Hi everyone, just started with the game and wanted to ask a blunt question. The necromancer interests me because I like the idea of walking around with a small army of minions, and my main focus is just PVE right now. I just wanted to know if this is a viable thing at present, if it’s weak or strong.
I don’t really know all the nuts and bolts of the game yet so I wasn’t quite sure of what I was reading as I searched the forum. I get the impression that the necro class as a whole is not great for pve right now and minions aren’t good, but it’s an mmo so I take my impressions with a grain of salt.
So if it isn’t a good playstyle right now, no worries, I can wait and see what comes in the future, just wanted to know before I jump in too far.
first thing’s first:
you can change anything at any time,so you won’t “jump in too far”
and if it’s the class in general that you’re having trouble deciding on because you hear it’s not working too well, if you’re playing alone/with friends,just remember to play the way you want to have fun,not what everyone’s obsessing over being the “most balanced/overpowerful due to current updates/patches”,especially if you just want to play around the game and enjoy it without trying to rush through it all
that said,minions can definitely be extremely frustrating because they stop attacking,but when they do attack,they are completely worth using,even if you don’t build for them in your traits,people trait for other utilities such as reduced cooldown simply because they want to have them on their bar,but barely activate them,minions will at least continue to add some damage and might even block some projectiles for you,regardless of what traits you choose,they’re free “signets” if you will,small damage and possible meat shield instead of adding a “passive” that you can kind of set-it-and-forget-it
I’ve always liked MM (minion master or minionmancer) check out my link below to see if it might interest you. Having said that minion pathfinding is bad at times but in PvE its a bit more forgiving. Personally I was able to do all content in PvE with my minion build with no problem but fractals/dungeons ppl normally like full zerker builds for speed running so just be aware of this and you should be fine.
If you are really new to the game, Ranger is the friendliest profession. You get a full-time pet to hold aggro and do dps, ranged weapons are the most powerful in the game, dodges with sword are free and do not require a button press, and combat mobility is decent.
Edit: Necromancer sounds awesome but is for suicidal masochists. You are the master of lazy idiots. There is no “army.” There is only death. They die. You laugh and respawned them.
