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My first archer - and I'm hopelessly confused

So I recently made my first archer with the release of Wild Hunters and its A LOT of fun. Of course, some of you guys will hate on wild hunters but personally, theyre loads of fun. But now I've kinda reached a dilemma: I don't know crap about strength.

I recently read the wild hunter guide and it said to cap anywhere from 50-80. Like i said in the title, im hopelessly confused. The only secondary stat i have experience with is luk and how it works with mages. Anyways, here's what I have which adds to strength:
- Level 17 Ring
ahaha thats it -_-. I'm willing to buy a zhelm later on and I can buy a few strength equips. I have 700mil but I'm not willing to spend nearly as much. If i was to give an estimate, maybe I'd spend 100mil on this character. But then again, if I think its worth it to continue, I'll invest more money into it.

Basically, when do you think I should cap my strength?
When do most unfunded people cap it?
When do most semi-funded people cap it? (i probably fit in this category)

Also, what strength equips should I buy straight away and are completely necessary?

My Wild Hunter is currently level 44 but i'm leveling up really fast.
Thanks a lot,
Arjace

December 24, 2010

2 Comments • Newest first

abakre2

I have my strength at 41 atm. I guess I wont raise it, but any more inputs?

Reply December 24, 2010
airforce1

The thing that's different about bowmen from most other classes is their secondary stat (STR) is only reuiqred for bow/xbows NOT their armor. So take a look at the highest lvl bow you intend to use, probably the reverse/timless and then subtract the STR from your overall, shoes, and rings. Next decide how much your willing to spend one earrings and cape and see what that buys on the current market. Do a bit of math... walla! You now know how much STR you need endgame. If you end up playing longer you can reinvest in %DEX equips to boost your damage.

Overall, you damage is based on getting the most att, dex, and str in that order. It's fine if you have high base STR, it just means you buy DEX equips instead.

Reply December 24, 2010