Well yeah, I pretty much play on Chaos and mainly level up going to TI parties. I didnt know it was that hard for RGs as well but I have been on all the TI levels in order to say what I said. Yeah you have a point on that, they still choose RK but only if they have space for a tanker puller, but lets be honest, for both RK and RG, there are classes out there that do their work better, making you wonder what's the real purpose of the class despite wearing a bling bling armor and mimic what the other classes do with not the same success, you can pretty much say it is like a buffed Super Novice.
Now it seems it is bad for both sides of the swordsman. already asked the Support team to review this thread and check if there is something they can do to balance a bit better the characters, not just the swordsman branch, pheraps there is something the other classes lack as well. Though it will need more players to actually complain in order for this to happen.
I have been bullied at pvp by so many RGs and Suras, but at least I can defend from RGs using Deathbound, which takes both of us to the grave (worth using if party pvping but completely pointless by solo). I have mvped a lot as RK despite the problems this class have doing so. I really doubt if the RK's Hp is the highest of the available classes, because having over 50k HP before lvl 150 while mvping doesnt save you from being 1hit K.O.d by any single mvp, even the mistress. And yeah I have over 100points on vit wearing an elemental wind armor or same with the Samurai Spectre (with propper gears). Have to point that the only way I can really mvp is by saving to buy bloody branches and having to go to a desert area in order for not being mvp KSed, or else ET, which, if you think RK plays an important role at it, I did an experiment, went to ET with my full party and sometimes I participated and sometimes just watched them doing the job (you can pretty much say that is mean, but hey, on the bright side, they didnt really needed me at all since they had Sura and Gene lol). The main difference is the same as you say with the RG, they just invest time on you ressusitating you all the time cuz doesnt matter your gears or HP, you will die so often if you try to tank, so you better walk away and let Suras do the tank job, or even the RGs, they last a bit longer than Rks when tanking mvps. Also, DB max output can only be achieved by having godly items/mvp cards which you cant obtain by yourself because you need them on the first place. DB wont go over the 50k on the best cases. And lets note we are taking for granted that DB is the best RK build.
Had a lot of problems with a Sura which farms the Dracula and Doppleganger at Geffen, everytime me and my party goes, there is that Sura ready to kill it, we havent had a chance. the name of the guy is precisely MVP and checked the ragnarok online player database and he's only lvl 100 and me 147 so come on? Are you SERIOUSLY bullying a lvl 147 well geared RK with a lvl 100 basic geared character with NOT SINGLE EFFORT at all despite the very basic skills?
To be honest havent went to bio4, but instead the lower levels, and me as RK get it pretty frustrating because of the same, DB cant 1hit K.O anything as other classes do, so if you choose RK it is because you dont have the very best at hand, so it will be always your backup option. RGs at least do a very good damage when single targeting. RKs cant use Millenium shield or deathbound against a mvp because you know, those skills are banned against such monsters. You wont let me lie if I say that Millenium Shield maximum carrying amount is just 10, summons a max of 5 shields at much, can be easily taken down by a dps job. yeah it saves your butt when receiving AS or GoH but if they simply do normal hit they will take down your shields easily.
Might as well have forgotten another good points about this but the point is, it wont hurt by doing a review to the mechanics of this job (now both RK and RG) and maybe doing even minimum boosts, that would change the thing completely. Maybe that would finally decide if the RK is AoE, Tank, Puller, MVPer, Offensive, (succesful) Hybrid by default or whatever else.
Post data, if any of you guys at Chaos wanna talk personally about this, feel free to PM Reliant. Wont mind talking about this on a 1 on 1 way.
