Hello!
I’ve got Cleric C1 -> Priest C3, str/dex/con/ 2/2/1 so far. I want to build dps/support character (more dps than support)
Firstly, I was planning to go monk. Then I’ve read that monks are nerfed and output low dps.
Now I am thinking to go with Chaplain, but I’ve already got 70+ str, wouldn’t that be 70 wasted stat points?
So, having monk out of picture, what other options have I got?
Paladin, but as far as I know monks “out-dps” them.
Chaplain is good but…can’t say anything since I have no idea about them
Or do you want to switch to a magic dps, knowing that you invested a lot of str point at this time.
The str would be wasted, yes. 70 str only adds 70 damage (total) to your attacks, since no chaplain ability uses physical attack to determine its damage.
I do encounter chaps who use auto attack as their primary attack.
That could work…but, it would tiring just to spam Z button
They definitely use auto attacks but according to another thread, Chaplain buffs are fixed damage buffs but may also be influenced by INT. The tool tip mentions “magic” but I am not entirely sure.
Chaplain skills scale off of int [magic damage]. Str would only help with the auto attacks that are like 1/5th of chaplains auto attack dmg (rest of the dmg done on each AA is from the buffs that are magic dmg.
Thanks for replies!
So, this character progression is monk only. I’m not sure I want to give monk a chance, after reading this “Why shouldn’t you go monk” threads.
I really love Monk but I can see why a lot of people dislike it.
They were expecting burst damage, and DPS isn’t always burst.
If you don’t like Monk, Paladin and Chaplain looks lovely. They’d be my second and third choice, and I really want to make them if I have time x.x
(yeah I’m a cleric nut)
Just be careful of reading the forum - don’t follow them blindly - the game’s really playstyle dependent. I was fascinated by all the Diev talk and after getting to lv70, I find Diev isn’t just for me. I’d love to have a good Diev in my party but that won’t be me.
Always better to have in a party, a player who’s comfortable with their build and can maximize the usage than people who follow best builds but suck at playing them and just leech in dungeons.
I am looking for my build now, lvling different classes, not just reading forums.
I like an idea of a self-sustainable damage dealer. But I’d like to try or to see it in action first. Sadly, youtube lacks content of TOS gameplay videos, monk especially.
Since you already went Priest 3, I would recommend you go:
Cleric 1 - > Priest 3 -> Monk 1 -> Cleric 2 -> Monk 2
Monk 3 only really gives you base damage on skills and higher Energy Blast charge up, as Golden Bell Shield is really bad right now.
Cleric 2 is very powerful support wise. Heal 10 and Safety Zone 10 + Attribute (40 blocks total) are amazing. People say Cleric 2 is mandatory for good reason.
With Cleric 2 -> Priest 3 as a base, I’d say you’re 80% as effective as a full support C2/P3/X/PD build in the support role, while dealing plenty more dps with Monk 2.
In fact, I’d say any Cleric 2 -> Priest 3 build is viable end game. It doesn’t matter what the last two classes you pick are or what your stats are, the combination is that powerful.
Edit: Cleric 2 -> Dievdirby 3 is also very good for anyone reading.
I know 
don’t worry we’ll have more soon…
Remember this is early access, and Monk isn’t exactly the most popular class.
I’ll try to get a boring recording one of these days of me dungeoning, but that’s a Monk’s life. Pretty boring. DP DP DP…DP recover stamina, rebuff, AA, back to DP DP…
Let’s not forget if you dungeon and you’re a solo Cleric/Monk, you’re better off supporting your party orz, rather have them be your meatshields! Most likely your buff will speed up the dungeon faster than your DPs!
You could go Diev2 to take advantage of the buffs and carve attack will scale with your STR.
Diev2 will always be needed in parties whereas Monk is more solo/pvp oriented.
For rank 7 you could pick up cleric2 for more support options.
I don’t really like the idea of mixing Priest and Diev.
If you have two Clerics in a party, ideally one would be C2 -> P3 -> X and the other C2 -> Diev3 -> X.
But if you’re C2 -> P3 -> Diev2, your Diev ranks aren’t being useful.
I would not expect to have 2 clerics in a party for higher level play.
I guess we’re more talking about pugs.
That being said, even in lv50, lv90 dungeons, when people make a party on demand usually they only want 1 cleric.
I’ve been to some of these and end up with slower runs than more clerics. More DPS but bad players doesn’t make runs faster.
Ideally you have 1 super cleric and 4 smart DPS.
60% of the time you need more than 1 to deal with the bad players.