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Empress Theonora posted:I haven't played GW2 in like a million years, but I'm suddenly in the mood to level a new character in it, since I remember just running around the leveling zones and doing stuff being super relaxing and fun. I can't decide what class to play, though! The classes that appeal to me aesthetically the most are the elementalist or the mesmer, but I remember them being really fiddly and difficult to play. Is that still the case, or have things changed since... like... 2012 or whenever it was I last tried them. I guess it depends on whether you want to do a lot of mouse/keyboard work. I love rocking around the lower maps doing completions and stuff. Necromancer and some extent ranger is good for standing back and letting minions/pets tank stuff. I doubt my necro has died once in a lower level map. Necro holy poo poo... it eats everything like candy. The others I guess also depend on the weapons. Elementalist can hover back with a staff or get up close with daggers, holy poo poo ele-daggers is goddamned fun but yeah you're dodging and running around a lot, likewise for thief if you're like me and stink you can also use ranged for thief and hang back more. Lets see... warrior is tanky but I don't find terribly interesting to play to be honest, guardian is very similar to me but more interesting and useful in a group. UH... what else, I have one of each so uh... mmmm, oh yeh mesmer - I find can be powerful but yes I do find the mesmer quite fiddly - I think mainly because the AI seems to ignore clones and go for your own character unless you get them far enough away. Look at me with my opinions!!
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They're more difficult than eg. warrior or bear ranger, but it's not too bad. They changed the newbie experience and the trait system in the meantime so you don't have to wait till level 60 for the best traits any longer (and you luckily skipped the part when you had to unlock every drat trait by doing map completion/specific events/etc.). Ele still takes pushing a lot of buttons if you want to be ~perfect~, but you can be effective enough if you go staff and stay in fire attunement 80% of the time while leveling.
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Feb 26, 2016 01:29
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If you don't want to die a lot with a squishy class I'd recommend a set of Superior Golemancy Runes. That free golem practically every time you get hit is nice for world completion.
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Feb 26, 2016 01:51
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Alteisen posted:Chak require at a bare minimum a hugely organized instance Chak gerent takes 4 people tagging up 5 minutes before the event and several people taxiing others in. That's about as difficult as Teq. Quit being melodramatic.
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Feb 26, 2016 02:34
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Sounds like they're still pretty fiddly! I might just make a necromancer because they're still a caster class, but of mesmer and elementalist, which one is easier to pick up? I got further with elementalist back in the day, but like I said before that was literally like four years ago so I can't remember anything about it and everything's probably changed anyway.
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Feb 26, 2016 03:19
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Empress Theonora posted:Sounds like they're still pretty fiddly! I might just make a necromancer because they're still a caster class, but of mesmer and elementalist, which one is easier to pick up? I got further with elementalist back in the day, but like I said before that was literally like four years ago so I can't remember anything about it and everything's probably changed anyway. I'm sure experiences will vary but even though I enjoyed my mesmer most once I maxed it out I really, really disliked the leveling part of it.
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Feb 26, 2016 04:22
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Empress Theonora posted:Sounds like they're still pretty fiddly! I might just make a necromancer because they're still a caster class, but of mesmer and elementalist, which one is easier to pick up? I got further with elementalist back in the day, but like I said before that was literally like four years ago so I can't remember anything about it and everything's probably changed anyway. I have bad news for you if you PvE... For real though any of those three are good. Elementalist is either super easy to play (staff) or kind of fiddly and really rotation-based (dagger) but good all around. Mesmer isn't nearly as complicated before because you'll start most fights with the same opener and after that most of your damage comes from auto-attacks and phantasms. The new mesmer mechanic is really cool if you get HoT. Necro is a powerhouse now but plays more like a melee class if you go for Reaper. ItBurns fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Feb 26, 2016 |
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Feb 26, 2016 05:01
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By "caster class" I mean they wear cool cloth armor.  (and thematically they're spellcasters.)
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Feb 26, 2016 05:02
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I played my elementalist the most out of my characters and found it to be fun no matter what I was doing. You can always roll around with the Elemental elite and have the earth elemental tank any problems you run into. Granted, you have to wait until 31 to get it but the class is still great fun to play until then.
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Feb 26, 2016 05:48
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Elementalist is also really fun because it's a great swiss army knife class. Generally Fire is Power + Condition damage (ie direct damage and damage over time), Air is Power damage and some crowd control, water is healing and some crowd control, and Earth is some Condition damage and some defensive buffs and/or crowd control. Being able to shift your focus appropriately by changing your attunement is awesome.
