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Ok, here's the deal. I've started and deleted quite a few level 17-24 builds so far because they keep disappointing me.

So now, I have a pure str archer build. He's level 22 and... yet again, another disappointment.

All my points went to STR of course (except 1 actually), he's around 1500 HP and around 730+ MP (with MP bonus).

Presently, I'm fighting devil bugs, same level as me, I constantly run out of MP because I obviously don't have a lot of MP, I find myself mostly never having much of a HP problem but always having a MP problem.

Again, that would be pretty obvious since he's pure str. But my point is, shouldn't the STR pay off? I mean, my hits on those buggers are (raw hits, no imbues nor spells) 40ish 50ish with max 60ish.

If I was to fight them without any spells, I'd run out of HP fast and also, and even more important, my bow would lose durability way too fast.

I see people around which seems to have a hell of a easier time than me, then again most people seems higher level.

I use ice a lot, level 7 first spell, I can use fire but the damage is the same, level 7 also.

Masteries at level 19, which gives me a ok gap for me of 3 at character level 22. So at 23, I'll move to mastery 20 on ice, pacheon, and so forth.

So my question is, is pure str good only if you user a mega SOS weapon? Is that the point here? I'm currently using a normal 3rd degree weapon, it has pretty good power, but no + of course, as I obviously cannot afford on, it has a crit of 7.

I can't pot myself on a constant basis, 50 MP medium pots already cost me 10k, and yes, if I would constantly pot myself, I'd have a much easier time of course.

But again, I was expecting a hell of a lot more power to my pure str. I have something like 93% physical balance. My phy and mag attacks are both pretty much even at around 140-160 ish. My hit ratio is around 100 and parry around 100.

I prep myself with white hawk (level 2 or 3), damage increase force fire 3% and so forth. So I pretty much use normal buffs.

I'm up to a point now where I think 1:1 is better than this pure str build. Keep in mind I'm not a big fan of PVP I'll PVP only to defend myself, so I rely a hell of a lot more on good monster combat skills.

Is this another faillure? And yes, I do factor in that I'm at the end of life of my bow, since I'll switch in 2 levels to 4th degree. But then again, fighting the chakji wasn't all that easy, I had to mostly fight workers instead of the normal chakji just to be able to end that 600 job in a decent amount of time.

And it's useless to even think about farming here, since my gap is 3, so don't emphasize on "You should farm...", it wouldn't change the fact that I want to keep my gap at around 3 for a while. But, say I was to keep a gap of 0, I'd still use more MP per spells, and it wouldn't show me this raw power I was expecting out of a pure str bower.

p.s. I use garments of course, I've been quite puzzled at seeing bowers in Armor, I don't really see the point at all in using armor, I could switch to protector, but seeing how HP isn't my problem, why would I switch to prot?

TBH i didnt read your whole post.

But i got the main point. The only thing holding your character and the build back is the lack to fund it (which u need to do with any build) can i suggest you get into reselling items and making profit befor continuing.

You dont need a super sos weap for a pure str bow, the main thing u wanna try get is a nice crit which you have, crit 7 isnt bad considering 0% crit is 2.

SOooooooooo conclusion go buy elixirs cheap and sell for more.
Stall over night ALL your drops.

Again i didnt read the whole thing but i hope this helps a bit ^^ full str bow aint a bad build at all

Have you heard of auto pot?
if not ur wasting ur time trying to get pots in.

I'm not quite sure I understand your point there? What's it got to do with my build? And yeah, I know about auto pots but never use it of course, at present time it's totally useless, why in the world would I auto pot? Potting isn't my problem, if I was to auto pot, I'd spend a HUGE amount of cash on pots, where's the advantage there?

I take on a devil bug, I use pacheon, spell 1, imbue with ice and double shot and again I have to use imbue with ice to finish off the job. The drains my MP, of course, also, it means that my combats are fairly long per bugs, but then again, I'm 22, they are 22. Maybe there's no hope there, maybe it's quite normal I'm having problems.

But again, I was expecting a hell of a lot more damage (which brings me back to the question, why talk about pots?) with being pure str, I was expecting a higher raw power on each shot, naked of magic boost, but 50 damage per shot doesn't help me a great deal against devil bugs, it means long combats and high level of damage on the bow itself.

So this is what is boils down to, a very strong bow? Isn't that kind of cheating the saying tho, that the build is good? If a person was to use standard or overs standard equipment, that means they won't ever actually have this power people are talking about.

