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Does everyone agree that maxing blunderbuster is a good idea

I've been thinking about the skills a bit, and I don't think blunderbuster would be all that useful in training during 4th job, but we still may use blackboot bill to push mobs together. Can someone explain using different terms (from the guide on basil) why we're not maxing blackboot bill?

August 24, 2012

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sleepyheadXIII

[quote=tuesdaymorning]But I don't want to consider 3rd job....it's all about what helps most ultimately in 4th job and beyond. >.< I can almost 1hko aliens at lvl 100 with lvl 11 blunderbuster anyways.[/quote]

They both useless really at 4th job. The only time I even use bill is SH which is like once every 15minutes...
If want to max bill instead, go for it. No one is forcing you to max buster
Just people would rather have buster for the range and don't think a 38% increase in bill (lvl11 = 698, max = 734) is worth it since really the only time you ever use it is to rush mobs together which doesn't even seem that often unless at HoH, the 1 mob that wonders off in 2nd drill hall, and if at a glitched LHC map is what I'm getting from this thread though.

Reply August 24, 2012
tuesdaymorning

But I don't want to consider 3rd job....it's all about what helps most ultimately in 4th job and beyond. >.< I can almost 1hko aliens at lvl 100 with lvl 11 blunderbuster anyways.

Reply August 24, 2012
simaini

i don't know how the range of Blunderbuster compares to jett's solar array, but i use solar array for its huge range. it's good if you're not grinding at lhc.
i was doing the neo city quests and solar array is very useful since you have to kill a lot of stuff.

Reply August 24, 2012
ArshadKhan

I maxed blunder more useful for 3rd job grinding as blackboot is just for rushing not damage

Reply August 24, 2012
sleepyheadXIII

@tuesdaymorning: If already have a 4th job sair and using the sp reset, I don't see why not to max bill. But for sairs going through 3rd, would say buster since it's useful during 3rd and lvling up bill is kind of pointless.

Reply August 24, 2012
tuesdaymorning

[quote=MyGunner]I still use it for the summons at zak. Its range is much better than Easton for killing them.[/quote] Yeah, but if I barely boss and I'm not funded at all, I don't think I"ll be bossing? I think having my mobbing skill maxed for damage will help me a teensy bit more if I only zak maybe 1-2 times a month.

Reply August 24, 2012
GunsTheSparkle

@tuesdaymorning: In my case I merely decided that the per level increase of blackfoot bill was subpar, compared to blunderbuster. It's not really meant to deal damage anyway so why bother maxing it? But no, it's not unreasonable.

Reply August 24, 2012
tuesdaymorning

[quote=sleepyheadXIII]Both are equally useless to me.
The new delay on easton makes buster not as useful as it would be compared to the KMS delay.
Bill does as good as a job at lvl1 as it would at max level. Knockback range and # of mobs are the same at lvl1 as it at max.
The spawn rate at LHC is just to low imo for it to be that useful. Don't even use it there since easton destroys the mob to quickly and just wasting time using it. And only use it at SH to push a mob that decided to wonder it's way to the far right in second drill hall into the center where it would just get killed almost instantly by the party.
Both are equally useless imo. Would just go with maxing buster since it's useful for 3rd job and bill is as useful as it would be at lvl1 as it would at max.[/quote] Okay...so it's not unreasonable for me to max blackfoot bill since we might use it in 4th job? I don't want to max blunder buster if it's not used at all in 4th, and I don't see why it would be at LHC or SH.

Reply August 24, 2012
sleepyheadXIII

Both are equally useless to me.
The new delay on easton makes buster not as useful as it would be compared to the KMS delay.
Bill does as good as a job at lvl1 as it would at max level. Knockback range and # of mobs are the same at lvl1 as it at max.
The spawn rate at LHC is just to low imo for it to be that useful. Don't even use it there since easton destroys the mob to quickly and just wasting time using it. And only use it at SH to push a mob that decided to wonder it's way to the far right in second drill hall into the center where it would just get killed almost instantly by the party.
Both are equally useless imo. Would just go with maxing buster since it's useful for 3rd job and bill is as useful as it would be at lvl1 as it would at max.

Reply August 24, 2012 - edited
Lazer

Level one Blackboot does its job. The reason Blunder is maxed is because it's useful in training during 3rd job. After 4th, I don't think anyone still uses it.

Reply August 24, 2012 - edited