“War, war never changes.”
The uses of the Dead
You can be a pure DPS backliner for your home server zerg and defend your land! In roaming we are also fine but not very mobile, so you might miss your Gs warrior. In pvp you can play CC condi or just straight powermancer. PvE is meh for team support but not worse than warrior in terms of DPS.
Where they dont shine, is wherever you need mobility, stability and evades. You can still spec into eliminating these weaknesses but at a cost of DPS.
Don’t make a Necromancer if you plan to PvE with it unless you’re really in love with the profession, its just not worth it.
WvW we’re in a solid spot. Maybe not perfect but definitely playable and fun.
PvP we’re fine as long as you don’t plan on wanting to get on a competitive team. Plenty of weird builds to enjoy, two builds that do fairly well even in semi-serious solo queue, and things are much more focused on how you play rather than what you play.
pvp as a necromancer is fun and pretty good so long as you face opponents whitout very good coordination. the higher you rise and the more competitive the players become however the more the class shortcomings start to show, especially if you’re against a premade that knows pressuring the necro all the time is both important and easy (compared to most other classes).