Captain_Fury - Sanctuary Arc User

I recently acquired Take Aim (I'm a level 59 Archer) where before I never used it. I maxed it out to level 10. It is an amazing opener. My highest ever Crit has been 7900. I love it. I never used it before because of the bad reputation it had and taking forum advice from supposed "experts" and "experienced" players. Take…

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Certainly not at this point. Enemies just don't get close to me. With a 15% Crit at level 57, there's no need for the fists. It wastes attribute points. Maybe, as you claim, in much higher levels it will be necessary.

I just recently switched to Pure DEX. It was well worth it. I was originally a Fisted Archer, using fists when enemies got too close. I don't need it anymore now that I'm level 57. No enemies get that close to me anymore! But it was useful in the early levels. Pure DEX all the way. I'm strictly a PVE player.

OK, I bought the reset note and transferred all the unneeded STR over to DEX. It's actually much better. At the level my character is now having a melee weapon is useless, though it was useful during lower levels. But certainly not higher levels. He kicks more **** now.

After my evaluation and with the help of all of you in this forum, I've cometo my conclusion: !) Primarily, the Archer is intended to be strictly an Archer. With the benefits of applying pure DEX, aside from minimum STR requirements, the Archer is more efficient. Indeed it is true that it will be very rare to see a…

Correction on my previous calculations and accusation that the PWI Calculator includes STR for Bow damage. It in fact does not, nor were my previous calculations correct on the comparison of a Fisted Archer vs. Standard Archer in way of character statistics. Corrections are as follows: Archer without Fists and equipped…

I did investigate by creating a level 1 Archer and gaining 2 levels. I invested 10 points into STR. The result: No physical Damage improvement. Therefore, the PWI Calculator is wrong in the matter, unfortunately.

Does STR add Bow damage or not? I never noticed. The Calculator adds damage to the bow when STR and DEX are entered.

You forgot to add the STR of 142. The Calculator added higher damage when STR was entered. Not just DEX.

I didn't calculate any skills, modifiers, etc. Just base numbers. Why don't you do the calculations yourself and see that it is correct? I'm curious.

LOL, no sh#t. What's a better title for the "fisted" Archer?

Check it yourself. Makes sense to me. After all, your investing STR which would naturally increase damage.

Thanks. Good to hear a viewpoint from a 31st level user, too. All the data has been very useful.

OK, I did the calculation using the PWI Calculator: Level 1 - 90 without Fists/Equipped with Blinding Radiance STR 94 (Minimum requirement for Light Armor) DEX 356 Physical Attack: 2887-5089 Critical Hit: 20% Accuracy: 3008 Evasion: 2256 Level 1 - 90 using Fists/Equipped with Blinding Radiance STR 142 (Minimum requirement…

How about answering it in PVE terms. I get the impression he is a PVE player, like me. Personally, I ordinarilly use Stun>Frost>Normal>Normal>Pushback>Normal... or for Increased Defense/Increased Life I do the same combo but with Aim Low first (then pummel enemy with my fists if needed)

You see, I never knew that about creatures at the higher levels...never been there. Valuable data. Another benefit in being a Fisted Archer is the fast gain of Chi. Beat someone up for max Chi. A few for a Spark. What you say sounds logical. Still, the sacrifice of 48 DEX (lvl 90) still seems insignificant. My lack of…

Thanks...for the useful data and acting as my editor (ha-ha).

Excellent analysis. That's the kind of data I needed. So, per your experience, it is indeed valuable. But only in the highest levels of the character. Thank you.

What Tikana REALLY saw was endless, glowing mounds of treasure beyond any PWI players WILDEST dreams! And she wanted it all for herself! "Um, guys...it's really nothing but a bunch of Earthen Soldiers playing Beer Pong. Let's get out of here."