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#1 AlmrOfAtlas

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Posted 16 July 2014 - 05:16 AM

Hello, Smith players!

 

I'd love to know some things about you all, however few of you remain on iRO xD

 

  • What drew you to the Smith class?
     
  • PvM or PvP?
     
  • What weapons and skills do you most enjoy using?
     
  • What's your greatest feat as a Smith? Anything but well-placed Suicidal Destructions are welcome XD
     
  • What techniques do you employ for maximal damage output? This includes buff and skill combos.
     
  • In a situation where you can't just DPS the target down, or burst it with HSCR/Arm Cannon, what do you do?
     
  • Where do you source the constant stream of zeny required to keep you up and smashing things with HSCR? Do you get it yourself, on your Smith, or are you driven by your alts?

Edited by AlmrOfAtlas, 16 July 2014 - 05:20 AM.

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#2 AlmrOfAtlas

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Posted 20 July 2014 - 08:28 PM

Pretty sure there ARE Smith mainers/players out there.

 

Should've posted this in RO1CC. No one ever checks here x_x


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Posted 20 July 2014 - 09:06 PM

Neutral barrier is really good for certain MVP situations / BBs. Elemental Shift is a really cool skill and you can wear any armor you want and get the element you want as well. Then mechs also have a ton of different offensive skills and can provide good DPS while still being good tanky support. I would not recommend playing a Mech until you have a couple other high level characters though and a good supply of zeny and a couple good sets of gears for all different situations. You'll also want to have a really good grasp on game mechanics as a whole. Witch Pumpkin Hat is a MUST since arch bishops can't heal you.


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Posted 21 July 2014 - 11:48 AM

Changing the format of my answer.

 

 
  • What drew you to the Smith class?

          I liked having 190ASPD with little to no AGI. I also enjoy playing a class that most people don't play.

 

 

  • PvM or PvP?

         A mix of both, I built my Mechanic toward a WoE build, but kept him viable for PVM/MVP.

 

 
  • What weapons and skills do you most enjoy using?

         Pile Bunker, Combat Knife, Moonlight dagger, Vellum Mace. I like using Ice Launcher, Arm Cannon, Suicidal Destruction,

         Knuckle Boost. After SD, I like to spam HSCR.

 

 

  • What's your greatest feat as a Smith? Anything but well-placed Suicidal Destructions are welcome XD

    Pre-Renewal, I could break an Emp in under 10 seconds. Post-Renewal, it would be soloing ET.

 

  • What techniques do you employ for maximal damage output? This includes buff and skill combos.

    Stack Eden Buffs, Crystal Buffs, Takoyaki, and foods. Ice Launcher spam in strings, Analyze 1 or 2 times. Move on to 1 or 2 Knuckle Boosts, then Arm Cannon. Depends on what I feel like doing.
 
  • In a situation where you can't just DPS the target down, or burst it with HSCR/Arm Cannon, what do you do?

    Like someone else says, I'll just Bwing. I'm more useful being with my teammates than a stand alone killer.
 
  • Where do you source the constant stream of zeny required to keep you up and smashing things with HSCR? Do you get it yourself, on your Smith, or are you driven by your alts?

    I usually make enough zenny doing Hazy Forest. I can get an OCA from the purple dragon 75% of the time. or selling enchanted Mora Gears.

 


Edited by johnnycakes, 22 July 2014 - 05:32 AM.

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#5 falrein

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Posted 21 July 2014 - 02:25 PM

  • What drew you to the Smith class?

    Way back (eons ago on a different server) when I heard about the MS's ability to upgrade stuff, I was sold and created one immediately! I mainly play archer classes (I still do) but that decision to try MS was a good decision IMO. I now alternately play my Mech and Ranger.
     
  • PvM or PvP?

    In my previous server, I was a PVP HSCR build, but in iRO I'm an Axe Tornado build (perma-100 until I get bored of low TI/get better stuff to survive higher TIs).
     
  • What weapons and skills do you most enjoy using?

    Since I'm an AT build Mech, of course I use AT most of the time. Hammerfall is fun too at times and HSCR like the good ol' days. I have no preference for weapons, but Axes are a must because duh. :P

    I wish I had/could afford an ice pick though, for HSCR purposes.
     
  • What's your greatest feat as a Smith? Anything but well-placed Suicidal Destructions are welcome XD

    I've made a bunch of +10 lvl 1 weapons (like chains, because I was bored) and some +9 useful stuff (like Erdes).
     
  • What techniques do you employ for maximal damage output? This includes buff and skill combos.

    Hammerfall > AT when able. Otherwise I'd just use AT without stunning mobs when I know I can handle it.

    I use all smith buffs, along with elemental converters. Other class buffs are always a welcome addition for me.
     
  • In a situation where you can't just DPS the target down, or burst it with HSCR/Arm Cannon, what do you do?

