Guild Wars 2

I could blah blah, but I’ll cut straight to the point. I dig the elementalist cuz it reminds me of the shaman from WoW.
Do they get stronger or more balanced the further I level? Right now they’re so smooshy, I’ve died a heck of a lot more than my equal level guardian. Is it just a balance issue up to this level (14)? I’m even running earth spec..
Or do I need to learn to evade and use my skills alot more. Soloing groups is horrendous. .

Also, it’s not the squishiness, it’s the damage output. The guardian’s dps is higher than my elementalist. Takes a lot longer to kill something.

They do get better as you level. I stuck those first 5 points into the water to get the regen when in water and it helped a lot. Once you get access to lightning hammer though, it all becomes really trivial really fast

I’m not sure how eles remind you of shammy. Hmm.

Anyhow, eles require more work to stay alive then quite a few other classes in PvE

Four elements, the totems, ability to tank (more so in earth), I was old school, when you used to have to drop one totem at a time. They’re not as flashy as mages… more so the attunement with nature..

Also depends on the weapon set you’re using and learning the burst combos. You’re best bet for doing damage often comes from different skills in different attunements. IE: D/D combo could be A4>A5>F3>F4>Cleansing conflag>F5>E4>E5 not much survives that. Ice bow, Lightning Hammer, and Fiery Greatsword also destroy things.