I’m not at all fond of the current meta, so I decided to fool around with something that better suits my style. This is a high-risk build with only a small amount of control and condition removal, but it’s served me well thus far. The trick, as with the old Power Survival builds, is positioning and knowing when to get the hell out of Dodge. Or when to dodge. That too, I suppose.
I also can’t stand dogs, so I don’t use those. But it’d probably be a good idea for the extra control. You can swap Spike Trap with Search & Destroy if you want something more team-oriented. May also want to consider Beastly Warden if you’re using pets that aren’t ranged.
Vulnerable to focused fire, heavy conditions, and heavy CC.
Great ideas, Helmos. Not that they aren’t without faults that would need some smoothing out, but like an earlier poster, I’m glad you aren’t set on getting rid of pets. They’re part of the profession—even the profession icon is a paw print.
Maybe it’s only my build, but I don’t have trouble with many classes in WvW. Currently running 30/0/30/10/0 with dire gear, signets, bird pets, SB/A+W and Svanir’s. It feels good to take chip damage from players in berserker’s gear. Mesmers and necromancers still give me trouble—could be an issue of skill or inexperience on my part—but I’ve never found the profession wanting.
Again, perhaps it’s just my build. I’ll admit that I’ve invested heavily in this one, and haven’t really given much thought to anything other than a regeneration build (and only fleetingly at that).
The same goes for sPvP, though I tend to resort to rabid there.
I’ll agree that it’d be nice to have some of the profession’s more basic functionality (F2) addressed and fixed. And, as always, new content is welcome. I’ve just never felt as if I were down and out as a class.
While 50s may be trivial to veteran players (regardless of how they acquired the money), I wonder why Arena Net didn’t take lower levels or those who haven’t been playing as long into consideration. That, or they did and just said “screw ’em”. This doesn’t seem to be an event targeted solely at level 80 players, so why charge something that people who haven’t been playing for years or grinding their minds away cannot afford? The cost of entry is far too high.
