Guild Wars 2

I see primarily two different views on the forums and I want to know which you think is better and why.

Those who choose Berserker get the following:
+Power
+Precision
+Critical Damage

While this has great burst damage, the new update is going to hurt this build, imo.

Those who choose Dire get the following:
+Condition Damage
+Toughness
+Vitality

While this build has less overall burst damage, it benefits from sustain in a long fight.

Put aside quarreling w/ other classes for now, this is a battle for the better necro build (post April 15th update). Let me know what you guys think. I really am curious.

ThCakeIsALie.5306:

this is a battle for the better necro build

Well it depends entirely on what you want to achieve.

In Open World PvE it doesn’t even matter much. In dungeons though Berserker will still be king.
WvW on the other hand is different again. If you want to solo/group roam dire will be more useful, as you will be the priority target. In zergs you won’t be focused that much and can get more leeway for offensive stats, but I wouldn’t recommend berserker if you aren’t experienced in positioning yourself against blobs/zergs.

I’ve seen both work in sPvP (rabid instead of dire) but for me personally barbarian is more attractive.

Additionally a build doesn’t consist of gear alone (duh) so this question is rather one dimensional.

And finally most answers will come down to a personal preference, as this is conditions vs. power essentially.

Both almost equal now but Dire will be far better in next patch. Stay condi/hybrid

Which weapons?

Honestly, condi works like an old, heavy turbo in a car: It takes a while to spool up, then does consistently more damage but only if opponents’ condi cleanses are not sufficient. Power/crit are relatively instant dps. WvW performance variesaccording to situation. PvE performance sux because of mob dps being higher and necro lacks non-immune CC, PvP performance depends upon opponent build.

If you want to be fair, compare a zerker build in its best environment to a condi build in its best.

If u don´t need defensive stats berserker is king. Compare Dire to soldier, and rampager to berserker. But dire to berserker is worthless.