2008-12-30, 08:19 PM
Takebacker Wrote:Have you been maxing it after burst fire? o_o
No, of course not. My build at this point is
Max Burst Fire
13 Ice (2 seconds, 4 targets, replaces Blank Shot 95% of the time)
10 Octopus
Going to finish Octo, get Ice to 26, and add 15 to Gaviota before proceeding to max Flamethrower and Homing.
I'm going with Flamethrower because the mobbing situation for Outlaws is REALLY bad.
Other mob skills in 4th job (discounting the undeniably useless Grenade and the obsolete Invis)
Air Strike - very powerful, but has a 5 second cooldown, and seems more useful for causing a lot of collateral area damage than blasting away at a specific target
Battleship Torpedo - most builds don't have this at 20+ until at least 14x, if not well into 15x and 16x. Also requires Battleship mode (limits mobility slightly, may break occasionally?)
Ice Splitter - Not very useful for damage, except on ice weaks, or in tandem with FT.
Granted, with the maps we have right now, ranged classes don't need to do much mobbing after level 100, but I generally prefer the option of versatility. Even if a skill won't help me train or boss, if I ever find myself in a situation while hunting for a drop or doing a quest where it comes in handy, I want it. Gaviota looks helpful at Newties for 3rd job, and that's why I'm investing in it before FT, but it seems the general opinion among Corsairs is that it becomes useless early in 4th. Meanwhile, FT fills a gap in our mobbing ability that doesn't get filled until at least mid 4th job, if ever.
Oh, and with a full 5 second burn, (FT-Ice-Burst Firex5) FT does 200% damage.