I have a lvl 77 raccoon and its pure AP, and here are my skills

Power Blow - mastered

Titanium Wrist

Card Strike - Mastered

Dodge Master - Mastered

Super Hips

Skunk Pouch -lvl 1

But i'm thinking of going pure HV when i hit 80 and going hybrid

i was going to go gambler but i want to transform xD

tell me what you think or what i should do? stay AP or switch or what!!! 

I NEED HELP

 

 

You can transform anyway even as pure AP. ... You just won't hit very hard.

Then again, if you switch to HV, you won't be able to hit very hard when the transformation wears off.

Hence, people often will say Metamorphosis is overrated.

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pure HV raccoons, like myself, go pure HV for meta, specifically wild nail. (i think)

there are 2 reasons: meta increases HV. wild nail is based solely on HV.

2 reasons why AP dont go meta: meta decreases AP. wild nail does low damage.

but there is an advantage at 3rd job. heavy hit, a meta skill, is based on HP and AP [(HP/8 + AP) x mag.ratio]

phoneuma said hv dont hit hard when meta wears off. that is true only for 10 tm levels. u learn and master (hopefully) meta at 115. from 115 to 125, meta is usually just for show or u use it when it can 1 hit. this is becos ur other HV skill, card strike, cant be used in meta state.

but at 125, u get wild nail (yay). this is when meta does the real damage. meta has 110s duration becos dodge master has 120s (i think)

but remember, one pair, the other HV based skill, can be learned at the same time as wild nail! (if u planned how to use ur pts) and now with the new Lady Luck, One Pair is further boosted. meta raccoons use one pair when they are not in meta state.

in a nutshell: HV does meta. AP doesnt. hybrid, depends where majority of ur pts lie. HV uses Meta+Wild Nail > One Pair > repeat

alright. so it would just be better to stay pure AP and become a gambler?

cause i mean i'd rather be a STRONG raccoon then mess him up at such a high lvl just so i can look cool and transform.

 

yes. unless u wan to use myshop and reset, which i dont recommend because:

1. u wont get used to it

2. most likely u have gotten power blow and titanium wrist. u would have to reset them

3. most likely u have AP compounded gear. its not easy to switch at ur lvl

4. u might have to even change your build graph

5. the fact that not many skills are based on AP, if u go hybrid with so much AP, there will be problems regarding skills

if u really love to transform, just for show, get it to lvl 1. its 4 tm points, which i think u can spare at tm 115

the only drawbacks of a lvl 1 meta: it lasts for 50s and has a cooldown of 200s. AP is decreased the MOST at lvl 1 meta, not the least, it decreases less as u lvl it.

edit: u might want to consider going duke. cat skills are based more on AP. but u will lose out on Full House

edit edit: u will be happy to hear u can learn heavy hit with lvl 1 meta. heavy hit is based on AP and HP. [(HP/8)+AP]xPower

as with meta skills, heavy hit can only be used in meta state though, but heavy hit looks like wild nail anyway

There's nothing for him giong Duke.

The only skills based on AP in the Cat tree are for Cat only.

Volley Kick is mostly HV. All other attacks are DP or galder-based.

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