Guild Wars 2

My response to people throwing shade about my IRL purple hair:
I’m 50 years old, I can do what I kitten well please with my hair. You don’t like it, don’t look at it. (mostly I get "OMG I LOVE YOUR HAIR! tho)

My response to shade thrown at my choice of fashion in game:

I’m a kitten Pact Commander and I’ll wear what I kitten well please.
If you don’t like it, don’t look at it.

Shirlias.8104:

A Capped Character now has 364 unspent points.

So the player should be able to unlock everything since the beginning ( also don’t forget “proof of heroic” tokens, which allows you to claim HP whithout exploring the place ).

What are “‘proof of heroic’ tokens”?

Manijin.3428:

If ANet decided to slow down progression and implement a system that helped integrate character progression, specifically with the elite spec, in a fashion that helped build immersion and made sense with the story, it would be awesome. Imagine going through PoF as a Spellbreaker and having a noticably (but not totally) different experience than a Soulbeast, because the story missions were class specific and unlocked new abilities. They could even do small instances and have NPCs that guided you along the way. For the RPG part of the game, and storytelling purposes, it would be a big step up for the game.

But it’s inconvenient for players that don’t care about the story, so ANet probably won’t do that.

I think it’d be kinda cool to have the options avasilable to do as you described, but also for WvW, so that those players that aren’t into the story still have a way to have a natural progression and even earn achievements for stuff like creating certain combos with other players in a scenario. I’m not a big fan of WvW, so I’d prefer the storyline progression, but I can see where those that aren’t into PvE at all would hate that.

Shirlias.8104:

whasabee.2370:

I’d prefer to unlock my spec as i progress in the story and not just unlocking it as soon as PoF releases

I see no problem at all.
You can unlock what you want when you want ( as who wants to unlock everything since pof’s start ).

Seems that you want the game slowing your progress, in order to have the illusion of a longer progression. That’s, no offense, sick.

I don’t think it’s sick I think it makes sense, as long as it’s account wide, so I don’t have to repeat for each character I choose to make with that spec.
I’d far rather play and learn as I go so I actually learn the spec than have all these new skills all at once and have to stumble along to learn to play effectively. That’s why I never use those instant 80 tickets on new classes.

I don’t want to be that player in the party that doesn’t know how to play their class.
That’s so frustrating for everyone.

Machiavell.7396:

New specs will require unlocking with special missions from what we heard already. NPCs are actually teaching you how to become new profession.

Ooh! really? I like that idea a lot <3

I like the Illustrious pants/boots combo with the Pheonix top/shoulders, and the Leyline gloves. The overskirt for the Illustrious is actually practical, and the way it’s belted makes it good with other tops.

That’s it. I am working on hero points now, and have more interest in Renegade than Herald, so I’d rather save my points if I can.

As someone who has to take motion sickness pills in order to do most jumping puzzles, I definitely sympathize. I also understand that they are just part of the game, and while I hate to take shortcuts most of the time, I will request a Mesmer port if it’s something I need to do to obtain another goal (and it’s possible).

Personally, I think it would make a huge difference if there could be specific gating areas of the more intricate ones. Once you pass a gate, if you fall, you go back to that gate, instead of having to start the entire thing over again.

Wolfey.3407:

Kitty La Boom Boom.4065:

Please Anet; could you give us an alternative achievement to do for this section?
I’m not asking for it to be easier; I’m just asking for it to be possible to complete without getting sick.

I think lowering the number from 3 to 1 should be more than enough… I really mean no offense to you or anyone else who suffers from motion sickness… but if anet were to lower achievements for cosmetic items due to a health complaint, there would be little to no grind for anything.

E.g.
Headaches from frustration having to play 10+ games of Ranked PvP a day to put a dent into the Legendary PvP backpiece.

I use to get motion sickness when I was younger from playing PC games.

Some things that I did that helped
1) If you’re using a 3D monitor, get rid of it…. get a nice refresh rate LCD or LED monitor.

2) Try to modify your settings, even though it may not be pretty, having things look a little more flat would be beneficial for you.

3) Take some medication, obviously people are going to scream “I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO TAKE MEDICINE TO PLAY A GAME”

Ok, but I take 2 Tylenol before i go into a PvP frenzy… just from how frustrating people can be and the idiocy in map chat.

