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How are Archers?

BonbongamingBonbongaming
in TERA PC - General Discussion
Hey there. I played a whole lot of Tera up until about a year and a half.. maybe two years ago. I've played most of the classes (except for the 3 newest ones) and really liked the Berserker and Slayer. If I remember correctly, the Archer wasn't exactly "top dps" back then but I'm looking to come back to Tera for a bit and have a fresh experience and I was wondering if anything has changed since then, how does the Archer stand up to other dps classes? I'm asking because I know that some folks would much rather take certain classes over others and I'd rather not be in that situations if I play to endgame.
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  • EndevaEndeva ✭✭✭✭✭
    Archer is able to compete with other DPS classes.
  • SparkerXSparkerX ✭
    I love my archer. Fun to play. DPS is overall fairly good.
    Love seeing the 1 - 2 mil crit damage splash the screen.

    Give it a shot I say.
  • JinxyKat39JinxyKat39 ✭✭✭
    I got endless comments in area chat after bringing my lvl 20 archer to the event Spacecats put on. "OMG an archer!" "Why is there an archer here?" "We're gonna wipe, there's an archer!" even, "i lost the duel because i got stuck on this sitting archer!" Oh, well. I wish the class were far more mobile, but i still have fun with mine.
  • NopiNopi ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    I find archer very playable and strong hitting. As other classic classes, it does have it's challenges here and there, but conquering those are part of the fun of the class. Archer now gets a passive at level 65 that gives you +15% to pve crit chance that makes critting in end game more solid. At very low levels, arrow volley is your friend. At higher levels, both charging attacks take precedence because AV stops scaling properly. At end game, your kit has the two charge attacks, RoA, rapid fire and slow trap, which is used with a glyph that debuffs so you have party utility, among other skills. All in all, definitely not a class for everyone, but very viable if you dedicate some time to it. Oh, Rapid fire is very ping dependent so I wouldn't use it if you have high ping.
  • BonbongamingBonbongaming ✭
    Thanks for the replies everyone! Just waiting for the game to download, seems to be a bit slow for some reason. Are Warrior tanks still good in all honesty? I've read some negative things about it so far. I used to main as a warrior tank and had a ton of fun with it. Way more fun than on a Lancer. I quit just before Zerkers got their tank abilities so I can't really comment there.
  • metagamemetagame ✭✭✭✭
    warrior, as well as zerk tanks are both completely viable in our current content, but the fact of the matter is that lancer and brawler can do the job better. lancer has party skills to aid the party's dps, and brawler has higher dps.
  • BonbongamingBonbongaming ✭
    Seems like I've got some work to get back into the groove of things again. Thanks again for the replies!
  • WG7WWET5R3WG7WWET5R3 ✭✭
    They r getting revamped
  • DeathologistDeathologist ✭✭✭
    I recently maxed my Archer, it is mediocre before 48, Archer become decent with the 2 stances, after 60 with the 15% crit buff, (Spiteful Crystal effect) and having Spiteful, Forceful, savage or pounding for forceful, I gotta say I am happy on how often crits happens.

    But remember, never compare them to Gunners, we all know what Gunner is lol
  • TrialMacameauTrialMacameau Does it matter ? cuz DDOSing is a crime punishable of Prison ✭✭✭
    Archers are "Best for PvP" Quote-on-quote, as my enemy "Jacinta-Deumus" Quote-on-quote again, would say to me...
  • SaxbladeSaxblade ✭✭
    Archers aren't the best for PvP, but they can peel alot especially in 3v3s and they're above average if in the hands of a skilled player.

    Their PVE DPS is okay, in fact I was in 2 DFNM party where an archer out damaged my ninja and ranked #1 at DPS while I was #2. Someone else in the party had the meter.
  • seraphinushseraphinush ✭✭✭✭
    They good nyaa :3
  • Deleted UserDeleted User
    Nuke dps is pretty good I'd say. With the new passive, crits may be around 100% if you have like 250+ crit factor. The overall dps of combo is huge. For example, archer got back its place in mass pvp due to huge aoe dmg. Concerning 1 vs 1 pvp, the traps are now invisible so with some "wise play" you can rule the situation. The archer is the next to be revised class in korea and it will get a bit of adjustement, most of concerning velik's mark(which is 20% dmg now), which has to become a shared buff.
  • EllieChuEllieChu ✭✭✭
    veliks mark being a shared buff was implemented with the 30 man raid if i read correctly
  • BonbongamingBonbongaming ✭
    That's good to know! Thank you.
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