2012-11-05, 08:10 PM
Who.. told you DB were bad at empress? They're quite possibly the best at Empress.
Best end-game mobbing would be Phantom. Overall I'd go with Phantom. They have the best mobbing by a long shot, and their versatility is outstanding. They can survive great as well. The only thing that holds them back at Empress is Carte Noir triggering DR (from what I've heard), but I'm sure that just takes getting used to.
The best 1v1 would be either Mech or Merc. They have the 2 highest hits per second IIRC. I'm not sure which tops the other, so if you want 1v1 solely, you should probably choose one of those. Mechs I hear loose out on a good bit of real DPM because of summon set-ups and all that, but I've never bossed with one, so I can't truly say.
Buccaneers from my understanding are fairly easy to max with, but have less hits/sec than the rest. They have a fun style, and their mobbing is great. They're like the middle of the road for both areas here.
Dual Blades are (IIRC) 3rd/4th in hits/sec 1v1, and are much much easier to cap with than Mercedes, Mechs, or Shads. They have the best survivability anywhere rivaled by only Phantom. They also have decent mobbing.
Best end-game mobbing would be Phantom. Overall I'd go with Phantom. They have the best mobbing by a long shot, and their versatility is outstanding. They can survive great as well. The only thing that holds them back at Empress is Carte Noir triggering DR (from what I've heard), but I'm sure that just takes getting used to.
The best 1v1 would be either Mech or Merc. They have the 2 highest hits per second IIRC. I'm not sure which tops the other, so if you want 1v1 solely, you should probably choose one of those. Mechs I hear loose out on a good bit of real DPM because of summon set-ups and all that, but I've never bossed with one, so I can't truly say.
Buccaneers from my understanding are fairly easy to max with, but have less hits/sec than the rest. They have a fun style, and their mobbing is great. They're like the middle of the road for both areas here.
Dual Blades are (IIRC) 3rd/4th in hits/sec 1v1, and are much much easier to cap with than Mercedes, Mechs, or Shads. They have the best survivability anywhere rivaled by only Phantom. They also have decent mobbing.
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