If it’s something you really want, you’re going to have to end up making some type of sacrifice to acquire it. I really want the PvP Legendary Back Piece, and I have no problems sacrificing a bottle-two of Tylenol to grind my way through leagues.

In regards to the shoulder skin, I do think anet should be reasonable and make it a complete once and done.

That’s the thing though. I’m not asking for a nerf at all, just some alternatives to choose from. I did buy some anti motion-sickness pills, and they do help.

3D monitor? LMAO! Never, never, would I get one of those things. I can’t even go to an IMAX movie, why would I want to torture myself, lol?

Funny thing…I don’t get motion sickness at all, if I’m actually in motion, like cars or planes, or even amusement park rides. It’s just visual stuff.

kuritsutian.2987:

I don’t think the Op problem is about difficulty or aptitude/attitude towards the JP … she gets motion sickness by playing them …I used to had that with old 3d games and it is really annoying..to the point you have to completely stop … that’s kind of a hinder nor a see the solution … maybe some pills but that’s irresponsible lol

I actually went out and purchased anti motion sickness pills today.
Even if they work, I shouldn’t have to take a pill for one aspect of a game /headdesk
Keeping my fingers crossed though.

Ruffles Tater.9086:

Briars.1425:

3 years and ive never completed the wintersday puzzle. and not for lack of trying. ive sunk endless hours into it and this year is the first time ive even made it to the present wall.

Wait a minute there’s “Presents” in the JP I’ve never got pass the snow flakes.

I do agree with Kitty about the alternate way to get the pieces and parts for the items.
Like when you take the mini angry chest to the Charr in lions and journey around Tyria to get the mini red spark…. just a thought…

I would LOVE a scavenger hunt like that. Maybe, instead of requiring a set of specific achievements, we could have like we do with the dailies. We need to complete X amount of achievements from this pool. That way, it’s still something you really need to be dedicated to doing, but you can choose which achievements to complete.

…and NO, I do not want to see these awesome skins in the shop. I truly believe we should have to earn them. I just want to see a change that would make it possible, with enough effort.

Doggie.3184:

Agemnon.4608:

Have you turned off motion blur, camera shake, and set camera rotation sensitivity to maximum? You won’t get the motion sickness since your turns will be in sync with your character.

I was reminded why I disliked camera shake today when the game reset my settings for no reason and my game felt like a massive nonstop earthquake during tequatl. XD I could see that making someone sick if that’s goin on during JP. ;o
The default camera rotation is also pretty awful. Feels like everythings in slow motion or underwater.
Action Camera also makes a pretty big difference since your character autoturns in all directions w/o backpeddling/sidestrifing and you can turn camera even faster.

Action camera..ugh. That makes it even worse for me.
I was so hopeful for that, but when I actually tried it, it felt like my stomach was going to turn inside out…and that was within seconds.

Agemnon.4608:

Have you turned off motion blur, camera shake, and set camera rotation sensitivity to maximum? You won’t get the motion sickness since your turns will be in sync with your character.

yes, yes, yes..I get motion sickness from it anyway, it’s the going round and round , and up and down, and falling, rinse and repeat of it. I also get motion sickness with first person camera games. I used to at least be able to play Minecraft, because I could take my time. I can’t even do that anymore, for more than 10-15 minutes.
There are some vistas in game I cannot get to without a mesmer port, because of the motions required to get at them.

SgtOVERKILL.4701:

I really don’t get what all the complaints are about? It’s been the same for three years just because they tied an item to it? Just do the kitten puzzle you’re bound to get it. I ran it 3x in about 10min. This puzzle is easy compared to some in the current game or previous celebrations ex. mad kings clocktower.

Because doing the Jumping Puzzles literally ( in the correct usage of the word) make me physically ill. Physically ill as in dizzy, nauseous, and sometimes even throwing up.
That’s why.
This is not a, “this is too hard, make it easy for me” post. It is a “this activity makes me have to log off the game and try not to throw up, so please give me an alternative achievement” request.

Doggie.3184:

but I believe in you.

K, you stand at the bottom of the puzzle while I try to do it…bring an umbrella ;P
Seriously..It’s bad, like almost vertigo bad.

I was so excited to finally be able to work towards that shoulder skin, only to find out I need to complete the jumping puzzle 3×.

This saddens me so much, because I cannot do the JPs for more than a few minutes before I get ill. My stomach starts churning, I get dizzy, and then I have to log off completely and spend the rest of the evening trying not to throw up.

