Unsure of Next Class to Make

Unsure of Next Class to Make

in Guild Wars 2 Discussion

Posted by: TheSlothArmada.6709

TheSlothArmada.6709

Edit: Fixed some terrible grammar

A few days ago, I decided to start fresh on my account and deleted my level 80 Elementalist and Necromancer. I only kept my charr berserker as it is the only reason I started playing this game. My thought process was that I would try to create three characters based on fulfilling 3 main roles in a group with the fewest amount of characters: Tanking, DPS, and buffing. Come here I from Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter, so I chose each classes to reflect my characters in that game.

My Charr Berserker was meant to fulfill the DPS role, paralleling my Great Weapon Fighter Dragonborn In neverwinter. It is supposed to be a high damage class with no group buffs but damage so high that it was acceptable to not bring any buffs. The main thing that drew me to make a warrior was the berserk mode and the illusion of it being a high physical damage class. Instead, I got a DPS class based on DOTs to fulfill a damage role and heavy buffing. . .
So I walked away from berserker disappointed, though I can’t delete it since it’s my first character
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFbqZAb5QG8
[Video of How GWF functions in Neverwinter]

Next, My Charr Guadian was meant to be the tank, and though at this point in the game I was well aware that couldn’t work, I believed I could make a hybrid tank/DPS spec. It was once again, paralleling my Guardian Fighter Dragonborn in Neverwinter, with a shield mechanic that locked all other powers while it was up, but also mitigated 80% of all incoming damage. It dealt respectable damage and also provided a large movement and damage buff for the team.
However, guardian brought nowhere near half of what I expected of a class with GUARDIAN in its name. . . I tortured myself to get my guard to level 80 and was once again disappointed. I then found out that guardian was more of a warrior than warrior is. . . and mesmer is more guardian than guardian is . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXypo4rKOSI&t=4s
[Video of how GF works in Neverwinter]

And now, here I am. Two roles I wanted to fulfill are just a lost dream now. After being humbled and exposed to the truth in this game I don’t expect anything from a class based on its name. I expected my necromancer to be a high melee damage class with the reaper shroud, I expected my elementalist to be a control/damage heavy caster, (I guess elementalist was actually the only class I wasn’t that sad to play. . . but I made it an asura. . . and there can only be CHARR) and I soon learned to not care about the theme of the class, or the way it does damage,
Now all I see are numbers and all I care about is efficiency. So now I’m left with my final attempt to see my dream out. . . I want 1 real buffing class . . .

My eyes are currently on Druid and Chronomancer. . . but I can’t decide.
I like the gameplay with illusions with chronomancer even though they are really clunky to play with. The healing and buffs on druid are far more interesting and most reflect the Devoted Cleric in Neverwinter. . . yet i still look at chronomancer wanting to play it. Some people may say, “Just make both.” but I must only have 3 classes! It’s a strange requirement but I must abide by it or I can’t enjoy the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u_Lo9gdnQk&t=850s
[Video of how DC plays in Neverwinter]

(edited by TheSlothArmada.6709)