Max Grenade instead of Booster?

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thread starter Zukari Apr 17 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Okay, I am wondering if I should max Grenade instead of Booster. I know everyone says Grenade sucks, but why is that? It hits 6 monsters for 140% damage, while IS only hits 3 for 170%. Also, Grenade can be thrown a distance. I know that they say it's "hard to control" but if you mob all of the monsters to you, you can just spam and drop it below you. I maxed BT in 1st job, while leaving SSK at 11, meaning I have 9 extra points, and would be able to get level 11 Grenade without taking anything out of Booster. So my question is: should I take 9 points out of Booster to max Grenade? Pros of Grenade -Increase mobbing ability -6 hit versus 3 hit -More damage per shot (840%(Grenade with 6+) versus 510%(IS with 3+)) Cons of Grenade -Non-maxed Booster

Zukari 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

RoyalAsassin said: " Roids/Neo Huroids? They only take me 3-4 Invisible Shot by the time I'm back at my sniping spot in C-2." This was when I was level 43. Also, I was only using 100%ed equips at the time (saving money for 50).

RoyalAsassin 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Zukari said: " This was when I was level 43. Also, I was only using 100%ed equips at the time (saving money for 50)." Well, if you were training at C-2 at Level 43, it's obvious that you're going to take a longer time to kill it because you're still doing low damage.

CHAM3LE0N 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Zukari said: " Roids/Neo Huroids. At least they did when I started training there 5 levels ago. Haven't tested it again since then. Thanks for debating this with me without being "GRENADE FAILZ!"" I never tried roids/neo-huroids. I always trained at mutaes/quested/PQed. Mutaes were about 2-4hit kills when I trained there, so exp was fast. My policy on training under 70 is that anything more than a 2hit kill (unless it's multiple kills) is bad exp. You're very welcome. I don't like to make outright statements without reasons xD

Zukari 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CHAM3LE0N said: " I never tried roids/neo-huroids. I always trained at mutaes/quested/PQed. Mutaes were about 2-4hit kills when I trained there, so exp was fast. My policy on training under 70 is that anything more than a 2hit kill (unless it's multiple kills) is bad exp. You're very welcome. I don't like to make outright statements without reasons xD" Well, I have tested EXP/hr at C-2 and B-3 (Iron Mutaes), and C-2 is faster.

deadeye273 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

one grenade isnt an effective train skill plus IS has a higher chance of hitting higher also it is your strongest 2nd job skill

masamunee 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Oh yeah. Forgot to also mention (although it's covered in the link) that Grenade doesn't use the bullet's attack. The more attack the better.

CHAM3LE0N 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Zukari said: " Well, I have tested EXP/hr at C-2 and B-3 (Iron Mutaes), and C-2 is faster." Oh. I never trained for an hour straight so I was slightly unsure xD I only trained with family 1.5 or 2x exp so I was happy with the exp. Anyway. The pros for max booster are that you don't have to recast it every 70 seconds or so. Does it annoy you having to recast it every minute? It sure annoys me xD

Zukari 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CHAM3LE0N said: " Oh. I never trained for an hour straight so I was slightly unsure xD I only trained with family 1.5 or 2x exp so I was happy with the exp. Anyway. The pros for max booster are that you don't have to recast it every 70 seconds or so. Does it annoy you having to recast it every minute? It sure annoys me xD" Right now I only have level 3. xD

CHAM3LE0N 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Zukari said: " Right now I only have level 3. xD" Lol I did a really wierd build, so I've got a bit of a lot :P 1IS 15 Mastery 6 booster Max Mastery 5 float 1 Recoil Shot Max IS 0.o

Efemera 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Invisible Shot on 3 monsters outdamages Grenade on 6 monsters. Invisible Shot has a much bigger hit radius and is more likely to hit 3 targets than Grenade is to hit 6 without some setup. Grenade's only benefit is its flexible and enormous range, which can help with luring or sniping monsters from afar. This is a pretty dumb reason to throw SP into the skill, as you can do it with only level 1 Grenade.

Zukari 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

CHAM3LE0N said: " Lol I did a really wierd build, so I've got a bit of a lot :P 1IS 15 Mastery 6 booster Max Mastery 5 float 1 Recoil Shot Max IS 0.o" That IS a weird build. o_O I did 1 IS, 19 Mastery, 3 Booster, 5 Wings, 1 Recoil, Max Wings, and currently working on Recoil.

RoyalAsassin 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Zukari said: " That IS a weird build. o_O I did 1 IS, 19 Mastery, 3 Booster, 5 Wings, 1 Recoil, Max Wings, and currently working on Recoil." 3 Booster? You were suppose to already have 6 booster after 19/20 Mastery.

Lantagonist 04/17/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

i did an even weirder build then u guys 1 IS, 20 mastery, 10 float, 1 recoil, 6 booster, now doing max IS

xxxd3athxxx Apr 17 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Grenade doesn't look at that great. Watch the video at around 3minutes: link She's only doing 1.7k at 110 and you can see the delay when she's dropping the grenades.

cyanide429 04/18/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

i left grenade at 1 =P