Relax, at low levels, the skills are a bit weak, but when you get beserker arrow (level 25) and strong bow (level 31), your grind becomes a lot faster.

maybe u should kill below your lvl so u kill faster and have less of a need for pots. i suggest grabbin all your monster drops and equip drops and breakin them down for elements and sellin the elements. this will let ya make some money to get a better wep. Also check stalls frequently and you will get a better idea of the economy so you will be able to spot low priced stuff to resell. with a better wep and pots u will grind alot faster and in turn get more drops.

how much money do u have?

i think that you should just use the auto pot thing, you'll be just fine.

Yeah, that I had figured out, but again, it might be a tad beside the point, pure str would/should mean a lot of raw power and some magical power. Thus, I'm expecting more raw power than I think I should have right now. Of course, I can and do buff myself and imbues, but that's the magical aspect.

I just expected more than 50ish per shot on monsters with that much str. But thanks all of the tips, I know money is the key aspect of the game, right now I have about 400k, not much considering I'm level 22, but then again, I don't think level 22 should have 22 mil either.

I advise you to fight monsters that are lower level than you.

I'm currently level 24 and I'm still fighting Chakji Workers (which are green to me). Reason? I kill them in one hit, combined with my high run speed from grass walk and my garment, I can kill two Chakji Workers in one imbue. I use absolutely NO HP potions and my MP usage is lowered because of Garment reducing MP used by 20% and the fact that I don't have to imbue that often since I can kill two at a time.

If you are currently not using autopot you should really use it. Find the point in your MP bar at which if you were to use a potion it would bring your MP bar full without any waste.

I've been hearing a lot of good comments about hybird bow builds. They do quite a lot more damage compared to pure's. Not sure if you still want to be pure, or want to change. There's a few threads about it like LiquidSmooth's article. Although I hate that guys attitude, His char does insane crits and non-crit hits and he's only about a 1:1 build.

Anyways, you should only be fighting green or white mobs as a pure str. The grind is more efficient in time.

Always use imbue, whether you are a STR or INT build. There is no reason not to use autopot. If you fight white mobs, and use the appropriate sized pots, the gold and item drops you get should be more than enough to cover your pot expenses.

I prefer to manual pot only when I'm not lagging. Otherwise I'd activate it. Even with half health, I don't pot unless I really need to because I can continue. Saves up some cash.

But, wouldn't fighting green be a negative course? I mean, do I have the same total of SP at the end of say, level 24 fighting green than fighting white?

I quite easily understand that I will earn less exp per kill when green, but in the end of a given level, is fighting green and fighting white results in the same amount of exp/sp? Of course, fighting green is much slower at leveling, but if the exp/sp is the same, I could consider that avenue.

The only trouble with that option is the quests, but then again, I choose only the quest that offers the best SP and that too would not be a real problem since I can easily not do the quest right away. I've got quests dating back to 15 levels below in my log, although some of them turned a purple/blueish icon not too sure why it's that color (the scroll icon).

Wow, from reading 2 or 3 lines of your pathetic post I can honestly tell you that you have no clue what you are talking about. It wastes to much money to use autopots? You should be getting plenty of income just from the gold dropped from monsters to buy pots.

If you think a build is noob because you are hitting low without skills and without imbue then you should go play another game. Skills are what makes a character. If you're not going to use an imbue then good luck killing things fast. Don't be a noob please. Spend some money on pots.

edit: green gives less exp/sp but you can kill a lot more a lot faster.

I just started a new character which is gonna be 1:1. Although I think that this could be a good build, it very much comes to the skills of the one who's playing. You need to have a good tactic pvp or else you'll lose from just about anyone I think with the 1:1 build...Pure st is saver, but I don't like it.

Let me guess, you're a little kid with no life who takes pleasure in taking out his little anger onto other people?

Next, you pathetic scum, skip my thread you moron and go post your anger and personal attacks somewhere else. I didn't ask for your insults dirt bag, I asked for replies to questions I put forth. My opinion is MY opinion, however I view a build is my RIGHT, so don't even try to take this away from me you piece of dirt.

Your looking down on him just cause he's a newbie? How pathetic can you get? Get out. Save your mouth for everyone else.

I've also been thinking a lot about hybrids, it is obvious that HP is never much of a problem with pure str, but the problem is also obvious that MP becomes the center and most pressing issue with pure str. With a hybrid, you lessen the raw power and augment the magical power, less raw hits but more magic, a balance in the long run.

And, since when you bow, you have this phase where monsters are not at melee range with you, it always makes me wonder if 1:1 wouldn't be better, pack the entire punch with imbue while the monster is heading toward you instead of taking most of the damage by lessening the initial damage on the monster while its coming toward you.

I must admit that I may very well go hybrid with this guy, it's not too late anyway.

