Another DPS with Dex sounds Dumb

[RegentP]

Machinist sounds extreme easy to say Dexterity, but what else could we use and what sounds fun; I am currently ruling out Strength.

My top choices is Piety and Intelligence, Then_____ ... I leave that as option Echo.

Ok Piety, Let start with the two biggest option, We really don't have a piety build, now if the 3.0's healer is, I'm ok, but we could change SMN to Piety, but thats a big issues in-its-self.(I left my Ten foot pole outside)

I envision Machinist like a speed caster, where the more piety the more powers stacked into the bullet. Think about XIII and how you had to cookie-cut your ability. XFire bullet or XThunder bullets uses X amount of MP; the More MP is stacked in XT^x or XF^x kind of like a cocktail of potency. We can always make a minor adjustment to Piety that only affect but lets try to avoid the Dump-truck method of creation.

[PArcher]

Its going to be DEX. There really isnt going to be a debate about this one. Reloading and firing guns quickly, tinkering with turrets...all dexterous tasks. Maybe knowing how to build and use turrets would be a more INT related task, but the actual mechanics of the job? DEX all the way.

DRK and Astrologian also have known stats; VIT/STR for the tank, MIN/PIE for the healer.

[monochromicorn]

VIT/STR for the tank

Except, that won't really work, because it's already been stated he will use dark magic, so it's also possible that it has a combo of str/int, or the attacks could be dealt magic damge, making it vit/int.

Vit is a no-brained for any tank class, but the damage stat could be a little different than notmal, do to the previously stated nature of his attacks and what it will have access to

[Nalien]

Except, that won't really work, because it's already been stated he will use dark magic, so it's also possible that it has a combo of str/int, or the attacks could be dealt magic damge, making it vit/int.

As disappointing as it is, I don't think they'll make Dark Knight use INT. Ninjutsu is magic damage and INT does nothing for it. Dark Knight will just be the first Tank to really benefit from a Bard as far as damage goes.

[monochromicorn]

As disappointing as it is, I don't think they'll make Dark Knight use INT. Ninjutsu is magic damage and INT does nothing for it. Dark Knight will just be the first Tank to really benefit from a Bard as far as damage goes.

Only pointed it out as a possibility. I can see how it would work, but that means effort in making the system work, str is already there, so I highly doubt someone would work at figuring int into a pre-existing and relatively well built mold

[Tiggy]

Except, that won't really work, because it's already been stated he will use dark magic, so it's also possible that it has a combo of str/int, or the attacks could be dealt magic damge, making it vit/int.

Vit is a no-brained for any tank class, but the damage stat could be a little different than notmal, do to the previously stated nature of his attacks and what it will have access to

You can still use magic without having a main stat in int. Ninja for instance uses Ninjitsu's which count as spells even though they are Dex.

[SirTaint]

Except, that won't really work, because it's already been stated he will use dark magic, so it's also possible that it has a combo of str/int, or the attacks could be dealt magic damge, making it vit/int.

Vit is a no-brained for any tank class, but the damage stat could be a little different than notmal, do to the previously stated nature of his attacks and what it will have access to

DRK will be STR/VIT so it can share gear with WAR and PLD.

[Tiggy]

DRK will be STR/VIT so it can share gear with WAR and PLD.

Fending gear is Vit gear. Every class has a secondary "main" stat on their left side pieces. Most classes have Vit in that slot. For tanks Str is in that slot. You can tell that Vit is the primary stat by looking at the accessories which never have str. They have Vit.