Clank or Battle Cleric for solo?

[synchysis]

I've gone through many characters in fiesta now, and many builds. I have decided that I want to stick with a cleric after a few months of time wasting.

My play style consists mainly of solo work since Kingdom Quests take too long to recruit, and aren't always full or successful, and I find parties to either be too scarce, or not ideal for the situation. For this reason I am currently a battle cleric (all points into STR) as I am able to kill things faster and get through quests and such quicker.

However, sometimes I find that when I do join parties, I end up dying very easily, and also when we are missing a fighter, it would be nice to be able to clank (either all points into END or 25 SPR rest END as the build). I am wondering if this build is viable for solo though, since the damage factor will decrease greatly, reducing the speed at which quests are done.

One last thing to factor into the decision is gear. I do NOT own any good gear, I am poor as I choose to give things away or drop them in the main cities for other people to find. I'm fine with being poor, it just means my gear is bad. I might however, get a +9 weapon for myself since I will have a bit more money around Christmas, but I don't want gear to be a big part of the build I choose.

Thank you for your time.

[realmatic]

i have lv46 cleric pure end build i have no problem goin solo,only thing is it you have to nickle and dime monsters to death.try and duo with a fighter to speed up the killing,most clerics have no problem finding a dou partner,pure end build is great for parties,you dont die when you drarw lots of aggro from spamming heal and rejuvenate,and im sure restore draws lots to but i havent got that spell yet.i know you mentioned your gear not being a factor but if you want a really good support cleric,aka clank you will want at least a blue set armor for hp/sp gains

[fenris_bane]

I do NOT own any good gear, I am poor as I choose to give things away or drop them in the main cities for other people to find. I'm fine with being poor, it just means my gear is bad. I might however, get a +9 weapon for myself since I will have a bit more money around Christmas, but I don't want gear to be a big part of the build I choose.

You will have a much harder time with bad gear. Near godly green gear are fairly easy to find because everyone wants blue armor. However, most blue armor is about worthless for a solo cleric. Also, one so-so piece of blue armor may cost more than a full set of near godly greens.

Good gears can go with any build. While gear with high end are in the greatest demand, I've also used gears with no end on them ... but high str, dex & spr. If you don't go after good gears ... you won't get the full advantage of your build.

[synchysis]

Hmm because of my timezone though often when I am online there aren't that many people on, and therefore it is harder to get a party. I agree totally that pure end is great for solo, but the slow killing puts me right off. The only way I could see pure end being viable for solo is with a +9 weapon. That will be fine for a while, but I won't always have a +9 weapon so I can't see that happening any time soon.


If you don't go after good gears ... you won't get the full advantage of your build.

It's a sacrifice i'm willing to make. I'm quite happy to continue playing with bad gear, as long as I stay alive and can continue killing at a decent rate.