new chinese char help

[dcninja]

I want to make a new chinese character

i have a euro blader all str hunter

i want a chinese thief
how will I build my thief? I'm thinking that I'd like to use a bow, but I've never had a bow character...

do i go all STR or all INT

what force skill do I use? (i know I can only pick one because when the highest level cap comes, i wont be able to max out 4)

keep in mind it's for thief, so it's gotta be good pvp...

thanks for the help, i've always only ever made bladers...

THANKS!

[San]

here we go:
BOWS:pure str, or u can try 70:70 or 80:80, but i recommend pure str

pacheon, of course, u DO NOT have to get autumn arrow, but u can if u
have extra sp

force skills are fire and lightning, light for buffs and grasswalk, fire for imbue and buffs

wear garments, and your set

u will max out pacheon to the current cap

u will keep fire at 90 or 100, if u keep light at 60

u will keep light at 60 or 70, if u keep fire at 90


NOTE: the masteries are based on the 140 cap when it comes out, as well as the current 80, then the 90 cap

[papa59roach]

For pvp, go pure str blader, glaive, or bow. not sure which one would be best
as for force, ur primary mastery should probly be lightning

[dcninja]

im thinking when it hits 150 cap so i can only do my bow skill and ONE other force... so i was thinking lit for area of affect damage (minor i know) and the speed... and it's different, most people go fire...

but is LIT damage REALLY bad compared to fire, or is it ALMOST the same?

[the_wicked]

why would you go str blade for pvp? i am lvl 69 and it is hard as hell to kill. I figure it gets easier if you are full farmed at lvl 73 w/ light chain...but Glaive/Bow or a good INT build are good for pvp...INT nuker or Boiw are great for pvp.

[dcninja]

why go int for bow?


also, why wouldn't lit be good for PVP?

[dcninja]

i guess since 150 cap chinese can only have 2 masteries. i go with bow mastery and fire - since i'm gonna go all STR and fire suits STR

lit is more INT based, but the bow itself is STR based... so STR and FIRE makes perfect sense! i'll do an all STR bow with fire and garment... sound good?

[foudre]

why go int for bow?


also, why wouldn't lit be good for PVP?

int bow can kill fast, but ya it probally not the best idea out there but its not like its the worse

also the person who said garments are best for pvp, are the ones that complain the rogue can one hit them when the rogue is lower, with europe out its different all the chinese deal magic damage mixed in with melee, so it was the best counter to a nuker, and a good defese aginst str, warriors and rogues can really put the hurt on you for your garments

[glavie]

i want a chinese thief
how will I build my thief? I'm thinking that I'd like to use a bow, but I've never had a bow character...

Bow characters can be very versatile, but are slightly weak at meelee until they get stun and knock back.

do i go all STR or all INT?
Bow can be made easily hybrid, I don't recommend pure int. Until you get disabling moves you have the least defense of any Chinese character without being the most damage dealing.

So I recommend anywhere between pure STR and 80:80 (int hybrid)

what force skill do I use? (i know I can only pick one because when the highest level cap comes, i wont be able to max out 4)

keep in mind it's for thief, so it's gotta be good pvp...

You will be horrible in pvp with only 1 force skill, simply because everyone else has more than 1.

Actually though great in pvp really isn't mandatory for a theif, you just have to be able to stay alive. IMO to stay alive you need to have max speed, that means either max light, drug of typhoon, or a bard in your party. Whether you are good in pvp can be easily changed by euro characters like clerics.

There are a few pure STR bow guides as well as a STR hybrid guide (that can be used for pure STR as well). If you decide you want to go more int, just remember that you will be dealing more magic damage, and should choose your force trees accordingly.