General

considering how thunder breakers stomp the living mastery books out of every other class while simultaneously being unrealistically awesome, you should make an explorer so i can be superior to you in every way

Both factions have their ups and downs:

Cygnus Classes do not require skillbooks making them [b]the cheapest faction to fund for.[/b] Although I feel their Elemental damage decrease skill is merely 50% in which for higher end bosses could me more beneficial if it were 100% but that is just me. And some Cygnus classes have somewhat gimmicky or very reliant fighting styles like Dawn Warrior's Lunar/Solar style or Thunder Breaker's combo style (I've seen a share of players having some trouble chaining attacks with this class)

The only Adventurer that has a Link skill is Cannoneer, but that doesn't mean Adventurers are pushovers. Many of them have extremely beneficial party buffs (Holy Symbol, Sped Infusion, Rage, Bless, Advanced Blessing, Hyper Body, Combat Orders, etc.) After RED, excluding Cannoneers and Dual Bladers, they have been given their own unique fighting styles that gives them quite the edge in battle (like Paladin's Elemental Charge, Bowmaster's Quiver, Bishop's Blessing Harmony, etc.)

For the cheapest to fund, but moderately good bossing: Wind Archer.

For the high Funding for bossing (physical tanking): Dark Knight

For best ranged bossing (Physical): Marksman

Tanking: Paladin

For high fund mobbing/bossing (magical): F/P Mage

For best support: Bishop

Best Binding Class: I/L Mage

I like all 3 Cygnus Knights, they all have a fun side to them. (revamped anyway. The other 2 i have in random worlds 2 job so cant say much for them.
Out of all the explorers there are only 3 I enjoy playing, which are Pally, F/P, and Shad.

I like both but if I had to choose 1 to stay in the game it'd be Explorers. They were here first

Adventurer: Buccaneer
Cygnus: Blaze Wizards once they are revamped <3

Paladin. Of course.