because i play countless mmos where i tank because ppl dont understand how to tank… or i heal because all the healers are shitty healers… i 1 in 50 mmos decide to play a dps because everyone and their mother is a ■■■■■■■ dps… … and this game i decide you konw im goign to go oldschool d2 and play a ■■■■■■■ archer… and i still pick a build that ppl nonstop ask me why my dmg is so much.
and then this mergen ■■■■…
QS3 W3 
When I made my 2nd QS3 archer, I had no idea what to go for rank 5 but my interest in Wugushi let me give it a try and viola now it becomes like a meta build…
Hello fellow QS3 W3 ! 
And yes that is very true. My first character never saw any wugus … and now that I’ve made one I see one in almost every mission
honestly if we know mergen skills have low cd or not…i feel qs3+mergen feels a little meh…if mergen has 0 cd…since half the time you are busy using running shot anyway…
Well upon checking mergen’s gif it seems the damage is lackluster for an r8 class. Not sure if it is no equip or not but if it has equip and that is the damage then its kinda meh damage although the aoe is really good.
rank 8 will come out 3,4+ months later
pffft i wonder how much players will be left by then 
funny how most overlooked the numbers seen on the gifs. the same way most didn’t notice the damage dealt by hackapell
Damn dude, yesterday I got Sapper (2) advancement and I can’t finish it. D:
It’s bugged because It’s not possible to throw the bomb.
I have one Archer > QS C3 > Rogue C2 > Musketeer. Lv 250 actually.
I Invested 130 STR, 120 DEX and 10 CON (need more CON, i know).
I go to Mergen soon as possible, and post the results here. Really dont know if i’ts the best, but i really dont care.
Hello dude!
Sapper 2 > Wugushi won’t provide a decent damage right? I just realized if I am Wugushi 2 while leveling up in Demon Prison it’ll help me a lot more.
I also can solo in this map while Wugushi 2.
Gu Pot does a lot of damage and I’ll get it only 175+ if I go Archer 2 > Sapper 2 > Wugushi 2.
It’s gonna take so long to get!
Bringing things up, I did like Ranger 1 > Sapper but going for Ranger 1 only for Barrage it seems like that’s not a good idea, that’s easier and faster to make things going on but in late game it will be a waste of Rank, so Archer 2 fits better IMO.
So, Archer 2 > Sapper 1 > Wugushi 2 would save my life.
Not mentioning Sapper 2 Advancement is bugged and we all can’t move forward, that’s the other reason I gave up.
What do you think?
I didn’t like Rogue at all.
I can’t tell you if it’s good or not.
I didn’t like Ranger in my build as well, I’m gonna go for Archer 2.
Ranger provides good damage and good AoE at the beginning, but late game Barrage won’t do that much.
I am really looking forward to going for Archer 2 > Sapper 1 > Wugushi 2 before getting Sapper 2 because it’ll help me a lot more in terms of damage and soloing.
I like how this thread has changed from “A path to Mergen” to “Let’s talk about Wugushi, guys”
If you take a look at the replies and threads above you’ll notice how we have already talked about Mergen builds.
We actually are trying to guess how Mergen’s skills will work, so there’ll be other options maybe.
Mergen is not in the building yet, hold on.
Every good Archer build will have Archer2 and Rogue1 in it once they add monster cards to itos. They will also be full Strength builds. No need for Dex when you can critical nearly 100% of the time with Werewolf monster card due to the crit hit % from swift step and sneak hit. I can see nearly every Archer rerolling when this is added from ktos to itos.
I’m expecting monster cards to get a change like monster gems did where the effect doesn’t stack. It’s kindof ridiculous what you can do when you stack some of them.
You can’t tell it as an infailable thing. lol
Where on earth do people have to go for A2 and Rogue 1?
Simple.
Swift Step: Critical Rate = 25%
Sneak Hit = 70%
95% Critical Rate without dex.
That’s not how any of this works.
Not how it works. The 25% crit rate from [swift step] works with the stats you have unlike the flat (absolute) crit rate you get from [sneak hit]. You don’t just add them.
Just try it by yourself and u see, never miss critical hits.
Nothing says is based on how critical the character already has.
It’s just that I’m at work now , otherwise i make a video demonstrating.