    Use Hammerfall to hopefully stun them first and run away or fight (if I can handle it).
     
  • Where do you source the constant stream of zeny required to keep you up and smashing things with HSCR? Do you get it yourself, on your Smith, or are you driven by your alts?

    I'm actually pretty broke (I barely have 10m to my name) which is why I chose to be an AT Mech here because its relatively cheap (but hard to play without decent stuff). What usually happens is that I loot stuff on other chars -> sell on mech -> use money for mech/general account purposes.

    My mech is also my vend, farm, standby-at-west-Pront alt (he's pretty much everything at times LOL)

Edited by falrein, 21 July 2014 - 02:30 PM.

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#6 AlmrOfAtlas

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Posted 21 July 2014 - 05:20 PM

I'll post my own answers too.

 

  • What drew you to the Smith class?

    The outfit mostly, but I love(d) the sheer versatility of the class pre-Sages when I first made one, and I still love their simplistic, High-DPS w/Party Buffs playstyle.
     
  • PvM or PvP?

    Mostly PvM on my Mado Mech, although I enjoy running PvP on my perma-Mastersmith, geared and buffed up to the absolute hilt, and seeing who I can kill XD
     
  • What weapons and skills do you most enjoy using?

    I enjoy a wide variety of weapons. I default either Bloody Axe (PvM) for perma-cart boost movement speed or Combat Knife (PvP) for tankiness, due to how easy it is to get your ass kited as a Smith. When it's time to kill, I use Hurricane Fury for ctrl-clicking, Giant Axe for HSCR, or more rarely Pile Bunker for both, in order to equip a shield. Brave Insane Battle Axe also works in a pinch for PvP stripping purposes. As a Mastersmith I also love using Tomahawk as it enables [Tomahawk Throwing] Lv1, which is a skill that allows you to expend 1 SP in order to perform a ranged attack with the same power as a typical melee hit. A triple status carded Mailbreaker is also an excellent choice for Freeze Launcher spam, or ctrl-clicking for non-Mados and MS'.
     
  • What's your greatest feat as a Smith? Anything but well-placed Suicidal Destructions are welcome XD

    Killing several (evidently stupid or braindead) 3rd classes in PvP on my MS, by stripping their gear and somehow tanking their retaliation efforts.
     
  • What techniques do you employ for maximal damage output? This includes buff and skill combos.

    Equip triple Marina carded Mailbreaker > Shattering Strike > Break armour > Full buff (Adrenaline, Perfection, Maximize, Max Power) and switch to a killing weapon > HSCR down. Suicidal Destruction might be in there between "Break armour" and "Full buff" if I started with a Mado.
     
  • In a situation where you can't just DPS the target down, or burst it with HSCR/Arm Cannon, what do you do?

    Attempt to inflict as many statuses as possible. I employ the use of Bradium Stonehammer with Hammerfall to all but guarantee a stun, then attempt to curse (+ whatever else I have with me at the time, but curse is the most useful and easiest to proc imo), and continue attacking. In PvM I make use of a Glittering Jacket to blind attackers, but that's 100% useless in PvP now that the blind bug has been addressed. Due to the surprising tankiness that Smiths possess, its possible to equip a 1-handed weapon that provides defensive bonuses alongside an Anathema (Flame Skull) shield, and allow the enemy to hit you and inflict statuses on themselves.
     
  • Where do you source the constant stream of zeny required to keep you up and smashing things with HSCR? Do you get it yourself, on your Smith, or are you driven by your alts?

    I love to farm stuff like Brigans in North Comodo. I also regularly take time to farm Strawberries and sell them in my own vend. Although MVP drops and cards from PvM certainly help, I don't rely on them for funding.

 

Edit: I play Classic atm, and I have a Smith there too. Just remove all the Renewal-specific junk (Pile Bunker, Mado and Bradium Stonehammer) and my answers for Classic would be exactly the same.

In fact, I'd argue that Smiths are far more valuable on Classic due to the (sorta) relevance of their forge skills, and sheer power under Classic mechanics.


Edited by AlmrOfAtlas, 21 July 2014 - 05:31 PM.

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#7 spikexp

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Posted 22 July 2014 - 12:41 AM

I really wish I can main my smith, the cost is just too high too keep up.

What drew you to the Smith class?
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PvM or PvP?
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What weapons and skills do you most enjoy using?
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What's your greatest feat as a Smith? Anything but well-placed Suicidal Destructions are welcome XD
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What techniques do you employ for maximal damage output? This includes buff and skill combos.
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In a situation where you can't just DPS the target down, or burst it with HSCR/Arm Cannon, what do you do?
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Where do you source the constant stream of zeny required to keep you up and smashing things with HSCR? Do you get it yourself, on your Smith, or are you driven by your alts?
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