Full Dex or Spr(Good or Bad?)

[bcdood]

I've tried the STR:END buid and it did quite decently. I was able to take on monsters higher than me and not worry too much about getting hit either.

Right now I'm going full SPR and have to say I like it so far. I mean if you use the skills right you can take down monsters without using all of the skills (if that makes sense). I can't wait to get my job change and try a crossbow and see how things work out then. I usually choose bows cause I like speed and whatnot but I'm going to need some added power anyway so yeah~

I've seen you ingame a couple times. My name is bcdood if you ever see me.

[Dynamics]

Full spirit's probably the most viable build for the archer. The archer was meant to deal damage from afar, and spirit maximises your output more than any other stat. As you increase your critical rate, you increase the frequency of your criticals. If you land one critical during a clash, you've already outclassed the damage you would have dealt from strength bonuses. Strength increases damage consistently, yes, but criticals increase damage much more drastically. I'd draw the graph to explain this, but I don't think it's necessary.

Strength gives you damage in a linear way. It's just a straight line. With criticals, your damage works like a "bell shaped graph." Your damage will deviate between high and low, where the medium changes depending on your critical rate. The higher your critical rate, the more skewed that medium becomes, meaning more consistent "highs." Anyway, spirit increases damage much much more effectively then strength does. Strength becomes obsolete in the higher levels as your weapons and natural stat gains give you 1000 + damages. I don't know how many times I can stress this, but strength really is a worthless stat at the moment.

Endurance on an archer is crazy talk too. Archers don't benefit from the block bonus that endurance gives, and the bonus HP is negligible. If you really want an archer that can tank effectively, then pure dexterity is the best path for this. Obscene amounts of evasion mean you extend your eHP phenomenally. If the enemy uses a power scroll, rip out your evasion scroll, they're basically stuck at square one again.

To sum up, strength and endurance aren't practical stats for an archer. Spirit and dexterity are most advised.

[I_GO_BOOM]

SPR is better in the long run for lets say 30+ while strength gives easy leveling for 1-20 but enchanting items will also give the same bonus as strength AND you also get an additional 2-3 dmg per lvl. Dex infact does increase evasion by ALOT just not early on but END you will see the change as soon as you add the stat. So basically DEX and SPR will work better than a STR END build because of the fact the stats become useless as you get more than enough of each stat from scrolls, armour, wepons, and pets.

[Bao]

Take it from me when I said I screwed up my stats by putting them into END/STR.

Go for DEX/SPR. 2:1/1:1

[Rightclaw]

There's a recommended build in the jFiesta wiki. It says STR/DEX.

http://translate.google.com/translat...%3Den%26sa%3DG

Last build on the page is the recommended build if I'm understanding the translations correctly.

[JimJimster]

i honestly dont get str at all, im END DEX guy, id rather hav better chance of hitting than hitting higher. and STR DEX is good if u hav a good cleric with u 24/7 but horrible for solo

20 END points helps a lot, 10 DEX halps a bit. its wat i hav

[DutchBow]

Full STR is the best build for archer ^^

[Yami]

ZOMG! Nederlander! *rent weg*

Anyways, I have a 3:1 str/end archer and a 2:1 spr/dex and I noticed the first one is a lot easier to lvl.

[Ucanius]

Hope this might be of help, consolidated lotsa info regarding archer class. Feedback welcome http://www.outspark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15095