Guild Wars 2

Elementalists are multi-faceted spellcasters that channel elemental forces, making fire, air, earth, and water do their bidding. What they lack in physical toughness, they make up in versatility and the ability to inflict massive damage in a single attack.

I guess where I’m coming is that when I read this, the description of the profession, chaining up attacks and combo fields isn’t that single powerful attack. The main question is whether or not you think it’s possible that we will be able to eventually fit this description. Simply saying it’s fine is ok, but this description seems very misleading.

Whenever I’ve played a MMO, I’m usually that traditional mage class. Long range and massive damage with the downsides of having cast times and long cool down. I started with a Necromancer just to mix things up and lvled that up to 80, but now I’ve gone to an Elementalist to try and go back to the style I’ve always enjoyed the most. At this point I understand that the Ele isn’t your traditional mage, and it has parts that I enjoy, but there’s still the feeling that this major archetype was left out.

So, was wondering if anyone thinks that the Elementalist will eventually be able to fill that roll of a long range massive damage mage class? (The Staff really doesn’t do that damage)

Also, for those who came to the Elementalist looking for that traditional mage feel, do you miss it or have you adapted and learned to love the Elementalist?

Note: I want to clarify that I’m not upset over what Guild Wars 2 has made the mage class into! Guild Wars 2 is it’s own game and I don’t expect it to mold to what has become popular. I’m enjoying the Elementalist a good deal, just saying that I feel there isn’t that traditional mage class that so many MMO players love.