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#1 BoomerangPhil

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Posted 24 October 2017 - 02:31 PM

Hi everyone! Hoping people can help with the above title.

 

In a nutshell I've not really touched RO in a fair few years (I think Thor came out as I stopped playing!!) so after a fair bit of research into the difference in renewal to classic set ups, I'm just after a bit of advice around a class I've never really played in-depth before, in the form of Hunter.

 

Looking at the following information, and justification behind the questions:

 

1. Build type; would usually aim for a agi/dex hunter but this is now less effective than it was before as its seemingly a waste to invest 9x+ into either stat and better to aim for survivability/LUK for auto blitz and crit. Would want to keep the "Spam DS" mindset to my playstyle, can someone recommend a strong stat set-up.

 

2. Bows: Good set up's for Bows (I was under the impression 2xRace/2xType was still a big thing but research suggests this isn't the case!) So looking at what bows are worth me investing in.

 

3. Gear; Relatively comfortable with this however I don't see the Hunter card combo's being more effective (in terms of longevity) to the set up of flee/survivability that I prefer; any suggestions welcome (can be low/mid/high end specific as I will want to plan for the future!)

 

4. Leveling Spots; I've noticed exp is distributed VERY differently than classic (Porcellio's?! Who knew!) so any feedback & advice on this would be great (feel free to estimate so 20-35 Elder Willows for example).

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone's input!

 

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#2 MuffinMikey

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Posted 24 October 2017 - 03:53 PM

Definitely, try to consider switching your build to a trapper archer, they are far more superior in damage, leveling, and pvp


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#3 MuffinMikey

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Posted 24 October 2017 - 03:58 PM

For weapons, I am not exactly which bow to look for specifically but with renewal mechanics, the higher damage scales more now. With that being said having a weapon with high upgrade and that is a level 3 or 4 weapon level is much better than having level 1 or 2 with race cards. 

 

Leveling: 

lvl:20-60 - Porceillos w/ Fire Arrows

I am not sure for 60-84

lvl:84-99 - Anolians

 

^ You can use this leveling guide for DPS or Trapper but for Anolians most parties will try to recruit trappers since they mob more and have higher dps.

 


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#4 PixelatedApple

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Posted 24 October 2017 - 04:21 PM

It depends on how you want to play it! DS hunter are still a very viable choice to me, certainly way easier to play than trapper but that's cause of my location and the server location, delays. 

1. For DS or DS&ASPD hunter, I would go for Dex and Agi 80 or 90, Int 1 or 30 (for more DS before your SP runs out) and the rest would go either to Str for more carry weight (or use the Heavylift coupons) or Vit for survivability.

2. For Renewal mechanics, get a slotted weapon lv3/4 and refine it as high as you can then card them with % damage adding cards. For DS hunters universally applicable card are archer skeletons if you don't have the Zeny to have multiple bows for different races.

3. For now, definitely aim for the Hunter Set: Alligator, Anolian, Cruiser, Dragon Tail & Merman Card. Before that I use the usual pantie & undershirt combo along with some other equips that I think benefits me like Snake Hat and Archer Figures.

4. My personal solo leveling spots are as follows, never tried Porcellios yet!
10 - 20: Spores
20 - 40: Wolves either party or solo, at this point I can 1-DS kill Wolves. Or, Elder Willows or Poison Spores @ Geffen Tower.
40 - 55/60: Toy Factory 2 (party) or Greatest General or Geographers or HO (party)
55/60 - 80: HO (party) or Byalan 4/5 (Personal fav for the card drops!) or Pyramid Floor 2 and up or B1
80 - 99: Anolians or Anubis w/ party or wherever, experiment! :P 


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#5 BoomerangPhil

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Posted 25 October 2017 - 01:10 AM

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

In terms of Trapper builds, I'm looking at making a character I can rely on for decent Zeny intake/farming with fast damage output. Trappers aren't something I'm too familiar with (any hunter I've ever made has always just "had" the trap skills but never particularly used). Is the DPS higher due to the lower use of SP and therefore less spam-potting to quickly move on?

 

 


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Posted 26 October 2017 - 02:44 PM

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The reason the DPS is higher now, is because trap damage is calculated using the new renewal formula (which if you haven't played for a few years is why this is news to you, just like it was news to me) The actual formula is calculated as [DEX × (3 + Base_Lv ÷ 100) × (1 + INT ÷ 35)] × Skill_Lv ± 10% + (Trap_Research_Lv × 40)In Layman's terms, you're going to want to pump INT and DEX. 

 

Coming in to restart I made the prototypical Agi/Dex Hunter thinking it would be good for farming & leveling, but I actually ended up deleting that char and re-making as a trap hunter as they are so much stronger to level with (your fingers will also thank you for the lack of DS spam)

 

PvM Gear Wise aim for something like ;

 

Top :Peco Headband & AoA/Ramen Hat (Peco for movement Speed while laying traps, tag to AoA or Ramen Hat for more dmg)

Mid : Binoculars/Robo Eye

Armor : Pupa & Swordfish Armor (Pupa until you can start leveling at Anolians, then Swordfish for Anolians once you can 2hit)

Garment :Marse and Immune Muffler (Raydric is going to be one of your more expensive gears, Marse would suffice for the water dmg reduc before Swordfish Armor & Raydric)

Footgear : Matyr Boots (Once you have the $$ +9 Superiors will be the way to go)

Accesory :Earring or Glove [0] to start is more than sufficient

 

Weapon you have a few different options ; Some ppl choose to go quad dex knife + Horn/Thara/Ele Reduc Guard while I prefer to use x2 Drops Carded Arbalest as it also gives +4 dex like the knife but also the felxibility to use bow skills such as DS/Arrow Shower/Repel Arrow without having to switch gears.

 

I'm far from an expert on Trap Hunters, but if you have any other questions feel free to reply here or shoot me a pm^^

 


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Posted 29 October 2017 - 06:26 PM

what is the stat build for trapper hunter?


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