Vik's Collector Tips - Revision history

GrumpyGecko: /* It's a trap (For Collector/Ranger players) */ fixed typo

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‎It's a trap (For Collector/Ranger players): fixed typo

GrumpyGecko at 17:20, 9 June 2021

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Lynnsane: /* Sentinel */

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‎Sentinel

GrumpyGecko: /* /mem classes overview and rating */

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‎/mem classes overview and rating

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‎/mem classes overview and rating

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‎/mem classes overview and rating

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‎/mem classes overview and rating

GrumpyGecko: /* Sentinel */

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‎Sentinel

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   Crafted: Observer ward x1
-Equipping an Observer Ward in you Off Hand slot, works basically like regular traps. Going to quest with it can set up the Observer Ward. But instead of players from enemy castles triggering it, the Observer Ward will be triggered by a questing player of the same castle. If the Ward is triggered, the player who set it up gets a buff for 30min which increases the chance for encounters after quests. AKA: Go questing with the buff again, finish all encounters and enjoy all the bonus XP you get from it. Investing the gold to buy the Observer Ward in the first place pays off once you gain decently more XP in the following quests. Also: you don_'t need to equip an Observer Ward in every quest. Equip it once, wait for it to trigger, then go questing like you'd normally do. The buff will stay and there is no need to refrest the buff by setting up another ward directly after the first one.
+Equipping an Observer Ward in you Off Hand slot, works basically like regular traps. Going to quest with it can set up the Observer Ward. But instead of players from enemy castles triggering it, the Observer Ward will be triggered by a questing player of the same castle. If the Ward is triggered, the player who set it up gets a buff for 30min which increases the chance for encounters after quests. AKA: Go questing with the buff again, finish all encounters and enjoy all the bonus XP you get from it. Investing the gold to buy the Observer Ward in the first place pays off once you gain decently more XP in the following quests. Also: you don't need to equip an Observer Ward in every quest. Equip it once, wait for it to trigger, then go questing like you'd normally do. The buff will stay and there is no need to refrest the buff by setting up another ward directly after the first one.
 =Acknowledgements=
 Thank you for helping me write this article: @Lynnsane, @SwaSyx, @dagger_Mike, @GeniusStupid, @LCShotz, @crajk, @MMaireke, @SmtgheCk, @Orangenherz

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−	This is a page with several random tricks and tips about playing the collector class.	+	This is a page with several random tricks and tips about playing the collector class. If you want to read the Spanish translation of this text, follow: [[Consejos de Vik para los Collectors]]. Thanks to [[User:TEG]], [[User:Andytu]], [[User:Dream]], [[User:TagedHard]] for translating all this!
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	Disclaimer: this page contains my personal opinions. If you disagree with something or you have comments on it, please let me know!		Disclaimer: this page contains my personal opinions. If you disagree with something or you have comments on it, please let me know!

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 Being a Sentinel/Collector or Collector/Sentinel adds the "Trader" game mechanic to the game play, in other words the trader appears after a caught foray and offers to trade a decent amount of a resources for 2💰 per resource. This is a very nice way to deal with overflowing stock and inventory. Just trade your silver ore or sticks for some gold. The trader gives more gold per resource than selling it for 1💰 in exchange, so it's always worth it to take his offer to trade. Make sure you always have a few hundred of a single resource type ready. Of course this requires catching forays and needs some quick reactions of the players, when a notification  of the game comes in.
 Just as it applies for Knight/Collector, using "Off-Hand mastery" works perfectly in addition to shield mastery and the effects stack up and it gives +3🛡Def per skill level in OHM.
-A real problem with this combination, is also the management of Skill Points (SP). Both base classes require skilling some important skills. But there are not enough HP to skill everything. You'll need to decide to skip on a few certainly normally relevant skills (Broker, Labeling, Tactics, Shield Mastery...) which would normally be part of the SP-build -- but the combination forces to focus on even more relevant skills.
+A real problem with this combination, is also the management of Skill Points (SP). Both base classes require skilling some important skills. But there is not enough SP to skill everything. You'll need to decide to skip on a few certainly normally relevant skills (Broker, Labeling, Tactics, Shield Mastery...) which would normally be part of the SP-build -- but the combination forces to focus on even more relevant skills.
 ==Master classes==

