I've somewhat read guides on both what is the difference between the two?

MagicOreo wrote:

I've somewhat read guides on both what is the difference between the two?

one uses a bow one is close combat is the most obvious difference

kom4lyf wrote:

MagicOreo wrote: I've somewhat read guides on both what is the difference between the two?   one uses a bow one is close combat is the most obvious difference

that obvious answer makes me feel stupid but i haven't even got on yet

Assassin/Ranger and Hunter/Archer are the "rogue" classes, usually specializing towards 1v1 combat. they are both slow to grind without a party but can typically be the best of the pvp classes when done properly.

if youre just starting on NM i wouldnt recommend either. oracle/priests tend to be the best NMs for end-game usefulness.

you can read these for more info on the classes:

http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=150617
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=221891

Difference = Assassins > Hunters => Assassins FTW
Assassins looks better when female too. NORDEINS ARE FAT!!!!

Avalon_42 wrote:

... Assassins looks better when female too. NORDEINS ARE FAT!!!!

Yes...who wanna kill your little sweet darling assassiness (especially in Stealth)? No one ! And who wanna kill your huge ugly and fat hunteress (without aiming at)?! Every one!!
So I vote for assassins!
P.S.
But NOT in NM, check it in HM or UM.

Avalon_42 wrote:

Difference = Assassins > Hunters => Assassins FTW Assassins looks better when female too. NORDEINS ARE FAT!!!!

I beg to disagree. Ever heard of kiting? When I was lvl 41 UM hunter I dueled a lvl 41 UM sin, I won 6 times, with and without stun cures. Insufficent range baby.

I also vote for hunter ( probably b\c im one ) lol ... But hunter will deal alot of single target damage and fast. The many debuffs will help you on your way to kiting i.e slow , viper sting shot ( drains hp , mp , sp as youre kiting ... also has some other ncie features such as free weapon ele of your choice o.o ... and i cant forget nuke shot which will allow you to kill some um wars or fighters with a much higher lvl than you , it gives a 5 sec no movement and stun effect which cannot be dispelled by pots.

Im sure ppl who play sin will come up with other reasons why you should take sin over hunter but skills aside ill give you a few more reasons.

Hunters are very much used in end game situation as for CT or most any boss. Sins are not used only for luc buff ( thats the case in our guild maybe others found another use idk ) and the one advantage i can say sin has is stealth... but If youre hunter and u 1 vs 1 a sin and u hit him up with viper sting or some kind of dot .. his stealth poof dissappears and as long as u keep distance hes yours.

Now im not knocking sin in this thread i find they pretty cool and take alot of skill since you can really only depend on yourself.But on 2nd hand i would prefer hunter for the reasons stated above.

Assassin ^_^

You kinda have to play the classes to see what you like really.

Get jumped in pvp? stealth, move out ze way of windspin etc =P /town
Home run.
Get exposed and still alive?
Sprint & hope they dont catch you!

Ok that's the cheaters way out but it has to be done sometimes
All you lvl 60UM fighters swinging your swords about O_O

Ok that was lame but, yea play them, try them out, see what you like.
Took me a few classes to find out what was for me.

It's late & i can't think.

Tony has a very good reason for hunters though.
Those ele buffs! [/jealous]

Assassins ... very annoying. More debuffs and skill chains than you could ever hope to use on a single opponent (unless your damage sucks). Did I also mention they have stealth?

Hunters ... Even more annoying. No skill chains, but the couple stun skills they have really make a sin's life miserable. Oh, and Viper Sting Shot knocks out your Stealth too.

My basic rundown when it comes to Sins is thus: VSS, Piercing Shot, Nuke Shot, Rapid Shot. If they're still alive after this it usually means they're pretty good, so I'll drop Bulls Eye and Shower Time. At this point they're usually off Nuke, so kite till they stop moving or pursue till Piercing resets. Doesn't always work (especially if they try to ghost), but it's got a pretty high effectiveness with all but the most stubborn of sins.

Overall in a standup fight Hunter > Sin by a lot. If the Sin manages to stealth Sin > Hunter if the hunter can't find him.