My delimma

[TherosIrn]

I started my char without much knowledge of stats effects and other such knowledge.. so I made the judgement that my abilities wouldn't be that much worse as a elvaan theif then a mithra... I went by starting stats which I now know was a mistake.

yea same monster same level me 95 damage or so compared to the mithras 143 sneak attack damage X.X, the mithra did have one item that i didn't have.. a emporers hairpin which is 3 more dex and agility. However this couldn't possibly have been much of that damage. Her sub was 12 warrior and her dex was a whole 10 higher base (lvl 29 my dex was 33 before items hers was 43),

So now i have started on dark knight with plans of Dark/theif. However I find this combo to be slightly boring(at elast at level 21). I am now considering going back to theif/ninja for the hell of it but it still seems that I have better choices. I don't like playing a tank (warrior/paladin) so im trying to avoid using the character for that. How is ninja as a main job? does it use dex or str for weapon damage? Will I just suck(without major ninjitsu use untill way later in the game when I have money) or will my damage be able to compete as a ninja/theif. I don't know if I want to just delete the character and restart.. but itf I find its the best option then I wil do it.

Can someone list possible choices I have? If my damage output with sneak attack and other theif abilities Is that much lower then a mithra then It is not worth staying a theif as I will always be sub par. Or perhaps I am doing something wrong? is 3 dex and 3 agility REALLY a major factor? or will my damage just always be 50 less then a mithra...

[Socrates]

check your weapon and weapon skills...mmight be a difference in attack.

[willum]

I'm a Elvaan level 20 theif / 15 war. And I hear ya. I grouped with a mithra theif that was level 19. She was doing 20 pts more damage than me with Sneak Attack. I guess the only option is to switch jobs or save lots of money and buy (or find) super rare items like Winged boots And Rabbit Charm. It sucks if you ask me