Choosing your Class
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If you’re like me, you would be spending a shit ton of time looking at the character creation screen because it is daunting to find the class that is perfect for you. And, I would be spending another shit ton of time coming up with the perfect name - but that’s another story for later.
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Disclaimer: This guide is mostly opinion-based and it is hard to do this as objective as possible. There's also a huge amount of bias depending on the classes you play with, and against. To do avoid biases, we're going to use categories, and we'll focus on some key factors. I love to be proven wrong. Should you see a class rating here that you do not agree with, and managed to make it be stronger than what the class seems to be, good for you. Maybe some classes that seem 'weak' or 'out of meta' haven't just played correctly yet. After all, this guide is to help new players choose the class that hopefully works for them.
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Let’s divide the classes in four categories and a special ‘mix’ category and rank them as we see fit.
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PVE (Mass) - farming in a single party or even in raids (multiple parties)
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PVE (Solo) - strength / weakness of the class in solo dungeons.
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PVP (Mass) - basically in battlegrounds like DK Square or Zuto Battlefield where there are easily 25 vs 25 players or even more.
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PVP (1v1s) - strength of a class in head-to-head match ups
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Here are the factors in deciding for PVE and PVP:
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Survivability - this can be pure HP recovery, or strength in kiting.
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Damage - the amount of AOE damage or single target damage is considered.
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Supporting - this can range from the party buffs you can give, or the actual ‘supporting’ such as healing teammates.
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Disables (PVP only) - locking down an opponent to kill them is key. This is crucial as a lot of the classes have really good HP recovery. However, it is not applicable to PVE scenarios.
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Remember that there are two trees for each class and for some classes, the difference between tree A and tree B is insane. So, both trees of the class will be considered. For the purpose of this guide, Tree A will be the ‘left’ tree of the Meisters, while Tree B will be the ‘right’ tree.
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Picture of the tree A and B sample
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This guide will also look on to the different ‘stages’ of the player. Some classes can be shit during the early game while they are literal gods once fully geared. And in rare cases, the other way around - strong at early stages but weak for endgame content. This factor will also be considered.
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Note that the state of the classes may change easily because of balance patches, the “meta”, available gears, etc. As of the latest balance patch in November 2023, here is a quick summary of the strengths and weaknesses of each classes:
PVE (Mass) (make Tier-List infographic)
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GOD Tier - Seg HH, Shooter Pierce, Seguriper (both), Aloken Judgment, DK Arae, VS TB
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S Tier - AK Duals, DK Ensis, HB Falchion, Hunter XBow, Mage (Both), Wiz (Both), Shooter Blast, Seg CE
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A Tier - AK 2H, Hunter Bow, Aloken Sanctuary
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B Tier - Trie Muse (both), VS Staff, CS Staff
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DOG Tier - Bagi (both), HB Katar
PVE (Solo) (make Tier-List infographic)
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GOD Tier - Seguriper (both), VS TB
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S Tier - Seg HH, Seg CE, HB Falchion, Hunter XBow, Shooter Pierce
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A Tier - AK Duals, Hunter Bow, Shooter Blast, CS DB, Aloken Judgment
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B Tier - AK 2H, Mage (both), Wiz (both)
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C Tier - HB Katar, Aloken Sanctuary
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DOG Tier - Bagi (both), VS Staff, CS Staff, Trie Muse (both)
PVP (Mass) (make Tier-List infographic)
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GOD Tier - Wiz Destroyer, Shooter (both), Hunter (XBow), VS (both), CS (both), Segu Destiny, Seg HH, Aloken Judgment
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S Tier - HB Katar, Hunter Bow, Wiz Distrebyss, Seg CE
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A Tier - Aloken Sanctuary, Bagi (both), AK 2H, HB Falchion
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B Tier - DK (both), Mage (both), AK Duals, Trie Muse (both)
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DOG Tier - Segu Infelicitas
PVP (Solo) (make Tier-List infographic)
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GOD Tier - HB Katar, VS TB, Segu Destiny, Seg CE, CS DB
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S Tier - Hunter Bow, Shooter Pierce, VS Staff, CS Staff
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A Tier - Aloken Judgment, Hunter XBow, Wiz Destroyer, Shooter Blast,
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B Tier - AK (both), Bagi (both), Mage (both), Wiz Distrebyss,
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C Tier - DK (both), Aloken Sanctuary, Trie Muse (both)
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Dog Tier - HB Falchion, Segu Infelicitas