Find My Class
Hey Basilers, old player here and I've been playing on and off for quite some time and made a bunch of different characters in the past but I'm trying to settle down with one class now. Don't worry, I'm not one of those "Wut class is dabes for 0b funds" or "Blank vs. Blank" people (I apologize if I do come off as one though).
Here's the part where you guys come in: I've narrowed gameplay down to what I like and what skills I prefer to use when playing but I just can't seem to find the classes that fit the roles.
So I found out that I like a class that has a mobbing skill for its main attacking/bossing skill and has a lot of lines (6 or more would be nice). Mobility is also nice but seeing as how almost every class has a form of flash jump these days, it's not a big deal. I have crossed out Luminous as a class (tried it and didn't care too much for it) and the only classes I can think of at the moment are: Demon Slayer, Shade, and Thunder Breaker. The problem for me about DS and TB though are their cooldowns on their "shadow partner" skills however. Damage is not a big deal for me because it honestly boils down to funds for dps. Binds are nice as well but not deal-breaking for me.
Any comments or suggestions are welcomed! Thanks
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I've played both a BaM and a Shade, and I'd say those could both be good classes for you.
Shade's are a little bit more limited on their vertical mobility, as flash jump doesn't do up well, and their faux-teleport skill backstep is only horizontal. So is fox trot (other faux-teleport skill) unless there is a monster on a platform above you. And even then, its hit and miss on whether it takes you there, goes nowhere, or takes you horizontally to a monster much further away. However, its very easy to grab monsters from other platforms to bring them to you for mobbing, so, eh, the lack of vertical agility really isn't anything major.
Spirit claw (green spirit) is for bossing, hence only hitting three monsters. Spirit bomb (orangey red spirit) mobs eight, it is your main mobbing skill. Pretty good range on both, better than a BaM's range actually.
BaMs have teleport, and being a primarily mage class player, I love teleport because its just so versatile. Also, with yellow aura you'll have good walking/jumping mobility too, making BaM's a pretty mobile class overall. BaM's can hit faster than Shades so long as they aren't using a slow speed staff. BaMs are liked for parties because of their auras. Shades are liked for bossing because of their bind (and soul splitter to a lesser extent). You will basically be using the same main skill the whole time, just adding more lines to it as you level it up through the job advancements. But if you want line spam everywhere they're pretty good for that, Both classes are pretty durable. BaMs recover HP quite nicely, and they've got a lot of HP for a mage. Shades have stupidly high defenses, so a lot of mobbing just ends up with monsters doing 1 damage to you. I don't think I had a monster hit me for more than 1 damage until I took on Zakum on my shade.
Giving both a try will help you figure out which one you prefer, but they are both nice classes.
Thank you guys for all your replies - I'll try out both BaM and Shade and see what I find! I'm still open to more suggestions too!
@Piana: The problem with DS Blue Blood and for TB Arc Charger is if you die during a boss (i.e. Root Abyss, Magnus, Gollux) you essentially have no SP for the next ~120/180 sec which I personally believe is stupid.
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Go shade, its got 2 drain skills (one passive, one active), 2 revive skills (one guarantee, one based of percentage), ignore dr, bind, can teleport to cancel animation for immediate evasion, great bosser, decent mobber, no buffs 2 worry bout, pirate gear is mad cheap.
Con? Main boss move kinda slow without speed buffs (no booster)
Agree with other posters, try out Shade and see if you like it, it sounds like it fits most of your criteria.
I love these suggestions (keep em coming!)
@Piana: I have thought about those classes but the problem with BaM is not being able to use BattleKing Bar all the time in the near future (or is it now already?) and for I/L would be the fact that gameplay is similar to Luminous (with a few more skills).
Shades r fun, so Im going to say that. I made one and love it as a side character to my luminous. Its a little rough through the first 30 levels if youre like me and dont like quests but its quick to 30 and pretty quick again to 70 just cause of the grab + attack combo skills. Pirate stuff is pretty cheap too if ur going unfunded, though %str is on the higher end.
seems like you'd enjoy shade the most solely based on what you've written