So are Thieves really meso-burners?

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thread starter MusicalAryama Feb 02 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I've been considering making a Regular-DEX STR Bandit for the hell of it. I figured the prices must have gone down since the whole "DEXless Thief" craze, but I've been seeing how both thief classes have these meso-burning skills in the 3rd job (ex. Meso Explosion for Cheif Bandits, Meso Guard for Hermits). As a bandit, do I really have a choice of bossing/traning with meso explosion or not? Or do a lot of chief bandits train with meso explosion? EDIT: What if I don't plan on going for the 3rd job? Are thieves still meso-burners as 2nd jobbers then? EDIT2: Woops, I never considered looking at the Theif Skills section of Basilmarket before making this thread.

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xalex094 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] ioovoo : I said decent. not good. To me its 1.Godly 2.Good 3.decent 4.+7 100% 5.avg. And what are you talking about 95 daggers? 100+? if you mean 100+atk lvl 64 daggers if you think thats decent, i don't think you know what your saying... o.O [/quote] Oh i didn't see the "before". Anyway 95+ isn't average or decent that's just plain above average.

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donlolme 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Uh.. ME isnt a meso burner Theres a skill that makes any monster you hit drop mesos

Moookie 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] donlolme : Uh.. ME isnt a meso burner Theres a skill that makes any monster you hit drop mesos [/quote] Chief Bandit: Pickpocket. Hermit: Meso Up.

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AlreadyPoor + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have spent more money CB than my NL pots wise, even with MG, however, the stars on my NL have cost me about 3 bil total I only used ME as a training skill when with pickpocket or from meso monster drops

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xalex094 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] donlolme : Uh.. ME isnt a meso burner Theres a skill that makes any monster you hit drop mesos [/quote] Pickpocket is totally useless the damage from dropping your money far surpasses it.

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xxxfsasxxx 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

meso guard actually is cheaper than just using pots UNLESS you're training with a healer which then makes you use mesos WHILE being healed for free

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xalex094 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] xxxfsasxxx : meso guard actually is cheaper than just using pots UNLESS you're training with a healer which then makes you use mesos WHILE being healed for free [/quote] doesn't make any sense, Rephrase that. :o

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UltimaStarzz 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] xkunaisx : Really? On equips maybe, but everyone needs to burn money for decent equips. Training wise, drain, alchemist, and even mesos up helps compensate for pots. [/quote] Not exactly true. In terms of equips, I've spent maybe..87m total on my Level4x Dit, and about 2x as much for my 75 Hermit, mainly due to OP claws/ Lv70 Dark Set/ stars. Personally, I hold that ALL Classes are meso-burners until like, level 40, because you get 'good' in Ludi PQ, Carnival PQ, and those GFA scroll quests from NLC. :D

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nothineverythin 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Meso Guard is for CBs, and it saves money. Only crazy overfunded CBs train purely on ME, from level 70-90. Don't do it unless you have lots of money to burn (by that I mean billions). You just need skill to use Assaulter, BoT, and SB in the right situations to do well.

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MasherBasher 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Training wise thieves are very money efficient characters. Gear wise though thieves are probably one of the most(if not the most) expensive class to gear.

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bombinator 02/03/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

As for the issue of equipment, it's only expensive if you're actually willing to spend that much. Otherwise, as with all classes, you're able to survive with mediocre equipment; just that you may experience a slightly lower %/hr.

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Nevadle 02/03/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Cheif Bandits arent meso burners, there equips tend to be cheaper and they got meso guard. Hermit/assasins are meso burners if u plan on getting good stars and good claw and stuff like that. althought we got drain which heals like 50% of our hp

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DarkQuill + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] xalex094 : doesn't make any sense, Rephrase that. :o [/quote] He means like, if you've got a Cleric spamming heal on you, there's little point using Meso Guard since your HP will fill back up almost instantly. I usually do this for Zakum Arms and Hsalf, myself. A bit of money saved is still money saved. As far as Pickpocket and Meso Explosion go, Meso Explosion is only good if you set up your own bombs (which is a waste of time and money). The best time to use PP/ME is when a boss uses a Super Wep.Def buff; you'll be able to dish out more 1's than other characters, and can even hit 2's and 3's. Pickpocket is also useful as a hit indicator, so you know when you're hitting the target among all the spam of the other classes during boss fights. Training-wise however, both very useless skills.

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