Not Bug Elemental Wands/Staves

Joong · Mar 11, 2014

PROBLEM: THESE BONUSES DON'T WORK, as far as I know!

As many of you may know already, Elemental Wands were clearly designed for MAGES. Literally. Not magicians who have studied the ways of the holy light, but real, elemental Mages. This is because the different elemental wands give different elemental attack bonuses, for example;

Blue Elemental Wands/Staves give a 25% power increase in Ice based attacks, and a 10% power increase in Lightning based attacks.

Yellow Elemental Wands/Staves give a 25% power increase in Lightning based attacks, and a 10% power increase in Ice based attacks.

Red Elemental Wands/Staves give a 25% power increase in Fire based attacks, and a 10% power increase in Poison based attacks.

Purple Elemental Wands/Staves give a 25% power increase in Poison based attacks, and a 10% power increase in Fire based attacks.

It should be noted that all Elemental Wands/Staves are supposed to decrease the power of all Holy based attacks by 25%.
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maggles · Mar 11, 2014

You are wrong about the deduction on holy based attacks. (which is version v83 and is not only to holy but any element which isn't the primary and secondary element)

The red bit in this quote is where we are.

BasilMarket said:

Elemental weapons were created in the JMS version of maplestory before the big bang update sometime in late 2007.

There are many reasons stated as to why they created the weapons but it was mainly done in order to attempt to balance
archmages and bishops at the time.

Notice how each weapon gives a boost to archmage elements but a penalty to the holy element discouraging bishops from using them.

GMS later introduced the elemental weapons without the bonuses or penalties.

After a few complaints, they introduced the bonuses but left out the penalties.
This lead to both bishops and archmages (now having a damage boost) being able to use the weapons with mass inflation.

The most sought after were the 130 level weapons since there was no luk requirement and lukless was a popular build variation.

Later, after more complaints, GMS finally introduced the weapon penalties resulting in bishops loosing billions of mesos without
means of compensation.

During big bang, GMS removed the bonuses from the weapons stating that they became a balance issue in the newly revamped maplestory.

After many more complaints, GMS introduced the bonuses again but at a nerfed % which we now have today.
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v62 afaik gives a 10%/5% bonus, which I think is implemented, but I might be wrong.

Edit: Maybe 25%/10%

Matt · Mar 11, 2014

I am unsure about the bonuses and/or if any are implemented. Can you provide the source where that quote is from?

maggles · Mar 11, 2014

Matt said: ↑

I am unsure about the bonuses and/or if any are implemented. Can you provide the source where that quote is from?
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My quote was from Basil Market, but the thread only mentions the current bonuses which are 10%/5% in current gMS.

Katsuruka · Mar 11, 2014

Ty is correct about the wrong-element penalties - they weren't introduced in v.62.

Joong · Mar 11, 2014

There are many reasons stated as to why they created the weapons but it was mainly done in order to attempt to balance
archmages and bishops at the time.

Notice how each weapon gives a boost to archmage elements but a penalty to the holy element discouraging bishops from using them.
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This is mainly what I'm trying to get at. I cannot confirm that it's supposed to be like this in v0.62, but I can confirm that my original post is true about v0.83.

I also know that it is true that the elemental bonuses were nerfed in Big Bang, and that the penalty to the holy element was removed aswell. Not sure in which version, though.

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