Q:
Best non-melee profession for PvE?
play staff ele, stay at (<600, mind you) range and do max dps in the game easy
play staff ele, stay at (<600, mind you) range and do max dps in the game easy
Alternatively
Play D/F ele and stay at 300 range and be cool. Like really cool.
Sw?G like Caillou
Try Mesmer, you won’t have to do much…..
Greatsword and sword/x mesmer can keep you in and out of the “mosh pit.” So can short bow and x/x thief. And s/d/f/staff ele. All classes have a ranged option you can swap to if you don’t want to be on top of your target. I don’t see a problem with engi but if you want to try something different, my favorite in PvE is ele
All professions have melee options.
All professions have ranged options.
Elementalists are the only ones who can’t go full at either, since both scepter and daggers have projectiles in 2 out of 4 autoattacks.
All classes do more damage in melee than in ranged, some more than others. However, all classes can also do adequate damage in ranged. If you want to stay ranged, the highest damage profession is probably elementalist with staff (only a slight decrease compared to staff in melee). However it’s also arguably the least durable profession in the game. Ranger is another option, with decent ranged damage and decent survivability.
Condi warrior with long-bow, the burst skill helps get around reflects