Starting Out Fresh

So I'm starting out fresh with about 1.5B (Perhaps more if the Chaos Scrolls continue to go up...) and concluded with these following classes below:

-Bandit
-Fighter
-Page
-Spearman
-I/L Mage
-F/P Mage
-Cleric

Yeah, I know the list is a lot, but you can pick one in the polls. If you guys can also give me the reason why, since I'm starting out fresh. It's been over 3 months since I've played, so I need some people who have played and can gimme their insights of the games since then. Thanks!

Well, you gotta give us your preferences and stuff XD. We're not going to blindly choose. And when I say preferences, I mean speed (both character and weapon speed) , damage (fast and puny or slow and powerful), whether you like to boss or not, mob/single monsters, etc. etc.

Well, you gotta give us your preferences and stuff XD. We're not going to blindly choose. And when I say preferences, I mean speed (both character and weapon speed) , damage (fast and puny or slow and powerful), whether you like to boss or not, mob/single monsters, etc. etc.

My sincere apologies

I could care less about the Character's speed, it can be medium + fast, but if it has to be slow, then let it be. I would like the Weapon's speed to be fast. Jesus, again, I could care less about the damage, as long as it is fast. Mobs would be nice, but not necessary. And I would like to boss, but it is not necessary.

Wah....you're so neutral on everything XD. Eh, I'd suppose a sin would be the best, but since you're so neutral on everything I would have to split it more.

How would you like your range? Far? Medium? Close? Medium-far? Do you hate doing low damage at close range? Do you like having to watch low hp? Do you like avoidability? How about MP? And mesoes? Do you care about being poor? Rich? Etc. etc. XD

My sincere apologies

I could care less about the Character's speed, it can be medium + fast, but if it has to be slow, then let it be. I would like the Weapon's speed to be fast. Jesus, again, I could care less about the damage, as long as it is fast. Mobs would be nice, but not necessary. And I would like to boss, but it is not necessary.

Bandits have fast attack speed, but aren't really needed at bosses except for Sed Mule.

Definitely don't go Magician since in 4th Job, they train with Ultimates which are the slowest skills. Also, only a Bishop is valued at bosses.

Pages aren't common at bosses. Heroes are valued since at Horntail they are the strongest Melee class and Dark Knights are needed for HB. I'd say warrior's attacking speed would be medium, but can be improved with 1h swords such as Lunch Box, Red Katana, etc.

In my opinion, you should go Fighter using 1h sword. Heroes have fast attacks, Brandish which can hit multiple monsters, and are needed at Bosses which satisfy your criteria.

Spearman for sure. If you like to be godly/show off, (judging by how you told us your amount of funding i assume you do) you're going to have to choose between spearman, bandit, and f/p mage.

Wah....you're so neutral on everything XD. Eh, I'd suppose a sin would be the best, but since you're so neutral on everything I would have to split it more.

How would you like your range? Far? Medium? Close? Medium-far? Do you hate doing low damage at close range? Do you like having to watch low hp? Do you like avoidability? How about MP? And mesoes? Do you care about being poor? Rich? Etc. etc. XD

Well, I already have a sin to tell you the truth, and I don't like it's low hp. I am considering making a spearman

Bandits have fast attack speed, but aren't really needed at bosses except for Sed Mule.

Definitely don't go Magician since in 4th Job, they train with Ultimates which are the slowest skills. Also, only a Bishop is valued at bosses.

Pages aren't common at bosses. Heroes are valued since at Horntail they are the strongest Melee class and Dark Knights are needed for HB. I'd say warrior's attacking speed would be medium, but can be improved with 1h swords such as Lunch Box, Red Katana, etc.

In my opinion, you should go Fighter using 1h sword. Heroes have fast attacks, Brandish which can hit multiple monsters, and are needed at Bosses which satisfy your criteria.

Since when did ME become useless at bosses? Have I missed some thing?

Best mobbers are I/L Wizards. Lightning kicks ass.

Best speed goes to Assassins, because they have haste and get flash jump in 3rd job.

Fast attacking is bandits. Fast daggers+booster=faster daggers.

Since when did ME become useless at bosses? Have I missed some thing?

Well for Zakum in particular, Mesos Explosion became useless after the release of Onyx Apples about 1.5 years ago?

With the release of 4th Job, Mesos Explosion is never needed for any Bosses. In Horntail, I rarely see Shadowers in an attacking party. And half the time, Horntail is doing the moving for them , and then the Shadower walks back to hang on the rope. Not to mention, Mesos Guard burns your mesos with no compensation and I'd guess that Shadowers are also the biggest Safety Charm burners at Horntail =p.

Anyone else?

Anyone else?

I would say try them all but if you are short on time, watch a video or two of each class training and go from there.

Your play style suggests gunslinger, but after reading the options, I guess you aren't into pirates

I would out of my own preference recommend that you try making a shadower, but according to everyone else who base their opinions on WAAY too many things that happen inside the game rather than what you would call 'fun' the best choice meeting your preferences are probably spearman(not very powerful in 4th job though) or a fighter(decent 4th job damage). I could care less to play the warrior classes because it seems like the style has no sense of risk or chance, just as straight forward as the maple economy and high demand these days.

Your play style suggests gunslinger, but after reading the options, I guess you aren't into pirates

Yeah, if you're looking for high attack speed, Gunslingers are definately the best choice.

Not to mention, Mesos Guard burns your mesos with no compensation

Common misconception...

You take 1000 damage, you spend 1000 mesos in pots.
You take 500 damage and -300 mesos, you spend 500 in pots. Total spending 800, which is less than 1000.

My sincere apologies

I could care less about the Character's speed, it can be medium + fast, but if it has to be slow, then let it be. I would like the Weapon's speed to be fast. Jesus, again, I could care less about the damage, as long as it is fast. Mobs would be nice, but not necessary. And I would like to boss, but it is not necessary.

Hello, I am new to this forum but not to MS and I have several different classes that I play.

With the funding you have you can make anything, as I am sure you know. The one class I have yet to try is the Bandit, with what you have stated, this would be my suggestion. They are wickedly fast and can nearly hold to my crusader at the same level. I am not certain of their hp so damage may be an issue.

I will tell you the reason for not trying a dit, I am afraid I will like it better than my sader and I have so much invested in her; it has taken me just over a year to get her to 85.

What's wrong with the replies in this thread? http://www.southperry.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5365

Hello, I am new to this forum but not to MS and I have several different classes that I play.

Welcome to Southperry, the land of chinchillas, pineapples, and opossums .

Anyways, as Stereo said, look at the replies of the other thread. Especially this picture...

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stick with what you feel comfortable with, no use jumping in a class blindly. and if you do make that jump, do your resarch first. hope this helped