I made an SR on Tuesday Dec 6. And as of right now i'm 75. So it's easy peasy leveling. Having said that. If i could redo it, i'd probably go to a HE or a PR... They seem to do a fair bit more damage to the mobs than i do whenever they come into my areas. I even went and got +12 Dex tats in order to attempt to increase my crit chance... And i don't know why but i SWEAR the HEs are shooting a hell of a lot farther than I am. I thought archers had some insane distance but it seems regular attacks need to be a helluva lot closer than the skill attacks.
SR:
Pro: Can heal, cure bleed, cure poison, self buffs, and walks the fastest.
Con: Average crit , low damage.
PR:
Pro: Very high damage
Con: slow, no self buffs, Bend over like a ******.
HE:
Pro: Snipe mode, Crit chance and Crit damage passive, Good crit good damage.
Con: No self buffs.
I only played SR, so im biased.
BTW i am at 430 P.Crit chance without buffs ( maybe mentee). Add rythms and im well over the 500 cap so no need for the passive crit chance with full buffer on SR. Do not neglect the usefullness of cure bleed and cure poison when you will be 82-84 you will thank me.
SR:
Pro: Can heal, cure bleed, cure poison, self buffs, and walks the fastest.
Con: Average crit , low damage.
PR:
Pro: Very high damage
Con: slow, no self buffs, Bend over like a ******.
HE:
Pro: Snipe mode, Crit chance and Crit damage passive, Good crit good damage.
Con: No self buffs.
I only played SR, so im biased.
BTW i am at 430 P.Crit chance without buffs ( maybe mentee). Add rythms and im well over the 500 cap so no need for the passive crit chance with full buffer on SR. Do not neglect the usefullness of cure bleed and cure poison when you will be 82-84 you will thank me.
Also i prefer STR tatoos.
You forgot to mention HE's HP - I even use a +4 STR -4 CON tattoo and still have high hp and very high dmg :)
SR is one of the best archers out there if played right, so is PR and HE.
There is no better class. They are all worth it. Trust me, it all depends on playstyle.
SR: Fastest, high evasion, high atk speed, high crit rate, best self buffs which can be enchanted for speed/evasion and more m def, has heal but low crit dmg and some debuffs.
PR: Slower, high evasion, low atk speed, moderate crit rate, highest crit dmg, 2 self buffs for p atk/p def / has great debuffs.
HE: Fast, High accuracy, lower evasion, high atk speed, high crit rate, high crit dmg, no self buffs no debuffs. For the moderate user.
If you wanna go for a class that will challenge you , pick up PR or SR .
I started with a HE and up till now on almost 82 he lvled as a charm.
Without adding any dyes as I consider them a waste of adena before awakening I get a critical almost every 2nd/3rd shot with my Mentor buffs and Vicious Stance active almost all the time.
So personally I would suggest the HE/Saggi. Just go to areas with "Bow Weakness" mobs ;)
SR:
Pro: Can heal, cure bleed, cure poison, self buffs, and walks the fastest.
Con: Average crit , low damage.
PR:
Pro: Very high damage
Con: slow, no self buffs, Bend over like a ******.
HE:
Pro: Snipe mode, Crit chance and Crit damage passive, Good crit good damage.
Con: No self buffs.
I only played SR, so im biased.
BTW i am at 430 P.Crit chance without buffs ( maybe mentee). Add rythms and im well over the 500 cap so no need for the passive crit chance with full buffer on SR. Do not neglect the usefullness of cure bleed and cure poison when you will be 82-84 you will thank me.
Also i prefer STR tatoos.
PRs might have the most self buffs out of the three, the hell are you talking about?
Make your choice based on racial stats and post-Awakening racial skills. All three base archer types will level just fine.
That being said, I'm not familiar with ideal Yul Archer setups, so you might want to partner with actual Archers in case there are any pre-Awakening skills specific to a certain archer class that are useful to keep (rather than to trade in at Awakening). There aren't many skills like that, but there are a few across the board.
With all the buffs you get, and herbs that drop... HE or PR. SR's are great and my favorite archer class of the three, don't get me wrong... but HE/PR are the most efficient and best suited since they made L2 super easy.