The idea stem from building a 1h which was DEX / VIT. I was thinking, since I grow DEX anyways, might as well use a bow, and a bowgun fits the bill.
Build:
DEX = VIT
Third Stat later on (CRT / INT / AGI, haven't decided yet)
Equip:
Iron Barrel
Kite Shield
Plate Armor (Heavy)
BD Crown (for attack mp recov)
Magician Ring
Skill: (I was told at levle 50, we should have close to 76 skill points? If we end up having more, it's only better)
BOW tree
Power Shot 5 (just to get by)
Bullseye 10
Shot Mastery 10
KNUCKLE tree
Smash 10 (basically a bow-user's hard hit, so we can break without using Power Shot)
Sonice Wave (If there are any skill points left)
SHIELD tree
Shield Mastery 10
Bash (if there are any skill points left)
Priest tree
Bless 10
Gloria 10
Knight tree
Provoke 10
I believe I could ditch the Priest tree and get the other skills if I wanted to, but this set up will allow me to self heal (Bless) and buff (Gloria), so the trade off is debatable.I believe this can be a very versatile build, where you can sit back and Bullseye and Bless if you have another tank in party, or you can Provoke / Smash (to interrupt AOEs) if you happen to need to tank.
Appreciate input and let me know what you thinik.