2013-02-01, 12:03 AM
I made my current Shadower mainly because Savage Blow looked so cool back then. When news of 3rd job came out and I saw Assaulter, that just sealed the deal for me. Of course, it was hell using a 1v1 skill all the way up to 3rd job, but I never got bored of Savage Blow. Then I finally reached 3rd and got access to the two skills that I'd be dying to get, Assaulter and Band of Thieves. Assaulter, you teleport and slash through the enemy with a sick pose; sure it was slow, but the coolness factor was so high. Summoning your own "band of thieves?" Hell yeah! Don't know why Chief Bandits and Shadowers that came later on hated Band of Thieves.
Then I hit 4th job and Boomerang Step, wow, invincibility frames? With Meso Guard, high avoidability, Boomerang Step, and Shadow Shifter, I felt invincible. We may not have been as mobile as our Night Lord cousins, but we were a helluva lot tankier.
When Dual Blades were announced, I was intrigued but not much. Then Nexon Korea decided to change their weapon setup from 2 Blades--> 1 Dagger and 1 Blade and then I was pissed. Daggers and their scrolls, which used to be dirt cheap, skyrocketed when that news got out. I still made one though to check it out. To my surprise, I had a lot of fun with it; it was more mobile and more powerful than my Chief Bandit (at the time). I liked being able to chain skills together so fluidly. I saw it as the opposite of my Chief Bandit, basically a glass cannon that did great damage but died really easily. I bumrushed it to level 100 to get the Dual Blade Mask during that event and it then became my highest level.
Then Big Bang hit and holy crap, Flash Jump and Shadow Partner on my Shadower? That was absolutely crazy. We had tankiness and now we got the mobility and damage to boot with the revamped Meso Explosion mechanics. Had a blast with it.
Chaos came later and then I decided to pick up my Dual Blade again which I had dropped when Big Bang hit. Don't know why, but Phantom Blow looked really awesome to me and that became a goal I had. In the end, I basically had my Shadower and Dual Blade at roughly the same level. Also finally saw being able to share daggers a blessing since thief equips were so expensive.
Then Renegades/Justice happened...I hated it. Read it on Max's blog when news of it came out and as soon as I saw that Assaulter and Band of Thieves were being removed, I hated it. The two skills that were the very reason why I made my Chief Bandit in the first place were going to be ripped away. Muspelheim? Lol, that crap is absolutely retarded; I still hate the skill to this day. Renegades basically took away the mobbing power of Shadowers because Meso Explosion is useless outside of party play areas and bosses. Carnival Edge was a great addition though.
When Phantom came out, I was not particularly impressed; it seemed more like a mage than a thief to me. The guy was also way too flashy to be a thief. Nonetheless I made one in mind that it would just be for the delicious Link Skill and then I would drop it. Turns out I had a boatload of fun with skill stealing and switching. Being so versatile in solo play and party play was amazing. Although the nerf hit me hard and I haven't really gone back to it since. Losing the ability to swap skills freely and on-the-go was too much.
Then Dual Blades got their revamp and holy crap, they basically gained Miss Godmode. Being able to literally not get hit and spending almost nothing on pots is OP. Though I was a bit sad that Dual Blades became better tanks than Shadowers.
Currently, still going with my Shadower and Dual Blade though I do prefer Dual Blades' Hyper Skills than Shadowers. Oh well, I'm sure something later on will come and bring me to love my Shadower as I once did.
Can't quite decide on the poll
. Needs multiple choice, lol.
Then I hit 4th job and Boomerang Step, wow, invincibility frames? With Meso Guard, high avoidability, Boomerang Step, and Shadow Shifter, I felt invincible. We may not have been as mobile as our Night Lord cousins, but we were a helluva lot tankier.
When Dual Blades were announced, I was intrigued but not much. Then Nexon Korea decided to change their weapon setup from 2 Blades--> 1 Dagger and 1 Blade and then I was pissed. Daggers and their scrolls, which used to be dirt cheap, skyrocketed when that news got out. I still made one though to check it out. To my surprise, I had a lot of fun with it; it was more mobile and more powerful than my Chief Bandit (at the time). I liked being able to chain skills together so fluidly. I saw it as the opposite of my Chief Bandit, basically a glass cannon that did great damage but died really easily. I bumrushed it to level 100 to get the Dual Blade Mask during that event and it then became my highest level.
Then Big Bang hit and holy crap, Flash Jump and Shadow Partner on my Shadower? That was absolutely crazy. We had tankiness and now we got the mobility and damage to boot with the revamped Meso Explosion mechanics. Had a blast with it.
Chaos came later and then I decided to pick up my Dual Blade again which I had dropped when Big Bang hit. Don't know why, but Phantom Blow looked really awesome to me and that became a goal I had. In the end, I basically had my Shadower and Dual Blade at roughly the same level. Also finally saw being able to share daggers a blessing since thief equips were so expensive.
Then Renegades/Justice happened...I hated it. Read it on Max's blog when news of it came out and as soon as I saw that Assaulter and Band of Thieves were being removed, I hated it. The two skills that were the very reason why I made my Chief Bandit in the first place were going to be ripped away. Muspelheim? Lol, that crap is absolutely retarded; I still hate the skill to this day. Renegades basically took away the mobbing power of Shadowers because Meso Explosion is useless outside of party play areas and bosses. Carnival Edge was a great addition though.
When Phantom came out, I was not particularly impressed; it seemed more like a mage than a thief to me. The guy was also way too flashy to be a thief. Nonetheless I made one in mind that it would just be for the delicious Link Skill and then I would drop it. Turns out I had a boatload of fun with skill stealing and switching. Being so versatile in solo play and party play was amazing. Although the nerf hit me hard and I haven't really gone back to it since. Losing the ability to swap skills freely and on-the-go was too much.
Then Dual Blades got their revamp and holy crap, they basically gained Miss Godmode. Being able to literally not get hit and spending almost nothing on pots is OP. Though I was a bit sad that Dual Blades became better tanks than Shadowers.
Currently, still going with my Shadower and Dual Blade though I do prefer Dual Blades' Hyper Skills than Shadowers. Oh well, I'm sure something later on will come and bring me to love my Shadower as I once did.
Can't quite decide on the poll
. Needs multiple choice, lol.