Leveling a Spy class - MXO Forum Archive

#36300050009 09/15/2006 15:26:32 Leveling a Spy class

Hello

I was recently thinking of starting a Spy and had a few questions if anyone would be so kind;

(1) What Attributes should I focus on? And close to this, which base starting setup is best for spy? (troubled intellectual, New Age Hippy, etc.) - My goal will be to eventually make him/her into a Master Knife Thrower

(2) As I've experienced solo missions with a spy is very hard - and I find I solo alot. So I was thinking of somehow leveling my spy abilities alongside my Soldier skills. However at the higher levels this would get very expensive. If I were to eventually want to go knife Thrower, at what level should I "switch". In other words, at what level can a knife thrower stand on his own based on thier skills?

(3) Are there any begining items I should keep an eye out for or specic stat enhancments such as stealth detection, or invis speed? I know of a pair of low level collector shoes that help out in those areas, but is ther any others out there?

Thank you in advance for any assistance in this

#36300050431 09/16/2006 04:30:27 Re:Leveling a Spy class

well i don't know if i can help but i can try!

stats you should focus on are reason (for damage) and perception (accuracy)
soloing shouldn't be to hard, around when you get drop kick you should be able to one-hit k.o (or near enough) three chevron enemies, just run assasinations and get, kill the target (and only him) and get the hell out.
you should go down the shadow tree for disguise and lockpick (two very usefull abilities IMO)
then have the rest of your memory on a mkt assasin hybrid.
first things on your shopping list should be a disguise (when you get the ability) and the evade shield disabler o-matic (can't remember the real name) so you can take down those dirty haxorz SMILEY

i think thats all i can think of right now...

#36300121578 12/16/2006 01:08:52 Leveling a Spy class

Jeava wrote:

Hello
I was recently thinking of starting a Spy and had a few questions if anyone would be so kind;
(1) What Attributes should I focus on? And close to this, which base starting setup is best for spy? (troubled intellectual, New Age Hippy, etc.) - My goal will be to eventually make him/her into a Master Knife Thrower
(2) As I've experienced solo missions with a spy is very hard - and I find I solo alot. So I was thinking of somehow leveling my spy abilities alongside my Soldier skills. However at the higher levels this would get very expensive. If I were to eventually want to go knife Thrower, at what level should I "switch". In other words, at what level can a knife thrower stand on his own based on thier skills?
(3) Are there any begining items I should keep an eye out for or specic stat enhancments such as stealth detection, or invis speed? I know of a pair of low level collector shoes that help out in those areas, but is ther any others out there?
Thank you in advance for any assistance in this

(1) A good beginning trait would have to be Detached Spectator. It lets you start with high perception and good Reason, which are the two key attributes for Spy. There are others, but I just happen to have that SMILEY

Anything that doesn't cut your Perception/Reason is ideal.

(2)Leveling with Spy at first is pretty difficult. But once you get Assassin abilities like dropkick and so forth, it's pretty simple. You want to level up so you can equip disguise, as it will make travel A LOT easier for you. After that, focus on landing Assassin moves since they usually wipe out an NPC with 1/2 hits. After you kill 1 NPC, run back to elevator, slap on disguise, and hit the next Assassin Move again. It takes some adjusting to do, but you can clear out missions very quickly using that method. Also, run your missions at Tiny/Hard Infiltration. I find that usually gives you Max XP with minimal effort.

(3) Anything to increase your IS regen is ideal for a Spy because all spy attacks depend on IS. MAs can still IL pretty well, and so can IL-based Gunmen, but a spy depends on all the IS they can get. If you can find a buddy to get you a Lion/Tiger/Dragon Skin coat, they would help a lot with IS regen. Around level 30, you can go get the Caution boots, which give a good IS Regen boost, along with Movement Speed. Also, slap on some resistance clothing. Viral and Ballistic is what you should worry about the most, at least from my experience.

Hope I helped in some way. Have a good one and happy hunting!

#36300121642 12/16/2006 04:22:42 Re:Leveling a Spy class

Perception and Reason are the main stats you should level up with spy because:

Perception - improves thrown accuracy and thrown resistance
Reason - improves thrown damage and thrown defense

These are the personalities you could choose:

Detached spectator - high perception
Suspicious cynic - high perception
Inquisitive genius - high reason
Troubled intellectual - high reason

#36300367960 12/09/2007 22:38:49 Re:Leveling a Spy class

For a lower lvl spy start out add points to accuracy and damage. Also get a low lvl disguise and use it in conjunction with drop kick or any other low lvl sneak attack. Also solo missions low lvl as spy i find are the easiest used the way i discribed....

#36300402478 02/08/2008 11:07:45 Re:Leveling a Spy class

Low level spy's are fun to play.

A successful sneak atack(Drop Kick) and your enemy is either dead or or 2/3 way there already. And a nice Leg Sweep finishes the job.

#36300402484 02/08/2008 11:19:17 Re:Leveling a Spy class

By far the quickest and easiest way to level to 50 once you can get pick locks and hacker for hacking comp...................

oh yes fun right hehe SMILEY

#36300402951 02/09/2008 06:04:08 Re:Leveling a Spy class

I was also curious about the Spy Class, so I created a new alt. I am still very new to the game, though, as my main (Verrity) is still only level 17. I was curious as to when the whole knife throwing thing comes into play. I chose Perception/Reason, and I have now reached the Spy Style, yet it seems the majority of my fighting is still melee. Is this correct, or have I missed something?

#36300403436 02/10/2008 04:55:50 Re:Leveling a Spy class

Most of a spys abilities are pretty much melee until you can load up deadly throw on teh knife thrower tree at level 20

#36300403463 02/10/2008 06:12:26 Re:Leveling a Spy class

Fractor wrote:

Detached spectator - high perception
Suspicious cynic - high perception
Inquisitive genius - high reason
Troubled intellectual - high reason

How much is 3 Att points? Would it really make a big difference at the end, by choosing this personality profiles over the others?

#36300403474 02/10/2008 07:16:42 Re:Leveling a Spy class

The 3 points wont make a whole lot of difference as you can max 2 attributes when you are 50 and still have a few points left over to put into other attributes.

#36300405679 02/13/2008 14:26:35 Re:Leveling a Spy class

People use the spy tree?

I think the best thing to do is level with MA and then make spy at 50.