Please Anet; could you give us an alternative achievement to do for this section?
I’m not asking for it to be easier; I’m just asking for it to be possible to complete without getting sick.

Aldric the Slayer.5784:

Okay, I know I’m not the only one who’s thinking this. We get it, in video games, more exposed flesh means better armor. At least, that seems to be the train of thought when it comes to the women of Tyria. Before any of you get mad at me for my somewhat sarcastic tone, it’s alright, I accept that that’s the way it is, but can I suggest we try the same thing for the strapping males in our fantasy world?

Arena net, sex sells as the revealing feminine armor sets have clearly shown, well you also have a decent female and gay male player base and we would love to see some attention over here. Nothing quite says, “Fear me!” like charging in to battle half naked because, why the kitten not? I know that there are a lot of things on your plate, but I just wanted to toss this idea out there. The male body is a beautiful thing so let’s celebrate it the same way we celebrate our beautiful women: with tastefully revealing armor skins!

I’d actually transgender one of my toons for that. I don’t normally roll males because I don’t really relate well, but if it means a little beefcake? Yes please!

F2P get the core (original gw2 that we all got when we bought it way back whenever) for free, with account restrictions on chat, trading post, and mail.
Core, is the same game we’ve always had, that we already paid for before the expansion pack was a thing. If you already had the regular gw2 game before you came back, nothing has changed in terms of access. (just whatever updates they made as they went along, that everybody got.

HoT is the expansion pack, that everyone who has it has paid a (often debated) competitively priced license fee to play. If you already had the original gw2, you purchase the expansion for new maps, content, and a new class (Revenent). I’m unsure if the new Elite Specializations (nee “Traits”) and or map masteries are just for HoT , or if everyone got them, regardless of HoT purchase.

If you are familiar with GW 1, it does not follow the same expansion structure as Factions or Nightfall, which were separate campaigns. HoT is an all end game content expansion, with the added bonus of a new class.|
I pre-purchased the basic expansion and I am not unhappy with the money spent…oh, and Raids. If you want to do Raids, you need HoT, because the Raid entrance is in the expansion maps.

Since Gw2 went F2P, they included the core game in the expansion package, so that anyone who is new to the game, when they purchase HoT, will have access to all content.

GW 2 continues to be a non-subscription based game, meaning you don’t need to purchase monthly licenses for access. You buy it once, and it’s yours to play as long as you follow the rules.

Depending on how long you’ve been gone, you may find yourself playing a drastically different game than what you started with. Lion’s Arch has gone through 2 (or more?) disasters and rebuilds, due to Living Story incidents. Hero Points, Skills, and Traits have had a major overhaul, and a bunch of new content added to the core game as a result.

Jaymee.1560:

This is simply bugging me, it is.

I am not one to run the Berserker build, I don’t like it, I have tried it many times in the last 3+ years and it just doesn’t mesh with me. Yet it never hindered my gameplay until… now… seemingly.

I run a tank build, so does my husband. If not Tank then Condition. This is my choice. This choice never seemed to affect how I far I got into the game until the release of the Raids.

It seems almost impossible for me to get into a raid party. I see people starting up Raid parties with the following demands:

15k+ AP, full set of Ascended Berserker Gear, that MUST be pinged to squad leader before he even CONSIDERS you to be apart of the party.

This to me is… absurd, I’m sorry.

Tangled Depths Meta. I still have yet to learn this event, and I WANT to, yet just the other night, no one doing it would take me in their squad because I wasn’t running berserker.

Listen, I understand completely why this build is strongly coveted, but… but not everyone can run that build successfully.

Is it really fair to punish those of us who are not Berserkers? Heck, even me and my husband last night set up out alternate account to have a Beserker Reverent. I ran her and kept dying left and right left and right, left and right…

Listen, playing the game of “Let’s see who dies first” may be for for you, but it isn’t to me. I’m allowed to partake in these events too, ya know. And I am hitting a point now where I am beginning to not even want to play at all cause people won’t let me join the events.

Don’t punish me…

You need to find a guild with a dynamic that you and your hubby can mesh with.
Trust me; it’s a LOT more fun to know you are playing with people you know you will enjoy playing with. When you know you’re with a group you will have fun with, you tend to relax a bit more and actually play better because of it.

