[CuteRedCrab]

As a class focused on using different kinds of elements, primarily through the use of Lantern Flame spells, the amount of points needing to spend to max out only one is far too much. Coupled with the resistance passives or other passives one would likely get, it leaves you with four, maybe in some cases only three Lantern Flame spells to choose from that are max rank. This makes Lantern Bearer a very limited class for what it's supposed to be.

I think that changing all the Lantern Flame spells from rank 5 to rank 3 would be appropriate, with the scaling as follows:

Rank 1: 30 FP, 80% Elemental ATK, 100% Scaled WPN ATK
Rank 2: 26 FP, 100% Elemental ATK, 100% Scaled WPN ATK
Rank 3: 22 FP, 120% Elemental ATK, 100% Scaled WPN ATK

And with the following changes made to certain Lantern Flame spells to accomodate this change:

Salamander
Unleash the flames of a volcanic spirit from your lantern, engulfing all enemies within 3 Range and dealing Fire magic damage to them.  It can also inflict Burn LV X 1+(3*Rank) for 3 rounds on those enemies.

Golem
Unleash a shockwave from your lantern, staggering all enemies within 3 Range and dealing Earth magic damage to them. All enemies damaged are also Magnetized for 2 rounds (LV = 5*Rank, but may be stronger/weaker based on distance).

Typhur
Releases a gust of wind from the king of the skies, dealing Wind magic damage to all enemies within 3 Range and knocking them back (+1 tile at Ranks 2 and 3). If a knocked back enemy is Airborne, they are also Knocked Down.

[Trexmaster]

https://neus-projects.net/forums/showthr...p?tid=9896

A thread made a bit ago that also advocates for essentially the same thing.

Many classes are in need of the 5 > 3 SP treatment that classes have been getting lately.

Pretty much every single class rework recently (Kensei and Arbalest for example) involve them taking all their 5 rank skills and converting them into 3 rank skills.

I like to think Dev's going to get to them all in due time, it's just happening at a staggered rate due to the workload he has, so unfortunately all we can do is wait.

More on topic, Lantern Bearer is especially in need of it due to how tight the SP is otherwise. The LB I've been running currently gets three spells and Focused Beam with a 1-dump wonder in Altera for purely Blind. The remainder is the bare minimum passive/innate investment (Farlight, Eternal Flame, Warding Light).

[renowner]

Agreed. . Lots of similar threads made though. . A lot of classes need similar touch-ups. Lanturn bearer is one of the most eggregious examples.