25-07-2012, 12:11 AM
Depends on your class. Here are my recommendations and my reasoning for them.
Commandos can go for either and do well. Due to their resilience to death, commando medics won't die if 9 assassins suddenly spawn on them. Of course, as an engineer you can do a lot for the team without sacrificing the number of shields or weapons you bring to the party.
For Archers, it would be a better idea to be an engineer, as you would probably want more room for arrows. Once you place your barricade you can pick up more arrows. If there are few shielders in your game and your medic is a commando, you could just take their medic boxes and use them instead so that the commandos can shield.
Pikemen should be medics. They can't bring good shields, and it is better for them to be slashing rather than throwing. Of course, they aren't the most heavily armored medics, but they can bring them for other players to use. If your teammates need heals, you can pull away from slashing and heal.
As for Crossbowmen... If they are engineers, they can sacrifice bringing a shield for their barricade, and just get a shield off the ground. It may be better to just have your crossbowman as a full time medic, and have more capable classes killing the enemies. I do not know too much about crossbowmen though, so someone else can probably provide more concrete information about the class.
Commandos can go for either and do well. Due to their resilience to death, commando medics won't die if 9 assassins suddenly spawn on them. Of course, as an engineer you can do a lot for the team without sacrificing the number of shields or weapons you bring to the party.
For Archers, it would be a better idea to be an engineer, as you would probably want more room for arrows. Once you place your barricade you can pick up more arrows. If there are few shielders in your game and your medic is a commando, you could just take their medic boxes and use them instead so that the commandos can shield.
Pikemen should be medics. They can't bring good shields, and it is better for them to be slashing rather than throwing. Of course, they aren't the most heavily armored medics, but they can bring them for other players to use. If your teammates need heals, you can pull away from slashing and heal.
As for Crossbowmen... If they are engineers, they can sacrifice bringing a shield for their barricade, and just get a shield off the ground. It may be better to just have your crossbowman as a full time medic, and have more capable classes killing the enemies. I do not know too much about crossbowmen though, so someone else can probably provide more concrete information about the class.
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