Gameplay Adjustments [gathering information - defining]

Gameplay Adjustments

RetRO unique approach to class balance. This guide provides a detailed breakdown of stat and skill adjustments across all jobs, offering a fresh yet familiar combat experience that blends classic Ragnarok mechanics with modern enhancements.

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Attack Speed Reworked:

1

Renewal Calculation

Attack Speed values for all characters have been recalibrated to approximate renewal-based calculations.

2

Notable ASPD Changes

There are now significant differences in Attack Speed when equipping shields or various weapon types across all characters.

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First-Job Adjustments:

Skill / Stat	New Behaviour
Increase AGI	Increases ASPD by 1% per Skill level.
Angelus	Grants +50 Max HP per Skill level.
Teleportation	Disabled

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Skill	New Behaviour
ALL Bolts and Other Skills	Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

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Skill	New Behaviour
Crazy Uproar	Now a party buff. Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time
Mammonite	Zeny cost reduced to 300z flat
Overcharge	Effect only works at Base Level 75.
Discount	Effect only works at Base Level 75.

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Skill / Stat	New Behaviour
Double Attack	Critical Enabled
Steal	Consume 75 SP per use

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Second-Job Adjustments:

Skill	New Behaviour
Acid Terror	Damage now scales on % of ATK
Bomb	Adds damage based on Potion Research skill Damage formula changed to melee

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Skill	New Behaviour
Sonic Blow	Changed attack motion

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Skill	New Behaviour
Power Thrust	Removed weapon destruction chance Increased party bonus damage
Greed	Disabled.

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Skill	New Behaviour
Shield Boomerang	New damage formula
Spear Quicken	Added ASPD and critical
Grand Cross	Self damage slightly reduced Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

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Skill	New Behaviour
Trap Skills	Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time
Blitz Beat	Auto Blitz no longer split damage Damage formula now depends on AGI and DEX

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Skill	New Behaviour
Bowling Bash	Removed gutterline effect Deals AOE 5x5 damage
Brandish Spear	Acts as long-ranged physical attack
Two-Hand Quicken	Adds ASPD, CRIT and HIT

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Skill / Mechanic	New Behaviour
Knuckle and Fist Weapons	Deals 100% dmg to small & medium
Raging Trifecta Blow	Has 30% proc at all skill levels
Asura Strike	Reduced SP penalty to 3 seconds
Blade Stop	Has 10 seconds duration Increases damage of Occoult Impact and Throw Spirit Sphere by 50% while on Root

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Skill	New Behaviour
Magnus Exorcismus	Deals Holy MATK damage
Mace Mastery	Increases Critical
Suffragium	Reworked skill mechanism on veriable casting time reduction
Impositio Manus	Increases ATK and MATK

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Skill	New Behaviour
Steal Coin	Disabled for economy
Intimidate	Disabled Teleportation
Sightless Mind	Target takes +30% damage from all sources when it successfully hits its target
Back Stab	Automatically moves players to back Damage hits twice when using daggers
Snatch	Reduced chance from 20% to 10% Auto steal now consumes 50 SP per trigger and will not work if user is out of SP.

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Skill	New Behaviour
Deluge / Whirlwind / Volcano	Changed catalyst to Blue Gemstone
Volcano	Increases ATK and MATK

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Skill	New Behaviour
Meteor Storm Storm Gust Jupitel Thunder Earth Spike Heaven's Drive Lord of Vermilion	Adjusted fixed casting time Adjusted variable casting time

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Skill Type	New Behaviour
Ensemble Skills	Enabled
Supportive Ensembles	31x31 AOE party buff skill
Offensive Ensembles	9x9 AOE behavior
Song Buff and Debuff Limit	Players can only receive one song buff OR one song debuff at a time. Even if multiple Bards or Dancers in your party are casting different songs simultaneously, only the latest cast song will apply and the effects do not stack. They simply overlap.

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