How to build a pve/support only char?

Temptation · Post by **Temptation** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:31 pm

I'm thinking of going a grind/support char only build, chinese.

I have these options in mind, and all of them are planned for the 90 cap:

90 Bow str
90 Ice
90 Light

90 Bow str
90 Fire
90 Force

90 Bow str
90 Fire
90 Ice

90 Spear int hybrid
90 ice
90 light

Or suggest others

Once again I'm looking not for a pvp build, but the best pve/support build that is aimed at supplementing damage in a guild war and at grinding at mobs, say, 5 levels above char.

ericxdeath · Post by **ericxdeath** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:34 am

90 Bow str hybrid
90 Ice
90 Light

Temptation · Post by **Temptation** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:43 am

How much of a hybrid would you suggest? And thanks for being number one to reply after it nearly got buried xD

Sylhana · Post by **Sylhana** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:57 am

Pacheon users (of any stat balance) make excellent support chars, and are decent in pvp as well (it wont matter which masteries you choose). If you're really thinking of chi support chars, then its probably a char with force (healing) mastery in mind.

So maybe full str pacheon (heuksal or bicheon works just as well), force (healing) and lightning. Just be careful if you choose force (healing) mastery, as the higher cap you go, the weaker your char will be offensively.

P.s force (healing) mastery has vital spot series debuffs, that work like euro warlocks. So they can help "increase" damage done by the party to a single target.

juntakashi · Post by **juntakashi** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:02 am

pve/support build that is aimed at supplementing damage

ice and force are a must
ice for pve, force for vital spots
but since u said Guild War, force may be useless thx 2 the cleric debuffs holyword etc.

Euro builds like cleric, bard are more meant for support build than Chi char...so full support build will be bard/cleric or warlock/cleric

Temptation · Post by **Temptation** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:06 am

The reason why I chose ice or light is because of the grind rate that both provide. Ice has the ability to grind higher mobs because of freeze/frostbite and light has the ability to move faster at lower mobs. I prefer to choose ice over light because of the extra phy defense that's provided in case I get mauled to death. I'm worried about having force in my set because it doesn't provide much to grind, which I plan to do with a 0 gap from levels 1-72.

Magnum357x · Post by **Magnum357x** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:13 pm

if what you want is a pve-suport build , go

pure int bow
90pacheon
90 ice
90 force

noobert mclagg · Post by **noobert mclagg** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:10 pm

i would go 80 bicheon, 60 light, 80 ice, 80 force

devilti · Post by **devilti** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:06 am

support char is max fire s/s and force

sheild helps survive longer
force for the support char