pve build help

[snoe]

helllooo, currently a level 53 axe with the following formation;

:swm::swm::swm:
:spm::malehero::spm:
:mnk::sha::arc:

just wondering where to go with future mercs

but im not sure which of the new mercs i'll want... i'm not sure where a witch belongs in a line-up, can she tank? very well?
and i think a oracle takes the place of shaman...?

is there anywhere i can read about each merc and where they belong in the lineup?
thaaanks x

[Locksley]

If your shammy has only points in BoL, get her noble sacrifice & keep her, OR just get the oracle. Its entirely up to you here, no right or wrong.

If you put prophet in archer's place, you get the *ahem* boring but pve-wise very strong frontline, seth will midline, and the ever so common oracle, monk, prophet backline. You'll be surprised, I'm lvl 98, and I still see such builds in FL, it works pretty fine until you run into a few situations -

1. Your opponent outsmarts you, and has gear to survive flamesword focus fire, and brutal/seth willing.

2. Your opponent just plain overpowers you PERIOD I hate it when a lvl 109 in div 5 destroys my frontline in 2 turns even without seth will. And can still kill me with only 2 active mercs who dodge my cannons (grr...grr...) after I pull the stuns. While i still can handle lvl 100-104 pvp newbs, it is when they have divine gear when all the stuns in the world can't help me cuze they can down one merc every 2 turns after the 5 merc activations come on.

That is the main issue with melee sheer power builds, you lack variety in the strategies you can adopt, and you count on overpowering ur opponent with pretty much no form of control (mana seal, silence, stuns etc), and you're doomed against a lvl/gear-wise stronger opponent.

3. This strat fades at abt lvl 100+, but you should be wary to AoE spam builds, esp since melees suck in mdef department (except swordies, they have this 'unofficial' innate resistance to *fire* stuff like flamesword & meteor) Eva scud+meteor+BT summon and probably DI can hurt a lot at your lvl now.

[Plum]

ehhee i was using this build till lvl 97 or so then replaced the swordies with lk exo and witch :-x


pve--> this build sux for killing mobs and is prolly one of the slowest grinders out there.consta grinds however will be very easy and NO area will give you lots of trouble.

best build for killing bosses...

(replace the archer with a prophet btw..you absolutely need one here)

pvp later on becomes difficult since swordies cant do much except tank...and the absence of an exo hits hard in pvp.

[Prima]

you could also ditch the archer, spears and shaman and take in 4 more swordies and dominate FL at your level :P

just kidding! but yeah you would dominate FL with a build like that :D

[snoe]

i forgot to post saying thanks guys!