Guild Wars 2

Gw2 has the potential for being one of the best games out there , but with these consistent bugs that continue to render the necro class almost to the point of uselessness . I think it’s time to take a break from the game and play something else until arena net fixes the class. I know they have more pressing issues to fix first before coming around and taking a good long look at the state of the necromancer in it’s current condition . but i also don’t want that feeling to rage quit every 5 mins when i notice more and more that my favorite class in the game is getting weaker by the day . to me it just feels like arena net does not care , and i know thats not the case. but what ever the reason for why it seems like they forgot about the necro class , im pretty sure its a good one . so until my necro gets all patched up and able to play im just going to go play something else .

You realize that not so much efforts was put into Necromancer when you see almost all skill animations recycled.
So, in my opinion, the best thing to do is to change profession, that’s why I’m now leveling up a Ranger.

Are you talking in terms of PvP or PvE? I’ll assume PvE, because in PvP necromancers are quite strong. I haven’t leveled my Necromancer to 80 yet, but it’s not like I’m noticing a lot of the negatives. There are bugs, but I’m sure that it doesn’t affect your in-game play so much that you’d want to quite your favorite profession. I say stick with it, and get good with your profession and when the fixes do come out, and they will, you’ll be all the happier.

STIMjim.7405:

Are you talking in terms of PvP or PvE? I’ll assume PvE, because in PvP necromancers are quite strong. I haven’t leveled my Necromancer to 80 yet, but it’s not like I’m noticing a lot of the negatives. There are bugs, but I’m sure that it doesn’t affect your in-game play so much that you’d want to quite your favorite profession. I say stick with it, and get good with your profession and when the fixes do come out, and they will, you’ll be all the happier.

in terms of pve , necros are just like any other class , but in terms of pvp . and me being lvl 80 fully geared . i should know what im talking about more so than you . the initial problem is the lack of variety in builds. sure you can play con ,cc, mm, ds , lich , or hybrids , but none of them will amount to anything if your health is going down fast .
most classes in the game have survive ability that gives them some advantage . may it be stealth like a thief or mesmer , being able to play the cc game better than us or , dishing out major dps .. the necro is a damage over time based class . and you would think because of that arena net would of been smart about the necros cc. , but the internal problem lies with the traits that are bugged , add in the fact our damage out put is never meant to be burst since it is damage over time . and even with the damage over time we still get beat out by mesmers in that department . did i also forget to mention they have way better survive ability than us ?

the bugs that effect our traits , and further pigeon holds us in a corner with very few builds . makes the necromancer , the worse 1 vs 1 class in wvw in the game .. arena net said they got rid of the rock paper scissors concept to guild wars 2 , but when you have nearly every other class not effected as much as the necro is and considered the most bugged ? its time for a change till something gets done about it .

Right now as i speak , the necro is the laughing stock of classes in guild wars 2 .

I’m lovin my Necro – very powerful . The bugs are annoying but it’s a very strong class in pve and pvp. Sounds like you’re just not that great at playing the Necro and you should choose another class that is more your play-style. Necromancer isn’t the only class with bugs and isn’t the only thing that needs to be fixed in the game – they have been giving the class updates so I don’t know where your " they forgot about our class" mentality comes from. Good luck with whatever class you’re playing next.

I have pl\yed Ele, Mesmer and Necro – i far enjoy the Necro the most. In PvE, in WvW and in S/TPvp i just enjoy playing it ALOT more then the others. Even with the fact that Mesmer is “OP” i still enjoy my Necro the most.

