Guild Wars 2

Greetings all, not sure where to post this question, but i been wondering what to roll.

My 2 friends started to play and one of them decided to play warrior, the other one is playing guardian, for that i thout i will play some long ranged class. ( with a lot of direct damage or nuke prefered)
I usually play casters and support anyway

I did play Ele to 40, and i dont like it, i propably was waiting a bit more “wizard” then the current class.

So i was left with the Mesmer and Necro.

I did hear a lot of negative things abaut necro, trough that would be my first pick, since i usually play it, and it fits my taste, but after 20 i realized its not the thing i am looking in a Necromancer. Its not like it is usually.

So i was wondering, should i stick with Necro? You think it will get major changes? Maybe a partial redesign? Or should i stay with it for the current skillset?

What are pros and Cons on Mesmer and Necro? Do they have a “support” build? Like Ele can heal and guardian can protect?
Are they viable as long range nuker?
And so on….

Exuse my bad english.

Unfortunately Necros lack anything that could be considered a nuke; the majority of their damage comes from conditions. So, as a long range nuker they are not very viable, but they can be an effective support class in other ways. They have area heals, plenty of CC and mentioned conditions, and minions. It’s unlikely they will undergo any redesign.

Mesmers can also support well with illusions and AoE conditions, and it’s hard to beat a well placed Time Warp. They do have a few nukes (shatters, for example) and several ways to give allies boons. Mesmer can also double up as a melee-based class when needed as well.

If you solely care about being a long range support type, most people would prefer a Mesmer when asked. Try it out to 20 and see how you like it.

The necro is about stacking conditions…not burst damage;however there’s still alot of damage,only done in a different way.
Mesmer is more a “trickster” it goes in,starts attacking,makes some clones,some abilities…however,it’s strengh comes from the fact people do not understand wich one is the mesmer they’re looking for…while mobs are much,much more immediate.

So,you’ll have a tank/healer + a tank/dps + you…the best options would be:
A) a damage/support character
B) a support character focused on fields and AoE buffs.

option A: Ranger,ele,necro can do very well this role,just spam AoE abilities while your friends will fight on the front line.

B) An engineer: kits for every situations,turrets,CC…all things that make the engineer a great class imo.
Also,the guardian and the warrior have alot of combo finishers,while the engineer has a lot of combo fields! empowering most of your friend’s abilities passively!
Also,an engineer would close very well the team,with supporting skills and nice damage.

IMO,i’d go for Necro or Engineer,they’d team up very well,just find your build!
Of course,i guess you’re talking about PVE,for PVP consider the mesmer too!

21 Necro, 26 Mesmer.

I tried Necro first, but got tired of the pets poor AI and dying so fast. I realize you can run without them, but imo that’s the point of a necro…minions. Also, as others said, it’s condition damage.

Love my Mesmer. You can range and/or melee. I can take down mobs w/o taking a hit. It’s challenging but fun because you don’t spam 1 button. Currently I’m going staff and s/s.

From looking at traits, etc I would think Mesmer would be more supportive. Shields, portals, conditions and boons (plus removals). Though Mesmer doesn’t have the aoe a Necro has, which makes it tough in events to tag alot, but I still always get gold.

Mesmer can be ok as a long ranger nuker, though mobs tend to aggro towards me anyway (unless they’re ranged). Then I just change to the melee weapon set and slice away at them.

CelestialWyrm.8572:

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Try [a mesmer] out to 20 and see how you like it.

I agree with everything CelestialWyrm said, except this last part. Mesmers are a VERY slow-starting class, and if you only try it to 20, you’ll likely end up abandoning it 16 with a bad taste in your mouth for the class. This really is a class that gets most of its power and flexibility from its traits.

I’ve been working on my mesmer alt almost exclusively as of late and once I got over that hump and had at least my first traitline filled to 10, it was like night and day.