Squishy BM?

Raein - Lost City

Well, I'm a level 26 BM with an axe build, while currently using the FB19 pole axe weapon. My build has been: 5str/ 1 str 2 Vit 2 Dex, I have the highest equipment I can get atm and most of my skills are maxed. My problem is, I am very squishy. When fighting enemies my own level (physical and magic attacks) I can survive, I can take a couple before I have to stop. But... they do a tonne of damage to me. It seems like I'm constantly stopping to heal or meditate, and it's starting to get annoying b:surrender

My question is, is this normal? I know BM's get a healing spell at 29, but do I have to wait until then to be able to survive decently? I manufactured a good axe for level 27 so if using a pole with an axe build is the problem, that will be fixed.

Otherwise, any suggestions?

Lyndura - Lost City

Raein - Lost City wrote: »

Well, I'm a level 26 BM with an axe build, while currently using the FB19 pole axe weapon. My build has been: 5str/ 1 str 2 Vit 2 Dex, I have the highest equipment I can get atm and most of my skills are maxed. My problem is, I am very squishy. When fighting enemies my own level (physical and magic attacks) I can survive, I can take a couple before I have to stop. But... they do a tonne of damage to me. It seems like I'm constantly stopping to heal or meditate, and it's starting to get annoying b:surrender

My question is, is this normal? I know BM's get a healing spell at 29, but do I have to wait until then to be able to survive decently? I manufactured a good axe for level 27 so if using a pole with an axe build is the problem, that will be fixed.

Otherwise, any suggestions?

Yes, it is normal to have that kind of problems at the 2x levels.

Just manufacture some powders at the apothecary (+HP/MP Regeneration) and use them until level 29. With your own heal you shouldn't be having problems anymore.

Also, if you want to be Axe BM, then you need 6 STR every two levels, not 5.

Guardgodess - Sanctuary

a really good way to solve the problem is ask for high lvl cleric's buffs, especially the hp/mp regen and the pdef buff. with the buffs, you'll be able to fight for much longer, if not non-stop for half/an hour (depends on the buffs)

manufacturing apo does hp, but you'll burn through quite a lot of them, so be prepared to gather a lot of herbs

as for build, you are doin it right, 6 str every 2 lvls.

Raein - Lost City

Thats a relief, thanks guys

Lyndura - Lost City wrote: »

Also, if you want to be Axe BM, then you need 6 STR every two levels, not 5.

And I do have 6 str, 5 one level, then one the next

Voices - Lost City

The healing spell at 30 doesn't significantly change anything btw.

Just saying, you'll still be squishy after you get it. You wont be using powders anymore, but you'll be juggling sparks, and dodging magic attacks instead. Biggest let-down for me playing a BM. Probably gets better later. I'll see.

Eriestrength - Sanctuary

Voices - Lost City wrote: »

The healing spell at 30 doesn't significantly change anything btw.

Just saying, you'll still be squishy after you get it. You wont be using powders anymore, but you'll be juggling sparks, and dodging magic attacks instead. Biggest let-down for me playing a BM. Probably gets better later. I'll see.

sutra heals 20% instantly +XXXhp so at higher lvls its nice to have with regen powders.

i use it with powders when i run out of charms while grinding and it works very nicely.

xxxdsmer

and i thought i was weird for thinking i was getting a bit squishy as a bm, but...

i'm not alone in it! LOL

EntityZero - Sanctuary

Sigh. I've been playing on my BM (only like level 25) and noticed he's extremely squishy too. Every couple of mobs I need to rest for my HP. HP pots don't seem to help to much when i'm soloing. That kinda sucks if i'm still going to be this bad at higher levels.

xxxdsmer

i'm pretty sure things get better at higher lvls (with better armors and a higher lvl aura of the golden bell)

and i'm lv10 with the 4 different attack skills its possible to have, i can run almost a constant combo of nothing but skills (sometimes having to substitute some normal atks for stream strike if i'm short on chi) and to help with the mp problem that causes, i have some mprecov gear that i found in the auction

Samsamsimply - Heavens Tear

I noticed things getting a lot better when I hit about level 40. At this point I can grind on mobs at my level with no issues, I am charmed but I am able to keep them for quite a while with good use of my sparks (Diamond sutra) Good armor and a level 10 bell(Pdef)

Your special skills also start opening up and they help lots, drake bash and Highland cleave are nice, along with fan of flames and drake sweep, you will really start to see your damage outputs start to rise.

Give it time, through my mid 20's to my mid 30's were really tough. It does get better though. At this point, I solo most of my quests unless there are people in the area who ask for help.

Xixatreyuxix - Lost City

LOL!!! i was wandering if i was to squishy also, thx for the encourangement b:victory

Fleez - Heavens Tear

Yep BMs dont have the vit. we barbs have so they cant take on like almost 10 mobs b4 they break. It gets better at higher lvls,that when ur damage starts to pick up and u kill mobs faster. The faster u kill the mob the less u have to rest, the way i put it is this: Barb= Vit based and Axe BM=str based. So ya.... ull nerver have the vit. we barbs have but you will sure as hell out damage us.

Raein - Lost City

Samsamsimply - Heavens Tear wrote: »

I noticed things getting a lot better when I hit about level 40. At this point I can grind on mobs at my level with no issues, I am charmed but I am able to keep them for quite a while with good use of my sparks (Diamond sutra) Good armor and a level 10 bell(Pdef)

Your special skills also start opening up and they help lots, drake bash and Highland cleave are nice, along with fan of flames and drake sweep, you will really start to see your damage outputs start to rise.

Give it time, through my mid 20's to my mid 30's were really tough. It does get better though. At this point, I solo most of my quests unless there are people in the area who ask for help.

Thanks Very encouraging b:pleased

And dsmer, you may not want to skill spam o.O once you start getting higher into the 1x levels, you wont be able to keep it up, you should get used to using straight attacks.

Fiecerage - Sanctuary

Fleez - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Yep BMs dont have the vit. we barbs have so they cant take on like almost 10 mobs b4 they break. It gets better at higher lvls,that when ur damage starts to pick up and u kill mobs faster. The faster u kill the mob the less u have to rest, the way i put it is this: Barb= Vit based and Axe BM=str based. So ya.... ull nerver have the vit. we barbs have but you will sure as hell out damage us.

what exactly is the "higher lvl"?
i can't help but noticing my damage output is really **** and so i my hp

do i really need to wait until 4X to start seeing a change?

xxxdsmer

Raein - Lost City wrote: »

...And dsmer, you may not want to skill spam o.O once you start getting higher into the 1x levels, you wont be able to keep it up, you should get used to using straight attacks.

at lv21 i'll have an additional mprecovery +2 (nice lil hat my cleric's wearin)
at lv27 i can add another 2 to that (nice cape my cleric's also wearin)

and somewhere 31 or 41 i've got a hat that jumps up to 3mp/sec.

so mby not able to do skill combos to kill mob as much as i can at the LOWer levels like i can now for 2-3 mob, but sure will recover fast n get right up n do it again

aoe grind sounds like loads of fun but the almost constant AOEing isnt possible till like lv49