One area of focus for the November 24 version update is battle balancing. Among the many adjustments being made are changes to the accuracy of physical and magic attacks, enmity rates, actions for all classes, and reductions to the amount of skill points needed to rank up, and more.

Character Progression
Accuracy

The accuracy rates for actions in general, both physical and magic, have been increased, making it easier for players to land attacks. This will, subsequently, result in more skill points.

Skill Points in Parties

Skill points earned in battle are now awarded after an enemy is defeated. Additionally, discrepancies in the amount of skill points awarded to party members have been reduced. Together with these changes, the overall number of skill points awarded has also been increased, making progression easier even in smaller parties.

The above changes will serve to increase the tempo of battle, and also allow players to obtain more skill points than was previously possible. To further facilitate the process of ranking up, the amount of skill points required to attain ranks 11 through 31 has been reduced. The reductions are most significant for the rank range of 11 through 20, as we would like to enable players the ability to engage in more goal-oriented content, such as the hunting of notorious monsters, at an earlier stage of play. Further information regarding these changes will be released in the version update details Topics post of November 24.



Balancing Adjustments to Actions

In order to improve the uniqueness and flavor of each class in party battle, we have made a number of adjustments to the effects, durations, execution costs, and enmity generation rates of a number of actions. Below is a sampling of these changes.

Pugilist

• Featherfoot
  
  • Active duration increased from 15 to 30 seconds.
    
  • Evasion rate increased.

Gladiator

• Luminous Spire
  
  • MP cost reduced from 20 to 10.

Marauder

• Foresight
  
  • Stamina cost reduced from 5 to 3.5.
  • Active duration increased from 15 to 30 seconds.
  • Parry rate increased.
• Bloodbath
  
  • Stamina cost reduced from 6 to 3.5.

Archer

• Trifurcate
  
  • MP cost reduced from 30 to 15.

Lancer

• Speed Surge, Life Surge
  
  • Active duration increased from 120 to 180 seconds.

Conjurer

• Cure, Cure II, Cure III
  
  • Enmity generation adjusted.

Thaumaturge

• Scourge
  
  
  • Amount of damage dealt increased.
• Sacrifice, Sacrifice II, Sacrifice III
  
  • Enmity generation adjusted.
  • Amount of HP healed increased.

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Skill points earned in battle are now awarded after an enemy is defeated. Additionally, discrepancies in the amount of skill points awarded to party members have been reduced.

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starting to think, whats the point of leveling my PUG, LNC, GLA, BSM, and anything else if its harder now and will be easier later.

perhaps i should just stick to leveling MRD? or nothing?

RamseySylph wrote:
Regarding the acquisition of skill points in battle, though they are currently acquired by action, when the enemy is defeated party members will now acquire identical skill points.


Pure speculation, but here's how I'm hoping it goes down:

Base SP gain for mob you are fightning = 100sp

Party of 4 people:
CON earns the group 100 SP over the course of the fight
PUG1 earns the group 400 SP over the course of the fight
GLAD earns the group 400 SP over the course of the fight
PUG2 earns the group 300 SP over the course of the fight
Total SP From Battle: 1200

Divided by 4 (number of players in party): 300

Adding in the Base SP for the mob itself, everyone in the group would gain 400SP for that mob.

Doing it this way would also help prevent discourage people from soaking SP while not doing much. You'll want your party to be optimal.

The only part where this would get confusing for me on how they could handle it is shield skill.

Edited, Nov 19th 2010 9:22am by JaduFenrir

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Skill Points in Parties

The amount of skill points earned in battle is now determined by the enemy being encountered, rather than by the number or type of actions performed. As a result, players will no longer receive several skill points awards throughout the duration of combat. Instead, there will be only one lump sum of skill points awarded after an enemy is defeated.

Additionally, discrepancies in the amount of skill points awarded to party members of varying ranks have been reduced. For players of the same rank, this amount will now be the same, regardless of activity during combat. Together with these changes, the overall number of skill points awarded has also been increased, making progression easier even in smaller parties.