FS for war?

[Archer]

I recently started training a FS that I plan to use to farm t1 (or possibly t2, depending on how fun/boring t1 is).

However, I have no experience with a FS in war; so I'm not sure if I would be better off going mFS or sFS.

To me, it looks like mFS would be the better choice, due to good dps and range, making better use of AoD / MB.
The only thing that sFS seems to have going for it are huge AoE skills.

But, again, I've never played FS in war, so I could use some help from people who have experience with this.

I have a little over 4 bil to spend on this char, and I'm on Venus, to give you a rough idea of what equipment I can get.

[xXCrusadeXx]

go sFS for war, if its properly geared you can do alot better

[Archer]

Really? Does the AoE make such a big difference, or am I just missing something?

With the gear I'm planning, my stats would be:

880-ish attack
46% rate
55% amp
154% dmg

Would that be enough for a sFS to perform well in war?

[ForumHavoc]

Really? Does the AoE make such a big difference, or am I just missing something?

With the gear I'm planning, my stats would be:

880-ish attack
46% rate
55% amp
154% dmg

Would that be enough for a sFS to perform well in war?

With range comes Mortal Bane and range fireworks in t1 and t2. Just keep that in mind. Then again sfs have legs.

[YumCookies]

SFS have the highest burst damage output in war thanks to the leg and the 100% CDI from shield splinter

[Sabuvok]

sFS + leg > mFS +leg

[chainlock]

sFS + leg > mFS +leg

I've noticed that, legacy lowers my m.atk, but raises everything else. Otherwise I wouldn't use it.

[potentialFS]

I ran around 930 attack, 55 amp, 41 rate and 151 cdi on my sFS. I was pretty much top 3 if not 1st consistently in T1. The one mFS I seen did fairly decent, but it's all personal choice really. sFS is pretty much a tank with burst damage. mFS is like a wizard in armor using cannons with constant damage.

[Archer]

Thanks for all the help, guys!

Even though sFS is the favorite so far, I'm still leaning towards mFS.
I figure as long as it isn't completely horrible, I can make it work well enough.

I've been playing my WA for a long time now, so a magic-based class would be a nice change of pace.

[Marth]

A poorly geared sFS will beat a good geared mFS in war due to the difference in skills. If your sole purpose for creating a FS is to farm NW then go sFS.