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Worth going with an archer?

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  • TTKPPWLJFPTTKPPWLJFP ✭✭
    edited May 2018
    This is a good recent guide. Yeah penetrating arrow and incinderary trap arrow are second tier.

    https://essentialmana.com/alukas-archer-guide/
  • PurpleZebraMomPurpleZebraMom ✭✭
    My pleasure. :) If you're having any trouble or have any archer questions drop me a PM and I'll try to help. What platform and server you playing on?
  • SpunkidSpunkid ✭✭
    Hey guys thanks everyone for all the tips, I've been trying the archer around LVL 4X right now, haven't read any guide yet but is ok to say that all the "traps" skills are useless? already realized which skills are the most damage dealers also hehe. Another skill I'm not sure yet is Velik's mark.

    Thanks again.
  • AbednegoAbednego ✭✭
    edited May 2018
    I wouldn't say the trap skills are useless. I don't use them all but I do use the stun arrow and explosive arrow. The stun is good when you're soloing and need to stop a monster, especially a BAM. I use explosive arrow as an in between skill, if the other main skills are on cooldown.

    Veliks Mark is very important to keep up all the time, or as much as you can. Especially during boss fights in dungeons, as it increases the damage of your skills.
  • SpunkidSpunkid ✭✭
    Abednego wrote: »
    I wouldn't say the trap skills are useless. I don't use them all but I do use the stun arrow and explosive arrow. The stun is good when you're soloing and need to stop a monster, especially a BAM. I use explosive arrow as an in between skill, if the other main skills are on cooldown.

    Veliks Mark is very important to keep up all the time, or as much as you can. Especially during boss fights in dungeons, as it increases the damage of your skills.

    You mean Incendiary Arrow right? I do use it in-between (nice dmg output when crit), the other one you mention is Stunning Trap Arrow?

    Pd: I was actually referring to the 3 skills you put the trap on the floor, sorry I wasn't clear.
  • AbednegoAbednego ✭✭
    Yeah those are the ones I meant, I couldn't remember the exact names off the top of my head lol. Yeah the ones you place on the floor I never used. I imagine they have their uses but I have never needed them personally.
  • PurpleZebraMomPurpleZebraMom ✭✭
    Abednego had the right answers for ya. Have an 'Eagle or Sniper Eye' activated and reapply 'Velik's Mark' at all times and might as well use the chain skill 'Find Weakness' after because, why not? No need for floor traps in a dungeon but I like to use them soloing for kicks and giggles.

    Can't remember if this was mentioned but you want to stay pretty close to boss while fighting, directly behind or as close to that as you can. (At a certain level you get a passive skill that increases crit from back) If you catch aggro and your 'Feign Death' is on cooldown try to run in tight circles around the boss instead of taking off in a straight line that way your melee team doesn't have to go barreling off too.
  • 13igTyme13igTyme ✭✭
    edited May 2018
    The floor ones are really only used for soloing BAMs.

    To add to what the guy above me said. Staying close to the boss also lets you use the explosive dodge move to damage do boss and reposition at the same time.
  • FinalFantasy7FinalFantasy7 ✭✭
    Watch level 65 classes on youtube. If you like the playstyle/combat/etc,etc then make one lol.
    Asking people if it's worth going with a class is kinda pointless since everyone has different taste and playstyle. :)
  • SpunkidSpunkid ✭✭
    FinalFantasy7 wrote: »
    Watch level 65 classes on youtube. If you like the playstyle/combat/etc,etc then make one lol.
    Asking people if it's worth going with a class is kinda pointless since everyone has different taste and playstyle. :)

    I respect your opinion but I don't have the same feeling, and I wasn't asking if the archer is going to fit "my" personal taste; I just wanted the "public" opinion.

    I watched videos prior to creating the thread, and I keep watching videos for dungeons & skill rotation all the time, my personal experience is the only thing that's going to let me know if I truly like being an archer.

    Like I said, I was just asking for public opinion and the thread actually became quite helpful to learn the better parts of the class, I don't see the point in your comment to be honest.
  • SpunkidSpunkid ✭✭
    Hey guys, is there anyway to cancel the animation for Rain of Arrows & Thunderbolt? mostly rain caused me to stay in a dangerous position when throwing the arrows.
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