sammy/vamp/archer?

[imported_catfish]

why dont i see more sammy/vamp/archers around. why take the melee skill and stand toe to toe?

wouldnt an archer be better for something like a peerless since you can just keep your distance. a few of those peerless are quite slow.

parry would be a non-issue then. plus you still get the benefits of vamp and lightening strike and honor.

am i missing something?

 

[Emil_surdeegen]

you will die the most peerless got a suck special and hit you directly for 60 dmg (out parry) and alot of spells/poison breath meele skill is best

 

[imported_catfish]

so why does a melee skill help either of those issues you raised? i would think archer or melee would make no difference.

1) the suck special
2) spells or breath

the only thing i can think of is if you happen to be in the window you can cast evasion. if your an archer, obviously evasion wouldnt work.

is that it?

 

[imported_Farsight]

There aren't many sampire archers because the archer doesn't get hit a lot, making the health steal of the vampire form rather worthless. What is worth a lot more is the ability to mana leech, which is usually handled by the bow itself rather than wraith form (or whammy) because horses run a lot faster than wraiths.

So archers are better off being just plain samurai/paladins.