Archer or Wizard

coop
coop Posts: 8 Arc User
edited August 2008 in Dungeons & Tactics
hello there , im new here ofc :) i was hearing alot about how archers pwn in this game , but i was thinking about robe nuker wizzy as my first char . What would you suggest ? thanks for every opinion

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  • embl3m
    embl3m Posts: 494 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    coop wrote: »
    hello there , im new here ofc :) i was hearing alot about how archers pwn in this game , but i was thinking about robe nuker wizzy as my first char . What would you suggest ? thanks for every opinion

    ~cheers

    every class has its ups and down, and according the people on these forums MG is the best possible PVP class out there.
  • wimpknuckles
    wimpknuckles Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Well, I'll be making an Archer, even though I never ever played this game and don't even now all the terms and facts of this game.

    Will probably stress when CB airs ;P!
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  • fireblood
    fireblood Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    coop wrote: »
    hello there , im new here ofc :) i was hearing alot about how archers pwn in this game , but i was thinking about robe nuker wizzy as my first char . What would you suggest ? thanks for every opinion

    ~cheers
    Although i'm new to PW but i'm sure both classes will have its pros and cons so its personal prefernce, as for me i love being a magic user in any game so i will go with wizard
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  • makubex
    makubex Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    an archer becouse of their massive criticals! ive played this game but the best class for me so far is the fighter.. wizards during PVP's are sometimes one hit and its hard for lvlng but they have massive damage
  • ark
    ark Posts: 1,635 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Archers PK better than Wizards. Wizards do War better than Archers.It's really up to you - I, personally, like Wizards because they can PK well and are excellent in War.
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  • lockhart
    lockhart Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    And as a note, archers require you to buy arrows/ammo. It aint a big thing, but can totally affect a new players experience (moneywise) :) My personal opinion, I like archer more ^_^
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  • kaeriin
    kaeriin Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    So far archer was the most difficult character for me, which is a shame since I love the way they look/run/pose

    Its just... Take archer vs priest

    Priest does more dmg
    Priest can heal, archer cant
    Archer does half dmg when enemy is on melee range, priest does full dmg
    Priest can support party, archer cant
    Priest can solo much better because of said healing
    List goes on...

    I dont know what people find so attractive in archers... The close range things also helps **** it up... You get a couple of shots in before the monster reaches you and then youre stuck doing half dmg, well at least until you get the knock back shot and knockback wings

    I think its just an "endgame" character... For an archer to be really good, he needs all that stuff he gets at high lvls, including the larger distance, stun and paralyse shots, etc, or else it doesnt work
  • mazterl
    mazterl Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Well, in a party the Archer is at it's best.

    With a Blademaster or Barbarian bashing the beast, the Archer stands well back and does his full damage. Som Archer isn't suited for solo, same goes for Wizards, but once the powerful skills come into play.... That's when the fun REALLY begins. But the goes for all classes.
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  • lockhart
    lockhart Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    mazterl wrote: »
    Well, in a party the Archer is at it's best.

    With a Blademaster or Barbarian bashing the beast, the Archer stands well back and does his full damage. Som Archer isn't suited for solo, same goes for Wizards, but once the powerful skills come into play.... That's when the fun REALLY begins. But the goes for all classes.

    Archers rock the damage vs one target (PK & stuff), and also have good AoE spells. In a party archers can manage just fine. All depends how you build the character.

    As in why archers are so popular, is the PK matter as first thing, aswell the fact you can kite quite well as an archer.

    Kiting basically means moving away from your target, and then firing at it. Then its just rinse and repeat.

    As for Priest I unfortunately dont have much info on them. I know they can do decent damage and heal decently if they go hybrid build. And of course, they can specialise either way. Although, you will be asked for buffs alot, and some people will whine if you arent healing priest :)
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  • etur
    etur Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    lockhart wrote: »
    Archers rock the damage vs one target (PK & stuff), and also have good AoE spells. In a party archers can manage just fine. All depends how you build the character.

    As in why archers are so popular, is the PK matter as first thing, aswell the fact you can kite quite well as an archer.

    Kiting basically means moving away from your target, and then firing at it. Then its just rinse and repeat.

    As for Priest I unfortunately dont have much info on them. I know they can do decent damage and heal decently if they go hybrid build. And of course, they can specialise either way. Although, you will be asked for buffs alot, and some people will whine if you arent healing priest :)

    looks like im going 2 create a hybrid priest i love class do damage and heal them self i really love those jack of all trades class like what the druid was in wow
  • coop
    coop Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    wow , thanks alot for all these suggestions , from this point it now seems that the archer is gosh at range , but same wizzy is. But when it comes to melle , archer deals only 50% dmg , but wizzy makes his full again. So PK Archer VS Mage is really only about who is the bigger nuker. Ah , im still undecided ... maybe i will start blademaster or veno =.=
  • erado
    erado Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    from what ive seen at my guildies archer only starts to shine after lvl 40 or so, before that its absolutely horrible,

    neither class (wizard or archer) is really that suited for new players, they are hard to play on low lvls and only work properly on higher lvl when you have acces to all your skills
  • coop
    coop Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    actually i like the challenge and im not new to any kind of mmorpg, so im thinking seriously about robe nuker wizz since from what i saw , his casting times arent so horrible , so you wont be interrupted that much
  • pabling
    pabling Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    actually, the real character who will pawn in later levels are melee class like blademasters, barbarians.....
    (i'm an archer lvl 40+ with upgraded bow, my frost skill is not enough to stay away from blademasters...and specially barbarians....tank monster >.<)
  • coop
    coop Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    yet thats why i want to do instead of PHYS ranged nuker , MAGICal ranged nuker . that way i hope i will be helpfull in parties etc
  • oanthieuhiep
    oanthieuhiep Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    i like MG better! strong dmg and long distance attack and healing too! pretty sure gonna choose MG than Archer. Anyway, when u choose Archer or MG, try to learn more about them and use all the benefits they have as best as u can! cuz every classes have its own style!
  • coop
    coop Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    the onl advantage of archers that i know of , is the lvl 1 wings , which can help you tru the process

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