  
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• Rixx wrote on 2015-02-06 06:03

  Quote from Darkboy132;1264149:

  Huh...? Doesn't it do that already or something?
  
  
  
  Piercing Level or Armor Pierce?

  
  
  Actual piercing level.
  I checked and normal NPC shop crossbow has piercing 1 on it.
  
  As for the aiming failure chance, they wanted to make it more "realistic", not aim at 90% 3 times and miss all of them.