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Aion 2 Balance Patch Analysis: NC Balance Team's Efforts and Future Direction
Analysis and evaluation of this Aion 2 balance patch. It presents the impact of the new Arcana system on each class and the direction of balance adjustments, and discusses future improvements with a positive evaluation of the NC balance team's efforts.
1. 👏 NC Balance Team Shows Positive Changes Through Patch
- ✅ Balance-related content mentioned in the previous video was reflected in this patch.
- ✅ It is now possible for free-to-play users to acquire 6 Sorcerer skills.
- ✅ Positive evaluation of the NC balance team's efforts.
00:00 - 00:16
1. 👏 NC Balance Team Shows Positive Changes Through Patch
- ✅ Balance-related content mentioned in the previous video was reflected in this patch.
- ✅ It is now possible for free-to-play users to acquire 6 Sorcerer skills.
- ✅ Positive evaluation of the NC balance team's efforts.
00:17 - 01:12
2. 🏹 Sorcerer Skill Combination Recommendations and Success Strategies
- ✅ Recommended skills: Flame Arrow, Weave, Ice Arrow, Hokani Wind, Flame Explosion (Winter's Shackles is a lower priority).
- ✅ It is important to obtain a Holy Grail with at least 3 recommended skills.
- ✅ The success rate increases when you put two necessary skills in and spin the combination.
- ✅ It's worth trying the combination once a week.
01:13 - 01:38
3. ✨ New Arcana Utilization Strategy: Skill Combination and Enhancement Methods
- ✅ Target skills: Arrow, Weave, Chain, Explosion, Urgent Explosion (5 total).
- ✅ Bring two of each skill from the ring, and four of each from the Arcana.
- ✅ You can easily obtain the necessary skills from parchment and compass.
- ✅ When enhancing Arcana, a total of 9 skills are added, increasing the probability of focusing points on the desired skills.
01:39 - 02:08
4. 🧪 Holy Grail Combination and Arcana Enhancement Strategies
- ✅ Enhancement becomes easier if you obtain a Holy Grail with at least three skills.
- ✅ The new Arcana must have two desired skills attached.
- ✅ Paper and Winter are attack power-related passives, and PVP users use Sacrifice Contract and Resistance Grace.
- ✅ It is best to obtain the new Arcana first, check the options, and then combine the Holy Grail.
02:09 - 03:32
5. 💎 Securing Combination Materials and Slight Buff to Lado
- ✅ Mysterious Crystals, the combination material, can only be obtained through extraction.
- ✅ You can obtain Mysterious Crystals by running the Transcendence Tier 10 dungeon.
- ✅ Lado has been slightly buffed, and the Orb has also been slightly buffed.
03:33 - 04:12
6. ⚖️ Proposed Direction for Sorcerer Balance Adjustment
- ✅ The Sorcerer's survivability needs to be slightly buffed.
- ✅ Consider adding a shield to the Ironclad Insurance, raising the back as much as the Assassin to create a glass cannon concept, or slightly buffing the back.
04:13 - 05:35
7. 🛠️ Game Company Balance Adjustment Methods and NC's Success Stories
- ✅ There are three methods: releasing class change tickets, disclosing internal data, and indirect patches that everyone can agree on.
- ✅ NC has successfully performed balance adjustments through indirect patches.
- ✅ Contributed to balance adjustments by adding all skills to the new Arcana.
05:36 - 06:01
8. 📊 Aion 2 Class-Specific DPS Analysis and Experimental Results
- ✅ Assassin is the strongest, Sorcerer and Gladiator are similar, and Spiritmaster and Ranger are slightly similar in that order.
- ✅ Experiment conducted by summoning friends.
06:02 - 07:24
9. 🤝 Class-Specific DPS Experiment Process with Friends
- ✅ DPS experiment conducted with friends of various tiers.
- ✅ Equipment and attack power adjusted according to Atol score.
