Blademaster or Archer for PVE?

gammazare
gammazare Posts: 54 Arc User
edited May 2010 in Dungeons & Tactics
Which is the best overall in PVE when it comes to:
Group
Solo
Cost
How high they hit
Aoes
End game ability?
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  • Grindina - Harshlands
    Grindina - Harshlands Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    gammazare wrote: »
    GroupBM would be more waned in groups. Archer more often steals aggro, and bms have stuns.
    Solo. Archers must watch that mobs don't come to them. BMs (talikng bout fist BMs) will never need hp pots (60+), spamming their healing skill is enough. But grinding is much easier on BM if AoEing.
    Cost I guess BM is more expensive. Needs lots of skills if going multi weap path, more repairs, needs more weapons if going multi weap path.
    How high they hit Archers hits more, BMs have higher HP.
    Aoes: BM can easily and effective AoE grind (with axes). If trying to AoE grind with archer u must have really good gears and so. Archers are also part of "zhen parties" but nobody is zhening anymore so that wont help.
    End game ability? can't really talk bout this patr

    I hope that will help :)
  • Elviron - Dreamweaver
    Elviron - Dreamweaver Posts: 812 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Archers

    Group - Archers hit hard making quick work of mob or mobs provided theres a tank holding them. Also for boss hunts, their skills can make the hunt much quicker.

    Solo - Normal mobs, archers can easily kill 1on1. For mob groups you would need good
    gear and a lot of potions/food/apothecary potions/etc.

    Cost - Archers are extremely inexpensive and really need to bother only about their weapon. Only a few skills are really needed and hence you can save there too. Also amongst all the classes, archers have the least number of skills and use even lesser.

    How high they hit - Being a DD they hit pretty hard and also have a high critical rate.

    Aoes - Archers have 4 AoEs at their disposal which when used properly, can make short work of the mobs provided theres a tank holding the mobs. If the archer has to tank the mobs as well, they need to ensure they have exceptional gear in order to survive.

    End game ability - Its usually said that archers shine from mid to endgame and at endgame they kind of lose their luster since other classes get better improvements than an archer. Do not expect to shine in 1 on 1 pvps/duels with an archer after 85+ However, being the only ranged physical damage dealer with powerful AoEs, they are still required for many things.

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