Now that we are going to have Fencer at rank 6, according to this post:
General kCBT3 Changes - Summary:
Does anyone feel that there is little need to go Hoplites now? Reasons being that:
- Fencers do Pierce damage for the majority of its attacks as well.
- Fencer uses a rapier so it doesn’t synergize with Hoplite’s Finestra (which requires spears).
- Fencer can use a shield or dagger as offhand as well (1H rapier + shield or 1H rapier + dagger)
- Fencer’s skill damage is vastly superior to Hoplite’s skill damage.
- Fencer’s Sept Etoiles has a 29 sec cooldown whereas Hoplite’s Stabbing has a 40 sec cooldown.
(Source: http://www.tosbase.com/database/skills/11103/) - Fencer’s Attack Coquile ignores enemy’s pierce resistance with stronger damage and a 8 second cooldown whereas Hoplite’s Spear Lunge only makes enemies weaker to pierce damage with a 24 sec cooldown.
(Source: http://www.tosbase.com/database/skills/11104/)
I’m struggling to find a need to go Hoplite now. I suppose it’s going to be the same when Dragoons come out, I guess it will overshadow Cataphracts too.