I'm pretty new to the game and started playing with another friend. While we try to group when we're both on, often we're running solo. Yet while my brigand is doing fine, his guardian is constantly getting smacked around.
Why?
He's a sarnak who spent his AA in the IN and ST lines. His gear is respectable for his level. So what's the deal? Is his class that inefficient for soloing that he truly has to fear dualing something that's 2-3 levels lower than him? Or is it some fault of the player?
The only things that I can think of are that he may be using Apprentice I arts, permanently in his defensive stance, and spamming things that he doesn't need. But when fighting something 1-2 levels lower than him, it costs him around 50% - 75% of his HP and Mana. And that's just for a single dualing encounter? What the heck?