So I am actually pretty confused here. One week ago everybody was saying that A1R3F3 was the way to go, and I did that, currently I have my A1R3F3 lv230 and I am pretty happy with it.
The thing is everybody now is saying that A3R1F3 is better because of the 25% crit rate, and everybody is saying that R3 is crap, but I REALLY like Lv15 Barrage, Lv15 Steady Aim, Bounce Shot and Spiral Arrow. So yeah, is A3R1F3 really he way to go atm?
Are you happy? If so, ignore the haters and be on your way.
There is hardly anyone here that can read Korean and have experience themselves at end game in iToS. Everything is theorycraft atm.
As someone closer to end game yourself, tell us if you are happy with the build and maybe things you are unhappy with. If you don’t really use your R3 skills, then tell us. If you think your crit is good enough without Swift Step, then tell us.
“The way to go” this just doesn’t exist.
What you should be doing is a class that you like, doesn’t matter if someone says that isn’t good, who is he to say that ? It’s a Beta phase, everything is going to change. Pick your favorite class and enjoy the game.
You should be doing what makes you happy
A3 adds nothing in my opinion to fletcher
Level 15 barrage is incredible and way more useful than a higher level multishot which will just leave you stationary anyway which is not what you want at late game or you will die
Ranger allows you to move freely, kite and spam aoes while keeping moving and actively dodging
A3 is more for turret auto attack bot mode lmao
Its the way ppl look into the classes:
The guys that goes for archer c3 will claim it is the bets opt.
The ones with ranger c3 will say the same.
Even with the nerfed steady aim ranger c3 looks fun for me.
Bounce Shot and Spiral Arrow are both end game skills, imo, they are as strong and usefull as later skills of fletcher, and you can rotate them as they have CDs.
You miss the extra critical rate? You miss twin arrow? How your boss and elite mob kills experience?
high lvl green gems – > crit problem solved
Barrage,timebomb, steady aim, spiral arrow > A3.
The two most popular build for fletchers recently have been A1 R3 F3 and A2 R2 F3. Going A2 will give you a 25% crit “rate” increase vs going R3 gives you lvl15 barrage, spiral arrow, bounce shot, and 5% more dmg from steady aim.
Honestly it’s a toss up between the two and it’ll boil down to gear more than anything so don’t stress if you’re already 230. 
You all should specify that its not a flat 25% crit but 25% of your total crit number
Say you have 100 crit you’re only gaining 25 critical points
Its not a huge as huge a bonus as people are treating it
If you’re only using fletcher skills once you reach rank 7, you’ll have roughly a 10% increase in average dos if you went A2->R1 instead of A1->R3.
R3 skills are still good, the problem is that barrage doesn’t scale well more skill points Into it, but multi shot scales insanely well, so that’s why people justify A3.
A2 - R1 - Scout 1 provides you good damage buffs and utlitiy as well.
In my own opinion if you’re trying to get the swift step critical chance bonus, you really only need archer circle two. Going to circle three archer is unnecessary and you’re missing out on a single other class circle upgrade, and that should be a big deal in this game.