RunegraceGFTM

Welcome to Runegrace's Guide for the Masses, named because this guide is intended for the average Vin player. What does that mean? Well, this guide isn't about crunching numbers or examining combat moves down to individual frames to squeeze out the greatest combat edge, this guide is to help you have fun. I hope to tell you everything you need to know about Vindictus so that YOU can make the best choices possible for your particular play style.


 * Characters
 * Skills

Starting Character
There are 5 characters to choose from in Vin: Lann, the dual-weilding slasher, Fiona, the shield-weilding duelist, Evie, the magical support fighter, Karok, the hulking mountain brawler, and Kai, the long-range archer. If you're new to playing Vin, which character should you start with? There's actually two answers: all of them, and Fiona.


 * All of them?

Yes! Around level 7 your character gains a skill called Meditation. Once this skill is learned, your character gains AP even when you're not playing. This means that if you start up every character and play up to that point, in addition to getting a quick look at how all the characters play you also start gaining AP even when the character isn't in use. If you decide to later to try out another character, you'll already have amassed a large amount of AP to spend on skills. Just be sure to check in with these reserve characters every week or two, as only up to 1000 AP can be stored at a time.


 * Fiona?

Most players start with Lann or Evie, but no one teaches fundamentals nearly as well as Fiona does. She has the highest defense, meaning that you can make more mistakes with her. Her Guard is useful right from the beginning, unlike most other characters who need to unlock their "dodge"-type move later. Guard is also great for learning when an attack connects which is hugely important for mastering skills such as Lann's Slip Dash and Karok's Absorb Shock. If you really want to play a different character go ahead, but if you're undecided I'd highly suggest Fiona for setting a good foundation for your Vindictus career.