returning player what class for solo Roaming?
Most popular
Thief
Mesmer
Most effective, fast camps & good fighters
Condi thief
Medi guard
S/f&d ele
Shatter mes
Others can do it but these 4 can do it all pretty amazing. My advice is to pick something you like playing, not something that’s the best. Can’t be awesome solo roamer if you never play cause your build is boring and lame.
I choose ranger not because its easy, but because it feels fun ;-)
Thief, I would have thought?
The class with the most access to stealth will almost always win in that kind of solo situation.
“Turns out when people play the game, they don’t admire your feet at all.” sephiroth
Mesmer — can do everything right now with the right build.
Thief is the best roaming class for WvW atm, imo
it have many stealth, surprise attack, burst, reset, mobility
or may be mesmer, i m not very good at mesmer
but i have way better success and survival in thief and mesmer than my other class
You should probably go with mesmer. Enjoy the opness for now before the inevitable nerf, i sure as hell am. Mesmers are god mode now, they significantly lowered the amount of skill it takes to play one. The angry whispers just make it all the more hilarious.
Yeah, as it stands right now Mesmer was tailor made for scrubs to feel like they are pro at the game.
Depressed Unicorns – Necro [Agg]
Real men use necro
Thief or mesmer
/thread
Right now they are head and shoulders above any other classes, they’re virtual roaming gods. You will stomp most players you meet with relative ease and no I’m not exaggerating.
real skill = naked warrior with a shield
Mesmer is finally a very good roamer. You can play PU with Mantra of Resolve if you are new to mesmer, it allows you more mistakes. Then you can switch to a funnier option, like Illusions or Inspiration.
Thief is still really strong. Probably the more risk-free option, especially if ou play condi.
D/d ele is still the strongest 1v1 roamer. Unkillable, but it’s harder to chase people with it.
I think burn guards are becoming popular. I see a lot of them, and they are pretty broken.
LB power rangers are still a classic. However, thieves and mesmers tend to wreck them.
Warriors still make good roamers. And that Rampage… kitten .
Engineer was my favorite class for roaming pre-patch (I prefer mesmer now), and it is still fun. Unfortunately, the increase in mesmers is not good news for engis, who were always hard counters by them. Rabid builds work best.
I think necro still lacks mobility. However, with the new traits that give 25% movement speed with a dagger and in DS, I can imagine that you can have fun with a power burst build. Don’t forget to bring your Spectral Walk and Flesh Wurm with you.
real skill = naked warrior with a shield
Only for the brave. Are you working on a montage video already?
if by montage you mean me dying continuously even against sentries, then yes :p
Y grab thief or mesmer like every other dipkitten out there and join the thief mesmer partys whoohoo………… .. . . . . . . .
Mesmer is finally a very good roamer.
What? Mesmer has always been in the top 3 for roaming, only downsides it ever had was slow camp soloing and catching runners. Mesmer now with all the buffs is complete faceroll, if you have any dignity roll something else or get laughed at (or try playing stealthless non-PU Mesmer).
So with HoT coming and new balance changes i figured i wold return to the game, i deleted all my old character and change to a more populated server as the one i was originally on was practically 100% dead
But im unsure on what to play, Before i just had a warrior cuz my guild needed one and i never really did much WvW outside of Random EoTM zergs just cuz.
Not sure what is strong atm for Solo Roaming
Was thinking it would be between Thief/Ele/Engie/Mesmer but unsure what is good atm and what isnt due to the recent changes, I also enjoy doing sPvP so i the class is good there that would be a bonus but im more looking for strong in WvW solo roaming, idc about zergs
Also please dont give the generic any class can do it if you are good at that class, yes ik that is true but some classes are generally better than others just fact.
Right now, its shatter mesmer, hands down. Its just as good as a thief in stealth play, often better depending on situation, but its more useful then a thief in group play, by far.
If you decide to play one, you have some options:
PU, condi shatter (staff scepter torch) – you will eat everyone for breakfast in 1 v 1, including all power / crit mesmers. You will have tons of stealth. But be at a disadvantage outside of WvW in PVE. Fully upgraded camps are very easy to take, but take longer.
PU power shatter (sword sword or sword focus or sword pistol , maybe GS peding rest of the build ) – you will do good at roaming just have to switch up some utility skills, moderately good in PvE, switch up utility and equip some zerk gear for dungeons and be fairly effective on same build. Take camps fast.
Both do equally good in group WvW, though the power variant tags targets better for more bags, but the condi bombs much harder and can help destroy large groups much better when timed right.
Guards and Engis do well also and are group and PvE friendly and tag well.
Heavy Deedz – COSA – SF
Necro is the best roaming class in my opinion. I wreck mesmers all day on mine.