A game usually divides character classes into two categories, bright and dark. Most players are fully aware of the powerfulness of the bright and inclined to neglect dark classes (as the saying goes, the evil can never defeat the good). They may firmly believe that bright classes are mightier than dark classes. However, as more and more hardcore players turn their eyes to dark classes, such classes as assassins, ninjas and killers get popular gradually. Actually, the classes that represent the dark have tons of advantages over those that represent the bright, e.g. the abilities to lurk and commit assassinations, irresistible flying skills, the glorious combos, and their cool personalities. It can be said that dark classes have created a stir in games!
Assassins in RO: classic in Korean games
We can easily find that Korean online games have a great relish for the assassin class, and prefer to regard assassins as chivalrous heroes. For instance, the once-hot online game RO (Ragnarok Online) detailed assassins’ characteristics nearly to the utmost, e.g. leather armor, low HP, high dodge, critical hit, etc. Interestingly, assassins are the weakest among all the classes in RO, because they don't have swordsmen's high defense or mages’ high attack and can hardly beat down bosses or high-level monsters without priests' healing. But a good many players choose to play assassins, only because this class is capable of dealing full crits. In fact, players pursue full crits simply for hearing the nice sound of "pak". For example, +7 Blade (3 Skeleton Worker Cards socketed) was a famous weapon, and was much sought after by each assassin. Though players complained about the weakness of assassins, they never gave up playing assassins. Isn't this a proof of assassins' wide popularity? And we can say assassins in RO are a very classic class.
Assassins in DNF: bring tactics into full play
Frankly speaking, assassins in RO are rather weak, and almost have no control tactics. Basically, their most commonly-used skill is "steal". So, those who play assassins barely have to consider improving stats, but instead let assassins fight monsters automatically by use of sharp blades. However, DNF (Dungeon Fighter Online) features perfectly evolved content in this respect. After all, DNF is an action-packed online game.
In DNF, assassins are fairly popular with players too. Valuing control tactics more than the other classes, assassins in DNF can not only do crits, but also give considerable damage through glorious combos. Particularly, assassins seek to kill foes in a flash during combat. With the aid of control tactics and skill combinations, those who choose to play assassins are usually considered to be superior and stand for a grave threat. This is also a reason why many players like playing assassins. In contrast with the other classes, assassins are not only cool but also keen on tactics.
