Blademaster needs an upgrade

Whistler - Morai wrote: »

Hi without boasting I have the best gear of any bm on morai and im lvl 105 personally I think the bm is so under powered its not even funny. all my gear is plus 12 and I seriously think that all the other classes have become over powered compared to the bm, when is it our turn for more damage, are there any plans to give us an upgrade? how do other people feel about the bm

As dumb as that post was overall yes bm is pretty underpowered and will probably always be so.

Swipe that card on a purify class if it still bothers ya

People that want a powerful DD class should think 2 times before make a bm and some other class.

You power leveled (and a BM too?) just to QQ about something untrue because you have no skill...? b:beatup I don't understand you... f:sweat

Does OP want to one shot equal geared people?

One shotting equal geared opponents gets harder and harder as you level up and improve gear. You can always one shot majority of people with BT in nw/tw if that is your joy in this game.

Whistler - Morai wrote: »

but the point most of you, not all are missing is that other classes have been changed alot and the bm remains the same.

what changed in the other classes and the bms didnt change?

Don't be so pessimistic. Even I am not with r9 route, have only Nirvana rr set +10,not GoF axes, g9 hp shards, I am still can be survival and CC or even kill as I want.

Here is an example I take from YouTube about if you got full set r9rr and +10 refine, you are not underpowered any more. In most case ZC / GoF effect helped bypass 7-13k when target under 70% hps. I just mean +10 not +12 full set b:laugh

In this video clip, most of opponents are r9/r9r/r9rr ones. The BM needs use some combo of skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpo-5NWKcZ0

JoeBlack - Harshlands wrote: »

Don't be so pessimistic. Even I am not with r9 route, have only Nirvana rr set +10,not GoF axes, g9 hp shards, I am still can be survival and CC or even kill as I want.

Here is an example I take from YouTube about if you got full set r9rr and +10 refine, you are not underpowered any more. In most case ZC / GoF effect helped bypass 7-13k when target under 70% hps. I just mean +10 not +12 full set b:laugh

In this video clip, most of opponents are r9/r9r/r9rr ones. The BM needs use some combo of skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpo-5NWKcZ0

lul first quote to my vid b:chuckle there wud have been like 21658424 btr vids to link if u wanna prove bm's aint all that bad b:laugh

Whistler - Morai wrote: »

Hmm seems most just want to take the **** out of every post,

Yah, that happens here. Grats on 105, though. Not gonna tear that down.

I both agree and disagree. I have r9t3 but only +5 at the moment as I reroll but there is very little I can't kill once they've been purged. I zerk crit arcanes for 30k+ sometimes, on the other hand some archers will reduce my regular Highland Cleave down to around 1k damage and I miss 1/3 of my attacks against the 650 dex ones >.< Even worse when its the sins with Focused Mind on them and you miss 1/3 of the attacks, get 1 damage for 1/2 the attacks, and land the remaining for decent damage but can't chain anything. Zerking and losing 5% hp but seeing a '1' above their head is really frustrating.

We have very mediocre damage. We also carry purge poles, have HF, have GS, have a self-crit buff, have a zerk weapon, and have defenses high enough that our genies don't need to be purely defensive.

I think we got some great skills from the Morai expansion, so we have improved. I think casters and archer did way better than us. We are a control class and with r9t3 PWI made half the classes uncontrollable with perma-antistun and a permanent Holy Path. Archers got even more range, even more crit, stealth, and better leaps then we did. Barbs got a damage increase their own form of Deaden Nerves so if you do take 5 minutes to setup a giant chi-wasting damage burst enough to kill them... they regen 40% hp, get 2 sparks, and are purified -.-

We got Reel In, Blade Tornado, and Reckless Rush which are great skills but also still in the realm of crowd control. Not finishing skills. Still, with magic marrow i hope to walk around with 23k pdef, 24k hp, and 75 def levels at endgame. For offense I'm over 600 strength and I'll have about 120 attack level dual axes. Its hard to roll any class, but I don't think BMs are too bad at endgame.

btw, whats CC mean now? Cookie cutter? Channel cancel? Crowd Control? Think we''re talking the last one, but I thought this thread is we're underpowered 1v1 so dunno why we're bringing up crowd control and letting our squadmates kill for us.

Sakubatou - Sanctuary wrote: »

Yah, that happens here. Grats on 105, though. Not gonna tear that down.

I both agree and disagree. I have r9t3 but only +5 at the moment as I reroll but there is very little I can't kill once they've been purged. I zerk crit arcanes for 30k+ sometimes, on the other hand some archers will reduce my regular Highland Cleave down to around 1k damage and I miss 1/3 of my attacks against the 650 dex ones >.< Even worse when its the sins with Focused Mind on them and you miss 1/3 of the attacks, get 1 damage for 1/2 the attacks, and land the remaining for decent damage but can't chain anything. Zerking and losing 5% hp but seeing a '1' above their head is really frustrating.

We have very mediocre damage. We also carry purge poles, have HF, have GS, have a self-crit buff, have a zerk weapon, and have defenses high enough that our genies don't need to be purely defensive.