I play a Condition build and love it, in WvW Corrupt Boon combined with Epidemic can be deadly for groups with boon spamming Guardians (i think they are) i havent done any dungeons yet but it plays well in Dynamic Events with getting condition’s out and spreading them – i run with Staff and Scepter/Dagger combo and it works very well

In PvP i run with a Toughness/Condition build and it works well, cant be burst down easily and can be a right pain in group fights and can survive a decent amount of time when attacked by several people and though it might not be as much as say a Bunker Guardian but it is still pretty solid and its just enough to be able to survive burst attacks most of the time as well as long as i have a decent amount of LF

Sure, the class has its bugs and issues but what class in the game doesnt have them? None, they all have bugs and issues and though i wish they would FIX the issues rather then try and balance a game with so many bugs and issues the class is far from broken, i have recently seen more Necros then Mesmers in T/Spvp so they cant be that bad, so much for the “laughing stock” comment

Whargoul.9613:

I’m lovin my Necro – very powerful . The bugs are annoying but it’s a very strong class in pve and pvp. Sounds like you’re just not that great at playing the Necro and you should choose another class that is more your play-style. Necromancer isn’t the only class with bugs and isn’t the only thing that needs to be fixed in the game – they have been giving the class updates so I don’t know where your " they forgot about our class" mentality comes from. Good luck with whatever class you’re playing next.

I agree, it seems more down to a player issue then a class issue, play a different class.

I’ll be honest, I have been following the forums and all of the complaints people have about Necromancer since release. Necros have some issues that really need to be fixed, but I didn’t find the class unplayable until yesterday unfortunately.

I am a casual gamer (with a time consuming job and even more time consuming girlfriend) and have been levelling my Necro since release. I am 80% world completion now, just casually playing in the evening and on some weekends, doing each zone as it comes in order of level. I have loved playing my Necro, (when I played MM I didn’t as much), but with my wells/condition type build I love it. I can kill 7 mobs-ish without losing any health, and just staying on one spot.

It wasn’t until I arrived in Frostgorge Sound yesterday that this all changed. I was met with a beautiful looking zone, with lots to do an explore, and groups of about 40 peoples running around together zerging everything.

Now, zerging isn’t my thing at all. I don’t find it fun or entertaining at all, least of all on a Necro. So I ran away from them, and continued to avoid as many zerg groups as I could to be best of my ability (I mean kitten they are fricking everywhere! Why do people find that fun? getting one auto attack on a mob before it dies.)

Anyway! I was out on my own, in a chasm type area. I ran into players occasionally, and I started paying attention to what they were doing. Where it takes me 30 seconds to kill mobs, Warriors, Mesmers, Thiefs, Rangers, Guardians, were spending about 10 seconds at a mob before it was on its kitten

I’m not a brilliant gamer, but I’m not stupid. I can throw everything at a mob and can’t kill it anywhere near that quickly. Something is out of sync here. I know I play a survival profession supposedly, but I also see Guardians standing with 10 mobs around them and killing them faster than me.

So, to OP, yes, I feel after yesterday in Frostgorge Sound I will also be taking a break from my Necro. I feel sick thinking about how much more I could be enjoying the game if I had picked another profession.

I will still play my Necro, just not for a week or two. I still enjoy it for the most part. I want to try out a Warrior, Guardian, see how they play.

It is defiantly the time to reroll….

I really, really like the necro class, but where my necro struggles tremendously with mobs of equal level, my newly started ranger at level 17 was chain pulling level 20 mobs with ease. 2-4 of them were no match for his bouncy axes.

You should read the ranger forums, they are so sad they are not gods in wvwvw it seems from the looks of a few different forum posts i read, others complain about a short bow decrease, and others complain about there pets being weak. At least they can tell there pet to attack something.

Now to the real point, every class has some issues right now, but i think the real issue is it is hard to see who is really doing what for the group. everyone wants to be biggest dps in which case we might do well if our conditions applied many times faster or we didnt get a cap or they didnt get cleared so quickly from mobs.

My personal experience has been the opposite – I level as AoE wells and Conditions and chain pull mobs and herd them together and throw down all my marks and bleeds and I kill them all within 10 secs or less. I even kill 2-3 mobs 3-5 levels higher without trouble. I keep my gear updated every 5 levels with lots of condition damage, vitality and some toughness too. I don’t burst down a single target as fast but I’m throwing bleeds on the mobs and then engaging my next targets while the bleeds do their work.