Coming back to GW2, what should I know?
My main before I took a long break from this game, was necromancer/Reaper.
I’d like to know what has changed in the time I was gone, its been several months, hell maybe nearly lil over a year
Necromancer/Reaper is my fav class so I dread any news of it being “bad” in any manner, especially in PvP as I really dont care for PvE in this game
Is the class now underpowered, balanced with others, still OP, etc?
Depends on how long you have been gone, but:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/info/updates
Most important:
Necro GS has improved making it more viable for pve.It still isn’t good in spvp.Might be good in WVW but in SPVP you have the issue of not being able to get close enough before being ripped apart.
Minor buffs to reaper form and number 1 does more dmg in reaper form.
Also:Cooldowns for Gs and well of blood reduced, but so have every other classes cc.
So far:Thieves are one of the easier ones to drop, and a good thief will make your life hard, but its one of the easier things to kill due to just how squishy thieves are.Plus:They got a nerf to endurance refills, making them have less dodges and easier to kill, but got buffs in other stuff.
Necros In fractals:I would have to do more to really say, might need to ask others.
In spvp and rated:You will find it pretty hard without help, especially vs warriors and rangers, and definitely vs a skilled mesmer.Mesmers can make you sweat a lot due to how strong their cc and dmg is, so you have to be very careful.
Get a good duo partner and you will have a chance.
Sounds like Reapers need more love…..or even necromancers in general. sighs This is my favorite class and I only have 2 80s, other being ranger and thats kinda boring