Guild Wars 2

Hi and first let me say that i will put the same question in the necro forum to compare and choose my main.

The situation is that i have this 2 classe’s at 80 and i need to choose one to be the main. I want to use him at Dungeons/ WvW/ tPvP and who do you think that will shine here. ( i know that its a tough one to answer )

@ Dungeons: i want to be a support kinda guy
@ tPvP: Necro and Mesmer can be anything
@ WvW: just follow the zergs and collect a lot of badges, can do a solo thing once or twice

So can you help me out?

Thanks in advance and sorry if my english is a little incoherent…only had 4 hours of sleep… xP

Saludos,
Kensei

They’re both fine for what you want to be doing, tbh. Some pros and cons…

1 – Mesmer has higher direct damage, while Necro stacks the conditions like no other.
2 – Requires more effort in terms of traits/gear to support well with Mesmer, but still works fine.
3 – Necro has more AOE, and more reliable AOE.
4 – Mesmer is easily twice as mobile in fights as Necromancer without even trying.

Overall I prefer Mesmer. Necro only really has serious condition builds – less useful in large groups – and AOE – more useful in large groups – over Mesmer, while Mesmer has about the same supporting ability, much higher direct damage, and tons of mobility in combat – which, IMO, makes it much more interesting to play.

Also, butterflies are better than zombies.

What does the necro offer in terms of dungeon support? I cant really think of anything.

AOE condition removal, AOE regeneration, AOE heals, consistent blinds, consistent chills?

Just look at what a Staff build with Wells and constant flipping in and out of DS to stack Vulnerability and provide more healing does. It’s pretty kitten good.

Main is a Necro, got champ Phantom title about halfway on Mes with title.

I do well with my Necro in WvW level 80 exotics and I know the class.

My mes level 30 even upleveled the mes works soooooo much better in WvW.

Few things Necros best spec is conditions…… its boring after a time and not good for WvW. Mes has very solid conditions specs with top tier direct damage specs, you are not giving anything up picking Mes over Necro and you gain alot more useful things from mes….. its just a better class. Necros fill a role in Tpvp there are much better classes to fill necros role in WvW and PvE Mes is one of those classes.

I still main play my necro simply because i like playing underdog classes. Unlike alot of Necros I dont fool myself into thinking the class is great. I know my mes is faceroll strong and easier to play.

Jackums.3496:

I also have both an 80 Mesmer and an 80 Necro.

Dungeon-wise, both are viable and relatively equal, unless you’re farming, in which case a glass cannon Mesmer will be the more appealing choice.

For tPvP, the Mesmer will generally be the better pick, but the Necro isn’t Warrior-tier or anything, so you can certainly get away with using one.

For zerging in WvW, from my experience, the Necro wins, hands down. The only Mesmer spec I’d even consider being somewhat close is a glamour spec (which is pretty much useless everywhere else). Build for marks and wells, use a staff and scepter/dagger. These are the kind of results you’ll get by AoE spamming the enemy zerg…

Agree about in a zerg, I should of stated I favor non-zerg play small groups and solo roaming in WvW. Mes is hands down better for that, if you like zerg play well/marks necro is a good choice.

Until Necro pet AI if fixed the class is pigeon holed into condimaster…I could be wrong, just my opinion.

Xom.9264:

Main is a Necro, got champ Phantom title about halfway on Mes with title.

I do well with my Necro in WvW level 80 exotics and I know the class.

My mes level 30 even upleveled the mes works soooooo much better in WvW.

Few things Necros best spec is conditions…… its boring after a time and not good for WvW. Mes has very solid conditions specs with top tier direct damage specs, you are not giving anything up picking Mes over Necro and you gain alot more useful things from mes….. its just a better class. Necros fill a role in Tpvp there are much better classes to fill necros role in WvW and PvE Mes is one of those classes.

I still main play my necro simply because i like playing underdog classes. Unlike alot of Necros I dont fool myself into thinking the class is great. I know my mes is faceroll strong and easier to play.

+1

I can’t comment about high end spvp or pve, but the above poster is pretty spot on with wvw. As someone else wrote: Necro’s have their niche in wvw and are good there, but Mesmers are simply amazing.

I play both, but unless I am planning on keep defense or choke point tower farming, I struggle to find a reason to log on my Necro. A Necro can do things a Mesmer can’t as some might be quick to point out, but what mesmers can do is simply amazing

As a Mesmer I can say without hesitation that I love dungeon runs in the presence of a good Necro – the condition removal is, as they say, “to die for”. That said, I also love running my Mez – in group events I think I bring a healthy amount of damage + some interesting crowd control and other fun effects, along with (depending on my traits and weapons) some pretty useful conditions of my own. Nothing that a Necro can’t do better, true, but I always feel like I’m contributing.