LA Psy or Wiz

Lafera - Harshlands
Lafera - Harshlands Posts: 6 Arc User
edited March 2013 in General Discussion
So i want to level up 1 of those chars and want to use light armors 3rd cast nirvana from archer. Mostly this char would be used for Bhs and some pvp and alt faction TWs. Which would be better using LA?
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  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Currently, my best geared characters are my Archer and Sin.

    As such, I can tell you that LA sucks.

    But, I digress.

    Psy in LA is fail. Wiz in LA is fail, but less so.

    Wiz can get the PDef out of LA that is needed to survive physical attacks, while Psy just... doesn't.
    101 Sage Sin*/Archer
    100 Demon BM*/Barb
    96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
    95 Demon Wiz/
    94 Sage Veno
    85 Psy/80 Mystic
    And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
    *Pre RB level
  • Sakubatou - Sanctuary
    Sakubatou - Sanctuary Posts: 4,001 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    LA Wiz used to be...somewhat popular back in the day. Not popular as in liked, but popular as in people thought it gave them cheap survivability so it was a budget wiz. When psys first came out there seemed to be a ton of dex based psys, too. "Crit Psychics." People soon decided the mass loss of average dph wasn't worth the 3-6% crit they gained.

    I'm guessing you have a bunch of LA gear and don't want to pay to gear a new character?

    I'd agree with Sarra. Both fail, Wizards fail less because of stone barrier they get to utilize the small defense boost LA has over AA. They sometimes need it when using DB because they can't kite away. Psychics get their defenses more at lowere levels from voodoos then they do from their gear anyways.
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  • Sarrafeline - Sanctuary
    Sarrafeline - Sanctuary Posts: 4,661 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Sakubatou - Sanctuary wrote: »
    LA Wiz used to be...somewhat popular back in the day. Not popular as in liked, but popular as in people thought it gave them cheap survivability so it was a budget wiz. When psys first came out there seemed to be a ton of dex based psys, too. "Crit Psychics." People soon decided the mass loss of average dph wasn't worth the 3-6% crit they gained.

    I'm guessing you have a bunch of LA gear and don't want to pay to gear a new character?

    I'd agree with Sarra. Both fail, Wizards fail less because of stone barrier they get to utilize the small defense boost LA has over AA. They sometimes need it when using DB because they can't kite away. Psychics get their defenses more at lowere levels from voodoos then they do from their gear anyways.

    I can think of one time, and one time only, that LA or HA is useful on a Wiz or Psy.

    Level 1-15 or so. REquires almost no str points or dex points, gives good survivability against starter mobs, won't effect your endgame stats much. My Wiz has a few extra dex points, but only a few. Gives me 3 extra crit % points, combined with my tome and cape now, but my base dex is only 18 or so.

    Also, LA veno can be fun if done right, but it isn't really viable anymore endgame, especially with R9R3 running around that can oneshot an AA player with magic, forget physical classes.
    101 Sage Sin*/Archer
    100 Demon BM*/Barb
    96 Demon Cleric/Sage Seeker
    95 Demon Wiz/
    94 Sage Veno
    85 Psy/80 Mystic
    And a handful of other alts, all 79 and under.
    *Pre RB level
  • Suikyo - Raging Tide
    Suikyo - Raging Tide Posts: 125 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    why not LAFerrari? b:laugh sorry i couldn't resist but from those, wiz, on a psy is just a waste, while in a wiz could work a bit
  • Star_Prism - Archosaur
    Star_Prism - Archosaur Posts: 216 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    There is a way to go LA on a wiz or psy and still be pure mage, but it would probably cost you more than R9. So if you are looking to do as a way to save money, not the way to go.

    How to do it in case anyone is interested:

    First step you need the new tome in the NW forge, The Emperor. Second you have to engrave all your ornaments with dex. And finally your robe and helmet would also need dex adds. All that would give you enough dexterity and strength that you would not have to take any points out of magic.
    How well it would do, I have no idea. Was just something I played around with on the calculator one day when I was bored.
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  • Sylvae - Sanctuary
    Sylvae - Sanctuary Posts: 1,018 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Star_Prism - Archosaur wrote: »
    There is a way to go LA on a wiz or psy and still be pure mage, but it would probably cost you more than R9. So if you are looking to do as a way to save money, not the way to go.

    How to do it in case anyone is interested:

    First step you need the new tome in the NW forge, The Emperor. Second you have to engrave all your ornaments with dex. And finally your robe and helmet would also need dex adds. All that would give you enough dexterity and strength that you would not have to take any points out of magic.
    How well it would do, I have no idea. Was just something I played around with on the calculator one day when I was bored.

    Except you would be taking points out of magic, because you're getting dex and str instead of magic engraves. It doesn't matter which way it's done (restat or gear add focus), you're still losing magic for them.
  • Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands
    Xx_BeLLa_xX - Harshlands Posts: 7,231 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Make a veno, mystic or cleric. Pure magic DD LA is not the best idea, but for support it's ok.
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  • Reliea - Sanctuary
    Reliea - Sanctuary Posts: 685 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Actually if you're just using it for some bhs and light pking, I think a LA Cleric would be nice.

    But really whichever mage you like the play style of the most will be fine in LA, just make a nice magic weapon with high Mag adds (g16 with 2x 18-19 mag or something) and they'll do just fine. Just be verrry cautious when you use your skill points so you don't add too much dex or str unnecessarily.
  • _PuRe__EviL_ - Archosaur
    _PuRe__EviL_ - Archosaur Posts: 32 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Mmm.. Wiz or Psy being LA doesn't seem a good idea, yeah they'r squishy alright, but they'r Damage Dealing makes up to the lack of Defense, and being LA, it would give them some more Phy Defense, but not enough to matter much, and decrease they'r Damage, because of the Attribution points used on Dex/Str. LA Cleric seems a better option if you ask me b:pleased
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