[ElusiveDave]

Yay... got to lvl 29 like 3 minutes before the update muhahaha... now just 100% more to go till lvl 30... :) Anyways.. this is my first character and I just started playing 2 weeks ago.. I read the guides they weren't very helpful on this: What should I master first? Thunder Bolt or Ice Beam?

[Seraphis]

Probly want either Lightning(really weak) or Ice(weak but not as weak as lightning). Id rather be Ice before lightning, Lightning isnt a very rich job.

[saint]

Go for cold beam.Maxing lighting out isnt a good idea.Lighting would only be useful when you're strong enough to actually kill a group of mobs to hunt.But if you're going to start with lighting bolt first,you're going to struggle.But with cold beam,you can start hitting fireboars at level 36/37.Train on fire boars till level 48.Move on to Copper Drakes then.By then,your lighting would be maxed.Go over to Lorang-Lorang and stun hunting for good items.Lighting works best there.If you're lucky,you get 60% scrolls such as dagger or claw(not too sure about that) or some korean fans which could earn you around 400k-500k each.

[Ikarus]

Most people get lit first. You don't need cold beam until fire boars, and lit is a mobbing attack that can really help you level fast. But, lit wastes a lot of meso, so if it's your first char you might want to get cold beam first.

[WariorXxX]

xactly wut saint said get ice first man

[urkrnboy90]

OMG DEJA VU! DUDEEE UR JUST LIKE ME!!!! HAHA im lvl 29 with like 50% to go..but i had to sign off 5 min b4 the patch ><;;. but anywaysss be ICE DUDE..on beta i was lightning and it took foreverrrr to master it but i eventually mastered..and whoa; its pretty good. but ice is better..u can fight harder monsters and become rich. put all sp into ice till lvl 40..when u reach 40, 2 in ice and 1 in teleport.

btw..if i signed 5 min b4 the patch..will there be a xp rollback for me? other ppl got rollback from signin 5 min before.but idk, help?

[Ikarus]

Originally Posted by urkrnboy90

OMG DEJA VU! DUDEEE UR JUST LIKE ME!!!! HAHA im lvl 29 with like 50% to go..but i had to sign off 5 min b4 the patch ><;;. but anywaysss be ICE DUDE..on beta i was lightning and it took foreverrrr to master it but i eventually mastered..and whoa; its pretty good. but ice is better..u can fight harder monsters and become rich. put all sp into ice till lvl 40..when u reach 40, 2 in ice and 1 in teleport.

btw..if i signed 5 min b4 the patch..will there be a xp rollback for me? other ppl got rollback from signin 5 min before.but idk, help?

wtf lol? you go lit, then ice. or ice then lit. don't go into more than one skill in the same level. keep 1 point in tele for now and add into it after mp eater.

[louder]

hey i lvled up like 5 min before the patch update lvl 53 .... will i lose that?

[WariorXxX]

i dont think so but i hope they dont for ur sake....:S

[rockcock]

Yea, I remeber one time, there was rollback for the whole day... Wizet totaly screwed up a patch once, and i went from level 46 back to 45 at like 25% -__- and lost bout 300k and 2 rare items... That day sucked.

Anways, back to the topic, it really depends on what you want to master first. If you like the idea of spamming lightning bolt everywhere and training on weak monsters, but faster exp, then go for Lit.

If you like soloing stronger monsters at a lower level, go for ice. You will be able to constantly freeze them and kill them easily, However, if you are stuck in a mob, your screwed, so first point in tele would be helpfull. Also, Ice saves more mp, lighting cost 40 mp when mastered and is only usefull once you have MP eater which will ballance out the mp usage.

Ice saves you money on pots or time waiting for mp to recharge and soloing strong monsters.

Lightning is good for hunting for rare items, because you kill very fast. By level 36+ you should be able to kill green mushies 1 hit kill I think, and you can get alot of panlids at henesy hunting grounds.

Just keep these in mind when you are choosing what you want.
-Lightning weaker than Ice
-Lighting trains on mobs = lots of good drops
-Lighting cost more MP
-Faster EXP

-Ice kills stronger monsters, hopefully a good drop once in a while
-Ice is stronger
-You can freeze monster, so you will not get hurt as often