I’ve googled, but all I can come up with is stuff about stronghold NPCs, and nothing about the skins and what to do with them.

roamzero.9486:

Justine.6351:

Its creative but convoluted.

Taking your idea,
*Set CAF to 20sec CD that will recharge while its active.
*Allow CAF to be used 10-100%.
*AF degenerates @5%/sec while in CAF.
*CAF ends when AF reaches 0%.

So people that want to blast only the good skills for a couple seconds will be met with a 15-18sec recharge while people who run near full bar and heal with it for a time will be met with the requirement of recharging AF but with no CD.

So basically it would be like a healey Death Shroud minus the HP pool aspect? I think it would work better like than it does currently.. Though degen is kind of pointless, AF in such a situation should be a resource that the skills take from, like Initiative or what Rev’s have.

That could work too.

I came into the forum to ask for something to be changed for the Druid, but this thread seems as good as any to add my .02USD:

Please make Celestial Avatar form, and AF gathering more like the Necro DS and RS.
All of the other new specs do not require the class to carry the new weapon in order to be effective as that unique spec. In order to gather AF, you MUST wield a staff. If I swap to a different weapon set, I can no longer gather AF, but the staff as a weapon is sorely lacking in many situations.

I would like to see all weapons that can be used by a ranger, have the capability of generating AF. While I think it would be super cool if each weapon also came with a new subset of skills, while Druid is specced, as it would make Druid a far more interesting sub-class, I would be content to simply have Astral Force be generated in a similar manner as Life Force. Perhaps one of the glyphs, or an existing signet, could have an added benefit of increasing the rate of AF generation, or give us an addition to the current specs, such as “While wielding X, your Z damage is increased. X skills recharge faster. X skills generate Astral Force when the Druid specialization is in effect.”

steve.2945:

My issue is with pocket raptors, and Mushrooms, the raptors need alot less health.

Are you serious about the Pocket Raptors? I hate the Mushrooms as much as the next person, but the PRs are adorable, and they go down pretty quick with any sort of AoE. They’ll take you down PDQ if you have bad timing, but that’s only because there are so many of them. I don’t think they have much HP at all. They’re just really fast, and stack a lot of damage. At any rate, they are easy enough to deal with. They don’t roam, so you can just avoid them most of the time, and prepare for them if you need them out of your way.

SamTheGuardian.2938:

Nice. The hardcore crowd has already beaten the final boss in HoT three days after release, the causal players are essentially locked out thanks to empty events, etc… Excellent job ArenaNet.

Please go eat your sour grapes somewhere else. Someone who has the time and inclination to spend playing through the story is obviously going to finish it before someone who doesn’t.
It’s like you’re complaining because a runner reached the finish line before you did, because you walked, except this wasn’t even a race. Good grief. /facepalm

As soon as Mordremoth was visible, the very first thing I thought of was Gachnar, from BtVS (Buffy) http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Gachnar
His minions were so much more terrifying than the real thing, and fighting him was really annoying. The mechanics were not bad, and I really liked the Blighteds, but I absolutely HATED getting stuck in the penalty box if I died. This whole business of not being able to rejoin your group unless there is a party wipe really stinks. I am really upset that I had to miss seeing Tybalt because I was stuck in that stupid cage-nest-thingy. The fact that he was even there made everything else worthwhile, except I never got to experience it, and yes I am kitten over it; STILL.

I’m not sad that he’s gone, but I really would have preferred for him to turn horribly evil, and had a really hard, but fun battle, kicking his tuckus. The mercy killing was anti-climactic, and kinda made me feel bad for wanting him dead to begin with.
But he’s gone, and I’m not unhappy about it at all.

What I AM upset about is that I died, and was stuck in that blasted cage-nest when Tybalt came in, and I never even got to see him

Nekres.1038:

Restrict it to 1-40, cities and event maps who are easily accessed by low level chars./inexperienced players. (ie. labyrinth) Wouldn’t that be an idea?

not everyone waste 300 G to be a commander and almost no one ask to be inside the squad… this new tag is a blessing, you don’t need a real comm to lead an event train anyway

That’s an argument to make me want to have my 100g back I paid in 2012.

I just think “mentoring” as it is now in level 80 maps is not “mentoring”

Think about Breach/Vinewrath fails because new folks to the map don’t know what they are doing. Mentors that have a clue are always welcome. It’s comforting to know that there is someone on the map that you can ask for advice, that won’t give you a snarky response.

