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New CB build?

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thread starter aaron1017 Aug 12 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

So, I was thinking that the reason I play my Bandit is for fun. Assaulter looks fun --- Band of Thieves does not look fun. I know Band of Thieves is essential for leveling 85+ because of its superior mobbing capability but it doesn't seem nearly as fun as using Assaulter. So I was trying to come up with a skill build that would mix the fun of Assaulter and the mobbing capability and decent experience gain of BoT at Typhons. Let me know what you think of this... 70) 1 Assaulter 71) 2 Assaulter - 2 Chakra 72) 3 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 73) 6 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 74) 9 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 75) 12 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 76) 15 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 77) 18 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 78) 21 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 79) 24 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra 80) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 1 BoT 81) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 4 BoT 82) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 7 BoT 83) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 10 BoT 84) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 13 BoT 85) 26 Assaulter - 1 Meso Guard - 3 Chakra - 17 BoT This build would maximize the fun of leveling while IMO still keeping it moderately quick. I think the mobbing would be decent enough to start typhons at 85 as long as you didnt mind staying at WR for a little while longer. What do you guys think? EDIT: oh, i forgot to mention, the reason i stopped assaulter at level 26 is because that is the point where the % damage is equal to savage blow. 80% x 6 hits = 480% damage --- level 26 assaulter = 480% damage... incase any of you were wondering

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

IwaKakusu 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

You don't really need Chakra, it's more of an extra when you're running out of things to put points into. That might give you some spare points for Assaulter and BoT

My Characters: SquallKakusu - 145 Windia Shadower

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The reason why chakra is in there is because it is a great money saver on hp pots which might help, but i suppose if you dont mind losing a few extra mesos, you could take out the chakra and put points into either assaulter or BoT

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

IwaKakusu 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well if you're in the middle of fighting Chakra is very risky, healing while using it cancels it out and doesn'y heal you. Granted the damage you receive when getting hit is less, you can still get killed while using it, but you'll find out about it all soon. I still like it, I just don't find it very practical, maybe you'll put it to better use though.

My Characters: SquallKakusu - 145 Windia Shadower

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Idk, im thinkin in windraiders it takes some time to get to/from some platforms but i see your point.

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

WildObi + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I don't think assaulter is really that useful training IMHO*, it's more used for mobility like accessing certain platforms faster and whatnot *as in a spammable move or killing speed

My Characters: SirObilion - 108 Windia Chief Bandit

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I see what you're saying, but isn't it usually used in combination with savage blow? you could assaulter until its stunned then just swing that little piece of metal around til it's dead? how long is the cooldown on assaulter?

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

pavchka 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Meso Guard has a level 3 Chakra prereq. Assaulter's stun is canceled by an attack. Did you try looking up the old Assaulter first builds? (they were common until about 2.5 years ago) They might help you finish your build.

My Characters: Touzokuou - 124 Broa Shadower

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ahhh thats what I was messing up... i'm gunna change that. I remembered I saw one somewhere but I couldn't remember where I found it. If you have a link that would be helpful =]

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

SinghNinja 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

lol dont bother lvl 1 assulter is fun enough

My Characters: SinghShadow - 144 Bera Shadower

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

but IMO level 1 assaulter doesn't do enough damage to make it very useful

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

pavchka 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] aaron1017 : ahhh thats what I was messing up... i'm gunna change that. I remembered I saw one somewhere but I couldn't remember where I found it. If you have a link that would be helpful =] [/quote] Argh, I tried looking up PirateJing's old STR Bandit guide because it used the Assaulter first build, but it's gone. Here's one I got from a MMO site, though: "[70] 1 Assaulter [71] 4 Assaulter OR 3 Assaulter 1 Meso Explosion [72] All into Assaulter --- [80] MAXed Assaulter [81] --I have asked a few C.Bandit friends of mine...and there was controversy-- Some went directly into Thieves, others got 3 Chakra. 3 Thieves OR 3 Chakra [82] 6 Thieves OR 3 Meso Guard [83] 9 Thieves OR 6 Meso Guard [84] If you went with Meso Guard, then at level 93 you would max thieves, if you went straight to Thieves, then at level 90 you would have maxed thieves. --- [93] MAXed Thieves***-read footnote- --------If at level 90 you MAXed Thieves, then you would get 3 Chakra at level 91, 3 Meso Guard at level 92, and 6 Meso Guard at level 93. [94] 9 Meso Guard [95] 12 Meso Guard [96] 15 Meso Guard [97] 18 Meso Guard [98] 20 Meso Guard [1 extra point] [99] Starting here max Meso Explosion, you will have remaining points...and I have no idea what you want to put them in...into anything...but chakra and shield mastery are just worthless." Credits go to dacrazyboy I personally don't like it. (Meso Guard too late)

My Characters: Touzokuou - 124 Broa Shadower

aaron1017 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Wow, thanks a lot mang, if you were on Windia, I'd throw you a fame for sure. Yea, i don't like how meso guard is so late as well... hmm. well i think i'm going to try my listed build out and see how it goes. Then if it goes well I might talk to a guide-maker about adding it to one of their guides. Thanks so much for the input everyone

My Characters: oBALTHIERo - 88 Windia Outlaw

LitheMovement 08/12/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Sounds fine, though I'd try to get 5 Meso Guard instead of just 1. from 1 to 4 it only adds 3 seconds, and then at level 5, it adds around 11 seconds or something (this is pre-Balance, and I'm too lazy to look up what it is now). The bottom line is that this advice is coming from a guy who added Pickpocket at levels 8x and realized it was a bad decision. I still survived, so I'm sure your build is fine, considering it's a lot more effective and efficient than mine.

My Characters: LitheSplash - 147 Bellocan Shadower

d1m3n510nx + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's a horrible build IMO. Leveling in that range without lv1 ME or an ASAP lv21+ BoT is going to be a real pain. No matter how high you get Assaulter, it will never do enough damage to be considered a good attack skill -- best to leave that at level 1 for mobility purposes and max it later than to gimp your training speed so horribly. You'll probably also want a slightly higher level Meso Guard just so you aren't recasting it every few seconds. But whatever floats your boat, I guess.

My Characters: lDimMaK - 140 Broa Shadower