Guild Wars 2

My initial impression of the Revenant:

-A lot of the utility skills for all of the legends only seem useful in group combat. Since I play solo a lot of the time, they seem like half skills because I do not get the full effect. I have no other skill choices; so what am I gonna do? I am banking on many more choices for skills when the class is fully released.

-The hammer felt awkward to play at first, but after a little “training” it played nicely. I usually play ranger; so I love to pew pew. I have neither complaint nor praise for it though. I can definitely see myself using this with Ventari in a support role in group play.

-The Mace/Axe combo is probably my favorite. I have a hard time playing melee for some reason, but I really enjoy playing m/a. Echoing Eruption sometimes breaks stun, and I don’t know if it is supposed to. It is a great combo for might buffs when used after skill 2 – I don’t remember what it is right now. The 5 skill for axe doesn’t really seem to work as intended or maybe I’m not using it right. This has great synergy with Malyx and Jalis.

-The staff was…ok. I don’t like it. It is super weak. There is a trait that mentions orbs created by the staff, but I cannot find any mention of orbs in any of the skill descriptions on the staff. Am I missing it? I will keep trying it and give another report on it.

-Why are there no traits that buff any of the weapons? There are traits like this on every other class. If there are some, they really didn’t stand out to me.

-Malyx is my favorite to play because of the conditions, but I find myself just spamming Banish Enchantment, using Embrace the Darkness and then Empowering Misery and it will usually burst most groups of npcs down. Pain Absorption seems completely useless unless I’m playing in a group. I haven’t figured out how to use Unyielding Anguish to its fullest; so I will hold off on any comments until I try it more.

-Jalis is a great alt Legend to play with Malyx. You can stack tons of conditions with Malyx and then flip over to Jalis and heal for massive amounts and then stun. I like it, but it plays slow on its own. Another thing I need to play with more.

-Ventari is another one of the things that only seems useful in groups. I am completely unable to play with it soloing and running around. I understand that isn’t what it was designed for, but I would be very interested in seeing how it could be used in a more pseduo-offensive nature – to keep with Ventari’s principal.

-Overall it is fun to play, and I am excited to get the finished class and level one up. It needs some work, but it is only a beta release.