Guild Wars 2

Hi,

quick question,

are Elementalists good i mean, i see a lot of negativity about this class, what would you say is broken. i tried to play it in spvp but i could not get the numbers this class should be getting

thanks

Depends on what your definition of “good” is.
In case it’s the usual mage-archetype of most other RPGs the Elementalist is bad.
In case you play him as a durable support and DoT character he’s good.

However because of his comparable low damage output it’ll take longer to kill foes in PvE so you’ll most likely level a bit slower.

It´s fun, that enough?

IMO, in sPvP, a properly utilized ele is as useful/ “good” as any other class. It is all about situation and what you should be doing.

People say that the problem with ele is that everything we can do, other classes can do better. But can other classes do everything that we do? For example, staff: aoe damage, major cc, combo fields (one of the most useful parts of staff IMO), epic condition removal/heals are just a few examples.

i tried some profs back in beta and used to play ele the most, but he was way too squishi for me so i switched to mesmer, who is still a mage-like profession and with more defenses… but i really like ele, his versatility, theme etc, but when i tried him again to give him a chance, he is impossible to play for me… even if i dont count clones (which are working only on noobs, but whatever), he have far less survivability and defensive abilities then mesmer (thats not main problem, ele is more like a nuker with his low hp and armor) and have even less dmg then mesmer (this is weird and main problem imo), its so sad they nerfed him into oblivion compared to beta :/ he was OP, but this is way too much… just look at thief, same hp, more armor, stealth and 3x more dmg… ele need some love from devs