Deadly Strength is not taking the extra toughness brought in by Flesh Of the Master.
Is this as intended?

Yep, still bugged

Were you already on the same map as your friend?
If you are on a different map(your friends character icon is all black/no picture), you need to use the r click: Join in zone name here, while already in that zone (but on a different map) The Teleport to a Friend stones are for when you are both in the same map and same zone, but far away from each other.

Up in the main Nightmare chest room. It’s not a pet, it’s not a mob or an ambient. It’s just there, and doesn’t move around, but will do standing animations like head movements.

Add another to the chest rewards in HoT bugs pile:

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can’t open the Auric brown sidebar chest either

That Auric Basin reward chest is still doing the Shimmy Shimmy Shake, teasing me from my sidebar.

Shiny! Why you hurt me so?

Kitty La Boom Boom.4065:

Valory.5470:

so i got really excited after the patch finished earlier today and i logged on to find i had a new great sword on me necromancer much hype thank you anet. problem.. the great sword disappeared after only 30 minutes of it being in my hands and is no longer in my inventory also the 60 skill points used to acquire reaper status seem to have no effect on the trait line anymore. meaning i cant equip a great sword anymore i was changing my build when i lost the reaper option. thank you guys in advance.

The only way you can use the GS is when you have the Reaper spec as part of your build. Recheck your inventory. I really should still be there, and when you add the Reaper spec to your build, you’ll be able t o equip the GS again. edit: Oh wait..the spec is completely gone from your choices?

Valory.5470:

so i got really excited after the patch finished earlier today and i logged on to find i had a new great sword on me necromancer much hype thank you anet. problem.. the great sword disappeared after only 30 minutes of it being in my hands and is no longer in my inventory also the 60 skill points used to acquire reaper status seem to have no effect on the trait line anymore. meaning i cant equip a great sword anymore i was changing my build when i lost the reaper option. thank you guys in advance.

The only way you can use the GS is when you have the Reaper spec as part of your build. Recheck your inventory. I really should still be there, and when you add the Reaper spec to your build, you’ll be able t o equip the GS again.

I’m looking for a community of mature players who put an emphasis on “FUN”, when playing this game.
(Hey! Let’s try “X” dungeon with a full group of insert class here!)

I’m looking for a community free of hate speech, low on drama (but big on hijynx), and minimal to no discussion of politics/religion.
I’m looking for a guild that regularly organizes dungeon/fractal runs, and is willing to teach new people.
I’m looking for a guild that plans on obtaining and growing a Guild Hall, and I would like to be an active part of that process.

zxstanyxz.8769:

DragonXRose.8534:

The point is that you don’t run around with all your money on you in real life either. .

obviously you don’t have a credit card with a higher limit on it than money you have in the bank….

Except that we have the option of leaving a credit card at home.

Dear Whomever designed this part of the game: THANK YOU! This is one of my favorite events, and I just had my best one yet. I had this puppy chasing me around the center room for what had to be a full minute before it finally tagged me. I couldn’t stop laughing. Thank you, and AWESOME JOB!

I’m one of those that actually appreciates Healing Power. I always have Blood slotted for support and survivability, and RS 4 seems to be even more effective than DS 4.
I also love to set things on fire, so Dhuumfire is also always slotted.

What I’m looking for is gear that will serve me well, regardless of what type of build I feel like playing on any given day.
Burning down mobs is fun, but so is rushing into the middle of melee to provide an AoE heal, or quickly rez downed players.
It’s also a blast to run around with my own little Army of Darkness, lol.

Is Celestial worth the time and investment it’s going to take to create?

I am currently trying out a Sinister set, which is great for condi, but I also like to run MM, and with Reaper coming up, I’m still wondering what would benefit me most.
I have full ascended, so it’s just a matter of crafting insignia’s and inscriptions.

I had Cavaliers before the Sinister, and while I do enjoy the extra damage, I kinda miss the toughness, and being able to take quite a bit of damage.

I should probably mention that this is for PvE.

Kaligos.7285:

You should do world completion with the class, whose elite specilization you like the most, or at least get all the hero points.
Though datamining can give you some idea, how many hero points you could need, but it can and will probably, as Thaddeus.4891 said, change.

I do have world completion on the toon I plan on using the most, and I only have 200 hero points on her. I did the Krait Obelisk in my friends instance, so where are the other 14 points? Is there a list of non-world map hero points somewhere?

