Lvl 50 Arcanist is it wrong?

[Dixon]

I have purposely stayed as an archer in some instances when playing with friends only. Mainly because of the same reason: everyone would expect me to be a bard. The problem is, as an archer, i use a lot of the other cross-class abilities, (mainly Mercy Strike, Bloodbath, and Invigorate--all abilities not available to Bard)

Some people like their system and get all pissy when someone presents a new idea. My suggestion is to mainly stick with friends when doing that to avoid hate.

[Bombast]

I have purposely stayed as an archer in some instances when playing with friends only. Mainly because of the same reason: everyone would expect me to be a bard. The problem is, as an archer, i use a lot of the other cross-class abilities, (mainly Mercy Strike, Bloodbath, and Invigorate--all abilities not available to Bard)

Some people like their system and get all pissy when someone presents a new idea. My suggestion is to mainly stick with friends when doing that to avoid hate.

Bard get's Invigorate.

EDIT: As a side note, lvl 50 Arcanist is not a new idea. It's an old one that's been beaten to death.

Not sure about Archer though... that's a bit more interesting. Bard songs are largely wasted in 4 mans and I'm not sure how much DEX you lose when you ditch the crystal.

[chunli1245]

No disrespect but being a Summoner hasn't been beaten to death? In any case I'll just pick it up so i won't have to hear it anymore.

Thanks for the input guys / gals

Bard get's Invigorate.

EDIT: As a side note, lvl 50 Arcanist is not a new idea. It's an old one that's been beaten to death.

Not sure about Archer though... that's a bit more interesting. Bard songs are largely wasted in 4 mans and I'm not sure how much DEX you lose when you ditch the crystal.

[Bombast]

No disrespect but being a Summoner hasn't been beaten to death? In any case I'll just pick it up so i won't have to hear it anymore.

Thanks for the input guys / gals

By beaten to death, I mean 'proved inferior over and over and over and over and over.'

[chunli1245]

(Not you) But if someone just says something is inferior and don't say why i won't know why... But as i said before thanks for all the input i want to play and enjoy the game not get drilled by jerks. That can take the time to get mad and rage quit instead of helping a player in need. I will still play as an Arcanist like i said i like the debuffs but i will do so solo. I will do high lvl dungeons as Summoner.

By beaten to death, I mean 'proved inferior over and over and over and over and over.'

[Kerberon]

(Not you) But if someone just says something is inferior and don't say why i won't know why... But as i said before thanks for all the input i want to play and enjoy that game not get drilled by jerks. That can take the time to get mad and rage quit instead of helping a player in need. I will still play as an Arcanist like i said i like the debuffs but i will do so solo. I will do high lvl dungeons as Summoner.

Can someone explain what debuffs they're even mentioning? All I can figure is blood for blood and internal release which are buffs. I'm currently leveling up my arcanist (mostly in dungeons as a scholar for fast queues) and I can't imagine using anything but summoner when I want to dps. For one fester melts faces, and the extra int just adds more and more damage. Not using a soul crystal just seems very counter productive.

Editing here to save on post count.

Most are just Dot debuffs but i like them an i also am a Scholar and i love that class. As i said before i am not trying to drag a team down. I want to win just like everyone else i was just asking is being a Lvl 50 Arcanist wrong? And my god like dipping a doughnut in water i guess it is lol.

That really doesn't answer my question. I guess you are talking about aero which is a 50 potency initial tick then a 25 potency dot. Fester adds 190 potency total if I understand the math right to your dots. That means aero is losing you 165 potency, and that doesn't even take into account the damage loss from less stats.

Not trying to give you a hard time, I just don't understand at all what you think could ever make arcanist better under any circumstances, especially with your repeated mentioning of debuffs which I can't find a single one that you could use as an arcanist.

[chunli1245]

Most are just Dot debuffs but i like them an i also am a Scholar and i love that class. As i said before i am not trying to drag a team down. I want to win just like everyone else i was just asking is being a Lvl 50 Arcanist wrong? And my god like dipping a doughnut in water i guess it is lol.

Can someone explain what debuffs they're even mentioning? All I can figure is blood for blood and internal release which are buffs. I'm currently leveling up my arcanist (mostly in dungeons as a scholar for fast queues) and I can't imagine using anything but summoner when I want to dps. For one fester melts faces, and the extra int just adds more and more damage. Not using a soul crystal just seems very counter productive.

[Dixon]

Bard get's Invigorate.

Not sure about Archer though... that's a bit more interesting. Bard songs are largely wasted in 4 mans and I'm not sure how much DEX you lose when you ditch the crystal.

OOh yeah that's right LOL

I also like keeping Swiftcast and Rez for emergencies... saved my groups several times lol

Swtching between the 2 at lvl50 is about 20 on Dex. Fairly hefty, but like I said, i'll stay as a BRD when with strangers. With friends I'll ARC since we already have good teamwork and know how to play around the lack of mana regen and missing stats.

[fanservice]

OOh yeah that's right LOL

I also like keeping Swiftcast and Rez for emergencies... saved my groups several times lol

Swtching between the 2 at lvl50 is about 20 on Dex. Fairly hefty, but like I said, i'll stay as a BRD when with strangers. With friends I'll ARC since we already have good teamwork and know how to play around the lack of mana regen and missing stats.

... and the 10-20% magic damage from foe requiem... army's paeon... free rain of death after wide volley.

Seriously, there's no legitimate reason to be without your job crystal at 50 unless gimping yourself was the goal.

If you feel swiftcast raise as an ARC is that great, I suggest you find a better group of players that are decent enough to never need an ARC to do that.

And are you saying as a Summoner i can still use Bio 1 & 2 / Energy Drain / Miasma / Virus & Super Virus. If so that good to know which is really all I'm asking i don't know everything about this game. Any help on playing my class better is always welcome.

As much as I'm for helping people... this... you got to 50... the spells have SMN in the tags...

*facedesk*

Good lord. That's not being a noob. That's failing to read. I've had literal hours of que time, and duty time wasted because people don't read their own tools at lvl47+.

Understand why I can barely contain myself when you clearly got to 50 and did not read 'SMN' on most of your abilities. This is my worst pet peeve in game, and be happy you didn't talk to me, or else I would have done nothing but insult you for failing a test of logic and literacy.

[chunli1245]

OK i over looked it sorry it happens in games no need to be like that my god insult me if it makes you feel better. Their are nice ways of handling things one of my pet peeve are player that get all worked up over an over sight as if it's never happened to them. As if they mastered every game in life without any over sights it happens damning a play and calling them names is something a kid would do. But i see it now so as i keep saying thanks for the help which is all i asked for smh.