Actual Assassin build?

[BlackWhite]

Not really possible in this game with tincans but the idea of a actual assassin in this game has always given me a small chub.  A VERY squishy, fast, camouflaged, high damaging character who goes behind the skirmish and "assassinates" archers/xbowers.  Or ideally you find the best player on the opposing team and find him in a big melee focusing only on him (Miley comes to mind). 

Couple ideas going through my head for a stf but any build/equipment suggestions?

[Dexxtaa]

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But seriously, look up the ATS guys. Palatro and Gash come to mind. Very successful assassins. Every now and then I turn around and see them coming at me "how the fucks did they get so close without me seeing."
 
/lobby ban ats hax

[oprah_winfrey]

tincans don't seem like they would be that big of a problem considering you have a lot of agi and the espada and dagger are pretty high pierce. I mean the long dagger as the same pierce as a german greatsword (luckily it can't block)

[ShinySpoons]

The closest crpg has to an "effective" assasin would be an arbalest wielding xbowman. So sniper/assasin more then walk up to you and stab you assasin.

[Macropus]

I think I know the best assassin build.
It's something like 18/18 cav lancer. As you ride on the horse, nobody will hear your steps behind but will hear innocent running horse instead. As enemies hear running horse, they will never suspect it to be a silent assassin (which you are, actually). So people will think it's just a horse or horseman riding behind them, and SUDDENLY you will stab them with your lance. Just like a cool assassin.
PS: also if you have some appropriate armor color, you can pretend you're horse without horseman, and that gives you even more stealth effect.

[ZigZag]

You can roleplay an assassin with pretty much any build.

Just have a high number into athletics.

[Teeth]

Get a 1h or a katana. Weapon weight decreases your effective athlethics fast, if you use a really light weapon you are super fast with 8 athlethics. Also, a 1h/2h of 1.2 weight slows you down more than a 1h of 1.2 weight, just like a 2h of 2 weight slows you down more than 1h/2h of 2 weight.

Go low on armour. Avoid the main zerg, get behind enemy lines and hunt those archers/xbowmen. Xbowmen mostly look around them while reloading though, so can't do a long approach on them.

If you want to assassinate key players you need to be in places where they do not yet expect you. So spawn fast, sheath weapon for supreme movement speed and then prepare an ambush.

I did shit like this all the time with my 15/24 ninja with steppe armor, feels so good when you get that sneaky kill, but apart from that very frustrating. Prepare to deal with horsies. I always liked to approach with my katana sheathed (looks badass) and then unsheath when really close to an unaware archer. See them turn around just before you chop is head in two.

[rustyspoon]

This is my favorite assassin build:

Strength: 15
Agility: 21
Hit points: 60
Skills to attributes: 2
Ironflesh: 5
Power Strike: 5
Shield: 0
Athletics: 7
Riding: 0
Horse Archery: 0
Power Draw: 0
Power Throw: 5
Weapon Master: 7
One Handed: 100
Two Handed: 1
Polearm: 1
Archery: 1
Crossbow: 1
Throwing: 146

You can also go 15/24 if you really think you need the ath. On NA 7 ath and light armor is enough to stay out of range of anyone really.

I usually use the regular espada, which has 30 pierce. I also usually take 3 stacks of daggers. That gives you 24. It's great for slowing people down or interrupting them.

Sometimes I switch the daggers out with heavy axes and sometimes I carry an xbow and 1 stack of daggers. Kinda depends on how much cav is around.

[Lysander]

I use
15/27

ath 9
ps 5
wm 9
if 3

wpf 2-handed: over 9000 ;)


with light armor, im one of the fastest, and with +3 morningstar (pierce damage) 1-2 hits for kill!

[Moncho]

12/24 (lvl 30 build) shielder with a buckler (8 shield skill suffices) and niuweidao/scottish sword/nor (any 1h that is fast and damaging), leoking style. Armor, light/medium one. Used this build for a gen, awesome for hunting archers, but low survivability, ie assassin style

[BlackWhite]

Thanks for the responses

[MrShine]

I use
15/27

ath 9
ps 5
wm 9
if 3

wpf 2-handed: over 9000 ;)


with light armor, im one of the fastest, and with +3 morningstar (pierce damage) 1-2 hits for kill!

That can't be achieved at level 30, the best you can get at 30 is:

Level 30 (4 420 577 xp)

    Strength: 15
    Agility: 27
    Hit points: 50

    Skills to attributes: 14

    Ironflesh: 0
    Power Strike: 5
    Shield: 0
    Athletics: 9
    Riding: 0
    Horse Archery: 0
    Power Draw: 0
    Power Throw: 0
    Weapon Master: 3

    One Handed: 133
    Two Handed: 1
    Polearm: 1
    Archery: 1
    Crossbow: 1
    Throwing: 1

but yes I think this would still be a good assassin build - use an espada or some other pierce weapon and hunt those archers!

[Lysander]

yeah, i use it lvl 33 

[Arry]

I've tried to shape my character into an assassin more or less. Steel buckler and grosse messer for meleé and a light/crossbow for ranged fighting. Since my gear is so light, I outmatch pretty much everyone in speed. With a bad armor and no points in ironflesh at all, steel buckler has saved my life more than once.

My stats at level 31 will be 18/21 &:

    Ironflesh: 0
    Power Strike: 6
    Shield: 5
    Athletics: 7
    Riding: 0
    Horse Archery: 0
    Power Draw: 0
    Power Throw: 0
    Weapon Master: 5

    One Handed: 130
    Two Handed: 1
    Polearm: 1
    Archery: 1
    Crossbow: The rest of the points
    Throwing: 1

[Vengt037]

I've seen a build like this on NACRPG1. The character's name was "Ghost" and in just two rounds I saw him get like 3 or 4 kills which I would call "assassinations". He was perfectly camo'd up, and of course he had an xbow and maybe an italian sword or arming sword. He would just run to some bushes, snipe unsuspecting cav (me), get chased, run into different bushes, hide behind walls, etc. and gank the first person to turn the corner. Kind of cool.