The Formation I began with when I first started PvP'ing was the following:
BT* Swd Vik
Arch Art Gun
Shm Main Monk
* I had a spear in this spot before I switched to BT.
At low levels of PvP, this was a decent snipe build. In Div 14-18, this build could successfully snipe main characters, without even touching any other mercs. My win rate with it was about 55% - not stellar, but at least its on the better side of 50%.
As I moved up in Division, the ability to snipe main characters gradually disappeared. For a few weeks I continued to play with this formation with a terrible win-loss ratio. It was time to move on.
Last weekend I watched the Titan matches - low and behold, two bow mains were in the finals - Sharingan and SaraPhoenix.
Sharingan's Formation:
Spr Sptn Spr
Can Invt Orac
Exo Mnk Main
SaraPhoenix's Formation:
Sptn Exo Main
Vik Prph Mnk
DA Mnk Orac
Sharingan's build, I think, was designed for stun. Sara's build was clearly designed for survivability. Of the two strategies, I would say Sara's was far more effective - her matches were won by killing two or three enemy mercs, and then keeping all of her's up. I did not see Sara's build effectively finish a main character in the 4 matches of her's I watched. That being said, Sharingan won in the end.
My next build is going to be a take on Sara's build. I won't be front-lining my main as she did as my level is not quite right for that yet. I am also not high enough level at this point to recruit a spartan, or have a Dark Archer or Northern Viking, so I am going to substitute as follows:
BT Exo Vik
Main Prph Mnk
Arch Mnk Orac
I'll keep updating on my progress as I get my new mercs levelled and some FL matches in.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Introduction to this Blog
I have been playing Atlantica Online for about 1.5 months. In that time, I have made many mistakes with my formation and mercenary selection. I turned to the internet to find a comprehensive place to view different formations for my bow main, but soon found that the information I was looking for was scattered.
This blog will be a place to view many different bow main builds, and get mine, and my reader's take on them.
I truly hope it will be a helpful resource for my bow main comrades.
Cheers,
Ratan - Delphi Server
P.S. - I have installed the video gadget on this page, which is currently displaying MyAtlantica's video channel - some of the best Free League videos on youtube. Enjoy.
This blog will be a place to view many different bow main builds, and get mine, and my reader's take on them.
I truly hope it will be a helpful resource for my bow main comrades.
Cheers,
Ratan - Delphi Server
P.S. - I have installed the video gadget on this page, which is currently displaying MyAtlantica's video channel - some of the best Free League videos on youtube. Enjoy.
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