2010-12-09, 07:28 PM
Hotshot Wrote:This guide has some big hate against strafe. Level 98 before even adding 1 point? It's only 36% damage below double shot, and way more awesome-looking, plus its damage is more consistent due to using 4 arrows instead of 2. Even if it's weaker, it looks awesome, and is fun to play with. After spending like 50-60 levels with double shot, why would you want to spend 30 more? Most people read guides as they would a bible, and take everything at face value, so they will actually wait until 98 to add a point for fear of 'messing their build up'. You should at least mention that one might want to put a point into strafe early on because it's not much worse than double shot (better if you like regularity), and spices the class up a nice bit. Also, I never played up to a ranger, but wouldn't it be smarter to leave thrust at 1 and max strafe? Strafe still has occasional use in 4th job from what I've heard (you can't jumpshoot hurricane), and there are just so many endgame items that add speed that it's hard not to max out, even if you get only 3 speed from thrust. In any case, nobody should ever benefit from having +30 speed in skill form in these modern times.
I'm currently playing an Xbow in Zenith and Double Shot is completely useless. Iron Arrow is the only skill you will use in 2nd job, and I expect Blizzard to be the skill you will be using 90% of the time in 3rd.
I left Mortal Blow at 11 on my BM. Mortal Blow is utterly worthless. A couple of points in Thrust doesn't hurt.
Oh, and by "Double Shot is completely useless" I don't mean "you won't be bossing in 2nd job and the mobs at ____ are great," I mean level 1 IA actually outdamages Double Shot on a single target and I'm level 46 and just maxed Iron Arrow, Xbow Mastery, and got 6 Booster and 2 Soul Arrow and I'm still looking at maxing Final Attack before Enhanced Basics so I don't realistically see Double Shot even outdamaging IA on 1 target until late 5x.