Sube Dai.8496:

If your guild want you to get it then they should pay for it.

^THIS^
If your guild is so insistent that you get a particular set of stats, then they should be supplying it, or find another player that already has it.

The artwork for the Exalted looks eerily like that of the Margonites.
Should the citizens of Tyria be wary?

fireflyry.7023:

People pug/hot-join sPvP in online mode with chat on?No thanks.

As such I’ve found PvE to be worse off in regards to toxicity, especially the general attitude towards helping new players from many veterans or the attitude shown towards obviously newer or casual players to the game and franchise, more so since F2P.

In saying the games mechanics have a lot to answer for. Vets should be encouraged and rewarded to help newer players with the shinies that this game seems to now revolve around.

This game is just so fixated on reward and profit now. Hindrance to that breeds toxicity.

I’m really sorry (sympathy, not apology) you’ve had that experience. I’ve had quite the opposite. Yes, occasionally I will run into jerks in PvE, but the vast majority of my experiences and observations, especially in regard to the new players, have been welcoming, cooperative, and helpful.

In regard to your comment about rewarding more helpful interactions, that will be happening when HoT launches, in the form of the Pact Commander Mastery line.

Aomine.5012:

I really LOVE Reapers.

Aside of being buffed to the degree of being a POWERFUL DPS now, the most I like is the whole THEME of the class. Always want to be a death god, holding a Scythe, tearing anyone who oppose me
The animation and art-style is awesome too!

YES!
Now just give me some kitten ed PANTS for my Reaper, and I will truly feel badkitten <3

hackks.3687:

Vydahr.4285:

Bhawb.7408:

Actually takes 28 seconds of auto attacking, which is impossible without Vital Persistence (which still requires you to take less than 44% of your LF in damage over that time period), for Death Shroud, and around 17s for Reaper’s Shroud. Which just doesn’t happen, you need to use other abilities for utility, you lose LF, etc.

And this is why I ended up swapping in Traveler runes instead of Strength runes. Because You still get decent uptime for might from the extra boon duration, and speed increase and slight condi duration bump is nice as well. Yeah, 5% extra damage is nice, but Traveler just gives more utility. Still plenty of might, too

And that’s why you know it’s OP. Because on it’s own it keeps up with Might stacking builds that invest far more than a single trait.

Just unbelievable that you plebs are so self serving that you’re actually arguing for some kind of entitlement to have an overpowered mechanic in play to carry your kitten

So somebody got rolled by a Reaper and now his bum hurts?

Sigmoid.7082:

Here is to hoping we get a power/condi/ferocity armour set.

I want this so bad I can taste it!
In the meantime though, Sigil of Cruelty +Sigil of Malice is quite tasty with whatever armor you currently have<3

Tobias Steele.2071:

Both classes are generally poor in pve***, average in pvp and pretty strong/overpowered in wvw.

The HOT upgrades may change this of course.
Necro is easier to learn, and to play but has a slightly lower skill ceiling than Ranger imho.

*Then you’re not doing it right, or you just don’t care for the classes.
I PvE almost exclusively, and I am ok with, and really like Ranger, but I LOVE my Necro/Reaper.

Necro is, by far, the most fun to play, for me.
It certainly is easy to learn, I’ll give you that, but getting the most out of the class certainly does take some skill. There are so many different ways to play Necro, and that keeps it interesting

Wasderty.7803:

Knighthonor.4061:

I suggest Necromancer. Necro is far more balanced for multiple roles. Can tank, and support and dps. Ranger is best healer tho so if you like that go Ranger.

Necromancers can support you say? Necromancer is probably the most selfish class to play… Don’t get me wrong though, its still my favorite

Once you get to Reaper you can do awesome support with RS 4 + Blood traits
Full Clerics gives you an excellent AoE heal, and Reaper makes an awesome battlefield medic.
I can hardly wait for 10-23 so I can properly kit out my Necro for Reaper. Really nice thing, also, is that, unlike Druid, I don’t have to completely ditch damage for support, and my spec build only needs slight tweaking, so switching back and forth isn’t a royal PITA.

I like Druid too, but would need to take the time to properly learn it. It really seems more of a whole new sub-class, as opposed to just an Elite spec, so I want to level a second Ranger to dedicate to Druid. Necro, I can just switch back and forth easily, if I want to.