bowman worries

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thread starter jtaylorh Jul 31 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

well i have always wanted to make a xbowman but my biggest fear is not enough training places to sit and snipe bcuz u cant "jump shot". so my question is at 50+ is there places to train at that i can just sit and snipe with out any problems? and did u ever have problems with this while training?

dilsl 07/31/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Yes there is, I never had problems with jump shooting. You can actually jump shoot with archers, but it's not as good as other jumps who can attack in the air. But seriously, we get PKB>

Galatae Jul 31 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

jtaylorh said: " so my question is at 50+ is there places to train at that i can just sit and snipe with out any problems? and did u ever have problems with this while training?" Could snipe WRs at Crossroads; Lower Ascent doesn't really involve jumpshooting either. Then when you're 3rd job, early on you'd be at Lower Ascent or one of the early AR/E maps (Pirates, MP3, whatever). After that, you'd be sniping Newties or using AR/E at Typhons 'til you can get invited to Newties parties on a regular basis and then you're set. Really, jumpshooting isn't of great importance - especially as you keep leveling up and the monsters you train on have more HP and 1-2hkos are out of the question. EDIT: The places I referenced are the normally recommended spots for Strafe or AR/E builds. You could go any number of places that also don't require jumpshooting.

spiritrival 07/31/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Bowmen do great in the middle of the field too. First job, watch out for fast, strong monsters since they'll overrun you. Second job, Power Knockback and higher damage to provide knockback help greatly. Fast spawn can still be overwhelming. Third job, you've now got a nice set of skills to deal with pretty much any situation you're thrown into. Fourth job, you're basically invincible.

Zenarkenstin 07/31/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Spirit's pretty much right. As always. And as others said, jumpshooting isnt much of an issue later on. I hardly use it in mid/late second job, and when i do, it's to push monsters back with a jump pkb that shoves them back just far enough so when i land, i can shove them again.

Kevvl Jul 31 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

spiritrival said: "Bowmen do great in the middle of the field too. First job, watch out for fast, strong monsters since they'll overrun you. Second job, Power Knockback and higher damage to provide knockback help greatly. Fast spawn can still be overwhelming. Third job, you've now got a nice set of skills to deal with pretty much any situation you're thrown into. Fourth job, you're basically invincible." I like throwing large clusters of frozen Skelegons and Nest Golems across the map into other people.