Archer/Fists Hybrid o.O?

Baybesnipez - Heavens Tear

I grabbed a pair of fists on my archer because they were fun to run around with, and it got me thinking. Fists require more Dex than Str on a BM, so what if you made a Archer and just put more Str into the build? Wouldn't be able to use many spells, besides WingedPledge and Wingspan but it could be interesting to try o.O any thoughts?

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Soul_Allure - Sanctuary

archer's advantage is their range, plus they are a lot of really good skills which will kill the mobs of before they set their hands or claws or whatever on you. so why disturb that?

second, as you said yourself, you won't be able to use many skills at all. if you like fists, then why not make a fist BM instead? they use fists, which you like; they can use skills; they are good at pvp apparently.

but archer having a pair of fists can be handy in low lvls when mobs get to you and you don't want to be standing there shooting arrows at them while suffer from damage reduction. but after lvl20 (i think) you won't need them at all.

this is just my 20 cents worth and from my archer/game experience

Miugre - Heavens Tear

Yes, fists are more for low-levels, but at those low levels they're awesome and right up an archer's alley.

I, being lv50 have seen the number of situations where I have to melee things dwindle to semi-rarely... though I still have a mold of Annihilator of Souls which I bought somewhere between 15 and 20 levels ago. I'll probably put just enough Str to use it and make it anyway, then stop putting points into Str for quite awhile. :P

sinistervii

Personal opinion on this is that it works awesomely fine in the earlier levels (lvl 1-19) Since you will have troubles killing your opponent before they set their claws in you as Allure said...Meaning you will either have to kite or go melee. I prefer melee since I can just use Winged Shell and I can melee the opponent easily UP UNTIL 19!
After that claws become rather useless really since you will have no trouble atall killing your opponent before they come at you.

I guess its a matter of how you like to play...
Frost > Normal > Normal > Kite > Normal (Dead)
Or
Frost > Normal > Normal > Winged Shell > Claw Melee (Dead)

I've been playing like this atleast, and it works fine.
Only downside with the melee is that taking hits is a pain if you dont have winged shell activated since its using 45 CHI.
On the other hand you dont use MP, you gain more of it, and getting chi after using winged shell is no problem since claws have a sickly high attackrate.

Point is:

Melee with Fists or Claws is pretty useful in the earlier levels (Around 1-19, you are free to go higher after 19 but it wont be as useful.)

Serjah - Heavens Tear

- interval eq > Annih of souls > Demon Spark => 2.22 attack speed, i can kill arcane ppl in under 1 sek

Miugre - Heavens Tear

Serjah - Heavens Tear wrote: »

- interval eq > Annih of souls > Demon Spark => 2.22 attack speed, i can kill arcane ppl in under 1 sek

Hmm, that means quite a bit coming from a Lv93. :P

I still plan to use my Annihilator of Souls... how helpful would it be in PvE at your level?

Serjah - Heavens Tear

Miugre - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Hmm, that means quite a bit coming from a Lv93. :P

I still plan to use my Annihilator of Souls... how helpful would it be in PvE at your level?

oo its just for fun, gettin 3 sparks and sneaking up on people to get to use its v tough

i usually use the to kill bosses that have no magic dmg

Envy - Lost City

Serjah - Heavens Tear wrote: »

- interval eq > Annih of souls > Demon Spark => 2.22 attack speed, i can kill arcane ppl in under 1 sek

2.22? or 1.2?

Serjah - Heavens Tear