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Feb 26, 2016 06:13
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I think I might as well give elementalist a try. If I hate it, I can just roll a necromancer or something instead and do a different starting zone.
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Feb 26, 2016 06:17
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play anything, level everything, hail satan
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Empress Theonora posted:I think I might as well give elementalist a try. If I hate it, I can just roll a necromancer or something instead and do a different starting zone. On one hand, the DPS rotations for PvE for both Staff and Dagger/x Elementalist are pretty easy. Both use Fire, fill out that line first, then fill out Air. On the other hand, Mesmer is by far the most pretty pretty princess class in terms of cloth armor.
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Feb 26, 2016 08:15
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AnacondaHL posted:On one hand, the DPS rotations for PvE for both Staff and Dagger/x Elementalist are pretty easy. Both use Fire, fill out that line first, then fill out Air.  They can wear the same armor.
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Feb 26, 2016 09:02
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But there's more of you!  Also butterflies
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Feb 26, 2016 10:14
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Mesmers can equip Twilight though. Or other greatswords like the katana.
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Feb 26, 2016 17:11
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Power Rev is an above average class with regard to its effectiveness in PvP.
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Feb 26, 2016 17:45
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I found support elementalist to be the easiest class to run. **spams auras when green bars move**
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Feb 26, 2016 18:37
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ItBurns posted:Power Rev is an above average class with regard to its effectiveness in PvP. Seems legit. 
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Feb 26, 2016 18:45
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shrach posted:Seems legit. what the hell is this? is that an in game menu?
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Feb 26, 2016 19:01
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If you're serious - scroll down your main PvP tab
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Feb 26, 2016 19:11
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Kessel posted:If you're serious - scroll down your main PvP tab nilgoow doesn't actually play GW2, he just feeds off forums energy all day thanks to lowtax
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Feb 26, 2016 19:13
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I am ddosing the forums with my child like sense of wonder
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Feb 26, 2016 19:14
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 Keep up the good work, my street cred has never been higher.
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Feb 27, 2016 02:11
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Can I avoid the convoluted SFD joining process if somebody from the GOON guild vouches me?
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Feb 27, 2016 02:25
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Kontradaz posted:Can I avoid the convoluted SFD joining process if somebody from the GOON guild vouches me? We have some real idiots in our guild, so if they can figure it out I believe in you.
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Feb 27, 2016 02:43
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shrach posted:Seems legit. to be fair that applies to any class if your opponents are garbage 
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Feb 27, 2016 02:45
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Kontradaz posted:Can I avoid the convoluted SFD joining process if somebody from the GOON guild vouches me? What's convoluted about it 
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Feb 27, 2016 02:50
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The strip search was more invasive than I expected
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Feb 27, 2016 02:52
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shrach posted:Seems legit. Dreggon posted:to be fair that applies to any class if your opponents are garbage same 
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Feb 27, 2016 05:22
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how yall get the motivation to switch characters between matches? I just slam out like 15 in a row with one class
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Feb 27, 2016 05:49
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how yall get the motivation to pvp? I just slam out like 9 gathering runs of flax
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Kontradaz posted:Can I avoid the convoluted SFD joining process if somebody from the GOON guild vouches me? You've already proven you can make a forum post, and that's basically all there is to it.
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Feb 27, 2016 08:13
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Spooky Bear Ghost posted:how yall get the motivation to switch characters between matches? I just slam out like 15 in a row with one class i actually just do the two dailies every day, plus a third cos theres another daily
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Feb 27, 2016 10:07
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Is there a trick to find teammates who don't lose 3v1s? edit: i mean, i want competent people who can somehow manage to survive when they outnumber the enemy, i don't need a proleague player to beat 3 dudes at once.
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Feb 27, 2016 11:45
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MooCowlian posted:Is there a trick to find teammates who don't lose 3v1s? too bad because thats totally what i do
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Feb 27, 2016 13:03
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i've been cursed with good teams for the last week, there's no challenge to it 
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Feb 27, 2016 13:31
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Kontradaz posted:Can I avoid the convoluted SFD joining process if somebody from the GOON guild vouches me? If that really seems convoluted to you, I'd really rather you didn't join.
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Feb 27, 2016 13:33
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Dreggon posted:i've been cursed with good teams for the last week, there's no challenge to it You need to queue with me more.
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Dreggon posted:to be fair that applies to any class if your opponents are garbage I'd like to say that the matchmaking is clearly perfect now. This is proven by winning ten in a row with a class I had never played in pvp before.
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