Merc

I recently move bushido from my swordsman to my archer. But I am having problems with lighting strike. Both my swordsman and my archer are at 115 in skill points (waiting for the gold to take to 120). With my swordsman everytime I cast lighting strike I hit my target about 97% of the time. But with my archer it is more like 50% at this rate why even honor them. Actualy my archer has more HCI then my swordsman. I do not have 45 HCI more like 20 but casting lighting strike max the HCI out...right? I have a damage incease of 45 not counting the bow(which I think is 50) and I am at 144 dex but when I hit I don't do a lot of damage. WHAT IS GOING ON? Here is my template:

115 Archery
105 Chiv
102 Spellweaving
100 Bushido
100 Focus
108 Tactics
80 Med

str 90
dex 144
mana 61

Ally

I'm not good with temps, but here's my archer and she rarely misses. Purely PvM though. Hubby used to PvP with her too..

Archery 120
Bushido 120
Chiv 80
Focus 100
Heal 100
Tact 100
Anat 100

120/135/20
43 HCI

Maybe bring up your strength? Doesn't that add to the damage you make? I have high mana leech weps, that's why I only have 20 int (55 mana). You have spellweaving though, that's uses a lot of mana right?

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antiochian

Can you really get any benefit from "focus" ?. Hearing a lot that its useless..

I have 40% ML bow, but always mana hungry. Can't find a good bow with high ML + SSI or HCI

Merc

Well I dropped spellweaving and I am adding anatomy and resist. I went to stractics combat guide and without anatomy I am lossing the extra damge.

Cymbria Devereux

I never bothered with focus and those of my family who had the skill have given it up for others more useful. I suppose if someone had very low dexterity they may find it necessary.

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Merc

I don't have low dex. My dex 144.

jfk

Personally, I find focus on a bush/chiv archer to be a total waste of points. Actually, I find focus a waste on pretty much any character. For the same 100 points (hypothetically), I could put on 100 Meditation and get 10 MR rather than the 5 that GM focus gives. Furthermore, if stamina becomes an issue, one Divine Fury and voila, you're back at max stamina, while regenerating the mana you burned twice as fast as with the same level of focus. Overall, I just don't see any use for it. JMO.