[Stryfe]

Archers are mistaken as inferior damager dealers compared to Mages. This is because in raw output, Mages -are- the better damage dealers. They deal magic attack which is more effective against certain monsters, and their attacks are purely based on damage, and therefore will initially serve as the better damage dealer.

However, people mistake Archers to be simple damage dealers, and therefore, because of this, they think that's what they should be gauged as. Archers are really useful in a party, and the higher the lvl, the more apparent this becomes.

Their DoTs (Damage over Time) can stack, and server as a good way to diminish boss or elite monster HP, and at 51, they get a Posion damage AoE, which works really well in fast AoE parties. Also, they recieve an attack speed self-buff at lv60, and even more impressive skills during their 60s.