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05-12-2006, 10:34 PM
Sum it all up, Dex RM = ok, especially alright if you go hybrid. Dex RM > AoE RM. AoE RM = BAD.
Sure you can mob...but that's the slowest way possible to level. No str, bad BC damage, and you have to wait til 80 for your freakin AoE. Cooldown AoE, doesn't affect every single spot on the map, etc.
AoE doesn't mean you would level fast, no. You need power to combine with Sta to make a good AoE. RMs aren't made to have power, they're made to support. This is the reason why Battle RMs would suck. You need a crapload of Str to be decent, 60-80 Dex to attack fast, 40+ Sta to survive/mob, and some Int to get your buffs to decent minutes. They're too balanced, and balance isn't that good for RMs since they need everything and they can't have everything.
RMs don't have that much defensive buffs. They only have two: Protect and HolyGuard. Protect = 50 more weapon defense at mastery, HolyGuard = 50 more magical defense at mastery. The rest is Attack, Aspd, Healing, AoE, Curing, Enchantment. Defense comes mainly from the Assist skills, such as Heap up and Cat's Reflex(Yes, it's considered a defense skill because of upped block rate.).
Let me know how that build would work out, if you ever try it though. O_O
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