Guild Wars 2

I quit a few weeks after launch when I got to the lvl 50 area. I basically quit because it took me cycling all 4 elements and spamming every ability the second it comes off cooldown to kill basic mobs all the while without taking a single hit because all the mobs 2 shot you.

At launch the ele was a glass cannon without the cannon part. Just wondering if they patched it?

Lightning whip now hits 3 targets, instead of 1.
Fire Grab has a wider hit arc.
Conjure weapons now give +180 in a skill when used.

That’s about it as far as I know.

Simple answer no. We can be glass but no cannon. Howsoever, despite our collective anger about the current patch Ele is still one of the strongest if not the strongest solo class around. I wont lie about or deny it. A ele speced into water 20+ points geared with enough toughness and hp can drop just about anything. We don’t burst as well as other classes but our sustained dps, defensive skills, cc, healing, and maneuverability are almost send to none. While it factually requires more effort to play ele with time attunement swapping become natural.

What we have not seen is an increase in burst dps or traits in the fire and air line reflect us having any capability to do so.

TheGuy.3568:

Simple answer no. We can be glass but no cannon. Howsoever, despite our collective anger about the current patch Ele is still one of the strongest if not the strongest solo class around. I wont lie about or deny it. A ele speced into water 20+ points geared with enough toughness and hp can drop just about anything. We don’t burst as well as other classes but our sustained dps, defensive skills, cc, healing, and maneuverability are almost send to none. While it factually requires more effort to play ele with time attunement swapping become natural.

What we have not seen is an increase in burst dps or traits in the fire and air line reflect us having any capability to do so.

What are you useing D/D?

I can still pull a big burst with S/D by opening with fire signet, >Fire< 4, (arcane wave), 3, 2, 5, >lightning< 2, 1, 3, 1, 2.

Scepter/dagger is fun as hell, even if I love my staff. Staff just isn’t as interesting.

I’ve been enjoying S/D for a while.

Not sure what I’ll do in group events that scepter is unsuitable for, now that staff has been badly nerfed, as I don’t like dagger mainhand. Probably just play less, perhaps a lot less.

Lictor Alpha.3724:

TheGuy.3568:

Simple answer no. We can be glass but no cannon. Howsoever, despite our collective anger about the current patch Ele is still one of the strongest if not the strongest solo class around. I wont lie about or deny it. A ele speced into water 20+ points geared with enough toughness and hp can drop just about anything. We don’t burst as well as other classes but our sustained dps, defensive skills, cc, healing, and maneuverability are almost send to none. While it factually requires more effort to play ele with time attunement swapping become natural.

What we have not seen is an increase in burst dps or traits in the fire and air line reflect us having any capability to do so.

What are you useing D/D?

Funny how its in my sig lol :-)

Mackdose.6504:

I can still pull a big burst with S/D by opening with fire signet, >Fire< 4, (arcane wave), 3, 2, 5, >lightning< 2, 1, 3, 1, 2.

Scepter/dagger is fun as hell, even if I love my staff. Staff just isn’t as interesting.

Even with liberal use of high cooldown skills (arcane wave) to might stack, other classes do more damage, and can do it with much less effort. Elementalist feels like hard mode compared to Thief or even Ranger…