Archer Build?!

[iOrion]

can someone who tested it tell me the opinions about thorn root and wall?

i just respecced, and going with a build:

5focus, 5blast shoot, 5break armor, 5 repulse shoot, and i have got 9 point and dont know where to spend. I would like to max either thorn root or thorn wall and put the remaining 4 pont to meditation I think.

Any comments?

[Banned]

Ouch. Break armor is pretty useless. Should have put those points into meditation.

[iOrion]

break armor is everyting but not useless. -armor on mob means more dmg for you and all archers and warriors.

why do you think it is useless?

[Noname]

I don't believe useless is the right word. I just think that there are better places to spend your points.

[iOrion]

name one that increases your dmg

[Eltivo]

Break armor is actually a very desirable skill (and benefits the whole party) with the archers lacking tree and is well worth the 5 points. Repulse shot, root, and thorn wall are really only useful if you plan to do mostly solo runs. All three of these skills enhance your kiting ability, which really only effects you if you don't have some form of a tank holding onto the mobs.

[iOrion]

i dont know that thorn root or wall should be max, as it is saying that each point of thorn root adds dmg, but for thorn wall it adds "area". Opinions about it? Suggestions?

[xfer]

Pretty much want to know this answer myself. I've only maxed out focus, break armor, and blast shot. Spoilt for choice as to what else to max out.

Thorn wall and root seems pretty similiar, with root dealing damage, i would thought its better than Thorn wall? But if wall is a high lvl skill, i doubt it'll be inferior, there must be some use for it which we havent discovered?

[Splurd]

Thorn wall sucks.
High mp cost
Long cool down
No damage (then again thorn root is not exactly very damaging)

[iOrion]

what build you are going with splurd?

[Splurd]

nothing fixed, I'm respecing alot as I test out different skills.
But most likely my final build will be

5 focus
5 blast shot
1 avian scream
1 thorn root
5 meditation
5 Evade
5 break armour
2 repulse shot.

[iOrion]

thank you.

[xfer]

I would second that.

5 focus
5 blast shot
5 meditation
5 Evade
5 break armour

Those skills are worth maxing out.

[Leviticus]

rubbish. Ignore noname completely. Not all skills need to be maxed, and dex is the best stat for a ranged archer.

Do not stat spread. Adding str does very little. 2 str = 1 hp. 10 str = 5 hp. wow 10 int = 5mana. Wow again. Plus 5 points into meditation regens 70 mana per use, you'll never run into mana problems.

But if you add 10 dex, your crit rate *should* go up by 1-2 points, your damage will go up, and if you add enough, your evade goes up.

For skills, you're doing fine. maxed focus, max blast shot, avian scream and thorn root should be left at 1, since adding to them does only increases damage which is quite insignificant.
I recommend meditation. My archer has meditation at lvl 5, and frankly rarely uses mana pots. Infact, he is running around with 500 mana potions simply because he never uses them.

Break armour seems to be bugged, do not get it.
Restore is quite useless, but if you spam it alot, you can reduce on potion usage. But dont expect it to save you during a boss fight. it is not strong enough.
Evade is good, but you should not be getting hit in the first place. Helpful when facing opponents like bosses, or multiple ranged monsters. Other wise you shouldnt be getting hit.

have not used the other skills, so I cannot comment on them.

glad you see things my way, buddy