Hi, im thinking of starting a warlock..so i need advice on the pros and cons of this class.
Are those cubic skills good for a summoner class since a summoner dont actually do the damage but relies on the summon. Do those cubics activate when the summon is attacking instead of you?
Please give me more advice in addition to what i asked. Thanks alot :D
heh, even though the summon does the majority of your damage (after lvl 48 or so) you will be attacking too... that is unless you feel like leveling very slowly and resting for mp every 10th mob or so (summon pdef and mdef is crap.... if you don't tank for them a little bit, they'll need at least 1 heal per mob, if not two).
even at lvl 52, I STILL do at LEAST 2/5 the damage, if not a bit more. my cubic (I only use binding, para is better than 300 ish damage from storm) fires on 80% of the mobs I fight, and lands on about half of those now. my down time is nil, my exp rate solo is fairly high and consistant, my expenses are fairly high, but managable, mostly shots for the cat and myself and c/d crystals.
as a warning, a sumnmoner class is NOT a good idea if it is your first toon passed 40. the playstyle is very different, and more than a little frustrating at first. a level 40 summoner is fairly weak. their summons are pathetic (and remain that way until 48), they lack crowd control (sleep nerf really hurts starting summoners), and hp and mp mangement is a [censored] at first. most summoners just nuke their way until 48 or 52, when the nukes will start failing, and then go to melee, tanking for their summons.
the good news, once you get passed the first few levels, soloing gets extremely easy, and you can definitely benefit from duoing with a DD or buffer. exp rates are fairly high, despite the xp drain from the summon, due to the lack of down time. plus they are fairly gear independent, meaning they don't have to be in top gear to level efficiently, which means that you can outfit them as cheaply as you need to without worrying about gimping them.
necros are more of hybrid. they have fairly decent nukes, and they even have summons. they are easier to level at first, and are fairly powerful all around. however, a lot of high level mobs do have dark resist, which is the only type of nuke a necro gets. they lack the summon buffs of a true summoner, and their nukes aren't quite as powerful as a true nuker. still, probably an easier first toon for a beginner than a warlock, even if they are FotM.
Necro nukes are just as powerful as other nukers' nukes. The downside is just they need to pay more (cursed bones) to nuke - or use more mp (with drain).
necro uses mage weapons and armor. that usualy means demon set and homu with acumen for c grade....
warlocks don't really have a set weapon or armor they wear. they get light armor masteries as well as robe, and they can use any weapon ('cept bows and poles now) with an equal level of suck (our pattk is really crappy, as is our crit and accuracy). usually they'll start out in a robe set, and move into light armor as they get higher and start tanking for their summon more. some warlocks use acumen weapons to help their cast time, some use fighter weapons with health or focus to help their combat out a little.
as for myself, I used pl set thoughout c grade witha set of health duals, and have since moved into doom light and dual Tsu (they look good and add 54 to my crit)
i made my subclass warlock and started xping it in the end of c3, in c4 i was lv 54 and warlock xp really fast, i duo with a blade dancer of same lv and i boxed a prophet and the bd boxed a se, i summong kai the cat , use beast shots and lets go, we do 1 full room in any catacomb of our lvs very easy, i suggest find rooms without strong pdef mobs , kai the cat can tank really well and i just use the warlock char for heal, this cat is insane with full buffs and dances, when we was lv 74 with vr dance we duo in fp or disciples. i just used the cat for xp the main char just have +4 wit for heal fast, but i say to u that warlock is an expensive char because the crystals needed for summon cats, the cubics doesnt help u xp faster, save ur money, u can also xp easy only with a se, ur cat will just not have zerk, btb and holy weapon, :)
the equipaments that i use are a weapon with sa acumen, if u need heal good for emergency use bsps, i u are doing good with vr4 u can heal sometimes without use bsps, i used robe equipament for heal fast and regen mp faster, tatoo set was +4 wit - 4 int , +4 men - 4 int, +4 con - 4 str, very strong mdef.... good mp regen and good cast speed for heal cat, if ur cat die u must take care because in c4 and c5 the cast delay for summon is very big and u are very useless without kai the cat, i always xped in the first rooms in catacombs and when my cat die i run to zigurat gatekeeper haha, take care about the kat time , i suggest resummon one 1 or 2 minutes before it gone if u are soloing a room alone, i had many fun xping my warlock