= Currently looking for more tips for archers and mages =
Super Edit. Now a lv70 DD fighter, I have seen a lot of what happens at 'higher' levels. So some edits
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Hessah
Mourning
Dear new Fiesta players,
Welcome to Fiesta. In Fiesta there are 4 classes, each of which has a different role in parties. I have seen too many inexperienced players, not actually understanding their role in the party, ruin other people's games. Remember, when you are soloing we don't care what you do, but when you team up with fellow players, we expect you to pull your weight.
First let me explain aggro. Aggro is how much a monster hates you. When you walk near a monster (usually monsters about lv20 or higher) it sees you, and doesn’t like you. So it tries to get at you. When someone attacks it he gets aggro depending on his damage. When clerics heal, they also get aggro depending on the amount they heal. The person with highest aggro gets attacked by the monster.
Basic Tips
Some basic tips. Watch your HP, especially if there isn’t a cleric or he is busying bashing stuff (bad) or healing someone else. Don’t die expecting heals! HP stones were created for a purpose. Don’t spam the chat, you’ll just get cursed and then blocked. And know your limits! So many people over-reach their abilities and die a sad death.
I will write about fighters and clerics more, because when they fail, they endanger others more easily, and I have seen too many fail fighters and clerics.
Fighter
As a Fighter you could be either a tank, or a Damage Dealer (DD). A tank specializes on defense and a Damage Dealer specializes on attack. There are certain ‘solo builds’ that are a mixture of the two, but if that’s your case then both categories apply.
Tank
A tank means you'll be going to put skill points in mostly END. It turns you into a damage sponge. Therefore, in a party, you are going to take the hits.
Keep aggro (and your party alive)
You have 2 skills to ensure that the monsters aggro you: Snearing Kick and Mock. Snearing Kick is a targeted taunt that makes a monster attack you, and Mock is the area-of-effect (AoE) version. Mock is especially useful because you can do that around some monsters, especially those bothering your teammates, and attract them to you. Remember, get monsters off your party members' backs!
Pull Monsters Safely (it's faster that way)
You may also be the person to 'pull' the monsters, i.e. attract the monsters initially. Then you must remember: don't be greedy. Too many monsters not only kills you, it also kills your party afterwards. Also, remember to use Mock after you pull the monsters. Otherwise when your teammates start fighting them the monsters will forget you. This is what is called as losing aggro. It happens because mages and archers usually do more damage than fighters. The opposite is keeping or holding aggro, and Mock is your method to do that.
Another worthy move is Devastate. It is an AoE attack that hits and stuns everything in a semicircle in front of you. It does a lot of damage too, and is useful for keeping aggro. But mainly, you will be using mock and attack skills.
DD
A DD means you will be dishing out damage. Fighters, although they cannot do as much damage as archers or mages, they have much more defense and HP and don’t die easily. That is why a fighter DD has its uses.
A DD can and should tank.
Usually a DD fighter will also be able to tank monsters easily. Just don’t take on too many at a time. I suggest, without enhanced armor or scrolls, to take on at most 3 monsters at a time. More and it becomes a stretch. So read the part about the tank for tanking.
Of course at higher levels you can't NOT pull more monsters otherwise your XP will be dead slow.
Careful of bosses!
When facing stronger monsters, like Kingdom Quest bosses or the likes, be careful. They may be able to 1 hit KO you with AoE attacks. The real fighter tanks should be keeping aggro, but it’s the AoE that hits most. So be extra careful.
EDIT: Don't go close. Scroll up and get a buff.
Cleric
Your Class is unique. So do what you are best at: heal.
As a Cleric in a party in all cases you will be healing, unless you get other directions. Clerics are the only type of character that can heal others. Since no-one else can do that, and anyone can attack, you should be the one healing them. Otherwise if no-one heals, the tank dies, and then the monsters hit and kill everyone else. Even if you revive them, it earns you insults and curses. And possibly a place in All the Rage.
Bosses can AoE and stun. So be careful when healing.