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 | Knight
 | style="background-color:orange" | <b>Medium</b>
-| * Decent XP gain when holding pledges <br> * being relevant in battles due to high attack stats <br> * very good chances to get top rankings in arena (<code>/top5</code>) <br> * no need to keep track of ammo
+| * Decent XP gain when holding pledges <br> * being relevant in battles due to high attack stats <br> * very good chances to get top rankings in arena (<code>/top5</code>) due to using a real off hand weapon which gives bonus attacks in arena fights <br> * no need to keep track of ammo
 | *possibly frustrating battle reports when starting to compare with Knight/Alchs or Knight/Rangers <br> * needing to keep pledges <br> * not many skill points left over to skill QoL things like "Broker" or "Labeling" (helping with inventory management) <br> * Synergy effects with "Off-Hand mastery" and "Dagger mastery" when using daggers
 | for semi-active players with a preference to attack
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 | Sentinel
 | style="background-color:green" | <b>Low</b>
-| * average level up times <br> * decent defensive stats <br> * synergy with "Off-Hand mastery" when using a shield (more defense) <br> * advantages in arena due to using a real off hand weapon (chances for top rankings in <code>/top5</code>) <br> * Will always have available resources to give to the trader. <+r> * Trader cleans inventory and gives good gold and XP
+| * average level up times <br> * decent defensive stats <br> * synergy with "Off-Hand mastery" when using a shield (more defense) <br> ** very good chances to get top rankings in arena (<code>/top5</code>) due to using a real off hand weapon which gives bonus attacks in arena fights <br> * Will always have available resources to give to the trader. <+r> * Trader cleans inventory and gives good gold and XP
 | * not many synergy effects between thee two classes <br> * will never reach defensive stats of Sentinel/Alchs or Sentinel/Rangers <br> * not enough SP to skill all relevant skills <br> * even such problems with SP management, that some other nice to have skills have to be unskilled (Broker, Labeling, Tactics, Shield Mastery...) <br> * shield mastery very weak and almost useless after L50
 | for less active-players with a preference to defend

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 | Sentinel
 | style="background-color:green" | <b>Low</b>
-| * average level up times <br> * decent defensive stats <br> * synergy with "Off-Hand mastery" when using a shield (more defense) <br> advantages in arena due to using a real off hand weapon (chances for top rankings in <code>/top5</code>) <br> * Will always have available resources to give to the trader. <+r> * Trader cleans inventory and gives good gold and XP
+| * average level up times <br> * decent defensive stats <br> * synergy with "Off-Hand mastery" when using a shield (more defense) <br> * advantages in arena due to using a real off hand weapon (chances for top rankings in <code>/top5</code>) <br> * Will always have available resources to give to the trader. <+r> * Trader cleans inventory and gives good gold and XP
 | * not many synergy effects between thee two classes <br> * will never reach defensive stats of Sentinel/Alchs or Sentinel/Rangers <br> * not enough SP to skill all relevant skills <br> * even such problems with SP management, that some other nice to have skills have to be unskilled (Broker, Labeling, Tactics, Shield Mastery...) <br> * shield mastery very weak and almost useless after L50
 | for less active-players with a preference to defend

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 | * average level up times <br> * decent defensive stats <br> * synergy with "Off-Hand mastery" when using a shield (more defense) <br> advantages in arena due to using a real off hand weapon (chances for top rankings in <code>/top5</code>) <br> * Will always have available resources to give to the trader. <+r> * Trader cleans inventory and gives good gold and XP
 | * not many synergy effects between thee two classes <br> * will never reach defensive stats of Sentinel/Alchs or Sentinel/Rangers <br> * not enough SP to skill all relevant skills <br> * even such problems with SP management, that some other nice to have skills have to be unskilled (Broker, Labeling, Tactics, Shield Mastery...) <br> * shield mastery very weak and almost useless after L50
-| for afk-players with a preference to defend
+| for semi-active-players with a preference to defend
 |-
 | Blacksmith
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 | * Weapon mastery can be used in combination with Blunt mastery to increase attack stats <br> * Potion crafting gives independent extra XP very day
 | * Collection and Alchemy skill kill each other. Alchemy overwrites loot drop slots with herbs. <br> * won't find part and recipes due to Perception being tied to Collection (which gets canceled by Harvest)
-|  an alchemist who wants to level up faster than his pure class and not interested in resource/part/recipe drops
+|  for an alchemist who wants to level up faster than his pure class and is not interested in resource/part/recipe drops
 |-
 |}