General Trickster Post!

[windandwater]

Hehehe... hopefully more people are going to start playing Trickster, so this is a general interaction post for everyone to mingle in. I know girl_starfish just started a Fox and mikkeneko is considering a Lion. I don't know too much about Sense-types, but I know moffit and aoi do. Though, I suppose I can talk about all classes generally.

GO, PEOPLE. MINGLE AND GIVE TIPS.

In other Trickster news, I only have 79 Sparklers. T__T I need 100 for the Fairy's Fireworks. AOI GET ONLINE AND GIVE ME YOUR SPARKLERS SO I CAN FINISH. I managed to get on for like ten minutes earlier before I got kicked, and traded in the rest of my Certificates for 2 more items. I have either 4 or 6 Certificates left. Bleh. I was hoping to get at least two full sets of the items.

... and everyone is leveling higher than me. T__T You'll all be level 100 soon, and I'm not even 85 yet.

Comments

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

Gunner lions are considered KS (kill stealers) because once you get Double Shot and Quick Reload, Lions become pretty much invincible OHKO fiends. Getting up to the level where you pwn everything is a little trying (I think either lvl 40, or 2nd Job completely), but after that, it's a killfest.

Their only drawback is that most people go 4141 on their builds (4 Power, 1 Magic, 4 Sense, 1 Charm), which means that while they're maximizing their AC (a Power stat), they have terrible HP (a Charm stat). But if you can kill everything before it even comes close to you, then having low HP isn't so much of a problem. XD

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

Oh oh oh, and some people say that Lions are a bad character to start with unless you're funded (have another higher-level character to supply money), because once a Lion starts using a gun, they also have to start buying bullets. There's a number of guides about this. I know Aoi-chan just did melee for her first 20 levels or so, and didn't get her gun until she could have her gun AND her first gun skill.

[moffit.livejournal.com]

Yet another reason why I don't like using guns. I don't like having to pay for bullets, or have them taking up weight better used for something else.

And I've been KSed by mages more than lions. :P

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but as a Sense, you have naturally high WT. Unlike certain fat Dragons.

And yes... both Lions and Dragons KS alot. XD! But I've been KS-ed by more Lions. Goddamn all the monsters for being gunweak.

[boy-of-twilight.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Seregil has over 8k wt. :D

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

I HATE YOU SO MUCH.

[moffit.livejournal.com]

He just mastered Heavy Carrier, so now his base wt is 5100.

:D :D :D

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

... I hate you so much.

[boy-of-twilight.livejournal.com]

And can you believe he's heavy? LOL

[mikkeneko.livejournal.com]

Hmm, should I start with another class, then?

[windandwater.livejournal.com]

It's really up to you. Aoi-chan doesn't have any problems and now she makes tons of money killing monsters. It's kind of difficult for all classes when they first start (except for maybe pure AP Power types), but the Episode 0 quest makes it pretty easy to level to 20 when you do it.

http://www.mytrickster.net/forum/sense-type-guides/22905-comprehensive-gunner-lion-guide-builds-leveling-equipment-skills.html

Here's a good guide on Gunner Lions. ^^ I think this is one of the ones Aoi and Moff followed.

[moffit.livejournal.com]

If you have no problem setting up shop overnight, or during the day when you're at work, you'll have no problem collecting monies. Drop by me though, and I'll toss you some to start out with, if you want. I've been able to make 1-3m a week that goes in the bank, because every time any of my characters gets 1m on them, I bank it.

Lions can carry much more than other classes, too, which means toting even more stuff to sell. >D

[aoi.livejournal.com]

... if you really have your heart set on playing a character with a gun, I definitely wouldn't let the lack of funding/etc. deter you from starting one. All classes (unless you're a 4114 pure AP power/charm type), go through 40-50 lvls of suck to start out with. If you're like me, the fact that you have a character with a *gun!* might make the suck-age a little bit more bearable. xD Besides, no matter what character you end up choosing, we'll all be around to help as much as we can (we like helping!). So choose the character you think you'll enjoy the most. You can always start another one if it doesn't turn out the way you want it to be. ^^

That being said, if you do decide to go for a gunner lion, I would seriously consider staying away from a 4141 build. It's actually only popular with players who have already had experience playing with a gunner Lion/another character, and most of them would probably not recommend it for a first time player. Without a shield (you can't equip a gun and a shield at the same time) that 1 in Charm will really, *really* hurt... and since all your bonus points should be going into AC(the only Power stat a gunner needs), you shouldn't have a problem with power growth even with a 2 or 1 in Power. I have a 1144 gunner lion and have absolutely no problems killing things. It's also much easier to compound more AC into your equips than more HP, DP, and HV (the three Charm stats). :3