When you complete explorable mode you get tokens which you can use to buy exotic gear.
As for the dungeons :
-Ascalon Catacombs : a few months ago the final bosses of this dungeon got changed. Some players can’t learn the new mechanics as such it has gotten less popular, but finding a group isn’t hard.
-Caudecus Manor : one of the dungeon players hate the most. If your team carries reflects or know how to use blocks/blindness it shouldn’t be hard.
-Twilight Arbor : I hate it. It’s not too hard, but the final bosses are extremely boring.
-Sorrow’s Embrace : players don’t bother with path 2 because it’s a long one.
-Crucible of Eternity : fighting Alpha (the boss in every path) is simply a matter of going in melee range (even if you don’t use a dagger) and dodge at the correct time (which you’ll learn with time).
-Citadel of Flame : most farmed dungeon
-Honor of the Waves : the bosses in that dungeon have a too high amount of health, and some fights take place underwater, so at least have correct underwater weapons if you plan to go there.
-Arah : Giganticus Lupicus (a boss who’s there in all 4 paths) can be quite unforgiving for newer players.
In every dungeon you need to learn something : how a monster behaves, the patterns during a boss fight, when to dodge, which skills you can bring.
If you die too much (especially on a necromancer) then try to tweak your build and armor until you get better at surviving.
If someone gets downed, try to get him up unless you have a chance of getting downed too.
If someone blames you because your team keeps dying, it’s not your fault. I wouldn’t say that all of your team sucks, but 4 players cannot put the blame on a single person if they wipe during a fight (unless it’s clearly your fault because you aggro’ed something at the wrong time).
If someone is being a troll, the block list is there.
Sometime your team will exploit making some encounters impossibly dull (like in AC p3) or jumping around to get to the end of the dungeon in a short amount of time. Sometime your team will want to skip monsters by simply running through and without fighting. As a necromancer you shouldn’t have too much problem with that.
Finally : when you don’t want to play your necromancer don’t hesitate to create a new character. Unfortunately, as of right now, necromancers aren’t too great in dungeons, kind of like rangers and engineers (they aren’t bad, but they aren’t great). I’m not telling you to create a warrior (I hate playing as a warrior) but to try other classes, so at least you’ll have a better understanding of your teammates characters and what they can and can’t do.
And if you have a horrible experience, don’t give up.
