Introduction
What is up everyone, this is Seitsutae (NEXON Forums)!
www.buygamegolds.com Some of you may know me as Yathos (Lann), Kaori (Fiona) or Jordh (Evie). Anyways, this guide is not designed as a "Walk-Through" that will guide you through the storyline of the game since the objective is clearly stated in the quest log and there are numerous guides already available to you. This guide is designed to help you learn the game of Vindictus and provide FAQs that would help you throughout your Vindictus Career.
[edit]What Hero Fits You?
What I see from a lot of players, especially beginners, is that when it comes to character selection, players pick a character based on his/her looks or what weapons he/she wields; then players try to force their own play-style onto that specific character. Sometimes that works out, but most of the time, I see frustrated players that don't understand what is going wrong. So let's start by choosing your role, then your character. Here are some generic roles that you may recognize:
1.Damage Dealer (DD): Monsters that lust for blood, their job is dish out as much damage as possible by Burst or Damage Per Second.
Characteristic: #1 Source of damage in a party.
Burst: These are attacks/skills that deal heavy damage in a short amount of time.
Characteristics: Cool Down/Slow Attacks.
Damage Per Second (DPS): These are attacks/skills that deal damage on a consistent basis.
Characteristics: Fast Attacks.
2.Tank: They are literally tanks, able to destroy enemies while laughing at their pitiful damage.
Characteristics: Absorb Aggression (Aggro) of enemies to free party members for attack.
3.Support: These are an all in one utility character that do all of the intangibles.
Characteristics: Fragile, but a key part in a successful party.
My Comments: There is flexibility in the game, but these roles pretty much determine your play-style and ultimately which character fits you. "Character Roles" is definitely very delicate to talk about, as hard as it is for me to say this, each Hero in Vindictus does indeed have their role in the game; from being a DD to a Support, or even being a mixtures of different roles. I think the reason why categorizing Heroes in different "Role" bothers players, is because it indirectly limits the potential of their Hero. For example, saying a Hero has a support role can be interpreted as that Hero can't deal serious damage, which is completely false. Instead of highlighting the negativity of "Roles", think of them as How is my Hero unique from other Heroes? & How I can take advantage this to ultimately reach my goal. Enough about roles, here are the Heroes currently available in Vindictus:
Lann: A male warrior who is able to wield Dual Swords and Dual Spears.
Fiona: A female warrior who is able to bear a shield while fighting with a Long Sword or a Long Hammer.
Evie: A female mage who is able to cast magic and support her team from afar with a Staff, or fight in close quarters with a Scythe.
Karok: A male giant who is able to smash his opponents with Battle Pillars or Cestuses. He is the only character who is able to perform smashes unarmed. Karok can perform parries without shields. On top of that, he has many different grab-smash moves, and he is the only character who can grab bosses.
Kai: A male human who fights from close range or afar with a shortbow mode and long bow mode.
My Comments: If you ever played a MMORPG before, you would probably guess that a hero who can dual wield would be a DD, a hero who has a shield would be a Tank and a mage hero would be support. Well you are partly right, as you can see, in Vindictus each hero has an option to pick between two weapons. Not only does the weapons have different properties (Damage, Attack Speed), each weapon also comes with it's own skill set thus your weapon of choice can drastically alter the playstyle and role of your hero.
Are you still unsure about which weapon fits you? Don't worry, DevCat was nice enough to allow players to max out skills for both weapons, so you won't be missing out on anything gameplay wise, life wise I'm not so sure. But I would suggest that it will be best to stick to one weapon to start. Hopefully by now you have picked your character and your weapon to start off your Vindictus journey. The only thing you're missing is your In Game Name (IGN), if you haven't found one you might as well quit, because I can't help you.
