Quote Originally Posted by Rogue View Post
"1) range; no huge spikes of AE dmg since they aren't in melee range which results in no upkeep of healing except on the tank 2) Archers are the fastest-most reliable burst type classes and mages have the most OP form of damage in the game."

doesnt all that account for the efficiency part?
1. Have melee set cures and other actions to help thier MP, Leg Sweep will stun AOEs and Melee are not bound they can run when AOEs are running, I have done runs with 2 melees and had no problems with MP for the whole run.

2. Burst damage doesnt matter, what matters is DoT especially on the stronger mobs.

You are the type of person that could kill the game because you are so close minded, if mobs have AoEs you have to use ARCs so according to you all endgame will be ARC or gtfo because all endgame will have AOEs, you need to think outside the box to beable to play the game effectively, AOEs dont mean ranged damage only you think of ways around it.

Yes there will be unstunnable AOEs that can one shot melee which need to be hit with mages or ranged but there is no place in the Darkhold where this is the case.

People who say ARC onry so they dont get hit by AOE need to learn the basic mechanics of the game, i.e Stun interupts attacks and leg sweep is only r16 LNC so it will take no time for melee to get.