And yes, I won't even be shy about admitting I'm new to SRO, been playing it only for a month. I quit another online game which I played for 6 years, but I have enough respect never to call anyone a "noob" in that other game I use to play or attack people just for the sake of pleasure of taking out one's anger on other people.

I simply... and let me repeat this SIMPLY asked a question and put forth my experience on the 5 builds I have tried so far. If that is a bad thing for some, just skip the thread, that's all, don't spam it with your anger, I don't want your anger or your personal attacks.

And yes, six years of online gaming is quite an experience, the game I was playing wasn't all that different from SRO in many aspects, but I am far from saying I know "builds", I just asked questions based on my experience, that's it, that's all.

I think 2:1 Str Hybrid would be a better choice.

I still have a 2:1 str hybrid, but I started him way baddly, I doubt I can salvage him, I have used quite a few cursed hearts for him, he would still need a lot more regressive potions and money to bring him up to par but he was having much less trouble (of course) with MP.

I'm not at all closed to the idea of starting a new 2:1, I kind of enjoy actually starting over, I want to make the best one I can but at the same time, I know they all have their flaws too.

One thing you also know with bowers, is the amount of space required for arrows. 10,000 arrows pack is nice, but then again, that cost money. I haven't bought a pet yet, and I want one, I also want a wolf so I gota chose where money goes first and since I start often over, those are out of the question yet. I wish there was other ways to get arrows fast, compensate for the trouble of heading to town often because at present, I use up to 4 rows in arrows only.

Arrows pack is just optional but the pet is a must have. It's a bitch having to walk 10 meters to pick up something, kill a mob, then repeat. Your gonna like being a 2:1 str hybird once you get the second book for devil arrow, beserker arrow and strong bow. Critical hits are insane. Since your a hybrid make sure your imbue is maxed out at all times so you get a higher damage boost cause of the int you added. 2:1 str hybrids do more non-crit damage than pure str bowers too but they sacrifice a bit of HP for power. But hey, you got the range. Win some, lose some.

Lightning will also prove VERY useful because of the buffs. The piercing force (forgot the name) buff contributes most to your damage. When you get the second book you'll really notice the difference. Fire/Lightning 2:1 Str Bow aint a bad idea now is it?

Not the fact that he is a newbie. He seems a little stingy to me. How can you even call a build weak when you don't use all of its exploits. Seems to me that you should save your mouth and don't harass me when I am pointing out faults to fix.

Lol, I was correcting you in what you seem to think of as a weak build because you do not know how to use it correctly. Obviously it is going to be weak if you don't use imbue and don't buy pots. As for the personal attacks, they are going to be ignored because it really degrades you and not me.

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If you think this is angry flaming, then you should probably harden yourself up. You are going to be crying a lot more if you actually get flamed.

+1, go away

The reason auto pot could actually save you money is you can set it to pot after your HP / MP goes below a certain percent, e.g. if Chakji's take 5% of your health every couple hits or so, its unlikely they'll kill ou that easy, you can set your hp auto pot to 20 - 30% because unless your fighting many, its unlikely theyll kill you if your h is at 20%, then your auto pot will pot you from 20 - 30% up to a good amount again, were as you would make assumption and pot just by looking at the health bar, you may lose money this way..

same goes wih MP, if yu have say 800 MP and ur pot gives you 400 back, you don want auto pot over 50% as it will be a waste and will give more back then needed, in this case you would probably use 40%, so you'd have 350 mana it would pot you up to 750, no pot wasted you see? Auto pot saves you money as it uses percentages...

I don't know how you dont have that much money, if ou know how to do alchemy you can rake in tons while you level, i gain about 250k profit every grinding session (Level 26, i use more pots than u, pure int) and thats minus the cost of pots

So, total gained money for me - repair - more pots - (Arrows if any needed) - Banking fees for storage of items = about 250k in profit, is what i usually have LEFT OVER after purchasing my items for the next session.

Not to mention any drops that can be sold, and alchemy elements / tablets / stones you can make/sell as well, today i sold a lvl 4 int stne for 325k using elements from alchemy items i got out in the field.

If you want any extra help or me to show you any of this stuff if your ever on the tibet server send Senjai a PM

feel free to PM me any other questions you may have on the forums as well...

obviously she/he is asking for help, go away.

I Didnt read any posts or anything

just go hybird - 90/39 Balance or a 88/42 balance dont go 1:1 or 70:70 or 2:1 , 3: 1 , 4: 1 (88:42 balance = 5:1)

max wpn, fire and lighting and skip ice (skip nukes of course)
wear prot and use fire imbue get + 3 wpn and ur set for lvl 90 skills