Guild Wars 2

Same idea of https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Only-an-engineer/first#post1225269 > Thanks to Sean for his fantastic topic XD

Fellow necromancers, we know the little things about our class that are nonsense, so let’s joke around and have a little fun. Begin with “Only a necromancers” and fill the rest in about our in-game gimmicks. To start things off:

Only a necromancer would call for an undead papers army.

Only a necro would say “It’s okay guys, I got this” and BASE jump with no parachute.

Only a necromancer would summon a chicken fetus.

Only a necromancer would suffer 5+ pets with no manual control and broken AI.

Only a necromancer could slash wildly around with a dagger 4 times in a massive crowd and only hit one person with each slash.

Only a necromancer would use a gap closer which is slower than running.

Only a necromancer arrives before his staff projectiles

Only a Necromancer has 2 lifebars and still manages to be squishy.

Only a Necromancer has an autoattack’s animation much cooler than the other skills’.

Btw Kiriakulos, that’s highly subjective XD

SerMahad.4813:

Only a Necromancer has an autoattack’s animation much cooler than the other skills’.

Btw Kiriakulos, that’s highly subjective XD

It’s as subjective as our lack of blocks, evades, vigor, sustained healing and invulnerability skills

Only a necromancer would lose a 1v1 against a graveling burrow.

Craptrain.7203:

Only a Condition necromancer would lose a 1v1 against a graveling burrow.

Fix’d >.<

Only a(n) (axe) power necromancer has a 600dps autoattack with 2.4k power.

Only a necromancer is in MORE danger of dying with pets out.

Only a necromancer can rally enemies with jagged horrors.

Only a necromancer can run 0 traits and gain DPS.

Only a necromancer has his trademark condition lasting less long than every other class who has it, and is simultaneously the most vulnerable class to it.

Only a necromancer has 2 elites that totally change the game play of the whole profession.

Only a necromancer can’t catch a turtle running away,

Only a necromancer cast his spells in slow motion,

Only a necromancer has the shortest fear,

Only a necromancer summon a chicken as his strongest minion,

Only a necromancer can outrun his projectiles,

Only a necromancer can put a neon light over his head saying “kill me”, (lich form)

Only for a necromancer “Transfers” means “copy”, (plage signet)

Only a necromancer has exactly the same trait as another class but 30% less efective, (Hemophilia and deep cuts),

Only a necromancer kill rabbits for a real need… fill his life force… because we are evil, and that’s what we do best…

Only a necromancer kill rabbits , rats , hawks , eagles , racoons , …… etc >> They are too important to him as he lands him Mark of blood on them to heal his minions .

Engels.8537:

Only for a necromancer “Transfers” means “copy”, (plage signet)

Every time I test it, plague signet transfers conditions on both the active and the passive, curing the ally (passive) or the caster (active).

Only a necromancer cuts themselves to hurt their opponents. (Dark Pact, Blood is Power.)

Only a necromancer in full exotics will get picked last after an under 80 level PUG warrior in green gear for dungeon runs.

Only a necromancer would consider a full condition spec viable and wonder why other careers do /suprised if they mention it in public.

Only a necromancer would be envious of Ranger Pets.

Softspoken.2410:

Engels.8537:

Only for a necromancer “Transfers” means “copy”, (plage signet)

Every time I test it, plague signet transfers conditions on both the active and the passive, curing the ally (passive) or the caster (active).

Only a necromancer cuts themselves to hurt their opponents. (Dark Pact, Blood is Power.)

I’d gladly take half damage from a condition for the full area epidemic (i.e. > 5 targets) back.

So therefore…. Only a necromancer will cut themselves to hurt only a few (or one) of their opponents.

Edit: clarity

Only a Necromancer can master that which requires no mastery… (Had to. Sorry.)

Only the Necromancer can be the ultimate cliche villain..That only fails whenever they try to do something, like taking over the world with mutated evil bunnies. (Jagged horrors)

Only the Necromancer can raise the dead…Which stay raised for approximately 7 seconds…

Okay I just woke up and I’m done.

