[syia]

A Battle Build RM don't really need any INT at all. Spiritune Fortune and GT timer does not heavily get influenced by INT like some of the other buffs. You need 5INT per +1sec of those buffs. I don't really see what's so bad about 4:30sec (base timer) buffs, as long as you keep them at even levels. With a high level Mental Sign or mastered, you can add 40sec additional life to the buff timer, effectively making them last 5:10sec. If you also have a Stick of Rori (which are becoming more common day by day), that's another 10sec. Which allow most of the important Assist buffs to last up to 5:20sec. At mastered level, you can have it last 6:20sec. That's plenty of time.

While I do agree that the "Ringmaster" buffs will last shorter, namely the Protection buff; under 3 minutes and Holyguard lasting under 4 minutes. However, the other two (SF and GT) doesn't last that much shorter compare to a FS RM. SF10 has a base timer of 50sec. GT has a base timer of 20sec. Since all jobclass has a base 15INT. SF has a base timer of 53sec, while GT has a base of 23sec. Most Support Ringmaster I see has their SF around 1:10 - 1:30sec range and their GT timer in 50 - 70sec range. I personally have 15 Base INT and can make SF last 1:02 and my GT 31sec with the right items and buffs.

But anyway, you said you tried a Hybrid Dex build and it didn't work out for you. Then you did something wrong to made it sucked (aka my statement of "It's you that sucked.") You didn't have to say in general that "DEX" RM sucks, because you aren't one. You're a Hybrid. Either way, while it didn't work out for you, a better statement would've been, "I've tried a Hybrid Dex Build and it didn't work out for me, it's not my style, I wouldn't recommend that build either, but it might work for you. An AoE RM Build would be worst, tho." Instead of aggroantly making a general statement and claiming Dex RM = suxxor, and even if it's just your opinion, it can send the wrong type of influence to other Readers. Readers accepting your opinion and Readers like myself disagreeing with it. I strongly disagree with it, especially, which when it equally translate to All DEX RM sucks (which is how i'm reading and viewing it), which is not true.

Yes the public forum is for helping others, but with a statement like "DEX RM = suxx0r" doesn't help anybody. It help spread false rumor that a build like that = bad = don't make one = make a INT build like me instead. Because the build isn't bad when there are people that are using it and working exceptionally well. Heck, pure INT build can be bad if you don't always have a partner to hunt with. Being nearly pure INT means you can't hardly do anything on your own "effectively." So pure INT build might not work for some players, like me.

PvP doesn't really matter that much, I just added that info saying there are more unique builds (STR build RMs) than the cookie cutter build you seem to enjoy as a near pure INT Support RM.

To some people, they think the opposite too, this game isn't all about getting to higher level, or playing just to grind, please god don't play this game for the retarded grind just to get to higher level. If you play for this purpose, you need to find better things to do with your time. Everybody play for different reasons. I play to find out and discover as much as possible about the game, about my job class, what it can do, what it can't do. How well it can do it. I set goals to reach, goals to make my character better, to make it unique, to stand out from common builds most people follow for the particular job class.

If I made a near Pure INT build like you, I would've quitted this boring game back in January of this year. I wouldn't have been able to amass the wealth I've gained to this date (I've well over 400M penya worth in item value; 2x strente, 2x mighteer, gore+5, 2x Stamring+5, 3xIntelRing+4, 2xIntelRing+6, 3xVigorRing+4, 2xArekRing+5, etc). I wouldn't be able to enjoy solo hunting Giants (to get those rings/necklace). I wouldn't be able to enjoy any aspect of PvP at all. I would just be another backseat player following around another person's command and be lucky to be fed a bone once in a while.

Billposter and Ringmasters are the most diverse class build in this game. Unlike other jobclasses, we're able to customize each of our build to it's potential and uniqueness.