So are the new Jobs worth using? - Page 2

Bunny · 12-05-2006, 03:00 PM

For the sake of mastering all of the available classes, yes, they are useful. Having the option to use a variety of skills and try out different strategies is always a good thing. But they are pretty optional and don't really add a whole lot of anything else.

boys from the dwarf · 12-05-2006, 05:08 PM

the necromancer definetly seems worth using and the gladiator seems very powerful.

i have yet to see a great use for the oracle. other than killing your party, what does it do? does it have attacks that dont kill you or ways to absorb damage from the attacks by equipping the right items?

and cannoneer certainly doesn't seem a bad class.

Mirage · 12-05-2006, 09:25 PM

Yeah, but we all know omg dps zerg rush is the best strategy for any boss in this game :D.

boys from the dwarf · 12-06-2006, 08:42 AM

omg dps zerg rush

whats that then?

Sephiroth1999AD · 12-06-2006, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by eestlinc ^

gladiator isn't that special. finisher is nice I guess, but it's not like you can't kick ass without it. the slash-all skill or whatever it's called is really useful, though.

cannoneer is fun.

i haven't done the new dungeon yet so maybe the new classes are good for it.

Originally Posted by Mirage ^

They don't offer anything that can't be done better with existing job combinations. Nothing can ever beat dualwield + rapidfire (and spellblade for certain bosses).

Are you trying to say the new Jobs aren't worth using, or just that they aren't overpowered? The latter is actually a good thing if the Jobs are well balanced.

Mirage · 12-06-2006, 01:45 PM

They aren't really over or underpowered, they just have very few things that warrants choosing them over a different job. If you want damage dealing, none of the new jobs can even touch Rapidfire+dualwield. If you want support, none of the new jobs are close to dualcast+white or time+white.

Until you have a few jobs mastered, I suppose gladiator would be good on its own, maybe cannoneer too. I never found a good use for oracles. However, chances are that you have quite a few jobs mastered at the time you get the extra jobs. The most useful abilities the new jobs offer are exp up and read ahead. The first boosts exp by 50%, the latter reduces enemy encounters by a lot.

I haven't tried necromancer yet though, because I haven't even found it :p.

Giga Guess · 12-06-2006, 02:23 PM

Wow...I just got the Necromancer last night...it's first skill (Drain Touch, which by the time you get it, ought to be familiar...) is bloody powerful.

Bunny · 12-06-2006, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by boys from the dwarf ^

omg dps zerg rush

whats that then?

MMORPG Terms. Basically spamming as much damage as you can in the least amount of time possible.

Bunny Penisaurus Dix Location: Lost inside this shallow vanity of time	#9 For the sake of mastering all of the available classes, yes, they are useful. Having the option to use a variety of skills and try out different strategies is always a good thing. But they are pretty optional and don't really add a whole lot of anything else.
12-05-2006, 03:00 PM

boys from the dwarf The giver of hugs Location: 3 million years into deep space.	#10 (permalink) the necromancer definetly seems worth using and the gladiator seems very powerful. i have yet to see a great use for the oracle. other than killing your party, what does it do? does it have attacks that dont kill you or ways to absorb damage from the attacks by equipping the right items? and cannoneer certainly doesn't seem a bad class.
12-05-2006, 05:08 PM

Mirage bot Location: Interconnected tubes	#11 (permalink) Yeah, but we all know omg dps zerg rush is the best strategy for any boss in this game :D.
12-05-2006, 09:25 PM

boys from the dwarf The giver of hugs Location: 3 million years into deep space.	#12 (permalink) omg dps zerg rush whats that then?
12-06-2006, 08:42 AM

Giga Guess Recognized Member The flying homo! Location: Running through the streets...naked!	#15 (permalink) Wow...I just got the Necromancer last night...it's first skill (Drain Touch, which by the time you get it, ought to be familiar...) is bloody powerful.
12-06-2006, 02:23 PM

Bunny Penisaurus Dix Location: Lost inside this shallow vanity of time	#16 (permalink) Originally Posted by boys from the dwarf ^ omg dps zerg rush whats that then? MMORPG Terms. Basically spamming as much damage as you can in the least amount of time possible.
12-06-2006, 03:02 PM