Dungeon Fighter Online Class Choosing, Alts and Professions Guide by ActaSanctum

Choosing A Class

Picking and choosing a class is overwhelming to many new and aspiring players. There’s so many of them, and tons of them look good. They might even be tempted to play a class immediately that truly catches their eyes.

Of course, you can farm money from dungeon runs, but that can begin to feel like a very slow and repetitive process after awhile - especially if you ever get a taste of what it's like to make a. Now I know this sounds like a money sink and 'at first' it is (unless you have the Imperial Edition) but listen on. Bag space in this game costs a premium, I mean these prices are highway robbery. Once you get to the 90+ bag slots you are looking at over 10,000g, and it keeps getting higher after that!

But then they think…”What if this class is trash?” or “What if I can’t do endgame raids or endgame content when I reach cap level with this class?”. Or something similar, you know the kind. I know as an old veteran from many MMOs, I’ve actually had this same thought process as well. And in those games, it made sense. Some classes were just unplayable and extremely bad and looking up relevant tier lists would help further my hardcore gaming career.

And this brings me to my first tip.

Dungeon Fighter Online, called Dungeon & Fighter in Asia, makes the #3 spot. This one may be surprising to some, as Nexon shut the game down in the West due to a lack of a playerbase. Fortunately for Nexon, there's no lack of players in Asia, as the game is immensely popular in China.
Dungeons are a tricky point to discuss. The process is quite easy: you go in, kill a bunch of mobs and then collect the loot from their bodies. There are countless dungeons throughout the entire Albion world and you can either venture into a neighboring dungeon or a more hardcore one. Heck, you can even get your own special dungeon.

Tip #1: Relying on Tier Lists is a Bad Idea!

You’ve heard it right. Picking a class based upon a tier list you came across is just a downright silly idea for DFO. There’s several reasons why and to make it easier for you, I’ll put it in a list.

1. Balance is ever changing in DFO

Neople always keeps tweaking and changing balances for classes. One day a class that was originally at F rank could immediately jump to A rank within a few weeks. Rangers, for example, used to be SSSSS tier, but jumped down to A tier or so after a few balance changes!

2. Tier lists are opinion based rather than straight up factual.

If you’ve watched the video MT and I created up top, you’ll notice I’m going through several tier lists by a variety of users. One from China, one from a forum, and one from even a reddit user. In each one, classes are tiered differently.

Additional Tip: Generally speaking though, Crusaders are always God tier because they are the only dedicated support class in the entire game. And this is in regards to PvE and partying late game.

3. Tier Lists are normally based upon extreme situations, not normal PvE or PvP.

Take for instance, the Anton Raid tier lists. Anton Raid is an end game raid that involves 20 players. To even stand a chance in the Anton Raid, at the bare minimum you need a full set of chronicle gear, and even then you’d be underpowered. Chronicle gear, for those unaware, are one of the end game gear sets in the game.

So to create a class that you think is great for Anton is just foolhardy. By the time you reach that point where you can even think about challenging Anton, you’d be a hardcore veteran yourself and you won’t even have to rely on tier lists to begin with!

So that’s all the reasons why relying on tier lists is just a bad idea. I’m sure others can come up with more, but in my opinion, those three are the biggest ones.

Tip #2: All Classes can Dominate in PvE

This follows right alongside one of the reasons why Tier Lists is just a bad idea (number 3 to be specific). Believe it or not, this is common knowledge among the veteran community. Dungeons are just ridiculously easy. The only time you may end up encountering difficulty is when you do hell or otherverse. Don’t even consider Anton Raid for now, even I’m not experienced enough to take on that Raid.

Otherverse is doable with every class and so is Hell and other PvE modes. All you need is the right gear and the right amount of skill. Especially for Otherverse, skill is a prerequisite as not knowing the map or mobs beforehand will definitely lead to your parties demise. I’ll eventually do a video tutorial on all the otherverse dungeons but that’s much later.

To see if a class you fancy can do well in PvE, just look them up on youtube. A nice youtube video that encompases everyone is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3h_D1_1Urc

Tip #3: Percentage vs Fixed

This isn’t really a tip but it’s something you should know before making your class decision. In fact, some of you might even be aware of this and would try to pick a class based on these two systems.

Let’s first define both percentage and fixed:

Percentage: Some skills will be affected directly by the reinforcement on your weapon. If a skill is percentage based, this means a higher reinforced weapon would make the skill deal more damage as a direct result.

Additional Notes: The NPC Kiri is the one you want to go to to add more reinforcement to your weaponry. It’s expensive though so be careful. I won’t cover reinforcement in this guide but I might in a later one (could be an entire topic on its own). This is why you see some armor or weapons with +1, +4, etc. in front of the name.

Advice: Also, because of how expensive reinforcing can get, I recommend against reinforcing for beginners. You outlevel your equips early on so it’d be a wasted venture. Start reinforcing late game (level 55+ is my recommendation) if you need a stronger weapon.

Fixed: Skills that are not affected by weapon rating, so whatever damage the skill states in its description will always be the damage it deals.

Now, I already know what you are thinking. At first glance, you might consider a class with percentage skills to be the best choice. After all, with enough gear reinforcement, the class can be pretty overpowered. But, that’s actually not true and here’s two reasons why:

Percentage classes do not truly outshine fixed classes till you get a +13 honestly. But a +13, to the majority of people, is out of reach and extremely expensive. Each upgrade cost is exponential, and an upgrade has a chance of failure (which only increases the higher the upgrade gets) that can break your weapon. So, normally on the market, most average players will never be able to afford such a highly upgraded weapon.
Majority of classes are a mixed bag. They have fixed and percentage skills. So either way, you should be set.

Additional Notes: Aim to get a +11-12 weapon end game. It’s not too expensive and it’ll be helpful for your runs. That’s more than enough to do almost every content in this game.

And that’s pretty much all I have to say about fixed and percentage. Know that majority-fixed class will be more cost-effective since they don’t require a highly upgraded weapon (though it’s definitely helpful!).

Tip #4: Pick Whatever Class that Catches Your Interest

Let’s bring it all together. You should pick a class that you think you’ll end up enjoying. My personal tip is to try out that class till level 35. That’s only a few days worth of FP bars, so it won’t take up that much of your time. If you don’t like it, no harm in trying another class.

There are a ton of veterans that have tried out many classes throughout their career in DFO. Even I’ve tried out many classes and normally, I don’t have alts in games. So there really is no downside to testing. And you even might end up liking several classes!

If you want to check out what classes are in the game, here’s a link to the DFO Wiki: http://wiki.dfo-world.com/

Importance of Alts

Alts are surprisingly important in DFO. I say surprisingly because you don’t see alts being as heavily encouraged in oth

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