Bows lvl a lot faster, but bladers do better in pvp as bows don't have any stun/disabling moves like all the other classes, but in the end the gear makes the character more than anything, so go with whatever you like best
i think u should choose fire/lightning blader instead of bow.
bow is kind of no good to me...
if u got a shield u can save a lot of $$ u do not need to upgrade ur armor.(for example u are lvl 43) u can choose not to wear gold armor because u got a shield)u can wear iron armor until 6D items)
this allow u to "not to change armor so oftenly if u are a blader"
and u will not feel bored or sick when u play blader becaue if u got chain skill... ur character keep on flying ^___^.it never stick on a place like archer and u can only watch archer's hands shooting -.-
Uh. Wouldn't it be best to have the most defence you can at each lvl?, i mean if you did wear the right lvl gear you'd probably save more money on hp pots than you would use by spending 75k or whatever it was... (i miss how cheap gear was at lvl 43 XD)
Even if you want to go full str nuker(not so smart thing to do:P)just do it, because if you will make a build that you actually didnt want, you will regret it later, dont forget that silkroad is a game that takes a lot of time, so if your satisfied with your build then everything is fine.. thats why I am so happy with my new blader its still lvl 10 but that doesnt matter:P
read the guides here after that do whatever you want
i think that most of the pure str archer out there dont know how to play a archer
1st u need strong bow - highest dmg for archer until lvl 69 devil arrow
and 2nd u need to max ghost walk - to keep ur distance cuz this is a distance chara u own at lvl 65
use bow for pve quick lvl then use blade for pvp with the bow buffs on obviously or do an alternate of bow and blade for pvp
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getting 2 weapon masteries are what dumb people does
and he has reached limit 300/300 once lvl 90 gap come he still has to cancel 1 by 1.honestly i think blader is better for furture investment.
unlike bowman their skill are quite crappy sometimes.its just a little higher than blader but weaker than glavie.and bowman lose to both glavie and blader.depend on how u use them ^__^ u sure will lose to both of them.increase blocking ratio and ur arrow miss like hell