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UA: Best for bossing?

I've been thinking about making an UA, so I've been working on my long-abandoned BW.

Considering my choices, I'm not too keen on making another Bowman (already have a MM) and I've never enjoyed playing Thieves, even high level ones. I have too many Mages, so I'm not planning on making any of those.
So it boils down to Pirates and Warriors. I'm personally not a fan of Warriors, but since I'll start at level 50 with fun skills, and 4th job is generally really exciting, I'll make an exception this time.

So which class is best for bossing, are pretty fun to play, and won't need a LOT of funding? I mean, I have about 100m to spare, but I'm not sure I intend to spend so much on funding alone. I'm leaning towards Pirates, but I can't decide between bucc or sair. As for Warriors, I was thinking a Hero or WK.

Thanks for the input! Also, does anyone know if buccs still have the invisible frames? Like if you time everything perfectly, you won't get hit?

June 17, 2011

2 Comments • Newest first

Saltybandaid

Buccs have lost most of their iFrames, they still have a few and those frames are hard to maintain.
Buccs DPM is on the low side so I suppose they wouldn't be the best for bossing.
Sairs have the best 1v1 DPM out of all the choices.

Out of the 3 warriors
Heroes would have the best DPM on neutral bosses. Though they are outdone by Sairs.
And pallies would have the best DPM on elementally weak bosses, topped with their amazing defence.
DrKs are a very balanced class, we aren't very good at anything, but we aren't bad either.

Reply June 17, 2011 - edited
CloudyMaku

UA Sairs aren't the best, because you lose out on slots for bullets, but you do have faster training due to Sharkwave. UA Palys look good, since you block most attacks and are fast leveling due to Soul Driver. UA buccaneers level fast too, but it's just spamming Sharkwave till 200 when training and you get a lot of hate from normal buccaneers. I'm not really sure which would be the best, it all comes down to the playstyle you enjoy the most.

Reply June 17, 2011 - edited