Only a necromancer can cast wells.
yet thiefs “well of caltrops” is stronger, longer, shorter CD……………..(and less obvious).

Only a necromancer will mess up his build, by making his “distinctive” ability stronger.
(the 2x ticking fear)

Only a necromancer puts his only combo finisher, best damage and condition removal on same skill.

Only a necromancer would pick a grandmaster trait that still doesnt secure a stomp.

Now for some silly ones.

Only a melee necromancer will help a target move away from him.

Only a necromancer can grow so big, he cant hit things under him.

Only a NECROmancer cant steal life.

Only a necromancer can be used as ping-pong ball. Just check the date his skills finish casting.

Only a necromancer gets told “go pull that group” because the party knows when they get killed in the pull no one will notice

Only a necromancer can WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH WHAH.

Only a Necromancer gets fear stolen from them by a thief in pvp so they get corner feared and back stabbed 3 times for 12k damage each time.

Only a Necromancer can easily master Cooking.

Just don’t ask where the meat came from…..

Only a Necromancer can hit his stun breaker and still be stunned.

Only a necromancer has has his healing improve when he’s poisoned.

Engels.8537:

Only a necromancer kill rabbits for a real need… fill his life force… because we are evil, and that’s what we do best…

We need crunchy chickens.

Only a necromancer would have to begin/finish there fights with auto attacks.

Only a necromancer has to worry that his DPS may be slower than his target’s health regeneration.

Only the Necromancer considers the presence of white NPCs a great tactical advantage.

Only a necromancer will truly understand that death is like sex — it only really hurts the first time.

Only a Necromancer would summon Undead Pacifists.

Only a Necromancer would pop his Elite, press 2, and then stand next to an enemy and then contemplate his navel.

Only a Necromancer would spend 1 minute attacking a trash mob only to have a Warrior, Guardian, Ele or Mesmer run up, hit three buttons, kill it, and toddle on.

Only a Necromancer will spend a minutes using traits, utilities and skills to build up his Class Mechanic to have it drained in seconds.

Only a Necromancer would have its Class Mechanic Nerfed heavily and then be told L2P.

I apologize for the cynicism, but I suspect that’s the part of the point and charm of this thread. Take care everyone!

Only a Necromancer would like playing a profession without a “nuke” button to mash.

Only a necromancer can spend most of his feats and most of his build for a measly 1 extra second of non-AoE fear and declare that his class is therefore not underpowered.

Only a forum-only-necro would show up to agree without realizing the irony.

OmegaProject.9831:

Only a Necromancer would summon Undead Pacifists.

Only a Necromancer would be told that said pacifists are too aggressive:

Necromancer

Fixed a bug that caused some minions to be overly aggressive.

Tears.5627:

Only a Necromancer gets fear stolen from them by a thief in pvp so they get corner feared and back stabbed 3 times for 12k damage each time.

Can only backstab once every 3 seconds… has to be from stealth and the revealed debuff prevents restealth for 3 seconds… And backstab deals much closer to over 9000 damage…. btw….

Only a Necromancer has a dozen different build options and none of them are OP.

Only a Necromancer has a melee weapon with no cleave mechanic.
Only a Necromancer has 4 weapons with NO Combo finishers or combo fields. Dagger MH, Axe, Focus, Warhorn.( I use all of these btw) <sad panda face>
Only a Necromancer has no way to easily disengage from a battle.

Anchoku.8142:

Only a Necromancer has a dozen different build options and none of them are good.

word. 12chars.

I actually like my necro doe.

Only a necromancer can be the master of death… and then die.

Only a necromancer has an axe that is duller than a club.

Only a direct dmg necromancer do less damage than a lvl 20 warrior when its fully geared in exotic and lvl 80.

Only the necromancer has one viable build that gets gimped whenever you run a dungeon because there is only so much a mob can bleed.