PvE Sniper Discussion Thread

Stopped playing Sniper for few months, will bury this thread for now. Might pick up Sniper again in... a distant future! :>

CN T3 Simulator: HERE

Sniper:


First of all, this will be a PvE heavy build. If you wish to focus more on PvP, refer to Xian's PVP Build.

Skills breakdown:

Archer

●Double Shot (二连射):
Maxed this as this is the most used skill of every BM. 4 seconds CD!

Note: Deals considerable damage with +20% damage A crest.


●Piercing Shot (穿刺射击):
Arrow penetrates enemy in a line.

Pros: Good piercing damage, useful when used with Ankle Shot & Charge Shot.
Cons: 'Posing time' make things worse at times.

Note: Max this or Multishot... Or you can leave both at low level and use the SP somewhere else.


●Multi Shot (多段射击):
Pros: Deals good damage against huge targets. Instant cast, makes most enemy in PVP flinch.
Cons: Long CD, short range.

Note: Max this or Piercing Shot... Or you can leave both at low level and use the SP somewhere else.


●Magic Arrow (魔法箭):
Deals magic damage twice at higher level.

Pros: Easily makes your enemy flinch in PVP.      
Cons: Arrow travels slow, not as good against ranged enemy.


●Evasion (翻滚,疾闪) & Aerial Escape (浮空调整):
Max these, life saving skills. Self explanatory.


●Eagle Eye (鹰眼):
You won't really need this skill if you have more than 10k crits. Otherwise add a level.

Pros: Double critical means more damage output.
Cons: Low buff duration.


●Max HP, Max MP, MP Regen [Passive]:
I strongly recommend adding at least 1 level of MP regen if you're going for Sniper. I'll explain why when I get to 'Critical Break'. As for Max HP, add as you see fit.


Bow Master


●Charge Shot [EX] (聚能射击):
Going to max this. This skill is near to instant cast when you use -50% animation time A crest with Charge Shot EX. Deals massive damage.

Note: Getting +20% damage crest is okay also if you have the EX.


●Aerial Chain Shot (飞空连射):
Leave this at level 4 as prerequisite. Not much damage.


●Siege Stance (包围):
Leave this at level 3 as prerequisite. Makes you immobile but allow you to shoot critical-penetrating arrows. Good skill for solo-ing.


●Arrow Shower (箭雨风暴):
Got this to level 4 because of the 1% damage difference. Is it huge? I honestly don't know. Need to be at level 3 to learn the ultimate of Physical Tree.


●Extension Arrow (集中射击):
Magic arrow splits into 6 penetrating arrows on hit, deals considerable magic damage. On par with double shot if used skillfully.

Pros: Deals good magic damage on hit.
Cons: Hard to hit agile enemy.


●Guided Arrow (追踪箭):
Almost every non-BM out there called this as an IMBA!' skill just because of the homing arrows. Well, it USED to be IMBA, until it got nerfed again and again. (Not complaining, still a good skill nevertheless!) A MUST ADD skill because it is good for hit and run while solo-ing dungeon / nest. Notably the snake woman in Manticore Nest.


●Bull's Eye (瞄准):
This skill reduces target's RANGED defense. Not going to add since critical damage ignore defenses. It is actually a very good skill, especially for Sea Dragon Nest because the bosses have high critical defense. But... Limited SP.


●Spirit Excellation (精神放逐):
Adds certain % of AGI and INT for 1 minute. Which means more DAMAGE & CRITICAL.

Note: Someone told me that the future 50A Bishop Set may not have that much AGI and INT, so I'm still unsure whether to max this skill or not.


●Sylph's Aid (精确瞄准):
Adds 3M range at lv 5.

Pros: Extremely good for PvP, allows you to snipe enemy from afar.
Cons: Not as useful for PvE. Why? Because you can't really stay too far away from nest bosses. Most nest bosses requires you to stay mid range / extremely close to dodge certain skill. Might as well concentrate on dodging!

So to say, personal preference. Add as you see fit.


●Feint Shot (虚晃一枪) & Triangle Shot (三角箭):
Triangle Shot is the most 'IMBA' skill IMHO! (lol jk) Grants you 1.5 sec of invulnerability on air when used. Since adding more level only adds little damage and not the invulnerability duration, 2 level of Feint Shot as prerequisite and 1 level of 'IMBA' Triangle Shot is enough.


●Stunning Shot (震裂箭):
100% stunning lesser enemies.

Pros: Useful for PvP. (Hard to aim though)
Cons: Totally useless for PvE. (101% won't work on bosses. Do you want to stun a normal mob??)


●Rage Shot (怒气爆射):
Max. Huge damage, fair CD & binds your enemy for 5.6 secs at level 8! Good for both PvE & PvP.

Note: Might want to get reduce cooldown A crest for PvP or +20% damage for PvE.


●Long Bow Mastery (长弓掌握) / Crossbow Mastery (十字弓掌握) [Passive]:
Max the one according to what bow you use. Increased range and damage. Why not?


●Pinpoint Shot (迅矢连射) / Revolutionary Ballista (箭术革命) [Ultimate]:
Get Pinpoint if you're going for Sniper, Ballista for Artillery.


Sniper

●Critical Break (致命暴击) [Passive]:
I'm really impressed with this skill. The description says there's only 10% chance of triggering (Deals 20% more critical damage), but it procs more than you think.

