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Kain Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:12am
What's the point of the gunlancer ?
I think I fked up by making this apparently useless class... it does 0 dmg and I die in 4-5 hits... I heard it's a tank. I went specialization with combat readiness and barricade... but holy fk... what's the point ? I really don't get it... tell me it gets better later on with gear at least...
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Originally posted by Latarius:
Originally posted by Kain:
I dunno man... I went with blue lancer, played it the whole day yesterday... almost t3... I have spec on every accesory as a stat, got the abyss set for more phys dmg reduction etc... And still when I do a simple solo chaos dungeon, it's just... a pain in my fking ass. Almost dying each run. I heard this class rarely uses pots... but that doesn't seem to be the case (as of now). I will keep gearing it up, maybe.... just maybe... it will get better later. Because now, man, it sucks, can't do anything.

in t1 gunlancer is pretty hard, but at 920 GS its super fun and If you play it right, you have a real "carry everyone" feeling. Im 1395 and its just getting better and better, you are a Rock late game, literally nothing can kill you (except whipe mechs)

You need alot spec and if you get to much dmg then take a necklace with spec + taughness makes a huhge difference, get engravings to + 9 for Supercharge and Precise Dagger, grab a stone with + 6 for the both engravings you just picked before, so you got 2 x 15 (rang 3) engravings, then choose Accesoirs to get your class engravings to rank 1 and the 3rd engraving Baricade to rank 2, means you can take/buy Neck with class skill + 2 and baricade +2, then earings the same means now you will have 6 points in class engraving, and 6 in baricade, with 2 RIng slot left, choose 2 more with +2 for baricade.

Now you have class engraving rank 1 (wich is perfectly fine for blue gunlancer)
Baricade rank 2
Supercharge rank 3
Precise Dagger Rank 3
around 1000 Spec and depending your necklace either 30% crit or 20% crit and 20 - 30% dmg reduction cause toughness

For Skills choose the Charging "spear" attack and the chargable Gunshot (4 times + charge and anti boss ammunition) these you will use right after you have "taunt" the boss so he will Face you and you get bonus dmg for frontal attack, AoE Taunts to 10 will refill your identity for around 30% every 26sec (dont forget to lower your shild before taunting or you will waste the "boost" same works for EVERY blue skill, they dont recharge your shiledbubble while its active)

Use nerias Shield for party protection and for moments you wanna refill your identity meter with the shielld bashes, dont use the "jump" skill, use the shildcharge, its way better and if you use it right in the face of the boss, it deals massive dmg.

The taunt also debuffs the boss and buffs the party members with +12% dmg,
Nerias Shield can be used for either stronger dmg reduction or to decurse debuffs for your team (green middel tripod) debudds like Darkness, burning, bleedings etc
the Counter attack Shield bash is easy to use after a taunt or if you always try to choose a position in front of the boss (boss got blue shining aura means hit the button for a quick stun) and if you pick the tripod with + 25% attack power, you can use a "bleeding" rune later on that skill, cause the bleeding effect will be boosted by the attackpower buff

The other shildbas is for additonal stagger + closegap (if you choose +1m charge) and to DEBUFF 12 % defense for 10 sec.

You will have 1 Slot for free to choose for your own, the red "Guncounter" is pretty nice if you are low on shields in t2 cause you can counter 1 komplete hit, no matter how much dmg or cc effect.

there are 2 more red skills but I recommend the counter for t2 or until you get better and "safer and more stable"

Gunlancer means battlefield controle and hughe burst dmg, most stagger dmg of all classes, "stable bosses-keeping them in place" Big Shilds for your party and an awakening skill with good dmg and alot party protection (+ 100% refill for your identity meter while your shield is ACTIVE)

the Single downside is the Mobility of the class cause the stupid backstep and cause you are slow as ♥♥♥♥, so you have to communicate with your team to take closer spots for mechs for example so you dont have to run far away.

You can "be" a real Tank with a big Gun, or a wet noodle If you prefere to play like the most dmg dealing classes.

BE a TANK, Dont play one !!

(sry for the bad gramma and spelling, usualy Im better, even english isnt my native tongue, but im just to tiered, and If you are complaing, then everything I said, can be found in guides I guess, if you are not to lazy to search for your own. )
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Atena26(PL) Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:19am 
you know it mmo game som classes are meant to be playetd in partys
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Uwingy Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:27am 
XD lmao, gunlance is pretty much one of the most seek class after supports (bards/paladins for now), and yes, it does get better. I do have alt gunlance, and yes it is tough early stages
Last edited by Uwingy; Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:27am
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Kain Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:31am 
Originally posted by Atena26(PL):
you know it mmo game som classes are meant to be playetd in partys

Ofc, that's why I have a pally to support ppl, I expected somewhat the same with the gunlancer to tank for ppl, but that's not really how it works it seems...
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Kampfschwein Fjonda Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:32am 
My main is a 1340 Gunlancer. He can take incredible damage, that's why I took him, that's what I like (have only Heavy Armor by now). But he is so slow and never ever showed up as MVP.
If you want to play ninja squirrel frog take one of the other classes.
If you want to get better watch guides.

