FS questions

[chainlock]

I'm new to the game and just want to make sure I understand a few things about FS, mostly the gear. I've searched quite a bit already so I think I know a bit and would mostly like confirmation and any corrections if I'm off.

I don't care about pvp at all right now, so this is for pve.

What I think I should have.
Helm: Highest defense 36% crit damage I can get.
Armor: 7/50 or 7/100 at least osm.
Gloves: 7% amp or 5% hp steal and 2% rate.
Boots: Amp or will.
Sword: Forcium amp or crit damage, doesn't seem to matter?
Crystal: Same as the sword?
Rings: mergahephs, RoL+1/2, CR+2 or RoF+10, force absorb ring.
Amulet: Best vamp I can get.
Bracelets: BoF/BoS depending on sFS or mFS.
Earrings: 2x vamp

[Matrimoney]

Thinking about will gear huh? You must be from Mercury. Also, it'll take you a year to get half of the stuff you've listed.

[chainlock]

Thinking about will gear huh? You must be from Mercury. Also, it'll take you a year to get half of the stuff you've listed.

Good thing I didn't plan on playing for only 2 weeks then eh. It doesn't seem too bad to get stuff here. Sure the top end stuff will take longer, but I think what I've come up with so far will work for a bit if I + it.

I've been playing for 5 days so far and I have +4 7% s.tit gloves/boots, +6 osm 7/50 armor, +4 bluestin 36% helm, +4 s.tit and forcium 7% blades, +5 phery 26% and +5 bluetin 36% crystals, 2 RoL+1, +3 vamp ammy, 2 BoS +3, +3 vamp earring and force regen earrings.

[Marth]

Lol @ Matri's will comment.
Go amp boots. I'd say go crit dmg blade and crystal but thats just my taste because I like crit dmg more than amp. Your preference though. Just remember, have your weapons better than phery. For a FS phery is horrible because you'll have SUPER low base damage. And uhh don't go mFS, they just aren't that great anymore.

[chainlock]

Lol @ Matri's will comment.
Go amp boots. I'd say go crit dmg blade and crystal but thats just my taste because I like crit dmg more than amp. Your preference though. Just remember, have your weapons better than phery. For a FS phery is horrible because you'll have SUPER low base damage. And uhh don't go mFS, they just aren't that great anymore.

I'm only 75 atm, so phery and s.tit are the best I can do for now. I've already got the forci amp blade, just have to worry about a crystal for later.

I originally had planned on going sFS, but the cannons and lances were so much stronger at the start that I couldn't resist. The cost effectiveness of a mFS caught hold of me. From what I read it takes really good gear for a sFS to do well, while mFS I have geared decently well already for only around 50m.

From what I've seen mFS do really well, what is wrong with them compared to sFS?

[Marth]

Ok you're right about two things. Cannons and lances are much stronger in the beginning and the price for constructing a decent mFS is VERY cheap. And another thing you are correct about is that in order to make a great sFS is that you need the right gears which isn't easy to come by. The thing that mFS lack is explosiveness in damage. mFS have consistent damage and the attacks are certainly quicker. But lets say mFS vs sFS and lets say all of the attacks crit, chances are the sFS will win because of shield splinter giving that extra 100% crit dmg. mFS USED to be the best class back when cabal first started but now they are weaker because sFS have mighty wish.

mFS do fairly well in dungeons and pvp because of their DPS.

As for me I guess it's somewhat of a bias for me to favor sFS because I'm not that big of a fan for mFS and I think it's flat out boring just casting cannons and lances. Another reason why I say sFS is better is because there is no mFS out there that has beaten me as of yet, except for sirrazer and everyone in Venus knows the deal with him.

[chainlock]

Well at this point I don't care for pvp, that will come after leveling. I suppose just spamming the same things over and over gets boring, from what I've seen everyone uses the same 3-6 skills over and over so it doesn't bother me that much. I wouldn't mind having the nice flashy skills instead though.

When I get higher and build up some wealth more than likely I'll try to switch to sFS.

I haven't seen you guys disagree with the gear I'm aiming for, so is that what I need?

[Leonhart]

I personally prefer AOP/AOB for the amulet, never had the need for more vamp that what I could get in earrings and my pet which wants to be a vampire -.-

I also like AMP in weapons since it helps to balance the class out a little more since we have naturally high CDI with low base.

As for the armor, get 7/50 for now, the 7/100 will be one of the finishing touches for your char.

mFS... honestly that class seems to be dieing out, people who used to play them have mostly quit or switched to sFS. Also when lvling sFS will provide you with better AOE.

[WIpwns]

Ok you're right about two things. Cannons and lances are much stronger in the beginning and the price for constructing a decent mFS is VERY cheap. And another thing you are correct about is that in order to make a great sFS is that you need the right gears which isn't easy to come by. The thing that mFS lack is explosiveness in damage. mFS have consistent damage and the attacks are certainly quicker. But lets say mFS vs sFS and lets say all of the attacks crit, chances are the sFS will win because of shield splinter giving that extra 100% crit dmg. mFS USED to be the best class back when cabal first started but now they are weaker because sFS have mighty wish.

mFS do fairly well in dungeons and pvp because of their DPS.

As for me I guess it's somewhat of a bias for me to favor sFS because I'm not that big of a fan for mFS and I think it's flat out boring just casting cannons and lances. Another reason why I say sFS is better is because there is no mFS out there that has beaten me as of yet, except for sirrazer and everyone in Venus knows the deal with him.

marth o.o

[Tree]

And uhh don't go mFS, they just aren't that great anymore.

I still got my mFS because i like to run around & lance stuff