General

[quote=Aaaayee]Here's my experience:
WHs are garbage, slow, and an ugly class.[/quote]

For the time being. They getting resistance revamp soon so they will be far from garbage.

[quote=Mesmus]@Aaaayee:

Well probably not but since you are not giving a proper example we cant be sure which class does better unfunded. Care to post your experience or just continue with your assumptions instead?[/quote]

Here's my experience:
WHs are garbage, slow, and an ugly class.

@Aaaayee:

Well probably not but since you are not giving a proper example we cant be sure which class does better unfunded. Care to post your experience or just continue with your assumptions instead?

[quote=Mesmus]Yes there is a significant damage difference unfunded. You say you got almost all classes to 4th job but i find that hard to believe.

DA - 2-3 hits at MPE

DB - i honestly couldn't be bothered counting because it was taking so long

Kanna - 5-6 hits at MPE

As for archers

WA - 6-7 hits at MPE

WH - 3-4 hits at MPE

MM - 2-4 hits at MPE depending on distance (rangefinder)

All unfunded. As you can see there is quite a big difference.[/quote]

Oh, well my unfunded WA 1-hit them, while my unfunded WH took me 3324 hits to kill them.
Obviously, since this is what happened to me, this is what's absolutely true, right..?

[quote=ProHealer]@Mesmus:

Yes, I've played every archer class at 4th job, except mercedes. I never said funding didn't matter.. I said being unfunded you won't notice a significant difference in damage on almost any class, due to the kinds of things you'll be doing and how long it will take you to kill things anyways. 250k range is not unfunded - Huh? What's with that? Lol.

You are reiterating my point. Play what you have fun on. Thank you.[/quote]

Yes there is a significant damage difference unfunded. You say you got almost all classes to 4th job but i find that hard to believe.

DA - 2-3 hits at MPE

DB - i honestly couldn't be bothered counting because it was taking so long

Kanna - 5-6 hits at MPE

As for archers

WA - 6-7 hits at MPE

WH - 3-4 hits at MPE

MM - 2-4 hits at MPE depending on distance (rangefinder)

All unfunded. As you can see there is quite a big difference.

@Mesmus:

Yes, I've played every archer class at 4th job, except mercedes. I never said funding didn't matter.. I said being unfunded you won't notice a significant difference in damage on almost any class, due to the kinds of things you'll be doing and how long it will take you to kill things anyways. 250k range is not unfunded - Huh? What's with that? Lol.

You are reiterating my point. Play what you have fun on. Thank you.

[quote=ProHealer]@Mesmus:
the thing about being unfunded is that you are unfunded and your damage is going to be bad either way. i have almost every class in the game 4th job, and notice almost no difference at all between them because how could you? the only thing that makes a difference when playing them is skill range/ability to hit multiple platforms, both of which wind archer are good at (so i have no idea where you are basing your assumption from)

it only matters and you will really only notice any difference when you start getting funded, and wind archers are better funded

so, like i said, play whichever one you like the skills of more, because it really doesn't matter if you're unfunded[/quote]

Have you tried wild hunter at all? Just with their buffs they can do insane damage.

Wild hunter can hit multiple platforms too with hunting unit in one place. Wind archer uses trifling wind to hit other platforms so they can be considered even there.

Also yes, funding matters heaps, so much you dont seem to know. Every thread opened on here has some sort of funding question in it. Funding is the difference between one shotting and not on the mobs at high level places like SDH. If i remember correctly marksman needs only a minimum 250k range to one shot at SDH.

Now fun can be many things. Some find fun in bigger numbers, being able to one shot everything, mobility, visual appeals, training speed, mobbing and many other things. For example i have lots of fun on dual blade. But i cant deny it gets boring when im spending ages to kill one mob, due to how much funding they need to up their range to hit higher. Because of that i don't find dual blade fun anymore.

@Mesmus:
the thing about being unfunded is that you are unfunded and your damage is going to be bad either way. i have almost every class in the game 4th job, and notice almost no difference at all between them because how could you? the only thing that makes a difference when playing them is skill range/ability to hit multiple platforms, both of which wind archer are good at (so i have no idea where you are basing your assumption from)

it only matters and you will really only notice any difference when you start getting funded, and wind archers are better funded

so, like i said, play whichever one you like the skills of more, because it really doesn't matter if you're unfunded

[quote=ProHealer]wind archer is "better" than wild hunter in pretty much every way right now... the nerf wasn't really that big either

but pick whichever class you enjoy playing more[/quote]

Nope. Wild hunter has its strengths and one of em is being very good unfunded compared to wind archer that is almost very bad unfunded.

wind archer is "better" than wild hunter in pretty much every way right now... the nerf wasn't really that big either

but pick whichever class you enjoy playing more

The "nerf" was hardly noticeable. TBH, you should play a class you enjoy the most. In terms of damage, it all comes down to funding. As for me, I enjoy my Wind Archer, but I have never played a WH so I can't offer any comments for this class.

Of course we are prettier than WH

I think the upcoming resistance revamp will put WH a little bit ahead of WA in terms of damage.

Other than that both of them are really fun and have their own different utilities.
I do think WA is a tad bit prettier than WH in terms of plain looks though but thats just personal preference. I am actually a WH player haha