Skill Delays

Skill Hard Delays

Hard Delays are enforced cooldowns applied to certain skills to balance gameplay and prevent excessive spamming. These adjustments ensure fair combat pacing and maintain class diversity in battles.

📊 Hard Delay Adjustments

Class	Skill Name	Hard Delay (ms)
Acolyte	Blessing	100
Acolyte	Increase Agility	100
Priest	Status Recovery	100
Priest	Lex Aeterna	100
Archer / Rogue	Double Strafe	100
Archer	Arrow Shower	150
Hunter	Blitz Beat	150
Sniper	Falcon Assault	200
Sniper	Sharpshooting	250
Knight	Bowling Bash	100
Knight	Brandish Spear	150
Knight	Spear Boomerang	100
Knight	Charge Attack	100
Swordsman	Magnum Break	100
Swordsman	Bash	100
Sage	Dispel	100
Sage	Land Protector	100
High Wizard	Ganbantein	100
Clown / Gypsy	Tarot Card of Fate	100
Paladin	Pressure	250
Merchant	Cart Revolution	100
Whitesmith	Cart Termination	100
Assassin	Grimtooth	150
Assassin Cross	Throw Venom Knife	100
Assassin Cross	Soul Destroyer	200
Magician	Fire Bolt	150
Magician	Cold Bolt	150
Magician	Lightning Bolt	150
Ninja	Throw Zeny	200
Ninja	Crimson Fire Blossom	200
Ninja	Dragon Fire Formation	200
Ninja	Lightning Spear of Ice	200
Ninja	Falling Ice Pillar	200
Ninja	Lightning Crash	200
Ninja	North Wind	200
Lord Knight	Spiral Pierce	200
Soul Linker	Assassin Spirit	200
Soul Linker	Kaupe	200
Soul Linker	Kaite	200
Soul Linker	Eske	200

Purpose of Hard Delays

• Balance Gameplay – Prevents certain classes from overwhelming others with spammed skills.

• Encourage Strategy – Players must time their skills carefully instead of relying on rapid repetition.

• Class Diversity – Ensures all classes remain viable by reducing dominance of specific abilities.

• Fair Competition – Creates a healthier PvP and WoE environment.