STRless Vs Regular

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thread starter mav814 Jul 03 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

OK so I have read up enough on both main builds for bowmen but am just wondering a few things: 1. By lvl 90 or so when strless bowman supposedly get overpowered by the regular build, how badly are they overpowered? 2. Do my equips need STR when strless? In other words is STR necessary for success in the same way a lukless mage doesnt need luk just lots of INT to survive. 3. Which is, in your opinion of course, more fun, more worth it, and pays off the most? Thanks for yourinput!

killerfan 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

link from what I've seen the higher level you get the more it takes for statless characters to continue doing well

mav814 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

yeah i see what youre saying...but the oonly thing that guide doesnt clear up for me is cost what would the average scrolled sauna robe + wg + maple bow cost ya?

chaoskid00 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Str-less fails later on, and fail even more when the maker skill comes out. If you plan to hit higher leveled (100+), its better to go normal. If not, str-less may be better. Str-less loses when you start getting to the end game bows.

LiziRice1 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

1. By lvl 90 or so when strless bowman supposedly get overpowered by the regular build, how badly are they overpowered? I just know my lvl 135 dexless sniper say he suck, although he totally rocked 10~120 2. Do my equips need STR when strless? In other words is STR necessary for success in the same way a lukless mage doesnt need luk just lots of INT to survive. No, u confuse with Low Str. you don't need str for kandiva which is strless's final bow. 3. Which is, in your opinion of course, more fun, more worth it, and pays off the most? in the long run - reg. its more challanging at first through. strless are nice if you have nothing to do. if you ask me they should be the same. since skills still are the same, just dmg very. maybe strless can go to the next training spot earlier at low lvls and later at higher once.

RandomOverlord 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

But strless will never hit decent on anything past level 110 when w.att is needed bigtime.

spiritrival 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

RandomOverlord said: "But strless will never hit decent on anything past level 110 when w.att is needed bigtime." Str-less Bowmen just get barely outdamaged by Low Str Bowman at level 100. Level 110 won't increase the gap too much. They'll just be a tad below average at that point.

sngsasuke 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

strless fails btw, your going to have less hp unless ur godly funded and can afford ap resets for hp, in the long run a 115+ att bow beats strless and in the long run not worth it less hp, less attk = fail

liyanggu 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It really depends on ur funding. On average, their damage range are about the same at level 9X. However there are few exceptional player who can match the low-str player even at 12X-14X(1B+ worth of equips).

UseTheForce 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

mav814 said: "OK so I have read up enough on both main builds for bowmen but am just wondering a few things: 1. By lvl 90 or so when strless bowman supposedly get overpowered by the regular build, how badly are they overpowered?" Depends on funding. mav814 said: "2. Do my equips need STR when strless?" No, it's not necessary. If you depend on the bonus STR from equips, you're technically low-STR. mav814 said: "3. Which is, in your opinion of course, more fun, more worth it, and pays off the most?" I've never played a STR-less archer so I can't really say.

liyanggu 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sngsasuke said: "strless fails btw, your going to have less hp unless ur godly funded and can afford ap resets for hp, in the long run a 115+ att bow beats strless and in the long run not worth it less hp, less attk = fail" LOL, first of all, str has nothing to do with how much hp you have. secondly, the chances are, str-less will have more hp than low-str because of kandiva.

DOIDINKO 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

heres how it goes str archer = maybe 60/70/80/90 points to str meaning the str-less has80/90 points more in Dex but the higher the level they are, the less of a gap the 80 points of dex becomes... but its also VERY difficult to wear str equips, to get a higher lv bow and the kandiva can only be upgraded so much.... MOST archers tend to cap their str. im capping mine at 100 ( a bit high but still good :D, a nice even number) the rule of thumb is to cap str at the level of the bow you want to use

adripe 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm a reg dex hunter and I do pretty good damage! My equips are: 3 att/5dex pac 8 att wg and will have z helm and dex sauna in a matter of 2 weeks [approx.] =]

coolsmiley1 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

RandomOverlord said: "But strless will never hit decent on anything past level 110 when w.att is needed bigtime." That's why some ppl convert from str-less to low str, or regular str if they're not well funded.

cuboned 07/03/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm Strless and I'm staying Strless till I can use my Kandiva bow. Then I'm just gonna pour the Str on and cap at 70-80. :D