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Valkyrie is a PVE grinding machine

IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
in Black Desert Online
I started as a Wiz and took it to level 33 so far. Then a Ranger and then a Sorceress both at 30.

They're all pretty good although squishy... but compared to the Valk I now have at level 28 there is no comparison. I hardly ever even have to use Guard. Shield Throw + Spinning Shield absolutely wrecks everything while CCing it.


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  • MikehaMikeha Member EpicPosts: 9,196
    Tried Wizard, Beserker, Warrior and Sorcerer in beta. Rolled a Valkyrie at launch and have not looked back. 
  • KyarraKyarra Member UncommonPosts: 789
    Been stuck horse taming instead of leveling, but my ranger is my highest at the moment, but might level up my baby Valk soon :)
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719

    @Kyarra ;

    Curious about a couple of things... are you just running your horses from Trent to Vellia to level them? I have a male and female T2 at level 10 and my T3 male from the package deal is level 12... should I wait to level 20 to breed or is the new, gentler RNG producing good results with breeding in the teen levels?
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  • VolgoreVolgore Member EpicPosts: 3,872
    Iselin said:
    I started as a Wiz and took it to level 33 so far. Then a Ranger and then a Sorceress both at 30.

    They're all pretty good although squishy... but compared to the Valk I now have at level 28 there is no comparison. I hardly ever even have to use Guard. Shield Throw + Spinning Shield absolutely wrecks everything while CCing it.


    What is your take on the Sorc in comparison to the other classes you tried?

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    edited March 2016
    DMKano said:
    Volgore said:
    Iselin said:
    I started as a Wiz and took it to level 33 so far. Then a Ranger and then a Sorceress both at 30.

    They're all pretty good although squishy... but compared to the Valk I now have at level 28 there is no comparison. I hardly ever even have to use Guard. Shield Throw + Spinning Shield absolutely wrecks everything while CCing it.


    What is your take on the Sorc in comparison to the other classes you tried?

    Sorc is bottom of the list for PvE in the beginning.
    Squishy and sucky AoE = teh lose


    Has strong 1v1 though and in very skilled hands is deadly in PvP. 
    Nah... beginning the Ranger is far worse until she gets the explosive shot combo at level 20, then she can really start AOEing. Before that the only AOE she has is on cooldown, hits a small area and she has to stand still to use it.

    The Sorc gets much better AOE early and you can pretty well get by using Claws of Darkness (level 1), Dark Wave (level 15) and Shard Explosion (also level 1) to both deal a ton of damage at close range AND regenerate a ton of mana at the same time... all while being very mobile.

    I'd say around level 30 the Ranger starts to pull away but the Sorc is no slouch if used properly from range.
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  • VolgoreVolgore Member EpicPosts: 3,872
    Thank you for the input.

    What i am really missing is some dark magic caster, but more like a debuffer and CCer. Curses, slows, crippling touch, life leach, vermin swarms etc.
    Not putting out DPS in first place, but still a class you'd rather avoid to run into in PvP.

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    DMKano said:
    Ranger does suck early on but still the levels go so quick does it really matter under 50?


    Yeah. To me they do for a couple of reasons: I never rush to end game and I like getting into the groove of a class early.
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  • OptionalsOptionals Member UncommonPosts: 5
    Have to agree - I found it insanely easy to level up, whether it was with a party or solo. Purely because of the shield throw and its upgrade. Even at level 50, I'm still out-damaging other people in my guild that have better gear. Plus the animation stun that it has is crazy useful.
    The only problem I found is when it comes to world bosses, [Not the summon scrolls, the actual world bosses] basically every ranged class wins out since they don't need to get too close to do damage, hence avoiding the 1-hit kill issue.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Yeah, that's a common complaint about world bosses from all melee or short range classes.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Another thing I really like about this game that's different from most other MMOs is that the same ability damage is either spread out among all the mobs you're fighting or concentrated on just one if that's what you're doing.

    The same ability is useful for AOE grinding or single target where it does all the damage to the one target.

    It's what makes Shield Throw with the added Spinning Shield such a useful all-purpose ability. It's 10 hits on a single target when used on a scroll boss or violent mob if you manage to isolate it.

    I've soloed just-purple to me violent mobs with it much easier than with any of the other classes I've tried.
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  • LacedOpiumLacedOpium Member EpicPosts: 2,327
    edited March 2016
    Iselin said:
    Another thing I really like about this game that's different from most other MMOs is that the same ability damage is either spread out among all the mobs you're fighting or concentrated on just one if that's what you're doing.

    The same ability is useful for AOE grinding or single target where it does all the damage to the one target.

    It's what makes Shield Throw with the added Spinning Shield such a useful all-purpose ability. It's 10 hits on a single target when used on a scroll boss or violent mob if you manage to isolate it.

    I've soloed just-purple to me violent mobs with it much easier than with any of the other classes I've tried.

    This is just one of many small feature details in BDO that show that the developers knew what they were doing when they developed this game.  Every time I play the game I am pleasantly amazed by the attention to detail they put into every aspect of this game.  You can tell great thought was put into it.  I sort of feel sorry for those people that are not able to see it because their game play preferences do not fit with what BDO has to offer. There is no game out right now that comes anywhere near the level of depth in BDO.  And its going to only get better, if that's even possible.  I seriously doubt there will be any coming out that will match it any time soon.  
  • LacedOpiumLacedOpium Member EpicPosts: 2,327
    edited March 2016
    DMKano said:
    Iselin said:
    Another thing I really like about this game that's different from most other MMOs is that the same ability damage is either spread out among all the mobs you're fighting or concentrated on just one if that's what you're doing.

    The same ability is useful for AOE grinding or single target where it does all the damage to the one target.

    It's what makes Shield Throw with the added Spinning Shield such a useful all-purpose ability. It's 10 hits on a single target when used on a scroll boss or violent mob if you manage to isolate it.

    I've soloed just-purple to me violent mobs with it much easier than with any of the other classes I've tried.

    This is just one of many small feature details in BDO that show that the developers knew what they were doing when they developed this game.  Every time I play the game I am pleasantly amazed by the attention to detail they put into every aspect of this game.  You can tell great thought was put into it.  I sort of feel sorry for those people that are not able to see it because their game play preferences do not fit with what BDO has to offer. There is no game out right now that comes anywhere near the level of depth in BDO.  And its going to only get better, if that's even possible.  I seriously doubt there will be any coming out that will match it any time soon.  




    So no game right now that has the depth of BDO?

    And its hardly possible that it can get better?

    And you seriously doubt that any game can match this anytime soon?


    That is some strong koolaid right there.



    I don't thing anyone in their right mind would even question that, well, except you.  Instead of questioning it though, why don't you come up with an MMORPG that is deeper than BDO?  Make it good.  We wouldn't want you to be the one drinking that kool-aid. 
  • LacedOpiumLacedOpium Member EpicPosts: 2,327
    edited March 2016
    DMKano said:
    Iselin said:
    DMKano said:
    Ranger does suck early on but still the levels go so quick does it really matter under 50?


    Yeah. To me they do for a couple of reasons: I never rush to end game and I like getting into the groove of a class early.
    We're all different - I always rush to end game /shrug.

    That's shallow dude.   I expected more from you.  BTW, how would you know the meaning of depth in a game when your thing is to rush to end game?

    /smh
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  • spikers14spikers14 Member UncommonPosts: 531
    At 48, I'm finding serker quite easy to manage in pve, with very few mob exceptions. Maybe not the fastest, but deceptively simple. 
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