Guild Wars 2

TL;DR – Pick One

Female Human Elementalist named Hecate
Female Asuran Mesmer named Metis
Female Sylvaran Necromancer named Lilith
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So I’ve played Guild Wars 2 on and off for quite a while now, not because the game is bad though. I love this game, and want to play much more of it. However, I’ve basically decided that Warriors in GW2 are terrible. After playing many other MMO’s that used the Tank/DPS/Healer system, I became so used to being able to tank on my warriors and be useful. Now, unless I do WvW, Warrior “Tanking” is kind of bleh. I tried to make a set for pure massive damage and I got annoyed that it’s blatantly difficult to stay close range on my warrior. This annoys me a bit. I got a bit more used to long range warrior combat, but I hate needing to use it to survive on my own. Maybe I’m just bad with Warriors in GW2. I love the ranged classes in GW2 since they all seem fun and new to me.

So while I’m obviously going to keep and use my lvl 80 Warrior who I still love to death, I want to try a new class to make the game new and exciting for me again. However, I’m torn between three choices… My first choice is to make a new Elementalist. My main in GW1 was an Elementalist and I loved the class, even if I was a bit late to get all of the things to make it awesome. If I did this, she would be a Human, like my Warrior since I would still use the same naming scheme. “Hecate Lierech” would be her name (Hecate is the greek goddess of Magic, my Warrior is named Aries, and my old Elementalist was named Hephaestus)

My second choice is a Asuran Mesmer. I picked Asuran since they are all smart little buggers and Mesmers always came off as the smartest class to me (Either that or Engineer, but I don’t like Engineer). If I had to pick a name for her it’d probably be “Metis” based off of Persona 3 FES The Answer, since her orgia mode had butterflies and shizz.

My last choice is a Sylvari Necromancer. I picked this for one reason only. The book Ghosts of Ascalon. I LOVED Killeen and thought it’d be cool to have one as a reminder of her. If I were to name her, it would most likely be “Lilith” because Necromancy. Death and Ice man. Fits well.

But I am indecisive as heck. So I figured, I’d let you guys pick. If you read this far and give an answer, then thank you. If you didn’t read this far but still gave an answer, thank you too, but if you just read it and left, then well, sorry to waste your time.

I have Level 80s of every Profession sans Warrior. (My Warrior stays at Level 29 for Silver Doubloons…lol.)

Of the 3 Professions you listed, I have the most fun with my Necromancer. Also, Sylvari are my favorite race to create, though I don’t Main any.

Of course, you will receive votes for all 3 Professions, so I’m not sure how helpful this thread will be. /shrug

(Also, I hope you have placeholder characters for those names, so that they aren’t taken now that you have publicized them. =/)

Good luck.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Resize

Probably, but I figured it was better than randomly trying to pick one, so it’s gonna be sort of like a poll. Ill wait til a certain time and see what was picked the most. In the end, Ill probably make all of them eventually.

I think they are all fun in their own way. Right now I recommend Elementalist but that’s what I am playing currently so that’s making me biased. Mesmer and Necro were both fun, as well.

My bias is to Mesmer. I have 3 of them at 80. Asura Mesmer is the bomb — she’s the first alt I got to 80 without any RP to invest me in playing her. My other 2 are strongly RP’d.

I find Ele least fun because of the complex attunement dancing — I do enjoy that at times but don’t want to have to concentrate kitten every fight ever.

Necro is also fun, I’m working on my 3rd one now (mostly because I wanted to see the Asura Infinity Ball PS and that profession appealed most when making him). There are many spins possible on sylvari necro’s — mine is a slightly mad scientist focused on understanding rot and decay so that she can help the Pale Tree against a possible attack on her roots.

… I bet she feels uber vindicated now with Mordy on his way …

Asura Mesmer!

My own asura mesmer is by far my favourite character. The class is fun, and the race is just the best. As far as classes are concerned, I actually find elementalist just as much fun as mesmer, but I can’t stand playing humans (my own elementalists are a sylvari and two asura), so that choice is out for me.

So basically a choice between the two races Asura and Bookah

Class is a non-factor for Asurans, they rock all the classes.

Trx.5298:

I tried to make a set for pure massive damage and I got annoyed that it’s blatantly difficult to stay close range on my warrior. This annoys me a bit.

Thank kitten for that or it’d be impossible to survive a fight against a zerker warrior.

Necromancers have a worse time of it than warriors for mobility in fights so I’m not sure that’s going to be your cup of tea either. Between the other two, the elementalist has a lot of versatility and the mesmer has a great utility package. Elementalists are generally easier to kill in WvW but they’re a bit more mobile and do better AoE damage.