well let me clarify, I haven't partied on drk i've been soloing; I've been engaging then using ranged attack on far away mobs to pull as a possible extra hit, then the scythe hit use about two bolts. I'm trying to raise marksmanship on drk since my marksmanship was about 8 now its 15(still lolworthy but raising).
If i was in a party I would bring a ranged weapon in case I had to pull in order to save mp for drains, as there are better and more preferrred jobs if they aren't there then really I'm not going to say no to pulling.
I wasn't really complaining about scythe delay being low either...I don't plan to keep marksmanship capped on drk, it's just a raise to when I pick thief up back again at 25 I won't have to spend as much time skilling up solo or getting hits exping.
As drks have a D skill in marksmanship no it doesnt make much sense to see them with ziska's and such when they can be using the later items you mentioned, it's just for low levels where the gaps between skills aren't so evident until later levels.
As thieves have a C marksmanship it would probrably be for those levels until the evasion of mobs start to pick up drastically.
I'm not even sure if I am taking drk to 75 at best I'll be taking it to 40 or 37 for the moment since I have a few other jobs to level as well as subs >_>;
Although yes I should be using a gaxe, scythe is mostly a skill up for bst
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