BlackSmith or Alchemist?

I am new to the merchant class, lvl40/36

I love the homuc ability and the ability to make acid bombs, however i also love the idea to make elemental weaps for my other chars. Which one is more desirable?

I like both classes equially, but having trouble deciding which route to take

Which class is:
Cheaper to lvl?
Easier to lvl?
More desirable by other players?
Makes more money? (based on what they make, not what they find)
More damage output?

anything else i might have forgot?

Cheaper: - You're not gonna need tons of zeny to level them as a BS or MS. Mammonite (1k each skill) and HSCR (1.5k each skill) doesn't cost as much when you Greed all the loots after you kill the monster. Once you're a Mechanic, the cost depends if you are Pure Axe or Mado. Mado will be more expensive than Axe, since you need Fuels and Cannon Balls to level with it. Getting materials for forging would cost less than materials for potting. As for Alchs/Bios/Gens, some materials for potting/cooking are rare expensive. Genetics would also need Cannon Balls to level, but in terms of WoE, they would need more materials for their skills.

Easier: - IMO, because of weapon buff skills, Blacksmiths and Mastersmiths would be easier to level than Alchemists and Biochemists. Genetics IMO levels in a faster rate than Mechanics.

More desired: - Alchemist class wins. In WoE, Genetics are more common than Mechanics.

Money-maker: - I would say Alchs/Bios/Gens win at this one. Genetics have been given new skills to create new items and buff foods, whereas Mechanics were given nothing new to make and I think the forged weapons are only useful below level 100.

More damage: - Ever since pre-renewal, BS/MS have always been outshadowed by Alchs/Bios because of Acid Bomb. Versus Mechanics and Genetics, Gens get Cart Cannon which, at level 5, does 600% in a 7x7 area and is improved by the Gen's INT, and Mechanics get Axe Tornado, which does a 700% AoE damage in a 5x5 area but only 500% in a 7x7 area and is improved by the Mech's VIT, and also Arm Cannon while riding a Mado, in which lower levels deal a weaker but larger AoE and highest level deals a stronger but much smaller AoE and the monster's size also affects the damage. (Larger = weaker)

Hope I helped you on deciding.

Edited by Exeter0, 24 August 2011 - 01:51 PM.

thank you for your input

That confused me even more......sniff sniff

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

That confused me even more......sniff sniff

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

How so? I can explain some things further, but I know more about Mechs than Genetics.

If it's my grammar that confused you, well I'm sorry if I did.

Alchemist is the better class by far.

Alchemist and Blacksmith cost the same to level.
Genetic is slightly more expensive to level than Mechanic, but the tradeoff for not having a worthless character makes it worth it.

Mechanics level pretty easily and they're good for soloing some of the lower tier MVPs, but on the whole, they're not really a very useful class, whereas Genetic can perform well in most all aspects of the game. Every decent ET run needs at least one Genetic, no ET run ever needs a Mechanic. Ever.

Edited by Sera, 09 October 2011 - 04:06 PM.

Mechanics level pretty easily and they're good for soloing some of the lower tier MVPs, but on the whole, they're not really a very useful class, whereas Genetic can perform well in most all aspects of the game. Every decent ET run needs at least one Genetic, no ET run ever needs a Mechanic. Ever.

That makes me sad. Greed would come handy, but then again they can just pick it up themselves.

(Sera on Kitten's account): There are scrolls for greed now too. Not feasible for leveling, but useful for ET runs. Still no reason to bring a mech.

this helped me out with my merchant

 

but from what i seen here that goint the alchemist route sounds like a better choice then blacksmith @_@

Edited by 3675131105232042153, 11 November 2013 - 10:40 AM.