Full Dex or Spr(Good or Bad?)

[Triumph]

I went 1:1 STR/DEX, worked decently for me.

[Whudafux]

There's no real reason to put in DEX seeing as you gain a ton per level. STR:END in some ratio is probably better.

Maybe a 3:1 STR:END or something.

[Synelia]

we are archers, sure we get added dex a lvl but i wonder how effective it is just to depend on the bare minimum for dex.

[KY_Jelly]

end isn't too important for archers, as the point of the archer is to kill the enemy in 5 hits or less so you take no damage, or at most 1 hit. SOME dex is necessary, although i dont agree with all the people with dex intensive builds. enough to ensure that most shots hit and you will dodge that first hit with some consistancy is all one should need i would think.

It will make lower levels a bit tougher to get through, but about by the time you get to level 20ish, if you are piling up on Spr and Str, then using skill points to lower cooldown and SP consumption of 1 or 2 key specials, you would be a pretty beastish archer. spamming aimed shot and getting a crit every other shot would have a lot of potential to dominate.

my current build is all messed up, but when open beta starts, i'm gonna go 2:2:1 str:spr:dex, see how that works out for me.

[Sheapy]

End is kinda needed for archers since they kill monsters by speed, not by power (Mages). I don't think that they also need Dex since they get enough through leveling and some buffs (They get dex from buffs right)

a 1:2 Str/Spr build sounds good to me since high crit rate sounds appropriate for archers

[KY_Jelly]

End is kinda needed for archers since they kill monsters by speed, not by power (Mages). I don't think that they also need Dex since they get enough through leveling and some buffs (They get dex from buffs right)

a 1:2 Str/Spr build sounds good to me since high crit rate sounds appropriate for archers

if your archer kills the mob before he can get more than 1 or 2 hits on you and your evasion is high enough that you dodge a consistant amount of shots, whats the point of the extra HP and def?

[JimJimster]

im lvl 16 archer and i hav 6:10 dex:end

i just kinda randomly put it either of the skills but i must say ive seen a high lvl archer with full end block about half of the attacks of a mage in a free battle zone

i can do really short tanks for the parties i do with my friend, hes a lower level so i just do the auto attack while he kills watever monster and we usually fight yellow monsters

i suggest full end but thats just me

[Niion]

I have a pure str lvl 17, and it does decently <<

[Blaaaaaaaah]

a 1:2 Str/Spr build sounds good to me since high crit rate sounds appropriate for archers

I don't remember the exact ratio I had on my archer, but I put stats in only STR and SPR, and I don't think it does too well. It doesn't have enough SPR to crit significantly and it doesn't have enough STR to do enough damage.

if your archer kills the mob before he can get more than 1 or 2 hits on you and your evasion is high enough that you dodge a consistant amount of shots, whats the point of the extra HP and def?

I reckon it would be hard for archers to kill before the monster reaches him. Even mages, who deals a great a mount of damage, have to tank one or two hits sometimes. So they would need the END.

[KY_Jelly]

I reckon it would be hard for archers to kill before the monster reaches him. Even mages, who deals a great a mount of damage, have to tank one or two hits sometimes. So they would need the END.

gotten 2 archers to 20+ now and i have no problem with it. even monsters equal and a bit higher than your level can be taken if you spam skills. and with an SPR intensive build (which i've tried to show my reasoning for one) you can spam skills pretty easy.

average monster speed, an archer can get 4 shots in before mob can attack (obviously less with ranged mobs) and as early as level 17, archers have 4 skills. so worst comes to worst, you can throw 4 skills at a higher level mob and bring it down before it touches you. sure you will use more SP pots/stones that way, but you should cut the amount of HP pots and stones you use down by a significant number.