Archers or Mage

Fr0Z3nWind · 12-25-2007, 04:27 PM

Hi guys just wondering for opinons for everyone
If u had a grinding party, let's sae in aew or fos
would u rather have a mage or an archer in your party

i did a survey in fos and got some results, doing a slight survey here now

if ur an archer/mage please dont go posting your own job cuz just becuz u wan urself in a party
i need a serious answer

**Yosei** · 12-25-2007, 04:29 PM

Mages all the way. Nova Frost FTW.

Fr0Z3nWind · 12-25-2007, 04:30 PM

i know thank you for pointing out nova which kicks archers off the chart for partying -_-

Old Warrior · 12-25-2007, 04:30 PM

archers for the win!

**Zwivix** · 12-25-2007, 04:31 PM

I gotta say Archers are better than Mages. I know they hit higher but we got DoT and I dont know if I'm right but Archers have more Def..

Anyway this will come down to what your build is and what your playing style is.

Fr0Z3nWind · 12-25-2007, 04:34 PM

we do have DoT but...
3 mages in a party owns 20+ A.Stonies with 1 nova each
archers dont -_-
once i joined my friend's party in FoS the cleric immediatly said
i though we have no use for an archer
and the pt keeps saying mage nova better mage nova better
i keep getting that...

**Zwivix** · 12-25-2007, 04:44 PM

Well when your looking for a DPS like for a Pt in AEW I think Archers might be better since well Mages have to wait for the cooldown of their spells just standing there, even if it is for a couple seconds, but in that time we can hit some more shots.

Yes, I cant argue with mages are better AOErs.

**Yosei** · 12-25-2007, 04:48 PM

<.< I don't have to wait, I can cast none stop. MM1(1second cooldown), FB1(3 second cooldown), MB(4 second cooldown), repeat, no rests. Also I have Nova Frost which does between 200 and 750 damage and has a 15 second cooldown, so while thats cooling, I can use magic burst and my regular 3 spells. I am an aoeing machine.

Last time I did stonies we'd take on 5+ with ease with my skills.

**Zwivix** · 12-25-2007, 05:08 PM

Well I was saying those things based on mages the same level as me...I know that you will own anything you touch...

**Loveless** · 12-25-2007, 10:27 PM

AOE Poison. :P It helps to draw aggro too so it keeps it off other dd's. I think that when you're in a party it's good to have mages with their AOE skills with a lighter CD but it's also important to have at least one Archer to dish out the DoT skills.

Whatever helps to kill the mobs a little faster. Also, most people can't expect a mage with Nova Frost to be in their party. I'm sure those parties with 4x characters cannot expect to have a 6x mage with them dishing out NF for them.