AionInsider.com Article: Sorcerer: Nuking class done right

[DoranM]

The stereotype of a Sorcerer is a class that wears a light robe and uses staves to deal significant damage over a short period of time. PlayNC has done an incredible job in representing this concept strongly within Aion. Sorcerers are truly the definition of “Glass Cannon” in this game. The only mold it breaks [...]

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[Owl]

Do you have to click button that appears on screen to do a combo?

[Mark]

No, push the number on the keyboard that corresponds. Normally it's the same number as the skill that triggered the combo, but in the case of branching combo trees it's not.

[AionInsider]

Originally Posted by Owl

Do you have to click button that appears on screen to do a combo?

Initially, a combo initiator (refer to combo system article for definition) will trigger the combo to start.

From then on, skills will appear on your screen which is the sequential skill in the combo. You can either click them, or hot key them manually. Aion leaves a lot of room for flexibility.

EDIT:

Mark beat me to it! Go away! >:O!

[Cynic]

Not a bad article, a bit short and nothing shockingly new but interesting none the less.

[stellious]

I'd say the same as cynic but it does give me a little better perspective on the usefulness of the sorc. Might be my secondary.

[Aeterna]

Hmm, the way the start of that page reads makes you think they'd explain more why it's so much of a glass cannon, not just name some skills.

@Mark; how's it work with branching skilltrees then? Let's say I have a skill on 4, which branches into 2 options.
Will 1 of them be "4" and the other ctrl+4 or something? Since ctrl/shift/alt combo's would probably be bound to another skillbar entirely.

[Riku]

Originally Posted by Aeterna

Hmm, the way the start of that page reads makes you think they'd explain more why it's so much of a glass cannon, not just name some skills.

@Mark; how's it work with branching skilltrees then? Let's say I have a skill on 4, which branches into 2 options.
Will 1 of them be "4" and the other ctrl+4 or something? Since ctrl/shift/alt combo's would probably be bound to another skillbar entirely.

You stack the second branch skill on your quick bar (3 skills total, but they only use up 2 quick bar slots) because the first skill in the bar will change to the next skill in the first branch. 2 skills on one key.

[Kenator]

Well I think a good example of the "Glass Cannon" type is the Air Shock...chance to pull of massive damage but your stuck and prone to more damaging attacks from melee

[GhostBoy]

Originally Posted by Riku

You stack the second branch skill on your quick bar (3 skills total, but they only use up 2 quick bar slots) because the first skill in the bar will change to the next skill in the first branch. 2 skills on one key.

So if I understand you correctly, if you have a branching combo, you need 2 quickbar slots for it.

Say A branches to B or C. When you use A and the combo triggers, A turns to B. If you want to use C, you need a separate quickbar slot.

In essence: A and B may be bound to 1 and C will then be bound to 2, saving you 1 slot compared to having everything in it's own place. Is that about right?

[Arvalo85]

Originally Posted by Aeterna

Hmm, the way the start of that page reads makes you think they'd explain more why it's so much of a glass cannon, not just name some skills.

The article wouldn't have been nearly so interesting if i had just wrote about how fast you will die for 3 paragraphs. I did comment on that fact by the end.

At no point did i feel like i emphasized the topic of the article to be geared toward that particular subject but nevertheless fear not!
Go back and read the last paragraph lol.

[Avelin]

Good reads, really. Even if some info is repeated, I like knowing it's written down somewhere I can pull up at my convenience. Looking forward to more.

[ntvinh986]

Originally Posted by DoranM

The stereotype of a Sorcerer is a class that wears a light robe and uses staves to deal significant damage over a short period of time. PlayNC has done an incredible job in representing this concept strongly within Aion. Sorcerers are truly the definition of “Glass Cannon” in this game. The only mold it breaks [...]

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Great post! It's very nice. Thank you so much for your post.