After making my spearman I've learned a lot of things about them, but some things such as how to distribute 3rd job SP give reason to second guess.
As a hybrid, I'll obviously max Spear Crusher and PA Fury. I also intend to max Elemental Resistance, have at least 3 points on Sacrifice, and max Dragon's Roar. This leaves me with 38 SP to put on any remaining skills, and this is also the point at which I'm unsure of how to proceed.
For starters, I don't want to waste SP on Dragon's Blood while I have NLC pots and fully intend to max Beholder's Hex during 4th job (is the weapon attack buff pot smart?), so that rules out one skill. I also have no intention of maxing Spear Fury, as it is incredibly weak compared to Spear Crusher and can't even compete on 6 enemies, nor is it especially necessary for mobbing when there are skills like Rush (I may consider putting 1 point on it, but that's it). PA Crusher is equally worthless, forever being weaker than PA Fury no matter how many enemies there are.
So now I'm left with 37 SP assuming I put a point on Spear Fury in the event that I'll use it to quickly aggro an enemy, although I very much doubt that I'll ever use it. So what do I put my SP on? Do I max Sacrifice and max Blood just because there's nothing else to put it on? Am I underestimating spear Fury's range even though its attack power is garbage? Do I throw the points on some lovely first job skills like Endure? Do I become one of the only DK's in existance with max Power Crash? I'm hoping some of you more experienced types can help me.
As a hybrid, I'll obviously max Spear Crusher and PA Fury. I also intend to max Elemental Resistance, have at least 3 points on Sacrifice, and max Dragon's Roar. This leaves me with 38 SP to put on any remaining skills, and this is also the point at which I'm unsure of how to proceed.
For starters, I don't want to waste SP on Dragon's Blood while I have NLC pots and fully intend to max Beholder's Hex during 4th job (is the weapon attack buff pot smart?), so that rules out one skill. I also have no intention of maxing Spear Fury, as it is incredibly weak compared to Spear Crusher and can't even compete on 6 enemies, nor is it especially necessary for mobbing when there are skills like Rush (I may consider putting 1 point on it, but that's it). PA Crusher is equally worthless, forever being weaker than PA Fury no matter how many enemies there are.
So now I'm left with 37 SP assuming I put a point on Spear Fury in the event that I'll use it to quickly aggro an enemy, although I very much doubt that I'll ever use it. So what do I put my SP on? Do I max Sacrifice and max Blood just because there's nothing else to put it on? Am I underestimating spear Fury's range even though its attack power is garbage? Do I throw the points on some lovely first job skills like Endure? Do I become one of the only DK's in existance with max Power Crash? I'm hoping some of you more experienced types can help me.