[FatalLace]

i'm just a noob.

well, if you truly read a lot of guides then you've also read that there are many different types of builds all revolving around your personal style of gameplay. Fiesta is, IMO, great because of the various build options available to you. i've played MMOs where there was only 1 truly good build for each character, it lead to dull gameplay and especially dull PvP battles as everything was dependant on the items you equipped and who had the better, faster, less laggy internet connection.

so first off, you gotta ask yourself, how do you want to play?

currently, my cleric is a hybrid @ lvl 38.

+13 str
+20 end
+10 spr

i have some weapons/armors with good bonuses as well so that helps tremendously.

that build works for me because i solo a lot. i'm not in a guild, and my hours of gameplay are pretty sporadic so it's hard to dedicate myself to a 3 hour grind with friends if i have to consistently log in and out. i also get pretty bored if i'm just healing for hours on end, i can handle the KQs and my role there, but just healing while grinding. for me, gets boring pretty fast. not to mention u usually have to beg the group for sequential allocation on drops because you're standing in the back away from the monsters.

but anyway, like i said, it all depends on you!