U can use ur hatchet in ranged mode really

@@Jin-fz8ti yeah the hatchet is great for medium range but i struggle a bit with the longer range stuff

is it still better to use arrows once you get out of the newbie range? Assuming higher tiered crafted arrows would do more damage?

@@kageshiOP I mean it depends. If all you are doing is aggroing mobs to you to cut them down with the greatsword then there is no need for better arrows as no arrow does just find pulling. But making arrows is an easy way to level engineering and on most servers aren't profitable to sell at low tiers so if you got them they don't take weight so might as well use what you make or come across.

@@JohnDavis-be1sj was asking for an archer xD

Im with u. Going to do ironman and actually play the game

@@Dimitripersson kudo's to you!

@@SF_Savitar i cant tell if u are being sarcastic :)

@@Dimitripersson no man i mean legit kudo's to you i played new world for bout 500 + hours and im gonna fresh start too , take my time and do some side things ect level diffrent weapons and focus more on gathering

@@SF_Savitar hehe okay. The internet has made me a pessimist :D Happy to hear you are going to play fresh as well. Really hope it wont just get over run, by dull companies wanting to dominate a server.

why not hatchet blunder?

@@salihkizildag Haven't tried it.

What u just said people should take note on im going to train weapons i want / do mining and duo progress with my friend!

@Savitar Don't take this the wrong way, but why would you want to do this on a fresh start server? To me there would be so many downsides to this approach and no upside. From my understanding the biggest advantage to the fresh start server is to give players the opportunity to help their factions fight for territory. Which on existing servers feels futile for many. In order to do that you have to keep up with the masses, otherwise your going to get left behind and have that issue still. Not to mention adding in more ore competition, if you want to slow down and mine then from my experience the competition for that stuff is far less then what it was. Like the OP stated, he just runs chest runs and mutated dungeons. There aren't many geared people that go out and spend hours mining iron ore. If you want to just slow down and enjoy the game, I would recommend joining an existing server. With progressing as a duo have one of you spec to heal and the other spec to tankish build so you can easily fill expeditions.

Yes it's definitely doable and strong. However the build will need to differ from the standard healer build. You will need to focus heavily on void blade build for leveling, it's gonna give you the best capacities for that. And after you leveled, you can easily swap your build for healing.

you wanna play together?

@@opusomusdayum8770 I would but I don’t have a consistent schedule to play! But good luck to you and me haha!!

I was wondering why they wouldn’t just make it dual hatchets or something. One just doesn’t look right imo

You could slot an amber gem in the bow and stack focus, but you would definitely lose some of the DPS from the Bow doing that. I would not recommend stat splitting with lower level gear and limited attribute points. That being said, doing this would give you faster queue times for expeditions as I am sure finding healers that aren't already pocket healing for a group is going to be an issue. Wonder how easy at the start it would be to find tier II cut flawed amber gem. That might be an issue in and of itself.

word on the street is that bow is getting a nerf soon and that musket is getting buffed. might check into it all before deciding, i was considering it as well

@@QuantumFlux_22 For me the bow nerf is more of a buff when it takes affected. the charged attack being .33 and the explosive arrow getting increase is great

its for faster progression. If you have a quest that needs killing 10 wolfs and a ton of people are there its going to be faster just to tag the mobs with a ranged weapon instead of fighting with other players.

@@eliaseriksen7542 Gotcha

GS / bow is NUTTY Pve and PVP

@@SF_Savitar yeah i was also planning on gs\bow, was thinking maybe hatchet bow could be fun but for fresh start the gs has an insane legendary(Blade of the 19th) u can easily get with quest so its probably easier to start with. I'm gonna try to get some pvp gear from arena after that could be solid starter.

I am using GS / Bow and it’s insane.

@@groovelife415 hi are you 50-50 strength and dexterity in term of attributes or did you go full strength

​@@hopessdopess went heavy dex. Turns you into a powerhouse.

I find it's gameplay refreshing. And I've always been a fan of gathering.

Casting is fun to play, but compared to any melee build they’re pathetically weak.

I think im going for spear bow too / allthough some GS on the side ^-^

@Savitar Not a bad idea for a GS on side tbh. Best of luck on fresh ✌🏽

U have mana problems ALL THE TIME this is a BEST tierlist firestaff aint it for early AT ALL trust me

I like ice/void. Pull as much as possible, storm, void blade. If mana is ever a concern chug a mana pot...mana food helps. But I don't have mana issues. I will swap to fire when fighting corruption areas. Honestly love it, find it very fast and I love the challenge of aoe pulls.

@@PreacherDPT Definitely a non-meta build where you can easily find gear while leveling. I'm a huge fan of Spear/Bow, but have always wanted to focus mage-leveling.

I’m currently leveling a fire / ice mage as well. I love the fighting style. The only downside so far at level 30 is that it’s extremely hard to find good gear from drops or rewards. When you’re melee they are throwing new gear at you almost every quest it seems. You go ages without getting anything for a mage build.