I’m working on transferring all of my translations to Divinitor. Developer K released DPS rankings for CDN a while back.

Developer K’s Diary

Special Thanks

• Gale for translating the first list, the popularity ranking.
• Smiling for translating the second list and helping me with some of the more complicated phrases.

Data Collection Details

Date Range: October 1, 2017 to October 19, 2017 (correlates with patch 95.4)

Target Version: CDN

Amount of aggregate data: approximately 150,000 (1 partition)

Target Content: Level 95 nests, excluding 8-man Hardcore content.

I checked the data personally and 8-man dragon nests are missing. It is too late to redo the study, but I do not think there is much of a difference.

Why is the popularity ranking in CDN different from KDN’s?

They have different preferences. CDN loves Swordsman. There are some outliers, but overall, the data does not differ much from KDN’s. I will upload KDN’s when it is ready.

Please take note of the timeframe for the data collection.

CDN is about two months behind KDN. Please note that some updates were not available to them during this timeframe, including Soul Eater’s and the Lencea Awakening.
Translation Note: As such, CDN was missing updates for Mercenary, Acrobat, Silver Hunter, Priest, Ray Mechanic (Singularity), Screamer, Oracle Elder, Reaper, Raven (Chain Punisher, Crow Storm, Guillotine Cross, Star Combination), Lencea, and heals.

I will continue to update the data, as I think it will prove useful in the long run.

Popularity Ranking

We have ranked class popularity using data from 150,000 dungeon runs.

I want to discuss the details. First, when we look at the rankings…

In general, if the class performs well, it will be popular. If the class performs poorly, it will be unpopular.

I am sorry that I have been unable to balance the classes better, since popularity is apparently affected by performance.

Criteria for Balance Ranking

As you might know already, when you clear a dungeon, all buffs are wiped and the game automatically saves your DPS.

Users were grouped by their damage range, and we have summarized the ranking of the users with the highest DPS classes in each group.

I think we should target the average among the groups (400k, 500k, 600k, all characters, overall average) to understand the classes better.

Don’t just look at DPS

Indeed, I did not deliberately categorize the classes as such.

The goal is not to simply rank the classes, but also to look at the details.

After hearing the general consensus regarding class balance, I want to increase people’s faith in our balancing patches.

As you can see, this kind of classification will guide class balancing in the right direction.

(Anyways, weak characters are weak regardless of how we classify them.)

Why aren’t we averaging by group? Why aren’t we taking the best DPS?

People play classes differently, so there is noise in the data when we try to average it.

If you look at the overall average, Ray Mechanic drops from 1st place to 12th place. There were a lot of newer players who brought the average down.

I will continue to monitor the situation and listen to your opinions, and if there is a better way of classification, I will modify it.

Will you balance the classes?

First, it is good to look at the classes first when you see the balancing notes (how difficult they are to play).

While equality between classes is important, gameplay experience and improvement of skill usability are also important.

The DPS rankings here will be useful to see how balanced the classes are, and we will listen to your opinions on how skill usability has improved.

The Company’s Concerns

When we release the DPS rankings, various opinions surface, there will be communication clashes as people try to confirm the classes’ situations.

Perhaps the main reason that game companies do not release DPS data is because of concerns about the ruckus it would cause.

Regardless of the current balancing situation, all of you are entitled to complain about your character. Even though you might have different opinions, please respect your opponent.

Developer K’s Statement

I hope that being transparent with the data does not end up as rumors and gossip.

It is up to you whether this conversation ends as gossip or lasts a long time and serves as a basis for improvement.

I am thankful for you guys who still play this old game with love, despite its forgotten status in Korea.

List Translations

Popularity Ranking for October

1. Lunar Knight
2. Inquisitor
3. Gladiator
4. Adept
5. Raven
6. Crusader
7. Pyromancer
8. Ray Mechanic
9. Warden
10. Dark Avenger
11. Dragoon
12. Destroyer
13. Physician
14. Ice Witch
15. Oracle Elder
16. Windwalker
17. Black Mara
18. Defensio
19. Tempest
20. War Mage
21. Abyss Walker
22. Spirit Dancer
23. Sniper
24. Gear Master
25. Light Bringer
26. Reaper
27. Silver Hunter
28. Guardian
29. Arch Heretic
30. Barbarian
31. Shooting Star
32. Soul Eater
33. Chaos Mage
34. Valkyrie
35. Blade Dancer
36. Saint
37. Dark Summoner
38. Ruina