- ✅ Assassin was excluded from the experiment because it is Tier 1, and Healer was also excluded because its DPS is low.
- ✅ The experimental results for Sorcerer and Gladiator were similar.
07:25 - 08:16
10. ⚔️ Comparative Analysis of Sorcerer and Gladiator DPS
- ✅ Sorcerer and Gladiator repeated winning and losing, and the DPS was similar.
- ✅ Even with extreme DPS cycles, the result was 50/50.
08:17 - 08:50
11. 🤯 Surprise at the DPS Results of Sorcerer and Gladiator
- ✅ Surprised by the similar results, even though I thought the Sorcerer would win.
- ✅ Expected the samples to be similar when balancing characters.
08:51 - 10:20
12. 🏹 Spiritmaster and Ranger DPS Comparison and the Need for Ranger Buff
- ✅ Spiritmaster won 8 times and Ranger won 2 times.
- ✅ The Ranger's specs were set low because Atol was matched to the Spiritmaster.
- ✅ DPS difference occurs due to the Ranger's mechanism problem.
- ✅ Ranger buff is needed, but it can be a problem in PVP.
10:21 - 11:04
13. 🛡️ Guardian and Templar DPS Comparison and Overall Results
- ✅ The results vary depending on the Guardian and Templar settings.
- ✅ Guardian and Templar are considered to be on par.
- ✅ Everyone agrees that Healer has the lowest DPS.
- ✅ Assassin is #1, Sorcerer/Gladiator are the same, Spiritmaster/Ranger are similar, Guardian/Templar are the same, and Healer is the lowest.
11:05 - 11:27
14. 📊 Summary of Class-Specific DPS Experiment Results
- ✅ The results vary depending on the Guardian and Templar settings.
- ✅ The Templar had to take off equipment because the Guardian's Atol was high.
- ✅ Guardian and Templar are considered to be on par.
- ✅ Everyone agrees that Healer is the lowest.
11:28 - 12:08
15. ⚖️ Gladiator's Limited DPS Increase and Sorcerer's DPS Increase Potential
- ✅ Gladiator has almost no DPS increase even when raising skill levels.
- ✅ Sorcerer has a significant DPS increase every time a skill level is raised.
12:09 - 12:32
16. 🧙 Spiritmaster's Skill Investment Strategy and Expected Buff
- ✅ Spiritmaster is operated with Zakel and Elemental Fusion.
- ✅ The rest is invested in passive skills.
- ✅ Spiritmaster is already expected to be buffed and was mentioned on the live broadcast.
12:33 - 12:57
17. 🏹 Ranger's Skill Selection and DPS Cycle Concerns
- ✅ Ranger uses Rapid Fire, Snipe, Jojo, and Songeo as the meta.
- ✅ Gale, Snare, Target, and Trap are used as sub-skills.
- ✅ There are skills that have a DPS increase every time an active skill level is raised.
- ✅ Need to think more about the DPS cycle.
- ✅ Target level 20 looks like it has merit.
12:58 - 13:38
18. 🔮 Analysis of the Impact of the New Arcana Patch on Each Class
- ✅ NC is conducting a new Arcana patch through internal data.
- ✅ Templar and Spiritmaster have an overall spec increase.
- ✅ Sorcerer and Ranger have a slight DPS increase with the new Arcana.
- ✅ Gladiator and Guardian's DPS does not increase significantly.
- ✅ It is expected that the balance will be mostly matched once the new Arcana settings are completed.
13:39 - 14:16
19. ✅ Patch Satisfaction and Future Improvement Directions
- ✅ Satisfied that the patch was made as said in the video.
- ✅ The Guardian's slight PVP DPS nerf has not yet been patched.
- ✅ Positive evaluation of the balance team's efforts.
14:17 - 14:44
20. 📢 Class Change Ticket Release Proposal
- ✅ Propose the release of a class change ticket if balance complaints continue.
- ✅ I think releasing a class change ticket is not a bad idea.