archers underpowered?

+Tequila+ · 10-09-2007, 06:55 PM

pure Spr is pretty pointless since the crit bonus from it caps out around 25...an archer are NOT an I repeat NOT pure dmg classes. Archers are meant to use D.O.T skills to achieve dmg. Mages are dmg classes and Fighters are dmg classes. The only way for you to outdmg them is by usin your D.O.T an archer will never reg-hit or more then a mage or fighter however.

**Valentines** · 10-09-2007, 07:46 PM

Actually that 10 str is pretty handy O-mie.

Believe it or not.

Although I seriously hated SPR.

Grudger · 10-11-2007, 04:16 PM

I got 31 in str and 20 or 21 in end with two +11 spr rings. Awesome I know

Archer. can tank with scrolls and without but better with them and I maxed out Power and aimed shot plus arrow rain in damage. also have some SP consumption in power and aimed shot so it won't run my sp dry fast. I hate pulling aggro but I do it alot but natures protection comes in handy then

**O-mie** · 10-11-2007, 04:21 PM

I'm still deciding what I want to do once I get spr to 25. I mean, I love my evasion rate even though I haven't even TOUCHED dex yet - but its like, I level on monsters a lot higher than me so even with high evasion they hit me. HRM.... We shall see. Maybe I'll flip a coin. XD

toolrocket · 10-11-2007, 05:31 PM

I've been looking through the guides on the wiki in my spare time (no fly day today) and it looks like the archers end up VERY powerful in the later stages of the game. Mages (like me) can dispense the justice also, but their higher level spells seem to be a little less robust than the archer. Especially all the archer spells that are able to damange more than just 1 critter at a time (aoe).

Also, it looks like the archer requires some skill and forethought as to how to play/build him. Mage, fighter and cleric are pretty standard. Nuke, tank and heal.

**Valentines** · 10-11-2007, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by O-mie

I'm still deciding what I want to do once I get spr to 25. I mean, I love my evasion rate even though I haven't even TOUCHED dex yet - but its like, I level on monsters a lot higher than me so even with high evasion they hit me. HRM.... We shall see. Maybe I'll flip a coin. XD

DEX Build is more of a time build.

It's slow at lower levels, cause of said reasons.

Zotius · 10-11-2007, 11:41 PM

Then what would be a good build for an archer?

Would you suggest going for 25 spr first then adding str or end? Or would you suggest adding end or str first then the 25 spr.

Whenever I'm tanking I always try to make sure the boss is on me. Snearing Kick owns in those kinds of situations.

**Valentines** · 10-11-2007, 11:50 PM

Usually it's 25 spr first.

Then End/Str etc.

**Phantom Badger** · 10-25-2007, 11:57 AM

I currently have a really bad Build,
the Str is like 19 and the dex is like 9 or soemting and everything else is either 1 or 2. But from now on im gunna strat adding to my Str until its 20, then my Dex until its 10 then my Spr until its 10

**O-mie** · 10-25-2007, 08:20 PM

I disagree with LFk on the part that archers are last on the food chain for parties. A lot of the time when we lack a tank in our party, an archer will end up playing tank, and can do this pretty successfully because we hold hate with higher damage and we can survive hard blows.

However, a lot of people do see archers as lowest on the party food-chain, which sucks for them because they're missing out xD