Your thoughts on Evan class

Um, yeah. So? You're not planning to get that far?



Evans have lower DPS than Arch Mages on (with Chain Lightning, Illusion, and Paralyze) single neutral monsters if you include summons. There is a thread somewhere proving this. You can't use Flamewheel as it's a multi mob skill.

Evans are cool.

And don't listen to those papayagots saying Evan didn't bring anything new. Who cares?

We get a goddamm dragon following you, plus we get a new SP system.

But the dragon isn't new. Look at pets and summons.

Yes it is.

The dragon ISN'T new, it's basically a CS weapon, the dragon doesn't have any AI and does not fight for itself, you do the fighting for it and it stays strictly close to you, it's basically like having a shadow partner, only it's the shadow partner primarily attacking and not you, I don't see how this is unique

But both the dragon and the new SP system don't affect gameplay that much.

Neither does Dual Blade.

But Dual Blade has intensive mobility!

So do a bunch of other classes.

But dual blade actually has a reliable DPS and far more mobility than that of an Evan, with skills that advance the concept of pre existing skills and actually work! Although they're overpowered, at least they're not underpowered. Evan is a failed attempt at this(although it could be argued Dual blade was a failed attempt to, it just had better results)

Evans DO have extremely useful support skills, though. That's their niche in the game.
Because I'd rather have an Evan supporting my group with cooldown support skills rather than a bishop who can just spam heal me, defeating the need for pro defense

But Evan can do better mob damage with flame wheel than AM's!

Um, ultimates? The whole concept of mage is that they're the best mobbers in the game, I'd love to see you out dps an AM with flame wheel, as they ks you 1hkoing all the monsters in the vicinity. Chiefs are weak to ice now, I/L's will DESTROY them with blizzard, and CL will do just as good. Sure, Evans may be great against non-elemental or same-element monsters, but will anyone actually need to fight those? Maybe in the future, but as it is now, Skeles and Chiefs are basically the best spots to train at, therefore AM> Evan, Evans might be able to compare to a FP mage, but they're obviously better in mobbing in third job than any other class in the game.


I like Evan, the idea was cool, even though the dragon has no AI the attacks were just beautiful, I loved the idea of them being a mage that doesn't have to rely on a nuke button(ultimate) to train in fourth job, but still had some magic elements to it. I will also be making an Evan for the hell of it, and I will probably enjoy it a lot even if it is underpowered. But you probably shouldn't try to insist on digging up dirt on every possible thing that makes the Evan seem like they have anything worth aiming for.

However, this may change in the future, if for example they make new maps with monsters that are resistant to ice, lightning, and fire, and it becomes a main training area, then Evan will > AM, and such.