Is Archery Viable in PvP?

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So every MMO/RPG game I have played I always rolled a ranged damage class. So naturally I picked the Archer for this game.

My concern though, being that PvP is a huge aspect of why I play MMO's, is will Archery as a main framework be viable in PvP.

Just as a bit of theory crafting I think it is very possible that it could be.

The build that I am thinking of going with, for now, is something along the lines of:

Sure Shot, maxed always
modified with the AoE ability - reason being that having a chance to do an AoE stun is very powerfull in PvP especially if a few melee are trying to zerg anyone on my team, or me for that matter.

Now I went with flight as my travel skill for 1 because its amazing for kiting/avoiding melee damage, and also I have a pretty strong feeling that teleport is gonna get a nerf thrown its way pretty soon.

Also I am using Regen instead of Quarry for obvious reasons.

For my stats, I am going full Dex/Ego for lots of crits, and when I do crit, it will be hard.

So far this is working out great in PvE obviously. But if you guys have any recommendations for other stats/powers I should be looking into, I'd appreciate the input

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Sonic Arrow's range is a bit too short for PvP, and it's getting a nerf to its energy cost on the test server.

Currently the only archery seen in PvP is Taser Arrow on all of the FotM builds.

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I guess I can see what your saying, but with regen its easy enough to replenish energy anyways.

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Dex/Int super stats ...... some Ego gear if ya want.

Sonic Arrow rank 3 is good. Can't give ya my whole build but at lvl21 there's ways to make it do 1k damage in balanced easily.

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I'm seeing a ton of archery builds now in PvP. But mostly taser arrows followed by some super effin' damage spike. :) Haha I'm not sure what it is as I haven't delved into archery myself, but there are plenty of PvPers that use arrows.

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Looks like I'm going to reroll rather than saving to respec. Care to explain the benefit of INT I don't really understand the tool tip I suppose.

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Also I have to say in B.A.S.H nothing is more fun then finding low hp guys and Focus Shotting them with my Dex/Ego build. 1.6k crit easily in the 21-30 range is VERY nice. Especially when I have 30% crit chance. Also have flight so you can be far away to take much less damage and have a greaer vantage point for spotting low hp people.

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ATM, Archery provides the best burst dmg in the game I've seen so far. I can hit 900 dmg crits with a Level 14 archer. The disadvantage are buildup times. This is the type of class you would like to play if you enjoy sneaking up behind someone, locking them down, and nuking the hell out of them.

Ninjagank playstyle all the way. Not for people who like to "be in your face."

Archery is getting nerfed though.