Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
pve instances, necro they provide nothing but low damage.
solo content, ele but thats me they take 3 times the work as every other class
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
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There all fun to play BUT Mesmers are too hard too play currently in PvP the effort you need to put into playing them well is far more than lets say warriors and rangers, and from the other hand Necros arent that good in pve dungeons/fractals atm since they are condi based class and the current meta is Zerkers
You will have a harder time finding a dungeon group as a necro / ranger / engi than with a warrior / guardian / ele / mesmer. Thieves shine in organized groups but don’t have the support to stay alive in random chaos. Open world is ruled by guard, warr / ranger second. PvP / WvW I have no idea about.
No profession is the best at everything. It all depends on what content you are talking about. In general, necromancers are the least useful for open world PvE and dungeons. However they kick kitten in pvp. That’s not to say necromancers can’t clear dungeons. Saying they are worse than anyone is like saying a 5/16th wrench is worse than a 3/8th wrench.
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
Ahahaha, are you kidding me? Pistol, dual pistol, pistol/dagger and shortbow are not real ranged options? And, sure, thieves are squishy, but survivable, if you’re doing it right.
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Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
pve instances, necro they provide nothing but low damage.
solo content, ele but thats me they take 3 times the work as every other class
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
Necro’s are one of the few classes that can strip boons. So they can offer something to PVE instances.
i dont thing so. true ele is good for AOE dps. so it make helpful for pve and wvw most of time. but not for pvp. i can easily kill a ele on pvp match. sometimes i use my mesmer just 1 hit.
Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
What are you even saying right now?
Meditation Hammer Guardian is absolutely insane. Way better than any Greatsword build.
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I don’t know why people think necros are crap, necro is my main and i’ll tell you now, I can pump out enough damage if I need to, I can survive if I need to, I can cc if I need to.
It seems to me that there are many people who have done a bit of a walkthrough on necro and decided they don’t like it and havnt experienced how to play it properly or have been involved with necros who don’t know what they are doing for the situation they are in.
Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
What are you even saying right now?
Meditation Hammer Guardian is absolutely insane. Way better than any Greatsword build.
This was off my own personal belief. In pvp guardians are one of the most predictable and easily counterable classes. Especially medi hammer guard, it’s the squishiest thing in spvp right now. Why do you think you never see good ones alone? Greatsword builds aren’t viable in the slightest, hell hammer build I don’t think is that good. You’re better off with a dps shoutbow warrior. They’re better at dps then medi hammer and have more surivability.
Guardians at the core design of the class is support. Any build trying to not be support is a terrible guardian build.
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I don’t know why people think necros are crap, necro is my main and i’ll tell you now, I can pump out enough damage if I need to, I can survive if I need to, I can cc if I need to.
It seems to me that there are many people who have done a bit of a walkthrough on necro and decided they don’t like it and havnt experienced how to play it properly or have been involved with necros who don’t know what they are doing for the situation they are in.
I sort of agree, but i think the main problem with necro is that it’s a “selfish” class, not capable of giving enough support in a dungeon for example. It can’t really give boons, it doesn’t deal insane dps, it can’t give good heal support. That said, i do love necros and i think an experienced player behind a necro can still help a lot in dungeons too (i’ve had full groups wipe while i alone survived and killed off every mob, finished the job and rezzed everybody as a necro)
I don’t really pvp but if i remember correctly necros are supposed to be good in that :P
In WvW, i loved necro – so much survivability, tons of AoE (=>tagging), and the fun with fearing half the enemy zerg off a bridge :P
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
Ahahaha, are you kidding me? Pistol, dual pistol, pistol/dagger and shortbow are not real ranged options? And, sure, thieves are squishy, but survivable, if you’re doing it right.
900 range. Without a bazooka, they’re shafted at Claw of Jormag, for example. Hell, even Guardians have 1200 range on scepter and staff.
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
Ahahaha, are you kidding me? Pistol, dual pistol, pistol/dagger and shortbow are not real ranged options? And, sure, thieves are squishy, but survivable, if you’re doing it right.
900 range. Without a bazooka, they’re shafted at Claw of Jormag, for example. Hell, even Guardians have 1200 range on scepter and staff.
