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Marksman Boost vs. Sharp Eyes

So, I did a lot of calculations, and at my level, with some approximate stats, MMB is better for average damage than SE. This is a significant increase in MMB over SE, though of course this is assuming you'd be soloing (which I will be). The numbers come from extra SP I'll have at lvl 141 (though I'll probably be higher by BB). Your thoughts?

Excel Calculations available at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15951058/BBDamageCalculator.xlsx

November 30, 2010

5 Comments • Newest first

LimusocoBobo

I grind more than I boss. So, I never cared to max Sharp Eyes before MMB (and I found MMB20 before I got SE20). I am very pleased with my damage from my MMB lvl 9 SE lvl 10 and Pierce 30. I will continue to max MMB after this for my solo training. I have no need for max SE in parties b/c other MM and BM will always have it anyway.

Reply December 1, 2010
Starbomba

[quote=Fcroaonlk]Snipe post big bang doesn't seem really worth it... 20 second at lvl 1 and isn't 10 seconds until lvl 9 levels later we get 15 second cooldown. Seems kinda a waste, isn't it? That being said, I might max it anyway, because it's patently a "MM skill".[/quote]
wow, i didn't knew that now the "brake" was the amount of MP burned... thou you're right, at least we can live with a low level snipe (lvl 1 snipe pre-BB = 250 seconds = fail)

i think, if i don't reach 154 before BB comes, i'll lower my snipe level to favor marksmanship (HP <3). in theory, i should have 105 SP by then, enough for the basic build i'm used to, plus the new skills
- 29 SE (to be able to stay in my HT squad)
- 21 pierce (won't get under this, been too used to hitting 6 monsters and seeing huge numbers )
- 10 US (d'oh)
- 10 MMS (i'm an HP hoe, so i'm getting this ASAP)
- 1 MMB (after max pierce i'm pumping this)
- 1 FP (d'oh)
- 1 blind (the AP resets lower all skills to lvl 1, at least in KMS did, so i gotta take these last two into account)
- 1 MW (see above, but i think i'll have this SP free since i haven't touched MW, but i have added 1 point into blind for t3h lulz)
- 30 snipe (5 seconds ftw, now i'm just L> client-sided cooldown ;()
- 1 extra AP (this would have gone into SE, but it isn't as good as before, and even now 29-30 SE difference is absurdly small. might end up in pierce or MMB)

and some people not as high leveled could even leave it at level 1, get a decent level of other skills, and still be good (US compensates for a lower lvl snipe now, tho the pot burn will feel itself)

Reply December 1, 2010 - edited
Fcroaonlk

Snipe post big bang doesn't seem really worth it... 20 second at lvl 1 and isn't 10 seconds until lvl 9 levels later we get 15 second cooldown. Seems kinda a waste, isn't it? That being said, I might max it anyway, because it's patently a "MM skill".

Reply December 1, 2010 - edited
Starbomba

[quote=ClricSakura]Well considering that on boss runs, BM's usually have SE anyway, doesn't this mean MM are free to max MMB first then?[/quote]
for the first part, my thoughts exactly. it's almost the BM standard build to max SE ASAP. tho i wouldn't go MMB first, snipe is SO much better, and you can live with 21+ pierce and 1 MMB (my MMB is lvl 9, pierce lvl 24. and i don't plan to max MMB until i max pierce)

Reply December 1, 2010 - edited
ClricSakura

Well considering that on boss runs, BM's usually have SE anyway, doesn't this mean MM are free to max MMB first then?

Reply December 1, 2010 - edited