tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post5022496718057752485..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Running Shai : Black Desert OnlineBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-70626198413048285932019-06-29T13:14:45.316+01:002019-06-29T13:14:45.316+01:00Shai awakening is a guitar (or lute, most likely):...Shai awakening is a guitar (or lute, most likely): so a female hobbit Minstrel :). Awakening is not released yet, but has been announced.<br /><br />I find my Shai very strong in combat: at lvl 50 I had her fighting at lvl 56+ zones, and she clears faster than my lvl 58 Lahn does. She gets additional damage against larger mobs, she has self-heals, and doesn't seem to lack for accuracy - there's no other class I'd take into a 56+ zone as a fresh level 50.<br /><br />What she *does* have is a 95% damage reduction in pvp - but hey, if you really want to pvp with her, stack DP (Damage Reduction gear in particular) and spam heals. She's an old-school cleric healer, as far as that goes. But hunting ppl to kill them? No, she's not good for that.<br /><br />What I like most about the Shai are her animations: BDO has high-quality animations (combat and otherwise) normally, but the Shai animations are even better - real care has been given to showing her character through her animations. Some people feel that makes her combat slow, as each animation is a bit longer than normal - but as her damage per skill is quite high already, I haven't noticed any slowness.seanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838144101254951127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-49390815923225614272019-06-29T11:08:38.530+01:002019-06-29T11:08:38.530+01:00Combatwise she's a healer and supporter, first...Combatwise she's a healer and supporter, first and foremost. Not in the sense of 'real' healers like those in EQII, it reminds me more of low-level AoE healing spells I've seen in GW2. She can play solo just fine of course, she just isn't as strong as most other classes.<br /><br />She also starts at rank Professional 1 in gathering and alchemy, yes. It's nice, but not a really big thing. Once you engage with those professions for more than just a bit you reach that rank pretty quickly.<br /><br />Should you be interested in gathering at all the most important advice I can give is: the level of your gathering profession (the one displayed on the 'Life Info' tab of your character info screen) doesn't mean all that much at first, but the other gathering level (displayed on the 'Battle Stats' tab) is VERY important because it shortens your gathering time. <br /><br />You can get that level up temporarily by eating specific food, but also permanently by wearing stuff like Silver Embroidered Gathering Clothes, which can be crafted and also bought from other players. There are also gathering tools available which also provide a shorter gathering time.<br /><br />To put into perspective how much of a gamechanger this is, when starting out it takes, I believe, 20 seconds to gather anything. With gathering level 5 and a good tool it takes about 2 seconds. :-)Mailvaltarhttp://mailvaltar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-53702419648122553832019-06-28T21:01:00.826+01:002019-06-28T21:01:00.826+01:00I missed that warning about the Shai not being muc...I missed that warning about the Shai not being much good in a fight. I spotted that they get boosts to gathering, so I guess that's what they're aimed at. It is described as a "support clas", whatever that means in BDO.<br /><br />I don't expect to play her up, anyway. I like BDO a lot for the visuals and the explosive combat but to play it properly takes too much of a time commitment. I might go on long enough to get her a house, though. HOusing in Black Desert is very nice.<br /><br />Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-81679795640747641682019-06-28T11:01:58.175+01:002019-06-28T11:01:58.175+01:00Good to see you playing BDO (and blogging about it...Good to see you playing BDO (and blogging about it) again, even if only for a bit.<br /><br />I only played the Shai for a couple of minutes yet, but I too like the animations and the overall feel very much.<br />The patch notes don't exaggerate (much) with their warning that she isn't very combat capable though. You're right of course that mobs don't pose a real threat to her and die reasonably fast, but it's nevertheless a pretty huge difference to starting the game with one of the other classes. When I started a new Lahn a couple months back I mowed through mobs by the hundreds in no time from the getgo, for example. It definitely feels a lot slower with the Shai.<br /><br />I'll still level her up some more, at least to 56 for her awakening, but I'm in no hurry. I'm not even sure if her awakening weapon is actually in the game yet.Mailvaltarhttp://mailvaltar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com