I think we got some great skills from the Morai expansion, so we have improved. I think casters and archer did way better than us. We are a control class and with r9t3 PWI made half the classes uncontrollable with perma-antistun and a permanent Holy Path. Archers got even more range, even more crit, stealth, and better leaps then we did. Barbs got a damage increase their own form of Deaden Nerves so if you do take 5 minutes to setup a giant chi-wasting damage burst enough to kill them... they regen 40% hp, get 2 sparks, and are purified -.-

We got Reel In, Blade Tornado, and Reckless Rush which are great skills but also still in the realm of crowd control. Not finishing skills. Still, with magic marrow i hope to walk around with 23k pdef, 24k hp, and 75 def levels at endgame. For offense I'm over 600 strength and I'll have about 120 attack level dual axes. Its hard to roll any class, but I don't think BMs are too bad at endgame.

btw, whats CC mean now? Cookie cutter? Channel cancel? Crowd Control? Think we''re talking the last one, but I thought this thread is we're underpowered 1v1 so dunno why we're bringing up crowd control and letting our squadmates kill for us.

^ this

I would like to add that the main issue with the class is chi...again, all the really sickawesome things we do take 2-5 sparks. Not too hard to deal with but it does kinda blow

Bm's have really good skills, but the damage on the skills is the issue...it sucks (not including bt or reckless rush). But it's true what everyone says here, BM's r a support class. I know first hand how annoying this is, and im recast +10. Hitting a mage for 1500 then they hit u for 6ks none crit. And now there r even more mages and range classes than b4, with the new purify weap. U're simply gonna have to accept the new changes....who knows maybe they'll nerf purify or give more dam to bms HEHEHEH.
but they probably won't

I want my pc to handle the lower ping and higher fps b:angry. Every time the ping goes green, 150 or below, frames are skipped in the game. Even if the fps is 30~90, frames are still skipped. As soon as it turns yellow again, things are fine.

In TW/NW i just go out and die because ping is high and fps is around 2~4, even though others with same machines achieve 20~40 in the same tw. That is that i want for my bm b:dirty.

Beside that, to the OP, get g16+12 claws, and switch 1~2 gear pieces for more int if your axes are not working. Not sure if reckless rush works with claws, someone else can confirm, once you get a casters hp below 50%, use reckless rush. I have to learn it still but when i get it, i'll use it with my claw set up b:chuckle. Once i get dervish to +12 i might change my mind, but right now axes don't cut it for me. My pve bm does just fine with aps set up in pvp.

Congrats on 105 to OP btw b:pleased. Problem is not the level but exposure to skills and their use. In all this debate i never asked you.

Are all your skills, or the ones you use for PVE sage/demon and not lvl 10? They make a big difference.

I agree somewhat. It would be nicer to see some higher numbers on some skills, but a Smack that crits or a well timed reckless rush, both are rly evil skills if timed right. BT is rly nice if you know when to use it like this dude http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwdyfAm4pQ there is your reference link zan b:victory

1vs1 self buffed equally geared i don't see us that underpowered. I have taken out more op ppl then my self, i've taken down a full +12 JoSD seeker vs my full +10, vit +11 axe. But at the same time that seeker has OS me a few times b:sad
OFC im jelly of those mad crits that seeker or a wiz can smack on my poor bald bm azz, and sure i would like 1-2 more mad crit skills on a BM, but we not totally underpowered, if i wanted something to improve it would be a bit stronger drake ray and some kind off chi-gain skill. But that's just dreaming i guess b:laugh

Mass pk, i play a BM the way it should be played imo, i support. Ik i will die, but before i die, i make sure i protect archers and clerics as much as i possibly can, and i also make sure i annoy the **** out of my opponents with stuns and chi gank And if i do all this well, all eyes will be on me, and i try to tank this loving attention as long as i can while my team do there part..
Mass pk is a team event, and if i do my job right, my team wins, it dont matter if i die or not.. I run around like a mad bunny sometimes, protecting 2 archers while they try to purge VIP targets, and then leap back and forth if i see a mass gathering, so i can roar and give the ppl in that pile a break from being attacked, then back to babysitting pew pew:ers

BM's are not easy to play at all, i think we all can agree on that, prolly one of the hardest classes to pk well with imo (have not tried all so cant rly say 100%, but i've tried a few of em)
But this fact also makes the BM the most fun class to play imo..
If i wanted to easy farm ppl in pk i would go on a sin again, 2 spark IG from stealth and hide if i failed b:chuckle
As Dan said, a good genie setup can make or break a fight, as well as spamming def charms and knowing what pots when and where to use..
Ohh.. Dan pls share what your latest genie set up is :P

But ofc I would not qQ if we got some dmg upgrades and a chi skill b:victory

why do u roll oxygen bubble on genie? is it for black ice dragon? I'd rather use heart of steele since archer crits suck. Nevertheless, a good genie for mass pk

Onatop - Lost City wrote: »

why do u roll oxygen bubble on genie? is it for black ice dragon?

Kinda curious as well. Most mages I see don't even bother using BIDS anymore. More BT and then you'll see MS a bit as well.

Unless it's for the mages that will trick you into using SoF and then sutra water skills, but most of them aren't that smart in my experience. Maybe Sanc actually has good mages...?

Well its true, tangling mire is useful, but i'd keep Tree of protection as a back up for when u can't domain. I want a 91+ genie QQQQ