Spear user skills or buffs?

I was going to make a spear user but didnt try them out to much, I was thinking of going all buffs, and dmg % up for the first so many levels. But I also heard spamming impale and learning catch breath is another option to go with.

well, i dont know anything about spamming impale with catch breath but i know that passive/buff spear fighters r really strong in dps, they can take out single mobs the fastest out of the other 2 type of fighters, but making a spear fighter means u will be pretty weak in tanking and will get hurt pretty easy when there's 2+ mobs on u

I already knew spear wasn't meant to be a tanker, that is why I figure the Dex boost they must get a better chance at dodging, but also wonder if that stat affected hitrating ? or does it mean it affects critical chance? Looking at the skill tree they get a 10% higher boost for criticals and 15% more critical damage.... I hope they explain each stats a little more.

I was also iffy with the impale and catch breath method, it may seem great at lower levels, but I figure focus on main dmg and then splinter should be a great combo, waiting until job level 3 to get the 793% dmg skill.

So Far this is the build I have in mind skill order.

Berserker Tree:
Strength
Enhanced Strength
Rapid

Amplifiy Damage Tree:
Concentrated Attack
Concentrated Attack Boost
Dex Boost
Spear Mastery

Figuring by the time I master these skills I should be at level 21, then save up the skill points until 2nd Job to get extra Dexerity Boost, then get the extra critcal % chance, seeing this one gives 10% for only 5 skill points compared to the berserker one that gives 5%. Also was debating about getting the extra % chance to hit, but the 5% chance didn't seem like much of a boost for now until later levels. The extra 30% dex at lvl 24 seems more viable as an option. In case any was wondering why no party boosts, is because from what I am seeing, there is so many 2Hand swordsmen around they are likly to have the boost already, if not then the 1hand builds will.

hm well to start off, the dex passive skill only adds about 10-20 extra dex when u max it and dex affects ur physical dmg and dodge/hit rate, which is good b/c u get the extra dmg to ur normal atk and better hit rate since spear often miss alot

for my spear i didnt get any skills from the 2h or 1h skill tree till i maxed out my critical passive with the +critical dmg and the dex passive
i think i started saving skill points once i had 25 points into the spear skill tree till i get 2nd job change

now for the buffs: Spear [sorry i forgot most of the skills name xD]
concentrated atk: well u have to get this to have enough skill points into spear skill tree to get ur dex/critical passive, get it till u can get the party buff for it
critical+critcal dmg: yes get both of these, its really good, helps u crit more often meaning u can stun mobs more and with the bonus critical dmg, it raises ur critical dmg up to 50-100 extra dmg when u critical
dex passive: yes this helps out in 3 ways for spear, dmg/dodge/hit rate so get this too
spear mastery: get it adds 10% dmg

2h sword buffs:
passive str+str buff: these skills r really good b/c they gives so much str bonus and it raises ur dmg by quite alot too (party buff optional if u want the extra 10% str)
buff for 5% critical: ok personally i dont think u should get this, its only 5% to crit and it uses 5 skills points which is like 2-3 lvls b4 u can max it, its juss a waste for now, use ur points for the splinter add-ons effects
rapid: get this if u want to own mobs/boss fast in 45 seconds lol, with ur speed and this skill u will be doing nearly over 500+ dmg per hit with all ur buffs
splinter+all the boost: well to max out all the splinter buff u will need about 5-6??? lvl i think but dont be in a hurry to max it out yet (i only got splinter buff to like lvl 1 or 2 b/c of the requirement skill points u needed first on the skill tree, so didnt get to test this that far yet)

and i never got enough lvl to go on to the 1h skill tree, but i was thinking of getting the concentrated hit rate buff first with the party buff and then get something else till i get 10 points into the 1h skill tree then i get the regen skill that regen 50hp every 10 seconds when maxed

Yea the life rest skill I think it is called, I wasn't sure if it regains 50 Hp every 10 sec and also your normal health bonus or if it was just 50 hp on its own. To me that didn't seem like too much for when you are higher level. I think spending points into Paitence for the 10% health boost is a more viable option. So in 1 hand skill tree proably concentration and paitence would be a good way to go in order to get 10 points into it.

Then with the 2 hand sword critical rating, well at later levels when you have extra points to place somewhere it would be a viable option, given you can get the party % too which will then be 10% bonus for critical.

I personally prefer a skill-based spearman, rather than those who attacks normally and rely on buffs and perhaps splinters. As far as i have noticed, until lv33, i think i can deal faster DPS when skilling, than normal attacking. at first, you rely on 3sec cooldown impale (but with catch breath, its only 1sec).. but later in game, u would combine 1sec impale and 11sec wind slasher. faster DPS, kills fast 1 on 1. take crit buffs too. it helps increase skill damage when it crits.

@abscent, hey credit me for my catch breath impale combo, i told u that :p ... dont forget, the 13 sec cooldown of the 793% skill is also affected by catch breath.. that makes it 11sec to recast 793% wind slasher.. for every 11sec, u get to deal this kind of massive damage, wouldnt it be great? btw, ign Leila lv33 spearman (not being trans but thats my gf's char name), Greven lv33 spearman during CB