I’m here asking for advice, even though I enjoy it more when I come up with my own builds, espcially in a game like this where there seems to be a lot of freedom in hybrid choices. My main problem is that, not having played the beta or the korean version, I can’t really tell what some of the skills do until I pick them and try them out and right now I am at the point where, to try out new things I have to commit to a class cyrcle.
I currently am swordman 1, peltasta 1, hoplite 2 going for 3.
Question 1: since I do play with my keyboard, is spear throw spammable? From what I understand it seems that with a controller you would use the analog “thing” to position the aoe circle, but how do I do that with the keyboard? Also, since I’m still at hoplite circle 2, should I pick long stride level 1 as a gap closer for the same reasons? (keyboard controls, no idea how to target a ground aoe yet)
Question 2: what rank 6 should I pick, knowing that rank 7 will be wasted… herm I mean used for Templar? My main complaint about hoplite so far is that I rely only on pierce damage, of course if I had to focus on one type only I would still pick pierce over strike or slash, but while I was hoplite one I could still throw in some umbo blows when facing pierce resistant mobs, now the damage seems to be falling behind to much (it feels too SP inefficient compared to the hoplite skills).
Because of this I was considering going peltasta C2 to start using umbo blow again, but the skill description on high guard is puzzling. Is there someone who has tryed high guard and the attribute that enhances it with umbo blow damage? How does that work and how bad does it synergize with finestra? (keep in mind that I would go this way so that I could throw in strike damage from umbo blow when pierce isn’t good, so I’m not looking for a passive -high guard- that goes well with 100% up time).
I discarded corsair as a rank 6 option because I would not be able to get it to rank 2 (plus if was to go pirate I would have to change my character name into Guybrush, so there is the TP cost to add there)
Discarded Fencer because it forces me to weapon swap for most abilities, but I would swap weapon only to deal the same pierce damage that I already deal, feels redundant but maybe I’m wrong.
Since I still have to pick my rank 5 and 6, would it be better to just go squire c2 and than templar, and create a new main character for myself?
Thanks for the replyes, assuming someone bother to read all this and reply of course.