I was killing level 36~37s in about 10~15 seconds getting hit 2 maybe 3 times
INT Pros: High skill damage. A large mana pool Silkroad online Gold and mana regen (if was is high enough) so you can spam skills
Cons: Low health so you are fragile against bosses and in PvP. Low two hand damage
What do I think is better?
At the moment I'd say that the int build certainly is faster for leveling in the later levels but I'm not sure how effective it will be in the earlier levels.
Please note that nerving of the mercenary may happen and the Int build may become much worse than it currently is. Below is an example comparing the strength of the Int build to the str build in PvE.
STR: As a level 36, I was killing level 36~37s in about 10~15 seconds getting hit 2 maybe 3 times.
INT: As a level 36, I was killing level 39s in the same amount of time as the level 36~37s but only being hit once.
However in PvP I'm undecided, although you will be dealing a lot more damage to other places with an Int build you will also have a lot less health, so if you don't stun first, the likelihood is that you are going to die if you are against a decent player, with good equipment.