Note: The reason I said add at least 1 level MP regen is because every time you trigger Critical Break, it will take away 0.4% of your base MP. Your MP will deplete extremely fast unless you have really high MP regen.


●Ambush Point (偷袭点):
Attracts aggro of minions and most bosses for 15 seconds. You can ignore the damage though. Good for solo or team battles. Use Arrow Shower or Pinpoint Shot after casting to ensure your skill won't get interrupted.



NOT accepting criticism, I play the way I like! Also, don't blindly follow the whole thing, this article is for your reference only!

Don't be shy and share your build with us.

PvE Sniper Build by v2seraph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Based on a work at forum.mmosite.com

Eagle Eye i think its still a must. maybe just leave it @ 1?

depending on your gear, say cerberus set. its gives lots of vit. 5% of that..  a lot? MP regen helps~~~

as for stunning. i think better not get. not all monster can be stunned with that too.

I'm a mag bow. and will still be adding Sylph's Aid. hm.. your choice.

Bull's Eye:
This skill. i don't really understand. Skill description wrote -Range def. so whats Range def? Phy?Mag?
In PVP, doesn't seems to work.

How many skill reset scrolls, if any, will we get for this update?

3 as stated on the game upcoming event page.

my pure physical build is similar to the one u planned. Was planning to have pure physical build previously as if we focus on 1 build, the cost for the equipments will be much cheaper and easier to select as compared to hybrid build. [SMILE=s30]

However, after watched few vids from Korean pro players where they normally do the hybrid build, I am in dilemma again haha![SMILE=s9]


But I think the max sp for archer is 150 sp while for bm is 250 sp (total 400 sp)?

oh  ya 1 thing. Mon for your hybrid build. guided why 3 o. I think leave it at 1 better. The points can go into the binding arrow.

Updated my Phy build a bit. [SMILE=s13]

I think for phy build, leave Critical Buff @ level 1. 200% with your base critical~~
Maybe use that SP to up multi a little more?

Alright, since its a thread for bowmaster for T3.
I'll be posting my mag build. Suggestions are welcome~



just a side note, i added some passive skills which might not be useful,
they're just for fun :D

Lol why'd you leave 11 SP unspent?

lol~~ cause I don't know where to spend them~

helpppppppppp im so gan jiong haha.

Hehe, done with my hybrid build. Now reset back to try the pure physical build . [SMILE=s30]

Like the guided arrow very much, even though my magical att is relatively low ~ 800. The other skill i use quite often in the melee range is the 3rd mag skill (not sure what it calls! ). Meanwhile, for the other 1st 2 mag skills... seldom use/not using  at all haha. [SMILE=s23]

The thing i like about hybrid is that I can cast the skills non-stop, and constantly deal dmg. However, my mana consumption is just way too high! [SMILE=s1][SMILE=s1] I guess I am the one that lack of mana whevever I enter the dungeon.......

I hope my pure phy build can deal higher dmg based on the higher level skills. Anyway, we still have 2 reset scrolls (is it?) for to be given for free. So let's see how it goes![SMILE=s4]

Phy build works perfectly if you invest SP into MP regen. Constant mana flow! But most likely because phy skills have uber long cooldown anyway. If you wanna go hybrid, you definitely need AGI armors and INT accessories or the other way round. Asked some 'Pros' and they said 20k mana pool should be sufficient.

Btw, ideal hybrid should be main phy sub mag (Till guided). And at least 2k phy atk and 1.5k mag atk! So I'd suggest go for pure phy / pure mag until you have all the gears you need.

is it good build or should i change it  

I guess it needs changes.

For bowmaster skills,

Why bother adding skill points on fake shot when you only need it as a prerequisite for triangle shot?

Also, you put some unnecessary points on skills which i think is quite irrelevant. Why not just maximize ankle shot and put a point on a mastery skill (xbow or longbow)? By the way, stun shot is also a nice skill but it is optional.

For Archer skills,

I was wondering why did you not maximize your dodge skills? Dodge is essential to archers since you must not be hit by the enemy and dodge skills may help you gain a better position to attack. You may scrap willow spin kick to maximize those skills. Also some kick skills are quite unnecessary you may leave them to acrobats which utilize those skills better.

Hope this helps. This is my opinion though. You may or may not follow them. After all, we make builds which makes us comfortable with our character.

Yeah maximize your dodge skills, they help tremendously. Fake shot lv.2 is enough as prerequisite for triangle shot as mentioned by Seiggy.

Get Longbow / Crossbow mastery lv.1 because this skill will increase both phy & mag damage on the upcoming patch, more range is always good for a Bowmaster!

And yeah you don't need willow kick, you're a Bowmaster not Acrobat! Ignore this skill!

As for Eagle Eye, I'd say 1 lv is more than enough because you can easily get more than 7k critical once you reach lv 40. Higher level only increase the percentage but not the buff duration.

Bull's eye is also optional if you have high critical because critical damage ignores defenses.

*Updated the first post with my desired new build.
This post has been modified on Jan 06 , 2011 08:21:27 AM by   v2seraph.

how about this





and i got question about that thing wich reset skills
if i used this ona which i recived after job change i will get more of this or i have to buy it ?
This post has been modified on Jan 07 , 2011 05:31:18 AM by   Szrinker.

You won't get more skill reset after the one from job change.

Also, get Guided Arrows lv.3! This is the most imba skill of BM.

Rofl... What happen to Hp searph ?