400k Damage Range

1. Warden
2. Dragoon
3. Crusader
4. Inquisitor
5. Gladiator
6. Lunar Knight
7. Dark Avenger
8. Ray Mechanic
9. Adept
10. Raven
11. Black Mara
12. Reaper
13. Abyss Walker
14. Pyromancer
15. Defensio
16. Tempest
17. Arch Heretic
18. Windwalker
19. Destroyer
20. Oracle Elder
21. Dark Summoner
22. Ice Witch
23. Silver Hunter
24. Shooting Star
25. Sniper
26. Gear Master
27. Guardian
28. War Mage
29. Barbarian
30. Light Bringer
31. Spirit Dancer
32. Chaos Mage
33. Physician
34. Blade Dancer
35. Soul Eater
36. Valkyrie
37. Saint
38. Ruina

500k Damage Range

1. Abyss Walker
2. Ray Mechanic
3. Warden
4. Inquisitor
5. Pyromancer
6. Raven
7. Gladiator
8. Crusader
9. Dark Avenger
10. Adept
11. Lunar Knight
12. Tempest
13. Defensio
14. Black Mara
15. Oracle Elder
16. Guardian
17. Destroyer
18. Reaper
19. Dragoon
20. Saint
21. Windwalker
22. Spirit Dancer
23. Blade Dancer
24. Shooting Star
25. Physician
26. Light Bringer
27. Soul Eater
28. Ice Witch
29. Silver Hunter
30. Chaos Mage
31. War Mage
32. Sniper
33. Dark Summoner
34. Barbarian
35. Arch Heretic
36. Gear Master
37. Valkyrie
38. Ruina

600k Damage Range

1. Ray Mechanic
2. Abyss Walker
3. Warden
4. Inquisitor
5. Gladiator
6. Adept
7. Raven
8. Pyromancer
9. Dark Avenger
10. Lunar Knight
11. Crusader
12. Defensio
13. Spirit Dancer
14. Chaos Mage
15. War Mage
16. Tempest
17. Dragoon
18. Destroyer
19. Black Mara
20. Arch Heretic
21. Reaper
22. Windwalker
23. Oracle Elder
24. Barbarian
25. Light Bringer
26. Ice Witch
27. Soul Eater
28. Valkyrie
29. Gear Master
30. Guardian
31. Sniper
32. Silver Hunter
33. Physician
34. Saint
35. Blade Dancer
36. Shooting Star
37. Dark Summoner
38. Ruina

All Characters

1. Ray Mechanic
2. Abyss Walker
3. Warden
4. Inquisitor
5. Gladiator
6. Adept
7. Raven
8. Pyromancer
9. Dark Avenger
10. Lunar Knight
11. Crusader
12. Defensio
13. Spirit Dancer
14. Chaos Mage
15. War Mage
16. Tempest
17. Dragoon
18. Destroyer
19. Black Mara
20. Arch Heretic
21. Reaper
22. Windwalker
23. Oracle Elder
24. Barbarian
25. Light Bringer
26. Ice Witch
27. Soul Eater
28. Valkyrie
29. Gear Master
30. Guardian
31. Sniper
32. Silver Hunter
33. Physician
34. Saint
35. Blade Dancer
36. Shooting Star
37. Dark Summoner
38. Ruina

Overall Average

1. Spirit Dancer
2. Abyss Walker
3. Chaos Mage
4. Pyromancer
5. Warden
6. Crusader
7. War Mage
8. Inquisitor
9. Adept
10. Defensio
11. Dark Avenger
12. Ray Mechanic
13. Lunar Knight
14. Black Mara
15. Raven
16. Arch Heretic
17. Gladiator
18. Tempest
19. Dragoon
20. Windwalker
21. Reaper
22. Destroyer
23. Light Bringer
24. Barbarian
25. Soul Eater
26. Dark Summoner
27. Saint
28. Guardian
29. Silver Hunter
30. Sniper
31. Ice Witch
32. Blade Dancer
33. Valkyrie
34. Shooting Star
35. Oracle Elder
36. Gear Master
37. Physician
38. Ruina