There is NO tank in Lost Ark, Gunlancer is just the tankiest.
Utility DPS is what Germany's best Youtuber called the Gunlancer.
And his utility is group shield and tumble
Last edited by Kampfschwein Fjonda; Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:34am
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Kain Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:32am 
Originally posted by Uwingy:
XD lmao, gunlance is pretty much one of the most seek class after supports (bards/paladins for now), and yes, it does get better. I do have alt gunlance, and yes it is tough early stages

That's good to hear... I was hoping it will get better, I boosted it as much as I could, all gear with spec stats for more shields etc, but for now it feels very... I dunno, clunky / squishy. Again, good to hear it gets better but for now... my god :)
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♋Phenex Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:44am 
Team shield, tanky, taunt can interrupt boss attacks, stagger out the wazoo, gunlancer is pretty good.
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Kain Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:47am 
Originally posted by Fjonda:
My main is a 1340 Gunlancer. He can take incredible damage, that's why I took him, that's what I like (have only Heavy Armor by now). But he is so slow and never ever showed up as MVP.
If you want to play ninja squirrel frog take one of the other classes.
If you want to get better watch guides.

There is NO tank in Lost Ark, Gunlancer is just the tankiest.
Utility DPS is what Germany's best Youtuber called the Gunlancer.
And his utility is group shield and tumble

Group shield ? At my point in time seems to only have 1, 2 with the ulti group shields... and that's on big CD... I guess I might try heavy armor for now because barricade seems to be on the more end game part. Ty
Last edited by Kain; Apr 24, 2022 @ 2:48am
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Boink Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:00am 
Originally posted by Kain:

Group shield ? At my point in time seems to only have 1, 2 with the ulti group shields... and that's on big CD... I guess I might try heavy armor for now because barricade seems to be on the more end game part. Ty

Nelia's Blessing with "Survive" skill tree.

If you are dying too fast you might be double tapping your Z turning it off in the process. You should not be dying too fast.
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Frogkiller Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:07am 
You mean the FUnlancer!!
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VeraelHasta Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:39am 
The point of gunlancer is:
1. Party shield.
2. Huge stagger.
3. Taunt which can cancel some attacks (but dunno if it works on Argos and above)
4. Personal Shield - if the boss focuses you, you don't have to move away from most attacks, giving other teammates static target to attack.
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Koukdw Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:45am 
Originally posted by Kain:
I think I ♥♥♥♥ up by making this apparently useless class... it does 0 dmg and I die in 4-5 hits... I heard it's a tank. I went specialization with combat readiness and barricade... but holy fk... what's the point ? I really don't get it... tell me it gets better later on with gear at least...


What gear level are you? It's not that great in t1 and t2 because you lack specialization.

Think about it like that when you are t1 you have 20k hp your shield is only 10k, in t2 you have 45k shield is about 20k. Boss damage dont scale that much however your shield double every tier and your shield generation increase too.

Once you are at t3 and you get at least 1200 spec its super strong you can tank most mechanic. You still have to avoid the big slow one tho. Gunlancer is a dps support, it's quite unique in the lost ark cast. You can help your team while still doing big damage
I also like to use my gunlancer to stop the boss from moving. You can use your taunt to stop him from moving so much when he try to jump or charge it helps other class in your group that don't like the boss moving around so much(back attack class and long casting one like sharpshooter and igniter sorceress)
Last edited by Koukdw; Apr 24, 2022 @ 3:54am
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Blakkrazor Apr 24, 2022 @ 4:20am 
S-tier Class in Korea because they know how to use it. Perhaps some study into the mechanics of the class and game would help? Gunlancer can shrug off mechanics other classes have to resurrect from and land hits that would make a Berserker proud when done correctly. This isn't World of Warcraft or other child's game where you can just stand in one spot and spam abilities on your hotbar until you win. No. This MMORPG actually necessitates some skills a little more challenging than; Don't stand in fire. But, it sounds like that would already be your undoing.
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Pozzy Vibes GGHF :) Apr 24, 2022 @ 4:27am 
you should stick with it, raid teams enjoy you being in front of the boss ready to counter and take hits. You are highly durable and can often be the last man standing.
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Obsidian Apr 24, 2022 @ 4:30am 
Originally posted by Blakkrazor:
S-tier Class in Korea because they know how to use it. Perhaps some study into the mechanics of the class and game would help? Gunlancer can shrug off mechanics other classes have to resurrect from and land hits that would make a Berserker proud when done correctly. This isn't World of Warcraft or other child's game where you can just stand in one spot and spam abilities on your hotbar until you win. No. This MMORPG actually necessitates some skills a little more challenging than; Don't stand in fire. But, it sounds like that would already be your undoing.
You can overgear and then only mechanics that matter is wipe mechanics so yeah it its child's game fella
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tankanidis Apr 24, 2022 @ 4:38am 
Originally posted by Kain:
I think I ♥♥♥♥ up by making this apparently useless class... it does 0 dmg and I die in 4-5 hits... I heard it's a tank. I went specialization with combat readiness and barricade... but holy fk... what's the point ? I really don't get it... tell me it gets better later on with gear at least...

Gunlancer is a normal class with a hard to use backward step instead of a dodge roll

UNTIL

You use skills that shield you, your awakening skill, your shield skill that uses the purple line meter (puts the bubble on you and makes you walk slow like turtle), your taunt that stops the boss mid attack, your counter skill to slap the blue glow off bosses

Once you use the right engravings/skills/tripods it becomes a 'tankier' class that can choose what mechanics to step out of or stay in (if you got a shield up you can just tank the damage/mechanics)

you can provide a lot of buffs to your team while doing all this too

BUT

This class is one that either requires A LOT of trial and error or even more dreaded... Looking up class guides on youtube etc

I play a purple lancer (mix of red and blue skills) and its heaps of fun, but if you don't take the double jump skill/tripod + the charge with speed boost you feel too slow to even play or hit like wet noodle without the right skill setup (with the right skills you clear AOE just fine like most classes)
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