When healing during boss bashing, remember to stay away from the boss. Bosses have AoE skills and hit everyone around it a lot. It does a lot of damage even for a full END cleric like you. And then you'll have to heal yourself, and thus distract you from the mission of keeping the real tanker alive. So stay back, and resist the urge to join in and bash!
Only tank reluctantly, when no-one else can.
I must stress again that HEALING is your first priority. But there will be times when you’re the person with the most HP and Defense in your party, or even the Kingdom Quest. Then most reluctantly you will have to tank. I stress again, MOST reluctantly. Only do so if there are many other clerics around who know that THEY have to heal, or if there is no-one else who can face up to the enemy.
When tanking, keep healing yourself when you can. Remember, healing gets aggro, right? Then heal as much as possible, because your healing capacity far exceeds your attacking capacity.
Good etiquettes for clerics: revive and buff when you can. You're not a slave though.
Reviving is also one thing that only clerics can do. So be nice and revive someone who is kissing the floor. In a kingdom quest, revive clerics first. They can then use their revive skill to revive the others. Kind of like a chain. But don’t revive unless you’re safe. No-one wants another dead cleric to revive.
Another point is buffing. When you get to lv 47 you get the coveted Buff called Endure. It increases HP and SP of anyone. I guess you must have seen people ask ‘buff please’, or even did it yourself. Be nice but remember you're not a buff slave
But then, clerics get the most thanks of all the classes, if you do the job properly. So it’s not a thankless job. And clerics get into parties the easiest, exactly because they keep a whole party healthy.
Archer
Don't be overexcited and get killed by a mob.
Whew. As an archer, your use in the party is to deal damage. Use whatever attack has just cooled down. Learn how to use your AOE well. Poison and disease are very nice debuffs to have on enemies, especially bosses. Also remember, you as an archer are quite squishy. Bosses have surprisingly long-range AoE attacks than easily 1-hit kill you. So don't, I repeat, don't go too close! Stay just in range to shoot him.
Kiting: that's an advanced technique that works better at higher levels.
Kiting. That’s what an archer would do at higher levels. With hit-and-run spells, poison and disease to keep on the damage and the move that removes aggro, that’s what archers do best.
EDIT: I no longer suggest the Archer use kiting skills in a party against mass mobs, especially the lv51 Mist skill. If the archer has done too much damage, mock isn't going to be much use...In a party, let the fighter pull if planning to AOE. If fighting something which does 3000 damage, then archers should pull, 1 by 1. (yes, I'm talking about you, evil CC Zombie...)
Be careful of getting aggro before the fighter can keep it!
When in a party, the fighter is pulling monsters, please wait until the fighter uses mock or devastate before you start blasting them with AoE skills. Or else...you'll have all of them on your tail. And to prevent pulling any monster at all, your targeted attacks should preferably be against the same monster the fighter is attacking. Otherwise, you risk attracting the monster's attention. If you can deal with it, fine, but if you can't,
EDIT: BLAME THE FIGHTER. Fighters have enough AOE skills at higher levels to keep aggro if used wisely.
But in the end, soloing/plvling is where archers shine most. They can handle ridiculous mobs...
Mage
Use your AOE if you can, but stay alive.
The mage in a party does damage like the archers. Just one thing. You get Magic Burst at lv 20, but it’s a close-range move. If the fighter is keeping aggro against an army of monsters (happens when you are fighting quest monsters), get close and use the move. You have nothing to fear if the fighter does his job properly. If it’s a boss, and you don’t have full +9 enchanted gear, stay out of AoE range! Stay just close enough to use your long-range spells, and far enough to avoid getting hit by AoE.
EDIT: You get Fireball and Ice Burst, long range AOE moves, later on. Those skills are the god of AOE. Love them!
Be careful of getting aggro before the fighter can keep it!
When in a party, the fighter is pulling monsters, please wait until the fighter uses mock or devastate before you start blasting them with AoE skills. Or else...you'll have all of them on your tail. Make sure you can take a hit or 2 too!
So, that’s about it, have a nice experience in the world of Fiesta!
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