86 sniper, continue, or --> WH, or remake after UA?

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thread starter lVlsnail Oct 08 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I leveled my xbow 30 levels only to get crit ring rolled back at last minute, kinda discouraged. Now, with all these new WH, UA, , they all stronger version of xbowman,I am not sure if it worth to contiue. Thank you for you suggestions!

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giblets 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Its up to you. I dont think ultimate adventurers will be out for a while and wild hunters arnt out yet.

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lVlsnail 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

thx i know. Personally, i think it's not worth the effort to continue. Not sure what other snipers around my level would react. ( motivations?) If i'm very close to MM, I would continue for sure.

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tctwins0 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

umm dude every class is unique. think of being one of the few strong xbowmen left. u can ks a wh, u can walk on two feet. wild hunters get a stupid mount..non realistic.

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Tomatoed 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Correct me if I'm wrong, but on the speculative DPM charts, MM and WH are kind of neck and neck. http://www.basilmarket.com/MapleStory-Guide-KMS-Big-Bang-Revamp-333.html#Formulas I also read on the forums, that explorers will be able to do a quest to get the extra skill, ultimate adventures just get it for free. The UA skill, wind piercing, doesn't seem that great. At least, not compared to piercing arrow. (sorry, no link) If you're worried about leveling a new character, mind you WH aren't adventurers, they're considered legends. I'm not sure you could start one at 50 once UAs come out. I personally plan to stick with my (someday) MM.

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sain2357 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I honestly hate people who just go and say "oh, WH have better damage, so lets make that instead of a MM" In all honesty, Tomatoed is somewhat right, WH's and Marksman are somewhat neck-to-neck depending on the situation. The only real, extreme advantage WH's have is that they get the speed of that jaguar. On top of all that, we really dont know what class is stronger. Sure, we have KMS, but that is NOT GMS. We don't know what we are getting or what they are donig for us. (Most likely just copying code) One thing is for sure, it depends on your funding. I may have a bias as well, but Marksman are extremely fun to play with their versatility.

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lVlsnail 10/08/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

thanks, fellow snipers I will do more research...it's cool if we can get somewhat new skills as UA. My sniper is pretty strong, but HP kind low, not over 3000, which kind scary when i bump into monsters. Actually, i love my xbow. Just haven't figured out where to fast level ( typhoon not for me ,WS not very attractive, deep sea just too dark...lol).

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Starbomba 10/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

i agree with sain2357. the only real advantage WH's have is improved mobility, and a couple (party) buffs. as a MM, and a (partial) owner of a BM, i do know a couple of things. -we, no matter how good are in 1vs1, won't be able to get neck to neck with dedicated 1vs1 attackers, like BM's, NL's and WH's. -and it's okay, since it's not our forte. also, even tho the tables are really accurate, they fail to show some real gaming issues: - the tables assume the boss (or monster) will not move or attack. if it starts to move or attack (or both) all numbers will be affected - the tables assume the boss or monster have no W.DEF (especially he first two, i think the PB ones do show it's insane W.DEF). W.DEF and buffs, such as cancel W.ATT (where MM shine, since we can hit 199k/500k to the boss, even if it has cancel W.ATT) affect numbers as well - the tables assume a MM trains with Ult. Strafe+Snipe (uber LOL). it's true you can only compare 1vs1 skills with their own kind, but the thought is simply laughable our forte, our strong point is mobbing , and that's something no BM, no WH, no NL can do as well as we do (i think the only classes that own us at mobbing are mages and i think shads, not sure about em). high level marksmen train with pierce, backed up with ult.strafe+snipe. but pierce is the skill that does at least 90% of the dirty job (i use strafe or snipe when the platform only has 1-2 monsters on it, making pierce rather useless) my point: don't trust tables at all . just play your sniper if you love it, mine's fun as hell, and with Big Bang it'll only get more awesome oh, and wind piercing is useless for us, unless you use it at low 4th job, when you got a low lvl pierce. but once you get 16+ pierce... it fails

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lVlsnail 10/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

WOW, that's long lecture from MM but inspirate. ya, it's fun to play xbow, i might continue to level after BB, such a pain to level from 80s to 100s Good weekend, All

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giblets 10/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] lVlsnail : WOW, that's long lecture from MM but inspirate. ya, it's fun to play xbow, i might continue to level after BB, such a pain to level from 80s to 100s Good weekend, All [/quote] Try going to typhons. They are really fast exp if you have arrow eruption at a decent level.

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lVlsnail 10/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

giblets i did try there , even manage to get the MoH. But i am a bad jumper,...since the alien thing i back to town, maybe try newties and back to try typhon again. I guess after BB, those monsters might not be in my range anymore. Thx for advice

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