Hi guys,I need help deciding on Sw c3 or Sw c2 Hop c1 with cata c3 > dragoon
I am lvl 90 right now with Sw c2 > hop > cata , but I am disapointed with finestra , is it worth it ? pierce and stabbing have an use once I am dragoon ?
plz help, thanks.
Not a very experienced player here (my main experience come from endless reading forum posts) but i think sword c2 isn’t that good…you either go c3 or take something else at these 2 ranks.
Also, what is your main focus? PVE or PVP? I think sword c3 for PVP, for PVE u should go something like sword c1 pel c1 hop1 cata 3 (that’s what i’m doing actually).
About the other questions, finestra is good for its free 50 critical rate and 2 aoe attack ratio with attribute (obviously having higher lvl is better for 100% uptime but we can’t since we are cata). I’m only cata c2 so i don’t know about dragoon, but i still find Stabbing my best damaging skill if i get the whole duration (even better than lvl 10 earth wave from what i’ve noticed O.o). Pierce gives good damage on bosses but has long cd, again i don’t know about dragoon skills, can’t help you there.
That’s all i know atm, hope it helps 
Forgott to mention, my focus is pvp.
Finestra is soo good, but since you are only hop c1, you wont feel it. you only go sw c3 if you want restrain, if not, stay away. Problem with PVP build is youll be hard pressed finding good parties to level up. 1v1 PVP youd be decent, build is lacking in GvG though, I think Pelt 1 is important for that area, the HP from swashbuckling plus defense and evasion from guardian is so useful as you get towards your target.
Imo hoplite is awful for PvP. While finestras crit is nice to have it discourages statting DEX, which you will need to hit high evasion characters.
Stabbing and Pierce are both trash tier PvP skills. Pierce damage on everything thats not a boss is just terrible and you need Hoplite c2 to get the pierce attribute in the first place. Stabbing is too clunky for PvP because it channels for ~5 seconds, so you can only use its potential on massively CC’d targets while opening yourself up for retaliation from the enemy team.
Swordsman c2 is also a bad choice imo. either go c1 or c3. While i don’t think c3 is absolutely mandatory for a PvP build it definitely brings some nice PvP-utility to the table.
If i’m absolutely honest your build looks kinda botched already. sword c2 is not needed for PvE and too little/unreliable for PvP in terms of its utility. Hoplite, as i said, is awful for PvP in my eyes. But rank1 is also just a wasted circle for PvE since you need at least c2 for Hoplite to start to shine.
Maybe someone more imaginative than me can give you some advice on how to salvage the situation but from where i’m standing rerolling is the best option. Lvl 90 really isnt that hard to get back and in the many hours you wil spend later on (175+) playing your character you will be better off than sticking to a subpar build trying to make it work somehow.