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Class Comparison

• Fighting Style
  • Melee means uses weapons
  • Magic means uses MP

These are GENERAL notes for the classes. Some Sub-Class's characteristics run counter to the generalities of their class. There are melee styles with AOE skills, there are magic users with melee attacks, etc. Generally every class/sub-class have some version of every skill type and attack style, which (depending on general effectiveness, enemy combatant, or player style) may or may not be used in any given situation. See Sub Class Comparison for more details.

Name	Fighting style	Attack Style	Range	Defense	Speed	Notes
Slayer	Melee	sword sweeps, mobs in front and slightly up and down	Medium	good	Fast	generally good	A really good class if you've never played 2D scrollers before.
Fighters	Melee	handles monsters one-on-one, quickly finishing them and moving on	Close	mediocre, but some skills lend invincibility	Fastest	Harder to play than the Slayer due to the shorter range, but very satisfying damage.
Gunner	Melee	attacks damage in horizontal lines, aiming is important; but good with mobs	Longest	mediocre	Skill dependent	Very few close range skills, thus is best in a party situation. Harder for new players to solo with this class.
Mage	Magic	damage patterns are skill dependent, with a wide variety of skills	Long	poor	Medium	Very low HP and very low defense makes this character very dependent on the skill of the player. There are many different skills to choose from and many different ways to combo the skills.
Priest	Magic/Melee	damage patterns are skill dependent, with the widest variety of skills	All	great	Slow	Can Heal, can evade via skills, can attack from long or short range, can be a Mage or a Melee attacker or simply support, can handle mobs or be excellent at one-on-one. These almost endless opportunities makes planning this class of character ahead of time very very important, as spending sp randomly can easily create a weak character.

SubClass Comparison Table

Name	Class	Usual Range of Fighting	Skill type	Skill sub-type	Difficulty	Notes
Blade Master	Slayer	Middle	Melee	Speed	Entry level	A good character to play if you're new to both this game and 2D scrollers in general.
Soul Bender	Slayer	Middle	Melee	Buff	Entry level	A good character to play if you're new to both this game and 2D scrollers in general
Berserker	Slayer	Middle	Melee	Buff	Beginner	Slightly more difficult than the Soul Bender due to skills sacrificing HP for damage. Very gory animation.
Asura	Slayer	Long	Magic	Nuke	Entry level	The magic-user of the Slayers, however has access to the best defense (Plate Armor). Unfortunately the Plate Armor slows them down somewhat, however this is not a class that needs to be highly mobile.
Striker	Fighter	Close	Melee	Speed	Beginner	The hand-to-hand fighting version of the Blade Master. Fastest of her class, faster than the Blade Master.
Nen Master	Fighter	Middle	Magic	Buff	The magic user of the Fighters.
Grappler	Fighter	Middle	Melee	Nuke	Major skills tend to slam opponents into other opponents for AOE damage.
Brawler	Fighter	Close	Melee	Imbued Weapon	Uses poison. Many of her skills allow her to deal with mobs.
Launcher	Gunner	Long	Melee	Range Nuke Mechanic Long Range Summoner Spitfire Far Elemental Buff Ranger Close, Far Range Buff Elementalist Far Range Magic Nuke Summoner Far Magic Summoner Witch Close, Far Magic Imbued Weapon Battle Mage Close Melee Crusader Close BUFF Monk Close Melee Exorcist Close, Far Magic Nuke Melee Key Range Close : Shortest range Middle : Can be roughly two to three body lengths away Long : Farthest range