Guild Wars 2

Foefaller.1082:

Jerus.4350:

fishball.7204:

I thought the DPS list was Ele (staff) > Thief > Engy > UC Guard > Warrior > the rest.

As I understand it the Thief and Ele are very very close, though certainly a manipulated Meteor is likely unbeatable. And I can’t help but feel the need to point out that Engi has a strong limitation thanks to a heavy addition of condi’s in their damage numbers (iirc it’s like 20-25%?) And I believe Ranger edges out Warrior thanks to this last batch of nerfs for GS.

It’s something like that for Engineer. The goods news is that it’s mostly bleeds, which stack in intensity. So only a small portion really run the risk of being knocked off by lesser bleeds (and they usually are lesser, even if everyone’s in full zerks, as Engis put 6 points into the trait line that gives +condi damage for their best build, only D/F Necros do the same.)

…and Ranger’s bump to #4 wasn’t just from the nerfs to GS, but also their old GM signet trait becoming innate and being replaced by Predator’s Onslaught, which gives them a nice damage bonus to anything under the effects of soft CC (cripple/chilled/immobilized) which happen pretty frequently, even before you factor in the fact a Ranger can start every fight with LB Barrage before switching to Sword where the AA does a 2s cripple in the second attack of the chain.

Not to mention that they reverted, YES THEY REVERTED A “BUG FIX”, the change they made to frost spirit. So instead of granting +10% damage every 10 sec, with 35-70% chance. It now has 35-70% chance to grant +10% damage on EVERY attack (thank god they made it so).

Ranger can “self stack” might very well, except might goes to the pet. However since pet DPS increase is crucial to maintain high damage, this feature is simply priceless. Sword auto + Companions Might ensures pet will have +25 stacks of might in a few seconds, causing massive damage increase even if ranger has zero might (Feline pets will hit close to 2-2.5k/1.5 second)

TheBlackLeech.9360:

Elementalist has highest burst for 1-3 seconds, and also has highest sustained dps….

But there are some other classes that can pump out more dps in the 10-20 second range…

For example,
A power Necromancer can drop wells, then enter lich form and auto attack and pull ahead in dps at around the 10 second mark….. but will eventually fall back behind the elementalist at about the 20 second mark.

If you are looking for the most sustained dps, elementalist is the way to go, imo.

There is no window of time, regardless of configuration, where a Necro has better DPS than an Elementalist.

Nearly all classes can be good for dps depending on the situation. Out of my experience I have found Necro to be fun and capable at most things. They are self sustaining and not helpful for dungeons in comparison to other classes however they outshine nearly all when working solo. They are powerful in both PvE and PvP with the exception of dungeons. They can deal out tons of conditions and can be serious tanks. They constantly deal out decent damage and often max at 10k hits in dungeons (dps is not why they are not good in dungeons). Playing a necro requires thick skin to block out the haters and deal with constant shunning. The best answer to this question is that it is highly dependent on the circumstances. These circumstances change so just choose your favorite and most comfortable profession. Consider all classes and disregard elitism.

Necro highest on forums though, fo sho.