Bladedancer or Gladiator?

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So now I narrowed it down to making a BD or gladi... and I'm torn. BD with them hexes and DE coolness factor, run speed, and usefulness in groups; Gladis for their up in your face damage.

Can any veterans of either class shed some light on what you think of your class over the other? In PvP mainly...

Thanks!
Both will suck badly in PvP. BDs are wanted in groups though.
Ouch, raelly? is it cuz they're both melee and ranged pwns all?

Whats the most successful melee sword user then?

Both will suck badly in PvP. BDs are wanted in groups though.



Yes, but remember, things will change a bit in C5. So I imagine Sword users will have a different use.
What people forget sometimes is that BD´s werent ment to be big DD´s. With the right tats and gear setup they can do very nice damage but they will most likely fall due to their low con. Another thing is that most BD´s ive seen dont know how to pvp properly with the skills at thier dispossal. from what ive seen Gladi´s are more of a rutine pvp attacker meaning they do the same tactics on most people. BD´s having many magick skills, people just think using hex and or power break alone on a pvp is enough but they r dead wrong as they r most of the time at the end of pvp.
BD's are great in groups. i love playing my gladi though. even though i hear tyrants are pretty much the same play style but better. like you mentioned....the up in your face damage style is just so fun :)


Both will suck badly in PvP. BDs are wanted in groups though.



Yes, but remember, things will change a bit in C5. So I imagine Sword users will have a different use.



Not much is changing in C5. NCsoft still favores the nuker. They mad it Nuker>Melee>Defencivemagic>Nuker.

So to beat nukers you hav to be a Wacryer like me or an OverLord. Or what ever other defencive mages there are.

So L2 is making it that buffers can beat nukers, will funny to see if they deliver.

Edit: C5 PVP (http://www.l2guru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=854644#post854644)

BD's are great in groups. i love playing my gladi though. even though i hear tyrants are pretty much the same play style but better. like you mentioned....the up in your face damage style is just so fun :)



Tyrants also have so many HP they can run around ganking mages in sieges. Literaly takes 4 people like 45 seconds to kill. And that we a 75 SPS nuking as fast as possible.



Both will suck badly in PvP. BDs are wanted in groups though.



Yes, but remember, things will change a bit in C5. So I imagine Sword users will have a different use.



Not much is changing in C5. NCsoft still favores the nuker. They mad it Nuker>Melee>Defencivemagic>Nuker.

So to beat nukers you hav to be a Wacryer like me or an OverLord. Or what ever other defencive mages there are.

So L2 is making it that buffers can beat nukers, will funny to see if they deliver.

Edit: C5 PVP (http://www.l2guru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=854644#post854644)



Thanks for that link. Blade Dancers get Demon Blade Dance? (reduces enemy patk and matk.) Cool!
I've got a SWS, a BD and i'm almost lvled my Gladiator to 40.... i'll let you know how things go... (all will have +5 dex +4str -9 con)
A BD with -9 CON? o.O
SWS with -9 con and a Gladiator with - 9 con....
Do gladis get an anti kite ability? Like a stun, sleep, root, or slow enemy spell/ability?

And what about this scenario:

Gladi is minding his own business when he runs into a BD in another room. They're from enemy clans and both will want to duke it out to have the room. Who will win?

This is assuming they both:

are level 78
have the best gear in game
have the best enchants in game
have full HP/MP
have no outside buffs (from other chars or pots)
do not use pots during the fight

also, assume that the BD's dances JUST ran out.

Do gladis get an anti kite ability? Like a stun, sleep, root, or slow enemy spell/ability?

And what about this scenario:

Gladi is minding his own business when he runs into a BD in another room. They're from enemy clans and both will want to duke it out to have the room. Who will win?

This is assuming they both:

are level 78
have the best gear in game
have the best enchants in game
have full HP/MP
have no outside buffs (from other chars or pots)
do not use pots during the fight

also, assume that the BD's dances JUST ran out.



Gladiatior should win normally imo.
BD does PBD, Followed by medusa. The glad loses a ton of cp while the BD puts up his dances. When medusa is over, the bd lands hex and kills the glad.

Or pbd/medusa/hex don't land and the glad kills the BD.

Or the bd puts up dance of shadow runs into a room full of mobs, the glad chases him because he is stupid. (It's a proven fact that all glads are stupid.) Agros the entire room, dies to mobs, and the bd ninja's the glads gear.

Or the glad has ripotse stance turned on and hex lands on the bd.

Or the BD has friends nearbye because everybody loves bds, and they kill the glad.

Or (and most likely) they both die to mobs due to lag that is "not" server side.

Or (and most likely) they both die to mobs due to lag that is "not" server side.



ROFL, probably the most likely option yes.