2009-04-24, 07:00 PM
I'd have to say that Corsairs are good at about everything. They're amazing single target attackers and possess a variety of powerful mobbing abilities that don't limit them to bossing in the way BMs and NLs are.
I've had a taste of most classes in the game. Let's see now:
My own characters, excluding my Corsair:
123 BM
97 LUK and 50 STR CB
mid-2nd job on all magician classes
mid-2nd job on fighter/spearman
Have had access to, at some point in my Maple career, if not currently:
Bishop, Priest, DK, Shadower, Sniper, and Hermit
I prefer jack-of-all-trades classes. I quest, I boss, I train, I farm and I don't want to have to play different characters to do each task. I don't think any class should, really. My Ranger did that for me back when 4th job wasn't out, but once 4th job came out, I discovered that BMs were focused entirely on single target damage, and the loss of versatility killed the class for me, ending with me quitting the game last summer.
When I came back in early November to make a gunslinger, I never imagined that it would fulfill the jack-of-all-trades role that I wanted. I just wanted to try out a new class and picked Gunslinger because of the massive Brawler bandwagon going on. The versatility of the class wasn't apparent at first. 2nd job wasn't spectacular. It was a lot of fun having so much tactical mobility, but pretty much everything a Gunslinger can do in terms of killing monsters, another class can do better. However, this was about the same time everyone was discovering how strong Outlaws and Corsairs really are, which was a great motivating push to 3rd job and beyond.
3rd job was kind of bland. It was nice not to be KSed by of all people, clerics, anymore, but it felt just like being a Hermit, except trading speed and avoid for a little helping of damage. There's really not much to say for being an Outlaw. The summons are cool, but again, there really isn't anything that separates us from everyone else.
4th job is where it really took off. I didn't advance until 121 because I wanted to advance at the same time as my friend. At 121, I got 1 Air Strike, 1 Elemental Boost, 1 Wrath of the Octopi, 1 Battleship, and 2 Cannon. The moment I got Air Strike, ideas took off on potential applications of the skill. This is the only skill with a fullscreen range that doesn't belong to a mage and cost thousands of MP, or do laughable damage. I don't yet have a high level Air Strike, but it's absolutely amazing for wiping out low level monsters with less than 15k HP right now, and makes hunting for mini bosses and farming for drops really easy. I really feel this skill has a lot of potential. Another thing that I absolutely love is lack of minimum range. It's kind of funny when bosses summon and instead of clearing them out, you opt to intentionally run into the summons to avoid damage from the boss. I mostly use white pots to kill Latanica, because he only hits me 1-2 times on average. It also makes attacking bosses with parties very interesting. At times I wish my party would just let the summons fly around, but as I've been reminded multiple times, "we don't all have Bullseye.
" Sigh.
There doesn't seem to be enough things BM could do better than my Corsair for me to ever go back. There's like, Puppet, DB, and having more Avoid. A rather short list.
I've had a taste of most classes in the game. Let's see now:
My own characters, excluding my Corsair:
123 BM
97 LUK and 50 STR CB
mid-2nd job on all magician classes
mid-2nd job on fighter/spearman
Have had access to, at some point in my Maple career, if not currently:
Bishop, Priest, DK, Shadower, Sniper, and Hermit
I prefer jack-of-all-trades classes. I quest, I boss, I train, I farm and I don't want to have to play different characters to do each task. I don't think any class should, really. My Ranger did that for me back when 4th job wasn't out, but once 4th job came out, I discovered that BMs were focused entirely on single target damage, and the loss of versatility killed the class for me, ending with me quitting the game last summer.
When I came back in early November to make a gunslinger, I never imagined that it would fulfill the jack-of-all-trades role that I wanted. I just wanted to try out a new class and picked Gunslinger because of the massive Brawler bandwagon going on. The versatility of the class wasn't apparent at first. 2nd job wasn't spectacular. It was a lot of fun having so much tactical mobility, but pretty much everything a Gunslinger can do in terms of killing monsters, another class can do better. However, this was about the same time everyone was discovering how strong Outlaws and Corsairs really are, which was a great motivating push to 3rd job and beyond.
3rd job was kind of bland. It was nice not to be KSed by of all people, clerics, anymore, but it felt just like being a Hermit, except trading speed and avoid for a little helping of damage. There's really not much to say for being an Outlaw. The summons are cool, but again, there really isn't anything that separates us from everyone else.
4th job is where it really took off. I didn't advance until 121 because I wanted to advance at the same time as my friend. At 121, I got 1 Air Strike, 1 Elemental Boost, 1 Wrath of the Octopi, 1 Battleship, and 2 Cannon. The moment I got Air Strike, ideas took off on potential applications of the skill. This is the only skill with a fullscreen range that doesn't belong to a mage and cost thousands of MP, or do laughable damage. I don't yet have a high level Air Strike, but it's absolutely amazing for wiping out low level monsters with less than 15k HP right now, and makes hunting for mini bosses and farming for drops really easy. I really feel this skill has a lot of potential. Another thing that I absolutely love is lack of minimum range. It's kind of funny when bosses summon and instead of clearing them out, you opt to intentionally run into the summons to avoid damage from the boss. I mostly use white pots to kill Latanica, because he only hits me 1-2 times on average. It also makes attacking bosses with parties very interesting. At times I wish my party would just let the summons fly around, but as I've been reminded multiple times, "we don't all have Bullseye.
" Sigh.There doesn't seem to be enough things BM could do better than my Corsair for me to ever go back. There's like, Puppet, DB, and having more Avoid. A rather short list.