Guild Wars 2

so finally i’ve decided to left this class, is too underpowered in front of other classes, there is no point to play it on pve… i wrote alot of suggest (like others) but it seems anet doesent care or think ele its fine like that…. i already have guard and war, i’ve decided to switch my war as main character.. with him i can go full dps w/o any problem in any content, with my ele with zerk gear and bunker build (for stay alive) i have same survivability but i do 1/4 of damage doing alot of combos switching dodging blablabla with war autoattack i do more dmg, 100b, eviscerate, longbow #3 is better than every kind of ele combos (i’m talking about war but it’s the same with guards mesmer etc etc…)

there is no point to play it anymore, it hardest to play (i like that, you need skill to play it and i love it) but there is no benefits, i dont wanna do more dmg then other classes, but i wanna have same dmg and same survivability, and actually i have less of anything… i’m forced to play 30 in water for some nice traits and more hp, same on arcana for evasive arcana and elemental attunement…

someone told me on forum he can play 30 30 0 0 10 or something like that in any contents, i’ve just saw alot of ele spend more time downed than fighting… i’ve also saw alot of speed run videos, like to do cof in 47 seconds, all coe path in 20 min etc etc, all party full zerk, play on rally kill kill fast fast jump skip stack stack… i’ve tryed, it works with a good party, but i think it destroy the game, i’m not a farmer (i dont wanna be), i wanna play contents for have fun, sometime i’ll farm cause u will need gold in this game, but my goal is not have the powerfull pg on tyria with 50000 legendary… onestly there is no fun to play a no sense classes, when everyone in this game can do dmg and support better than you…. so if i wanna do some dmg will play my war, if i wanna support team i will play my support guard… there is no more spot for elementalists

welcome to guard wars 2… feat mesmers….

join us “resistance is futile”…

i lost i’ve joined the borg

Nooooooooooo

Sad to see you go, but in the end you gotta play what you like. If guardian fits your expectations better then by all means go for it.

Confession time I guess. I’ve only got 5 character slots.

During beta + stress test with no wipes
Slot #1: My beloved Elementalist (lv40 before the wipe)
Slot #2 – Slot #5: Mesmer, Thief, Guard, Warrior, Necro (None reached lv40)

Early Access & Post Release
Slot #1: Rebirthed beloved Elementalist (first to reach 80)
Slot #2: Guardian (second to 80)
Slot #3: Ranger (deleted twice)
Slot #4: Mesmer (deleted twice)
Slot #5: Warrior (deleted twice)

Left the game for nine months, upon return final roster at lv80
Slot #1: Still my beloved Elementalist
Slot #2: Still my Guardian
Slot #3: Thief
Slot #4: Necromancer
Slot #5: Warrior

I’m primarily a WvW player, I’ve tried everything but an Engineer (considering a sixth character slot), I’ll play Guardian Support if needed, I honestly hate my Thief (the playstyle doesn’t fit me), I’m kinda in love with my Necro (apart from the lack of easy stability and carp mobility) and I caved in to finally play a Warrior (classic worker healing shout sword+wh/hammer build).

The one class that keeps me playing this game, the one class that drew me back after saying I’d had enough, the one class that I’ve consistently been drawn to despite everything was and always will be the Elementalist.

Sorry to see another Ele depart.

I can say only one thing regarding this matter.

The day when I abandon my Ele will be the day I leave the whole game. I have similar fun only when playing my Engineer, but he simply just can’t replace my Elementalist.

STRanger.5120:

I can say only one thing regarding this matter.

The day when I abandon my Ele will be the day I leave the whole game. I have similar fun only when playing my Engineer, but he simply just can’t replace my Elementalist.

Agree my other classes get boring quickly. I like them all but they don’t keep me engaged like ele they are to simple.

I am interested in trying a guardian out but I don’t think it would hold me like ele because it is simple. Warrior is my second favorite mostly because it has a big variety of weapons. Thief is fun for trolling. Mesmer is fun for trolling. Necro is fun when I want to kill people in 3 seconds from 900+ range or put them into a large enough HP deficit that I auto win.

Lian Olsam.9541:

so finally i’ve decided to left this class, is too underpowered in front of other classes, there is no point to play it on pve… i wrote alot of suggest (like others) but it seems anet doesent care or think ele its fine like that…. i already have guard and war, i’ve decided to switch my war as main character.. with him i can go full dps w/o any problem in any content, with my ele with zerk gear and bunker build (for stay alive) i have same survivability but i do 1/4 of damage doing alot of combos switching dodging blablabla with war autoattack i do more dmg, 100b, eviscerate, longbow #3 is better than every kind of ele combos (i’m talking about war but it’s the same with guards mesmer etc etc…)

there is no point to play it anymore, it hardest to play (i like that, you need skill to play it and i love it) but there is no benefits, i dont wanna do more dmg then other classes, but i wanna have same dmg and same survivability, and actually i have less of anything… i’m forced to play 30 in water for some nice traits and more hp, same on arcana for evasive arcana and elemental attunement…

someone told me on forum he can play 30 30 0 0 10 or something like that in any contents, i’ve just saw alot of ele spend more time downed than fighting… i’ve also saw alot of speed run videos, like to do cof in 47 seconds, all coe path in 20 min etc etc, all party full zerk, play on rally kill kill fast fast jump skip stack stack… i’ve tryed, it works with a good party, but i think it destroy the game, i’m not a farmer (i dont wanna be), i wanna play contents for have fun, sometime i’ll farm cause u will need gold in this game, but my goal is not have the powerfull pg on tyria with 50000 legendary… onestly there is no fun to play a no sense classes, when everyone in this game can do dmg and support better than you…. so if i wanna do some dmg will play my war, if i wanna support team i will play my support guard… there is no more spot for elementalists

welcome to guard wars 2… feat mesmers….

join us “resistance is futile”…

i lost i’ve joined the borg

Don’t give up on the elementalist, join our protest. I am pretty sure Anet does not read our forum (maybe any class forum?). If we organize something in game maybe we can get them to notice.

FrownyClown.8402 is organizing the protest send him an in game mail. If he gets at least 50 we can protest this sunday

So much doom and gloom. I came back to this game in the summer and every patch I’ve seen since then, including the patch that brought me back, has been more buffs than nerfs for the ele.

Elfis.9102:

So much doom and gloom. I came back to this game in the summer and every patch I’ve seen since then, including the patch that brought me back, has been more buffs than nerfs for the ele.

Ele has solid builds for every weapon set pretty much. We lack defensive utility that we had last year

Holy father, all the ele I know are the strongest and most slippery creatures, so I don’t know what to say to OP.

In defense of Anierna.6918, I love his guide. I tried the rotation mentioned in his guide and experience speediest clear in COF. I’ve got to try the whole build. The only problem is the lack of synergy with PUG; like I cannot keep up both DPS and survivability if my group are all ranged warrior and scepter guardians and auto-attack staffers

Focus makes ele invincible in a Lupi fight. Grin.

This comes from an aspiring ele.

lol We complain a lot, a lot of questionable decisions have been taken in what regards the ele nerfs and such, but don’t be so dramatic: The class still can kick kitten in some situations. Not in 1 vs 1 granted, there we are pretty much assured to die, but in zerg battles the ele can do massive damage.

The unbalanced aspect of it is that it’s almost impossible to play the ele in WvW without full ascended gear and a good build with maximized stats. While with other class you can beat the ele with just average gear.