I'm pretty much a newbie to this game, I've played off an on for about 6 months now (About a month longest at one time), but I've decided to take this game a little more seriously... a lot more seriously
These questions might have already been answered, so posting the link will suffice, but I'll take any direct answers as fact.
Anyway, is it true that the Bicheon Shield Tech series has changed a little bit, from not doing anything while using it to being able to fight and move around as well during the duration?
Does it apply with the Ice/Fire Wall series also?
The Fire Shield series (Downgrading Abnormal Status Effects) says it requires a shield to use, so is Ice Immunity and stuff of the like still possible for higher levels for classes without a shield (I have a hunch on how to bypass, but I'm not sure if it's right)?
On another note, aside from the questions, I'd just like to say this about a few opinions on bladers:
First,
I read on a sufficient amount posts (to make me point this out) that people don't like to use the Heaven Chain (5-Hit Backflip) because it consumes too much MP, and would rather instead use Ascension Chain (4-Hit Spectacular) because it uses less MP.
The same people that said this (+ the majority of the opinion of others) also said that going fire is the better investment because the extra damage is "required." (In quotations for a reason)
Logically speaking, that is extremely contradictory. Paraphrased: "C'mon guys, let's try to do the most damage by cutting down on the highest hitting skills." There is definitely something wrong with that.
Second,
I've always been a fan of going "Pure" and not "Hybrid." Bring the best out in one attribute to be the best in one, specialized task. How does this connect to bladers? No, not the Str or Int build, but Fire vs. Ice choice. Bladers are renowned for their tanking ability. Fire is more or less the offensive Force, whereas Ice is just the opposite, for melee anyway, might be different for Nukers/Bowman.
So, my opinion: Ice Blader. The point of the blade is to tank. Ice, IMO, makes a pure tanker, not a hybrid like Fire. Make them unable to hit you, and when they do, they get blocked or the damage is reduced even more. I know the opinion around here is to Burn, but if you really wanted damage, then why even choose the blade? Glaives were made for that, not a little poking stick and a shield, even if it is on fire.
Btw, I'm running a Blader with Ice Primary, if that wasn't already apparent.
Lengthy post, thanks for reading.