Quote Originally Posted by AarosLunos View Post
It does help with MP management significantly. pre-1.18 there was no need for MP management at all and quite frankly it spoiled a ton of mages and they all became complacent. Luckily the mages in my LS knew how to conserve MP and play their classes correctly before this patch. Is this a significant change? Absolutely. But many saw it coming and those that did have had no problems adjusting their play style.

But so many people here act like this is the end-all-be-all final class adjustment EVAR for mages. Those who act that way are blind fools.
I agree, its not the end of changes to come. The "MP Management" Can not be argued, its not feesible at all. I am simply stating that right now important spells now have x3times the mp consumption. I am not one to complain about a good challenge. I always welcome that! I wouldnt be playing a "MMO" if i felt any other way. However, balance is the key to victory for everyone involved. I think since everyone voiced there opinon about the games difficulty "Easy-Mode". Now are experiancing the game in "Hard Mode". The changes where extreme, and it takes time for people to adjust to that. Alot of people are casual players, and that affects them the most. The hard-core players love, and embrace the challenge with a open heart. So in essence these changes have affected both playstyles. Right now the game is in re-devolpment state, but how much longer do we have to wait to play a game that we have been anticipating to be great @launch!? For the record, im very much a fanboy of "final fantasy". I just feel that the patch broght more problems than it solved. I suppose we can be optimstic and look to the future of the game. The real question is though, when!?