The ___-less path, the downfall of MS?

Definetely stupid. Right now I'm making a normal DEX bandit (still 1st job though), and people are commenting on how low my damage is, although I think the wep atk range is 28~130 or something like that.

That's probably perfectly normal, but the DEXless dagger thieves are hitting like 500 by level 30, so it makes me look like crap. I'm by no means poor, but considering how much money I'll eventually poor into ME, I wouldn't be able to afford DEXless, maybe not even low DEX.

The if you go ___-less you are supposed to have more damage, but not so much that it's uneven. You shouldn't be hitting three times more than a normal (enter stat here), it's just unbalanced.

Agreed. It seems to be Stat-less or die these days. And Nexon recognizes that. I don't *think* there's an ulterior motive, I think the stat-less equips are just their way of recognizing that these are popular builds and trying to provide "something for everyone." Unfortunately, that also translates into newer players being put between a rock and a hard place. If you want to fit in, so to speak with other players, you need to go stat-less. To do that, you need special equips, scrolls, etc., that all costs millions of mesos. All well and good when you've been playing a while and have had time to amass wealth through drops and merchanting. If you're new, well, what are your options? Oh, lets spend lots of real world money to get gach items to sell. Oh well, now we can't do that anymore, so... let's face it. So-called "normal" builds will never go away completely, as most people will need to have at least one "normal" character, if only to fund their others.

It's just the subject of money. They want you to oh-so reduce your stats to that perfect 4/4 or 4/4/4.

If you also noticed, most -Less items can only be obtained by Gachapon, such as the famous PAC, Elemental Stave/Wands, etc.

we need lv 90 stars(40+ att) that require 150 dex :B

It's just the subject of money. They want you to oh-so reduce your stats to that perfect 4/4 or 4/4/4.

If you also noticed, most -Less items can only be obtained by Gachapon, such as the famous PAC, Elemental Stave/Wands, etc.

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How are PAC's considered a stat-less item? They help both normal and stat-less classes. The only cape I can even think of that has a requirement is the Taru Spirit Cape. The issue of an item being stat-less is negligible if all / a majority of such items are, especially with capes.[/COLOR]