Is Min Maxing Worth It?

[Avidbug]

Say i spent the ENTIRE game playing as an assassin (so maximum physical) but i then swtich to a magic archer at level 200, will i be so bad in the magic department that I wont be able to do any damage? or does it not work like that?

[zadymek]

It works like that.
Except what you describe, the opposite of it, has nothing to do with min-maxing. You talk about leveling stats inappropriate for your vocation.

Some vocations rely on their stats more than others. And just so happens you don't lose all that much Magick in comparison to leveling as Magick Archer. And MA has its own Magick boosting skill as well. But you will definitley feel the lack of MDEF. On the bright side you will have marginally better Health ;)

Now, should you reverse the situation, level as MA and change to Assassin, this will put you in really bad position as Assassin likes its STR very much.

Still there's nothing some periapts can't patch. But the very necessity to patch something will result in some degree of inconvenience.

[Halcyform]

You can mix/max with minimal effort as long as you know what the stat growths are for each vocation and what kind of character you are going for.

I'd say the only real grind here is getting each vocation's rank maxed out so you have access to all augments (which is worth it, imo).

Overall, you shouldn't be held back too much, but you are eventually going to run into certain enemies that are going to give you a hard time if your physical and magical damage/defense isn't where it should be. There's some real potential for a rock, paper, scissors effect to take place if you level up a lopsided character.

One stat you definitely want to pay attention to is stamina. You don't want to short change yourself too much here.

[HeAvY-MeTaL]

Considering the best gear, a Magic Archer with 200 levels in Sorcerer will have just 30% more Magick than one who spent 200 levels in Warrior.

While you should have a focus while leveling (for example, if you want to be a Magic Archer, don't level too much on classes that gain less than 3 magick), you can still level a bit on things like Fighter if you want an Augment.

[MelkorTm]

i dont like using magic or bow. do i still need to play with other vacations. im lvl 30 now with 2 handed warrior.

[MelkorTm]

i dont like using magic or bow. do i still need to play with other vacations. im lvl 30 now with 2 handed warrior.

[Fredericks of Cursewood]

Originally posted by Camiryo:

i dont like using magic or bow. do i still need to play with other vacations. im lvl 30 now with 2 handed warrior.

You probably bought the wrong game then. Unlike Dark Souls, bow and magic are pretty good in this game and in most cases are overpowered. Its fine to level up and go through the main game as fighter or warrior. By the time that you hit the dlc areas, the difficulty kicks up. Fighter and warrior are definitely harder to play in the late game than the other vocations. Mystic Knight or Shield Assassin might still be your style and without over relying on ranged attack.

[Crusader]

short answer: nope

long answer: nope

[Phoenix VII]

Fighter (Dragon's Maw and Full Moon Slash) and Assassin (Masterful Kill, Clairvoyance, and Lycean Sight) are very strong but some enemies (mainly ghosts) are immune to physical attacks and magic weapons just don't have the stats to kill them quickly. If you don't level as a sorcerer at all then your magic attack will be mediocre with anything until late game. Late Game and especially BBI weapons are so powerful that you'll be at least good enough with anything regardless of how you leveled.

[Jay Aitch]

My favorite build for MA is pure assassin with daggers over pure magick or balanced for BBI hard. Immolate is powered by physical attack. Magic bow is strong enough for the smaller melee immunes and everything else will melt.

[MelkorTm]

im playing with full party warrior(me) ranger my pawn, and other 2 pawns 1 buffer healer, 1 dps mages. i never played any rpg games with any range characters neither archer nor wizard kind. i gues i ll continue with my warrior doesnt matter what kind diffulty i ll suffer. i just like beeing in action at close range.

[CasualGamer]

if you are playing normal mode , you have to worry about nothing. Otherwise level 11-100 are most crucial. That is where you get most of your stamina and hitpoints and a major part of your attack and magic attack.

[Jay Aitch]

Just saying pure builds do just fine in MA role. Only one I would personally play with a balanced character is a MK. On normal this doesn't matter, but on hard pures have easier time breaking through damage resistances. That's my experience anyway. Now trying to show off playing on hard. You just make more money that way.

[zadymek]

Originally posted by Jay Aitch:

On normal this doesn't matter, but on hard pures have easier time breaking through damage resistances.

That's not how "Hard" works. It's all about nerfing your stagger and knockdown power and multiplying both HP and Stamina expenses.

What's more, your Pawns still play Normal mode ;)

[The Commendatore]

If your character or your pawn never changes vocation, then sure go for it.

Otherwise, no it's not worth min-maxing.