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Old 11-03-2008, 09:37 AM
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I've been looking around Wyvern for a bit, and discovered there are practically no archers that are actually in the archer's guild. Have archers gone extinct? Or are they all "hibernating"?
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:40 PM
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There were few archers ever on before the start of my latest hibernation, and have not seen one on in the few times I've visited since.

I'm sad to say this is probably because I'm not standing around in the auction house like a beacon of manliness, so no one has been inspired to choose the righteous path. Truly, I have failed you all.

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Old 11-03-2008, 04:07 PM
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Aye Log, you are the reason I was afraid to make an archer...I was afraid I couldn't live up yo your greatness D:
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Old 11-04-2008, 12:56 PM
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The archers weren't that popular to begin with, but thanks to all the nerfs...they've become a rarity
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Old 11-05-2008, 12:55 PM
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What nerfs? Healing?
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Old 11-05-2008, 03:18 PM
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I have an archer in the guild that's upwards of level 20, but I rarely play Wyvern these days :/ Many people mistakenly believe they are more difficult to play than they really are.
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Old 11-05-2008, 03:49 PM
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archers just don't seem to be popular, same goes for rangers, rogues, and monks to a point...
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Old 11-05-2008, 06:09 PM
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Rangers i think have been gaining popularity, for those mages who have meleed a lot more than evocation. Getting rid of the metal armor restrictions for a few of those guilds would be nice though
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Old 11-10-2008, 10:12 PM
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Archers are really strong and useful characters. It's just with the recent changes, trying to figure out a good skillset is difficult. I think sapient (if anyone remembers the joker) had caught onto something, but now impossible.

And hey, rangers, rogues, and monks are still killer powerful guilds. I've used to have some half decent characters in those guilds.

But last time I checked, a giant + any guild was uber. So maybe giant archer will be the next thing?!
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Old 11-11-2008, 12:02 AM
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I never said they are weak... just not popular. sapient was a halfer if I remember correctly... I'd personally pull a wood elf for an archer because of the extra 6(or is it some other number) ranged at the cost of skillpoints. But yea building an archer without healing spells is difficult but I am pretty sure that once someone decides to try to come up with a build, he will manage in the end.
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... But yea building an archer without healing spells is difficult but I am pretty sure that once someone decides to try to come up with a build, he will manage in the end.
I never healed (full, minor, or otherwise). It is hard to spam spells when you are trying to spam arrows. With the advent of platinum, an archer of any race is much easier than it was.
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Old 11-11-2008, 10:59 AM
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Huh...my (one and only) character (wood elf) is planning on guilding Archer some day. I haven't seen that many archers around Wyvern, but there are a fair few. I'm attempting to force myself to learn some healing spell(s), and we'll see how it'll work out, then. Overall, I'd say being archer's harder than meleeing, maybe, but it's not crazy difficult. Even Icy, who never was (and never will be, in any logical situation) a hardcore gamer, doesn't have much difficulty with her archer.
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What's wrong with regeneration and mana shield? it's not like an archer melees that much... you could get away with just 1 or 2 in healing and 15 med 2-5 lore 3-5 enchant and you could probably get some resists in there too.

I think the problem is that the arrows constantly get lost, or in my personal experience, I was too lazy to retrieve them. Also during lag you're holding shift+direction and then it continues even after you want it to stop...
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Don't forget about forestry!
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Old 11-12-2008, 05:57 PM
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AH-HA!!!!! Yep, Indarni was talking about this to me in Social Studies class. One of my alternates is trying to be an archer, and archers seem pretty strong. I was having a hard time dodging Llewyn's arrows. >.<
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Archers are cool, this thread inspired me to make one and I love it. This is the fastest I have ever leveled a character. Im lvl 7 in two hours with only a couple deaths which is a miracle for me.

Archers Rule, at least so far...
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Of course we rule, we getting damage bonus arrows. It also helps that arrows are virtually indestructable.

Oh and one more thing, archery is much easier than meleeing. You're able to hit your target MUCH faster.

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Old 11-13-2008, 02:15 PM
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So what are ya'lls opinions on having a secondary weapon and how much training in that weapon?

Im thinking swords, then i can still use a shield and get an ember or glacier sword or something, but im not sure how much I should train in it or if i should train in that skill at all and just do full archer.
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Depends, do you lag a lot? If your connection is perfect, then go dual shields (Courtesy of years of advanced archer science!) and use "shift + arrowkey" to fire at things that get right next to you. But if you lag, you die, even to wimpy things. Wielding a weapon can save you if you have a bad connection, but it can kill you from recoil.

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Logwad is a genius.
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