Why play Acrobat over Sharpshooter?

[Joequel]

Sharpshooter has better DPS, more AoE, and can do it all safely in the back.

I figured that Acrobat would do more damage over time since she seems to have to put herself in a more vulnerable position, apparently I was wrong.

What is the perk for Acrobat?


(And I swear if any of you say "for fun" I'm going to murder you :]).

[Nexuun]

Well, Acrobats are better at 1v1 PvP than Bowmasters hands down. The thing is bowmasters "have to do it all safely in the back." In close-confrontations bowmasters show squishyness & weakness at extremely noticeable levels. Acrobats are built for longer combos and their Tempest class has 21% evade. In 1v1 PvP your skills all start un-charged, so you have to wait for your strong skills like arrow barrage and ultimates to get out of cooldown. By the time they're recharged you're in a difficult position in which you'll have to use ankle shot+stunning shot to set up for your ultimate(that is if people decide to use them a lot in na DN.

[Stream]

The perk is moving faster and looker cooler and doing better in PvP.

[StaleOreos]

I just think they look cooler and I'm more into close combat.

[Joequel]

Bleh so it's a PvP class...

[Jestr]

Not everyone can play a Sharpshooter properly.
The game has a variety of play styles to suit players with different tastes.

Acrobats are for those that enjoy weaving around their foes and setting up huge combos.
Sharpshooters are for those who prefer to stand back and be a mobile cannon.

Also, Acrobats are better at 1v1 PvP, Sharpshooters at PvE. In group PvP, it's a little more equal, based more on skill.

Originally Posted by Joequel

Bleh so it's a PvP class...

As can be said with any of the Melee classes. Swordsman, Mercenary, Paladin, and Acrobat have an edge in 1v1 PvP.

[gallowsCalibrator]

I generally dislike PvP, I'm just playing for the aerial combos.

[Suppi]

Originally Posted by Nexuun

Well, Acrobats are better at 1v1 PvP than Bowmasters hands down. The thing is bowmasters "have to do it all safely in the back." In close-confrontations bowmasters show squishyness & weakness at extremely noticeable levels. Acrobats are built for longer combos and their Tempest class has 21% evade. In 1v1 PvP your skills all start un-charged, so you have to wait for your strong skills like arrow barrage and ultimates to get out of cooldown. By the time they're recharged you're in a difficult position in which you'll have to use ankle shot+stunning shot to set up for your ultimate(that is if people decide to use them a lot in na DN.

tl;dr - SS lack decent combos (why combo when you can just slam a nuke into their face)

Originally Posted by Jestr

Sharpshooters are for those who prefer to stand back and be a mobile cannon.

Pssh common misconception. SS can easily fight stuff up close till we start taking into picture the final skills like that long range volley. At 24 cap... a SS can and probably will find situations where standing in close proximity would actually be beneficial.

Screw standing back; I'm gonna stare this manticore in the eye and peck it to death with arrows.

[Singing]

Well, don't know about others, but I alt an acrobat, because she has awesome escaping skills, letting her not get caught by monsters (except maybe large aoe), is able to poke from far, but is still technically a melee class (or close to it in play style I believe). Very dynamic play style in my opinion

Haven't tried pvp, so skip that! And yea, as everyone else is saying, awesome fun combos!

[Kuzonoha]

why would you? maybe because you want to murder anyone that you catch in your combos on PvP XD