new to archery

Nematokyst - Sanctuary
Nematokyst - Sanctuary Posts: 14 Arc User
edited March 2012 in Archer
Well as the title says im new to an archer and i have a few questions so any help you pro archers out their would be greatly appreciated.


i have read the stickies and have the general idea for archer pure dex, skill allocation, weapons, etc.. but my question is those guides seem outdated and are they still relevant to today?

is archery good for soloing? I don't really see many threads that elaborate on this. I'm lvl 24 and thus far i haven't had much of an issues when it comes to soloing (except fbs but im sure most classes at low lvls have a hard time soloing those).

do squads take us i realize archers are outdated and aren't an op class like sins or a must have like mystics and clerics but for the most part do they want us and take us?


where are good places to grind these days i know im new but im not a cash shopper and i wont be spending my hard earned cash to advance myself sorry satan im not selling my soul to you yet :P so with that being said will my efforts to advancement be in vein because i wont spend cash to get maxed r9 +12 fully josd?


and finally is rank gear worth the trouble to get or is something else better i dont want to spend my time and cash getting high rank gear if something else is better?


thank you in advance for your time and tips keep in mind im new here and just trying to get a good feel for what i should and shouldnt do and what to expect in the later levels of this game


P.S im aware that the gms of this game are completly out of touch with reality but that does not really factor in for me yet anyway
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  • Allynna_ - Dreamweaver
    Allynna_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 254 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    The Basic R8 Gear is nice. Solid Attack ring, Nice Int top, and the bow has rather nice adds, and is one of the best in game. Also, it can be worked on slowly, and has benefits from level 60+.

    Archers can grind well on pretty much anything, rather deadly towards end game tbh. In squads for most of the game (before APS can catch up) you'll be the highest DD in squad and unlike the other good single target DDs can AoE well. Before 89 you WILL tank if your well geared and not careful with aggro.
    Yes Sin might do more single target damage at some point, but NO ONE will catch up with them. At least Archers are in the top 4 easily, and unlike Sins don't suck for 80% of the levels.

    Around level 100 might want to look into fists and more APS gear, but with (relativity) cheap Rank your bow will do more damage for the most part, and fists would only really be nice around 2.86+ and if you can survive pulling aggro at melee range.
  • Nematokyst - Sanctuary
    Nematokyst - Sanctuary Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    thanks for the tips i will keep this in mind and will deffinitly use it to my advantage :)


    i didnt know sins sucked at lower lvls i just assumed they were always op that is nice to know so at least for now i stand a chance




    keep the replies coming any advice anyone has i would greatly appreciate ( and yes i do know how to use the search feature) but in my opinion nothing beats experience and id rather hear what people have to say on the role of archers b:cute
  • Allynna_ - Dreamweaver
    Allynna_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 254 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Nematokyst - Sanctuary wrote: »
    i didnt know sins sucked at lower lvls i just assumed they were always op that is nice to know so at least for now i stand a chance

    Just saying it's more of a PvE observation, don't know how well it would hold up in PvP (don't think there is much of it on another PvE server though).
  • maocchi
    maocchi Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    At endgame, Archers won't be considered viable DDs for instances like TT and Nirvana, even if you have fists/claws, unless you are very well geared.

    Endgame Archers are more suited for PvP. If you plan on farming anything at endgame I'd take the fall and roll a BM or a Sin.
  • Vindis - Dreamweaver
    Vindis - Dreamweaver Posts: 614 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    maocchi wrote: »
    Endgame Archers are more suited for PvP. If you plan on farming anything at endgame I'd take the fall and roll a BM or a Sin.

    ^ This.

    TT? Archers are still useful for TT. On each boss they take 16-20% + what their bow dps does off every boss. Archers are truly underrated with crits and dps while sparked.


    Archers are not particularly wanted for Nirvy, but that is because most people are fails. 1 4.0 sin, an archer and a wizard (both r8) can still run nirvy in under 30 minutes.

    Nothing will be as fast as aps for soloing.
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