Lancer Blues..

[Vermilion]

Thats pretty much the role of the lancer, not vital for most parties, but significantly noticeable when in one. Decent DPS/DD, and when used properly, most mobs rarely get the chance to attack with their TP skills. Another thing is that you really don't need that many cross class skills for lancer. The only ones I would deem necessary would be Bloodbath,Raging Strike,and Rampart. Semi-necessary would be Hawk's Eye and Still precision. Ones that are nice to have would be healing bases skills such as second wind and sacrifice + buffs. But when in a party healing and buffing should not be part of your concern. But yeah, overall my favorite class by far.

[Krausus]

I just picked up Absorb Acc, need something to use that mana pool on hehe

[deekapowski]

Personally, I think of LNC as the all-around/tp control. I have no problems killing two mobs at once with pierce, skewer 2 and circle slash (yes circle slash is gld, but nobody plays without some outside skills). I hit consistantly (feint for insurance). And even at lvl 29 I can all but completely control the mob's tp ( I get off several tp attacks to their one...two maybe). So against noncasters a full lvl lnc should virtually never see any manuever that cost the mob 1000 or more tp. And against a NM or when you are faced with mobs of ARC and the like, that's a big deal.

[damican]

I'm only leveling my lancer for when ninja comes out.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Lancer is a support class, and I play it as such.

TP mitigation, TP boosting, debuffs, decent damage, its not really a damage dealer, but its not really anything else, it is what it is.

Granted, a fully buffed Doomspike II does massive damage in a BR, but that's an occasional skill, not like some of the other class' damaging abilities.

I know my role in parties, and I do a damned good job at it too.

Take pride in your favorite class, but don't downplay others' as a result of that.

[Melodicya]

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