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To make a new character, or to keep leveling mine?

Hello Basil people. Just coming around to get some help about deciding for a new main character to use. So far, I've been making use of everything the Tempest events have been throwing, but after the wicked nerf on Angelic Buster I'm not entirely sure of what to stick with anymore. I already got the potions to pump a character to 70, so right now I'm debating on what to create/keep leveling. Here are the options I've considered (GIANT TEXTWALL):

[b]-Angelic Buster:[/b] Keep leveling the pretty maple idol. Even with the nerf, she seems perfectly capable of soloing the big baddies without much trouble, given the proper *cough* wicked funding all classes need. Nothing special in gear aside of the event stuff (helm, ring and 120 set)
[b]-Luminous:[/b] I got mine to 126 with the full lvl 120 event equip set and the ring. As far as I know, they're going to remain as they are, so they seem suitable as a good long-term attacker.
[b]-Aran:[/b] I made it for the Heroic jobs event, and just finished getting the event feather for it. Level 75 as of now, and got at least 4 clean, unpotted PSBs to try to get a decent weapon. Same spot as Luminous for a good long-term attacker.
[b]-Battle Mage:[/b] Mine is at level 96, and with the AP reset scroll I received I can fix the measly 30 LUK I added to him pre-Tempest. I got the Lux Ring and a Zhelm, and seem like the perfect job for plenty of boss partying. It has pretty generic gear though.
[b]-Hero (non-UA):[/b] I got one at level 105, and once again needs the AP reset scroll for that 30 DEX on it. Also got a Zhelm, but aside of that, nothing special. I... can't think of anything possitive of it aside of spamming Raging Blow.
[b]-Mercedes (pre-Heroic event):[/b] My highest level character so far at 136, using a fairly decent 120 atk unpotted bowgun and a Royal Tiara. I kinda frown on this one, though, as her damage seems kind of... unappealing to me. I can't see my Merc socializing or soloing anything in the long run, but I can change of opinion if you enlighten me with the "how".
[b]-Make a new job!:[/b] Yup, there's also the option of making a new job. I'm heavily concerned about being able to solo Von Leon AT LEAST in the long run (post lvl 170). Being "easy" to the eyes of other players is considered, but not a heavy determinant (not being labelled as "bandwagon" and such, and liked in parties either as attacker or supporter).

[b]Classes out of my list to try:[/b] Bishop, Kaiser, Marksman, Night Lord, Phantom and Jett. I'm not saying they suck, I just don't find them appealing to play.

As for funding, I have around 77m, 8 Atk WG, Evo Ring I, Lilin's Ring, Legendary Ring, all the event stuff for Luminous/Kaiser/AB, the lvl 30 and 70 EXP pots, about 600 Tempest Coins as of now and all Link Skills. I also have access to NX, although not in gigantic quantities (15k as of now, 30k being my monthly limit). I have plenty of free time, so that's not an issue for those jobs that require lot of care.

SO, that's it! I'd suggest you to first look through the options of character I have already before suggesting a new one. I'll make my decision this January 16th, since that's when my EXP potions expire.

Sorry for that gigantic text wall. Hopefully you'll be able to help me with this. Thanks in advance Basilers, see you in-game!

January 13, 2013

9 Comments • Newest first

mizukame

Came to analyze through the options better, so discarded a few more classes.

Current list of candidates: Angelic Buster, Hero, Luminous, Kaiser, anything not mentioned so far.
New classes added to "out of the list" list (lol): Battle Mage, Shadower, Mercedes, Evan. They seem to require a lot of funding, and since everyone in Basil speaks of funding in "Bs" (as of billions), they're absolutely out of my current 75m pocket. Mercedes are not that great anymore from my point of view. Evan left me with bad mouth taste with the "NX books".

AB, Hero, Kaiser and Luminous are the ones that intrigue me the most. No one has mentioned if ABs can still be the overpowered bossers they are in kMS given the proper long term funding, it'd be nice to know that (mine's at level 95). Also, for both Kaiser and Hero, who do you think would be able to start bossing sooner (not soloing, just bossing)? I'm assuming they require exactly the same funding, sharing the same equip sets.

Luminous is there because I'm already a few steps ahead of making it amazing, and it's definitely no pushover in terms of bossing.

Thanks for the help so far everyone! I already see the list has shrunk considerably since the beginning. I'll wait for your replies.

Reply January 13, 2013
Collo123

If you want to make a new class and you have enough mesos to fund into it, I'd suggest a shadower. They're one of the more unique explorer classes left, comboing abilities together instead of just spamming one or two. If you want massive damage though, you might find yourself putting a LOT of mesos into it however.

Reply January 13, 2013
SpyShroom0

@mizukame I've never played a hero, so I can't vouch for funding them, but the 3 tempest classes are really standing out. You're best bet would probably be sticking with Luminous. The 120 set is really good even without crazy funding, and it has great damage capabilities. I'm not sure of any nerfs that may happen in the future, but it is a really great class overall. Go for it!

Reply January 13, 2013
AngelicZyphr

I would play my level 144 merc but of course the nerf completely ruined them in terms of 1v1. also what world do you play in? i'm in Scania.

Reply January 13, 2013
mizukame

By the looks of it, seems Aran is going to give me issues with DPM in the very long run. I'm planning on going through that path, so going to discard Aran as an option.

As for Kaiser, are they really that good? I mean, I have no doubts they're quite some tough cookies (Edea-tier, at least), but I feel them to be a bit... plain. I do have a lvl 112 one though, so if it's really that good of an option, may as well consider it.

Also, my Lumi's kinda set to be quite some steps ahead to bossing by the looks of it. Also considered.

And woah, are Heroes really THAT great in DPM? That actually motivates me to give it a try... How hard is to fund a Hero to reach such a level as to solo bosses?

Are Angelic Busters really that bad with the wicked nerf? I do admit they're harder to play than other classes, and soul battery gets annoying after a while...

Current list of candidates: Angelic Buster, Hero, Luminous, Battle Mage, Kaiser, Mercedes, anything not mentioned so far.
New classes to add to "out of list": Corsair, Dark Knight (I already tried everything they can offer, stupid "pizza slices"...).

Thanks for your thoughts so far!

Reply January 13, 2013
SpyShroom0

Although you're against it, Kaisers are a pretty good class. They have moderate damage but hit A LOT of lines. Since they're still new, equips are easy to get (120 event set or whatever other equips you might like).
Shadowers or corsairs might be good classes if you just really cannot stand Kaiser.

Reply January 13, 2013
Bloodrill

http://leafre.n3t/showthread.php?22271-DPM-Chart-(As-of-Nov-30th)

Motivation for your hero?

Simply change the 3 to an e

Reply January 13, 2013
zahuumer

WHy not Zoidberg? nolol Joke, try a Dual Blade they are fun.

Reply January 13, 2013
AngelicZyphr

wow this thread describes exactly where i stand too D:

Reply January 13, 2013