Yeah but you can totally run in to 900 range, get a few shots off, get downed, and warp back safely to 1200 range where people will rez you!
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It is indeed fun, however, after several searches on the subject the Necro appears to be a very underwhelming class endgame and it doesn’t seem this will change anytime soon. I by no means need to be the best class, but I don’t want to be the bottom of the barrel in both pve and pvp. Glad I found out now at least.
Best all-round professions that can do something really well in all game modes:
Warrior
Guardian
Ele
Professions that are uneven and/or have design issues:
Ranger
Necro
Mesmer
That said, every profession is viable for everything in the game and has something unique and powerful about them, largely a matter of finding one you find fun (which can be difficult with the way Anet has leveling set up for people just starting the game).
Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
pve instances, necro they provide nothing but low damage.
solo content, ele but thats me they take 3 times the work as every other class
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
lol eles are the best solo clearly u dont know how to play the class
Depends on what though, in pvp my vote is guardians as they’re the easiest to counter due to their lack of options on damage oriented weapons being limited to only the greatsword.
pve instances, necro they provide nothing but low damage.
solo content, ele but thats me they take 3 times the work as every other class
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
lol eles are the best solo clearly u dont know how to play the class
Necro is the best solo class. They have access to every buff the ele has (though it’s only for themselves) and bring boon stripping on top of this.
I’m talking about open world ofc, not solo dungeon path which is a really niche activity.
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In terms of popularity
Speed dungeon run:
First tier:Elementalist, Guardian, Warrior
Second tier:Mesmer, Thief, Ranger, Engineer
Third tier: Necromancer
PvP:
First tier: Elementalist, Engineer
Second tier: Warrior, Thief
Third tier: Mesmer, Necromancer, Guardian, Ranger
WvW:
First tier: Guardian, Elementalist, Warrior, Necromancer
Second tier: Mesmer,Thief, Ranger, Engineer(Organized group usually prefer mesmer and thief)
Keep in mind that speed clear dungeon runs are not viable outside of an organized group which pugs are not. So using a optimal build in a non optimal setup is meaningless.
Oh come on guys the game can’t be THAT balanced. Clearly there’s gotta be some classes that way outshine the others in most areas.
Well in one way you can actually say that. Most classes in GW2 is pretty good balanced and it is pretty hard to say what classes is the best. In PvP guards and Engineers is pretty favored classes as their Metas are pretty easy to play but a player that plays an Ele, mesm or thief good will blast the conoolas out of the Guard or Engi metas.
So for PvP there is always a counter to every build and in the end it is up to you and your skills to decide what class is the best.
Now for PvE and dungeons and so on. It is more the same as I said about PvP, learn your class and you can solo almost anything with every class. If I would have to choose a best class I would go for Guardian för PvE but that is becouse I play guardian the most. My GF would say Necro becouse she mains a Necro after her Ele build was nerfed. One of my friends would say Ranger becoue his main is ranger and he does not do as well with other classes.
So, now it is up to you OP to try the classes and choose for yourself. And BTW why do you have to play the best class? The only thing that will await you is a nerf and then there is another best class, so go for the class you personally like the most.
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Why would Necros be that bad for Dungeons?
Daggers have decent dps and Well of Suffering basically deletes groups.
The standard pvp power necro build should be perfectly fine for dungeons.
They are not bad in dungeons, they are not optimal for speed runs. I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
Why would Necros be that bad for Dungeons?
Daggers have decent dps and Well of Suffering basically deletes groups.
The standard pvp power necro build should be perfectly fine for dungeons.
Yes a good necro, that have proper build for dungeons will be better then just about 90% warriors and eles that join my pug groups. But finding one decent necro in dungeons is like looking for a needle in a haystack. That’s why lfg dungeon is plagued with “meta ele war guard”.
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Outside of dungeons, its all just personal preference and you can really roll whatever u want and be fine.
In dungeons there is preference toward ele war guard, and you will find decent groups faster with these classes.
Why would Necros be that bad for Dungeons?
Daggers have decent dps and Well of Suffering basically deletes groups.
