Trickster is actually fun and op

[Nomatter9989]

If you haven't tried trickster, shame on you. For those who say trickster is too slow and inefficient, you probably haven't tried trickster + 2 sorcerers + 1 mage combo.

I am currently in the unmoored world and destroying everything with ease. This is by far the most op and fun combination I've experienced in DD2. I killed two dragons and one Dullaha, and the whole party's HP was still 95% without using any items.

[Shield]

its pretty powerful but the weaknesses it has are the most pronounced of the roster

[Blackfrost]

It's by far the weakest vocation in the game.

[Jamation]

I've been playing one vocation per play through. I'm currently playing trickster. I am not having fun.

It definitely gives a "niche job" vibe where you can tell people that enjoy it will have fun with it, but I find it to be really boring. I've been with it for about 50 hours, understand how to "optimize" it, but I don't find myself having fun. I've read more steam threads and youtube videos during this play through than any other. I've even considered rushing to the end of this NG just to switch vocations.

I don't think there's any shame in not enjoying the same thing as others. Not everything is for everyone.

[mutantspicy]

I enjoyed my time playing the Trickster also. I think the class is riot to play on its own. But it actually works really well in combos for the Warfarer class. Using Trickster ghosts, clouds along side Thief skills and Fighter Skills is very fun and effective. Creating a fake wall then casting spells or shooting arrows is another nifty trick. Trickster is a lot of fun, and forces you to think a bit differently.

[Nomatter9989]

well...trickster is basically a tank without having to tank.
1) you put down your bait and run away (before the combat starts) and Sweeping Shroud to start the combat
2) Aromatic Rally your group
3) use the weapon you get from sphinx to farm gold
5) enjoy the calamity your sorcerers bring to this world (they will sync up their meteor)

After playing 160 hrs. I found this combat style so refreshing.

[IchigoMait]

Just get 1 mage and 3 sorc, and spam seism or whatever op spell. End of story.
Trickster has too many requirements to do anything, and can't do anything without anyone else. Has many tricks, but doesn't do any of 'em well, unless you're in the perfect situation, it's only good for videos, like tik tok videos showing the best of the best, while the rest of their lives is utter misery and depression.
Good on paper, but clunky execution by fishing for the perfect execution.

At least has good outfits.

[risbolla]

sounds like it is sorcerer pawns which are actually op

[Jazzy B]

It feels like a luxury vocation, leaving the three pawns to do all the real work. I like the concept but I don't feel it fits the enemies you face on a regular basis.

Still better than Warrior and Sorcerer though

[No' Name]

go through the story, and get to a part where you're solo as a trickster like I did. You regret ever choosing it, dealing absolutely no damage, and no back up to help you out.

not a bad class, just not ideal for solo quests.

[Catsim]

It's too mindless with the suffocating shroud and aromatic rally. They shouldn't have made it so taking damage dispels the simulacrum so the player can get in and smack enemies with the censer, maybe make it so censer smacks can apply debuffs like lowered defense or attack.

[IcemayneXXV]

Originally posted by Catsim:

It's too mindless with the suffocating shroud and aromatic rally. They shouldn't have made it so taking damage dispels the simulacrum so the player can get in and smack enemies with the censer, maybe make it so censer smacks can apply debuffs like lowered defense or attack.

You can charge it up to make it a range attack which helps.

[saice]

I am happy you are enjoying it.

But for me being a cheer leader while my pawns did all the work got boring for me so after maxing it I just stopped using it

The team buff did come back into use for a little while when I was working on getting wayfairer leveled up.

[Edelgris]

All this comes down to whether or not the Trickster buffs are enough to justify a trickster on the team instead of an additional Sorc.

Anyone got some actual numbers on that?

[Catsim]

Originally posted by IcemayneXXV:

Originally posted by Catsim:

It's too mindless with the suffocating shroud and aromatic rally. They shouldn't have made it so taking damage dispels the simulacrum so the player can get in and smack enemies with the censer, maybe make it so censer smacks can apply debuffs like lowered defense or attack.

You can charge it up to make it a range attack which helps.

That doesn't help the overall design though, that's just suffocating shroud but more tedious. None of the other skills are so good that anyone would ever be like "You know, these other skills are so good it's worth dropping suffocating shroud and manually applying incense with smacks or the charge up spin." Suffocating shroud is just too good, especially since taking any hits makes your simulacrum dispel, so even using the ranged attack is too slow when you're facing tons of enemies (which is 99.9% of all combat encounters)

[[-iD-]]

being a class that just sits back and lets pawns do the work isn't fun for me. i maxed the vocation as soon as i got it thinking it would get better- it doesn't. its a diversion class so your pawns can do their dark business.
if you expect it to be something engaging you'll be sorely disappointed.