Didn’t know that since I haven’t taken many attributes really high since the change, I only recall someone reading that it adds to skill factor and only glanced over it at tos.neet.tv, but I actually bothered to look at it there and you’re right, my bad. Flare has enhance too though so they both increase with this, but certainly enchant fire will not.
You’re saying that fireball requires items and money, but expect an AA build to do it on less? I’m not saying an AA build will match it at higher levels, I didn’t bother taking my Pyro that route as I mainly made him to try Enchanter, didn’t like it overall and he’s just going to sit there with his Event weapon for now, so that’s what he has. With higher MAtk from weapons and the newer formula of course the more you fund it with stronger items the better scaling attacks are going to end up since EF scales largely with INT (and MinMatk) in this build.
I guess the real point here was at least starting off and up to the point where I am (not investing in a 315 weapon or better, not having thauma in build or anything like that) fireball feels a bit weak. If I rank reset to try it a different way and built around fireball more with what you said, I’m sure it would indeed be strong. I’ve had no problem getting decent damage out of EF+EL w/ Pardoner buffs where I am now though for running 290dg and some 320HG hunting but that’s very light for what I do. Also, I actually do party with auto attackers where EF shows good use pretty often, so maybe my view is skewed there as well.
They already said what they’re intending to nerf with it, they won’t allow temporary buffs to effect shop (DM, Transmit Prana, etc), maybe they’ll add more, but that’s what I’ve stated so far anyhow.
I link and AA with those buffs and have no problem anyhow
I suppose it’s fairer to say that Fireball will take reaching a certain point in MAtk to really show it’s value whereas EF can show value up until that point due to extra AA line, AA buffs, and blessing, as well as helping the party if you’re usually in one.