Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
Mono element mages do not work. Not well.
Mages already have enough negatives in the physical aspect of the game. They don't need their own guild nerfing them even further.
With your changes an unspecialized fire/water mage would mop the floor with a specialized fire or water mage any day of the week.
Also sandstorm is another element where two opposing elements are thrown in to a single spell, meaning these changes would nerf two spells to nothingness.
And resist mages may not be able to resist everything perfectly, but they never could. This change would make them obsolete.
As it is the unspecialized guild is would be more powerful than the specialized guild even without bonuses.
Easiest way to specialize in the guild? +1 every other level in a chosen element, period. Don't mess around with arts, and don't give negatives in the opposing elements.
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