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It seems quite interesting, so i translate(edit abit) it n share it wif u guys.

All skills r divided in to 2 phase, activation phase n effective phase.
Skills must be activaded(activation phase) b4 it can show it’s effect(effective phase).
But these 2 phases r a completely indivudual phase, dun hav any connection at all.

Here’s some examples:
1. When u r being silenced, u can’t use any skills, BUT if u r being silenced in the
middle of a casting of a skill, the skill is still effective.

2. A wiz uses full DEX equipment b4 casting, BUT changes his/her equipment to full INT
equipment when start casting(means after the casting bar come out), the speed of casting
will not decrease, BUT the dmg will b calculate with the full INT equipment’s INT.
(know wat i mean?)

3. Cast Asura empty handed, once the casting bar appeared, equip weapon immedietly,
i died; Cast Asura with weapon, once the casting bar appeared, unequip weapon immedietly,
i left half of my HP.

Frm the above examples, the hipotisis mentioned is accepted.

Like for example, when a magic is activate, ur stats or watever effects the CAST TIME,
when the skill take effect, ur stats or watever effects the DAMAGE.

BUT here comes the problem, some skills r 1 hit effect, eg: Asura, Sharp Shooting, Soul
Breaker, etc, some looks like multi-hit effect, but is still consider 1 hit effect, eg:
Jupiter Thunder, Fire Bolt, Sonic Blow, etc.

Some skills r Multi-hit effect, eg: Storm Gust, Lord of Vermilion, Meteo Storm, etc.

Lets take SG for example, 1st hit u get hit unequiped, 2nd hit u equip Thara Frog, Marc,
& full MDEF equipment, 3rd hit u equip Golden Thiefbug, the dmg u recieve is totally
different for each hit. Thats for the defender.

As for attacker, the 1st hit’s dmg is depend on ur MATK when SG takes effect, BUT wat
about those hits after the 1st hit? Can the wiz changes his/her equipment to affect
the dmg of the other hits? Or it jz depends on the 1st hit’s MATK? Anyone can test
this for me? cz the original writer n myself also dun hav a wiz XD.

Some skills looks like their activation phase n effective phase r in unison, eg: Endure
, Attention Concentrate, Cloaking, most of BS/priest’s supportive skills, etc.
They looks like can’t b seperated into the 2 phase, BUT there ARE ways to seperate them.

How to seperate them? The answer is by using the portal connecting 2 maps.

i call these kind of skill “Map Crossing Skills”.

I dunno this is a bug or anything, but it works.

To the system: the skill is activated in map A, but the skill take effect in map B.

How to do this?
Its easy(actually not that easy), use the skill jz b4 u step on the portal, experienced
Assassins n Rogues shld know how to map crossing cloak n map crossing hiding.

Now which kind of skills can do map crossing?
1. Skills tht doesn’t need to target, eg: Cloaking, Hiding, EDP, Attention Concentrate,
some of the priest’s skills, etc.
2. Skills tht need to target, BUT only if the caster n the target is the same person.
Means like cast Enchant Poison on urself.

Skills other than tht cannot do map crossing.
Eg: Jupiter Thunder, when u enter the portal, the target is locked, so the skill is
activated, BUT after u come out of the portal, the target is losted, so the skill
cannot take effect.

Wat is the use of Map Crossing?
We all know tht when we come out frm a portal, we gt a few sec of the so called
“Invincible Mode”, ntg can harm u in these few sec(i 4gt how long liao). To the system,
the skill is activated in map A, when u r in map B, the skill is jz effective, which means
u can hav the effect of the skill n the “Invincible Mode” at the same time(although the
time is very short).

Imagine u use these technique in GVG(guild war).
Map crossing cloak, map crossing frost joker, etc.

By using this thecnique, u can break through the defence of Loki’s Weil(1 of bard n
dancer’s ensemble).
Loki’s Weil can only negate the activation of a skill, BUT cannot negate the effective of
a skill.

p.s: i tried it, it worked!!
when i go thru a portal, i press magnificat, then after i come out of the portal, i straight got my magnificat effective without casting it.
map crossing cloak also, it worked!!