General

pros: too many to list

cons:

low hp for a warrior
combos require combo count

The Aran is the master race. We are perfect in every way.

You're gonna have some trouble training at lower levels due to KSers. Arans have a pitiful range for attacking up until 4th, and while your damage may be high, it wont really show till your last hit or so of full swing. Be prepared to Jester angrily. LHC is a dream though. Arans are often considered the best mobbers in the game and it really does show at glitched LHC maps. Bossing is alright, if you're planing to OS spam be prepared to mess up and barrier or drain often by mistake. Its a pain while trying to get combo up. Only real complaint I have is the low HP, I'm barely topping 16k HP with self HB at 200 (no czak rex or chtp). But that tends to be less of an issue, high defense and barrier make it so you ignore 35% of the damage (correct me if I'm wrong) which is incredibly useful.

[quote=hollowsend88]Sorry to jack this thread but i also just made a Aran, most fun class i have ever played. Can anyone tell me where to lvl around 55+?[/quote]

Monster park is FAST

[quote=Mistapa]keybind/macro ur skills if ur fingers get tired also increases ur dps[/quote]

Key binding is patched sir.

[quote=Tempestatus]Union is gonna make us sexy. Don't judge me on my display character, I have an Aran. D:

Passive +1 Attack Speed.
Final Attack is win with fast Attack Speed.
Combos last longer.
Final Blow can actually help you gain combo.
Increased range to help you keep your combo alive.
Combo Ability now gives 10 more attack than before.
Sexy +30 ATT buff (only lasts 100 seconds )
No more damage penalty for mobbing.[/quote]

Don't forget about free boss damage and more defense-ignoring!

Yeah ive only got like 7.7k HP at 157 -_-

One thing that I found really annoying too is that for higher level mobs and bossing, arans dont have the most HP comparred to other warriors. I found grinding at stronghold really annoying with only 10.3k hp at lvl 170, and drain wasnt recovering hp faster than I was losing it. However, if you can get decent HB, oh man that problem goes down the tubes real fast~
I love my aran. Sooooooo much fun to play. I'm never quitting this thing~

If you get KS'd anytime before 120, you may as well CC. Aran's can't win any sort of KS fight.

The only time my hands ever hurt are recently when spamming final toss too often. However, it takes a few hours and it's honestly not that bad . You get used to it if you play your Aran enough.

keybind/macro ur skills if ur fingers get tired also increases ur dps

Pros: Amazing Mobbers
Cool skills
Are quite strong without funding
good % damage multipliers on skills
Fast
Don't use HP potions due to drain

Cons: Low HP
you can lose combos if your not careful
you spam one attack button over until you use finishers

but these shouldn't matter if you love your aran

carpal tunnel? are you guys serious... you guys have messed up hands ive used numerous keyboards and my hands are fine, you guys are not playing Aran right if your hand hurts...

[quote=Cerocess]Cons? They don't exist for this class.[/quote]
Only con imo is that they are bulldust 1v1...

[quote=sk8dude][/quote]: Well that's why i decided to spend the poins first in FS and other stuff so i will reach the plateau latter in which i will be motivated to lvl up more and more to max the main ones.

Cons? They don't exist for this class.

Besides everything else that has been mentioned, the class will get quite 'dull' once you hit higher levels (150+) as you'll probably want to be bossing, that's kinda bad for Aran since soloing is not what an Aran is specifically good at. Training wise also, in comparison to most other classes around those levels will slow down in part because every other class hits kind of a hits a new "Plateau" and you'll find yourself being quite "pale" and almost insignificant in battle. Once you've got most of your main attacking skills at 4th job, the excitement will die off; but as is the case with any class of course.
But the Maplestory's ultimate rule always applies, to any character, at any given time, more funding you have, the better.
All this comes from personal experience. Currently I've halted my Aran due to this phenomenon, and I don't plan on going back on him for a while.
And oh yeah, new patch revamps and updates, etc, given all that might make the class significantly "better" but who knows.
Hope this helps a little.

the no hp pot is true in most cases, in pqs if the avg lvl rises a lot you will miss a lot and they will deal a lot so drain is unreliant at those moments, you need to have a secret stash if something bad happens, also 1/1.
I have seen arans and other classes with drain dying because of no hp pots.

don't put much on dex. or you'll end up like me. a loser and yeah, carpal tunnel >< like above

actually u only have to press one button which is attack besides the combos
pro's: combos are what makes arans special

[b]Pros:[/b] Amazing mobbers,
Dont waste money on Hp pots cause of drain in 2nd job(which gets even better after union patch)
Good Dps/Dpm.
Not alot of funds needed
Level pretty quickly once you get the hang of how to train(ike mobbing and moving around fast)

[b]Cons:[/b]Constantly spam 'attack' key. Which really isnt a con imo.
Combo can be easy to lose, but once you have played long enough, you get a better feel of how long you have til the combos go away.(which makes it easier to keep your combos up).

pro: No HP pots require, average damage, and interesting quests
con: You have to click one buttom for multiple times (tired), hard to level, clean PSB is expensive

pro: well, aran is the best mobbing class ever
best dpm in lhc with FT
not much funding needed

con: combo is easy to lose if ur stunned or can't find monsters