Greg Wrote:Mmm, I understand you're just giving your opinion, Rei, but a 15x Marksman that states that a Bowmaster has a better 4th confuses me. What makes their Hurricane any better than what you've got by 155? What're you facing as a Marksman that has you unmotivated? Your response could influence the OP's decision.
I think you're confusing opinion and fact. I think we can all agree that Bowmasters are better than Marksmen at this point, hence it's a fact. Tell me that Bowmasters aren't more desirable than Marksmen in.... any situation. It's sad, but true. Their single target DPS doesn't quite match up and this game isn't built for mobbing unless you can hit the whole screen instantly. (e.g. Something's wrong with your mob skill if I can kill the same size mob with a single target skill in roughly the same time.)
I can agree that Marksmen are generally more interesting though. Bowmasters don't use much else than Hurricane but Marksmen can use a much greater variety of skills. But I guess that's also a lot to do with where you train. Newties are boring as hell; I think no matter what class you are (except Magicians) you can make Skelegons interesting and funish.
I still think Bowmasters are pretty fun though. Yeah Hurricane gets boring but there's plenty of things we can do that Marksmen (or most classes, really) can't do. Bowmasters are made for bossing. We're the only class that can realistically solo BG A, B, and Grandpa Boss. We're one of two classes that can nail Anego to a wall. And hell, if it weren't for those damned Onyx Apples, we'd be on par with NLs in damage at bosses. For the boss hunter, Bowmasters are the most fun class. (lol 6 minute-Pap without apples)
I guess a lot of high level Marksmen have disappeared, eh? Even if Carlos didn't get hacked, he'd have quit for Pirates anyway. Still, I'd like to mention that it doesn't matter that the people who quit are Marksmen. Rather, a lot of people have been disappearing lately; Bowmaster, Marksman, and NL alike. Why? Because this is just a boring game when you get down to it. When you hit 170 or so your SP matters very little anymore. A measly 5 dex per level up doesn't matter so much any more. I'd say that if you play past 160 you either really enjoy your class or you're completely mindless and otherwise bored.
EDIT: Oh whoops, I forgot to hit reply an hour ago and now my post is much further down than I intended. Hi Rei~