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Mindspank · 12-14-2008, 05:30 AM

Archers are not as.....squishy.....as mages. Not to mention archers can kite. Mages my level cant kite solo in CP, but I can. Mages cant kite period. They can try, but most ive seen failed. Epicly.

Its all about preference and it seems you have made your mind up already judging by most of the anti-archer tones this conversation has. Archers, like every other class, are to be respected in their own right. Clerics for healing, Fighters for tanking, Mages for AOE, archers for pulling and AOE. Not to mention the sheer ammount of damage an archer can dish out in a short period of time. Ive stolen aggro from tanks on numerous occasions because they couldnt keep up with the damage I was dealing per second.

Archers have their place, and for those who have the patience and dedication to get them higher in levels, they will find that the rewards are well worth it.

Just my 20 won.

**Enraya** · 12-14-2008, 05:48 AM

I enjoy playing archers because it's a fun class and it's the only class that has attracted me. I've tried to level all my alts to 20 but ended up only using them for produc skills LOL.

Archers are nice pullers/scouts, which is one of the things I enjoy doing. If you're going to compare mages and archers in terms of pulling, archers > mages any day. Mages have either 1) long AoE cast times or 2) short range. Archers have short cast times and they have pretty long range even for their AoE skills.
Also, archers can solo a LOT of mobs by poisoning and running. If you try that with a mage ... good luck.

I wouldn't exactly argue that archers are hard to play or are DPS machines though ... .___. Mages seem to have better damage overal and are harder to manage in my opinion.

**a.L** · 12-14-2008, 05:52 AM

Once you get a decent level ice bolt/blast, kiting for mages isn't as hard as it seems. Given that whatever you're fighting is around your level range.

What I like about archers is that their DOTs ignore enemy defence, which is useful if you fight orange/red named mobs.

**Vasu** · 12-14-2008, 06:15 AM

Archers are great to play with, especially in KQs. I pulled aggro from a mage with a +9 wand in Mara KQ once

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**a.L** · 12-14-2008, 06:16 AM

Archers are great for bosses.

Crux · 12-14-2008, 09:16 AM

Fact of the matter is this.

1) Archers are hella fun.
2) They give you a challenge.
3) You can solo easier and effectively, it's honest to god the easiest class to level solo fully.
4) When and IF you reach level 100, you'll see why Archers are the best. ;]

If someone can link the skils from the korean site here, that'd be amazing so everyone can see what I'm talking about.

**Vasu** · 12-14-2008, 11:32 AM

Well, archers are already supposed to have a lot of things that exist in kFiesta, so I wouldn't take that as a guarantee.

**MikeyG** · 12-14-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Mindspank

Archers are not as.....squishy.....as mages. Not to mention archers can kite. Mages my level cant kite solo in CP, but I can. Mages cant kite period. They can try, but most ive seen failed. Epicly.

Its all about preference and it seems you have made your mind up already judging by most of the anti-archer tones this conversation has. Archers, like every other class, are to be respected in their own right. Clerics for healing, Fighters for tanking, Mages for AOE, archers for pulling and AOE. Not to mention the sheer ammount of damage an archer can dish out in a short period of time. Ive stolen aggro from tanks on numerous occasions because they couldnt keep up with the damage I was dealing per second.

Archers have their place, and for those who have the patience and dedication to get them higher in levels, they will find that the rewards are well worth it.

Just my 20 won.

Actually in end game mages have alot more health, and I have higher def then all archers I know, and I, being a 69 mage, usually beat 8x archers in pvp. Archers are meant for soloing and pve... end of story. We all know there dmg in pvp is small.

super_beast · 12-14-2008, 07:28 PM

So pvp seems out of the sphere of an archer ><. oh well i made 1 and its not that bad so far i just miss tanking kq

i've already picked my build 25 spr and then 2:1 str to end... mabye my archer will be able 2 prove u wrong when it comes 2 pvp

and if not its cool im going 2 be a pulling god XD... after i get use 2 this class and get poison mist... so far away

**Loveless** · 12-14-2008, 07:34 PM

Some archers can tank very well. Their poison/bleed helps to keep aggro.

PvP may be out of the question atm but things could change in the future. And in regards to END. Err, just get it from equipment... not really necessary to put it in through free stats. Put those into STR instead.