The standard pvp power necro build should be perfectly fine for dungeons.
They are not bad in dungeons, they are not optimal for speed runs. I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
I am almost certain before they died they did enough to this boss you could pew pew his last % of life and feel marvelous.
I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
Dear God, I am so eternally grateful I no longer need to PUG. Amen.
Exactly the point though. People use what is good for a specific thing and then force it into something else. Many are not skilled and/or not knowledgeable about what frankly is a tiny aspect of the game. To expect otherwise is not useful.
Why would Necros be that bad for Dungeons?
Daggers have decent dps and Well of Suffering basically deletes groups.
The standard pvp power necro build should be perfectly fine for dungeons.
They are not bad in dungeons, they are not optimal for speed runs. I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
I am almost certain before they died they did enough to this boss you could pew pew his last % of life and feel marvelous.
If they didn’t, they were probably rooting that that heroic 5th would die quickly so they could try again.
(But I’m just bitter because I had this happen recently :P)
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Ppl expect other ppl to play good in pvp, even without organised group. Everything is ok/.
Ppl expect other ppl to play good in dungeons and everyone is going crazy.
Worst and best depends on what aspect you’re looking at.
I play my best on my Necro, because it has been my main since the beginning and I know what I’m doing. I play worst on my Thief (I’d think), which I rarely play because I don’t like the “feel”.
If I had equal experience with all classes, I’d probably go with Ele as the best class, as I find Eles to be good/one of the best in all modes of the game. Necros and Mesmers have their situational ups and downs, which could make them worse.
I still play my Necro in Dungeons and Fractals, with mostly positive experiences.
In terms of popularity
Speed dungeon run:
First tier:Elementalist, Guardian, (Warrior),Ranger fixed
Second tier:Mesmer, Thief, , Engineer
Third tier: Necromancer
PvP:
First tier: Elementalist, Engineer, Guardian fixed
Second tier: Warrior, Thief
Third tier: Mesmer, Necromancer, Ranger
WvW:
First tier: Guardian, Elementalist, Warrior, Necromancer
Second tier: Mesmer,Thief, Ranger, Engineer(Organized group usually prefer mesmer and thief)
I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
Dear God, I am so eternally grateful I no longer need to PUG. Amen.
Exactly the point though. People use what is good for a specific thing and then force it into something else. Many are not skilled and/or not knowledgeable about what frankly is a tiny aspect of the game. To expect otherwise is not useful.
You don’t understand that by joining a zerker group with your “tank” necro or whatever you’re killing them. They died because you can’t pull your weight. How many times does this have to be stated? Zerker set up in prolongued fights = dead. Not for all encounters, but for a lot of them that is true. Nobody is forcing you to join zerker groups. Make a new group, tank necro only, and have fun.
Why do you think I am joining zerk only groups?
Why do you think everyone joining pugs is going to have a clue?
Why do you think I am in tank gear?
world bosses, thieves they die so fast and have no real ranged option.
Ahahaha, are you kidding me? Pistol, dual pistol, pistol/dagger and shortbow are not real ranged options? And, sure, thieves are squishy, but survivable, if you’re doing it right.
You listed dual pistols as a valid ranged option. Your opinion is invalid.
Also I play a thief as main. It is not the meta for either PVE, WVW or even PVP. But I’m still darn good at it.
I have been last one standing more then once finishing a boss on necro, those other four players being dead are not adding anything to the group.
Dear God, I am so eternally grateful I no longer need to PUG. Amen.
Exactly the point though. People use what is good for a specific thing and then force it into something else. Many are not skilled and/or not knowledgeable about what frankly is a tiny aspect of the game. To expect otherwise is not useful.
You don’t understand that by joining a zerker group with your “tank” necro or whatever you’re killing them. They died because you can’t pull your weight. How many times does this have to be stated? Zerker set up in prolongued fights = dead. Not for all encounters, but for a lot of them that is true. Nobody is forcing you to join zerker groups. Make a new group, tank necro only, and have fun.
lol at zerkers who blame others for their squish, no no, the amount of times ive had to carry the weight of squishies who one hit die is uncountable, im pulling my weight.
