Guild Wars 2

Ah, the link isn’t working for me either, anyways, I am trying a 20/25/25/0/0 build. I have the traits VI VII/II VII/ V VIII, all are focused on staff. It is sad that it seems that, as you said, conditionmancer is our only viable build. I would like to have SOME type of direct damage, which why I generally prefer the staff for my combat situations, because it does great damage with the marks for me, as compared to the other weapons (especially CQB weapons that don’t work for me, because I am a mage through and through XD), even without the trait for more damage.

I hear a large majority of the Necro community say that there is something wrong with Necro. I can definitely see where they are going. We were told that we would all be able to make builds that fit our play style.

Then, there is the small majority that says Necro is fine. I can see where they are coming from. With 1,250 WvW kills (even though they aren’t going to change the way Necro is changed by devs), 109 kills in spvp, and (I feel) only 305 deaths (I am clumsy with heights too), I can see how Necro can be exactly what I love and want. I don’t like controlling the elements of nature, I like the darkness of the Necro.

Anyway, way off topic, but, I am just wondering if there is something wrong with me, or my build. I want to be more of a dark/blood mage, instead of a MM or conditionmancer.

My preferred weapon is the staff, but I have the scepter/dagger on backup.

I am planning this build, being only level 73 who just bought the last book, I have a 20/25/19/0/0 build right now. I know that I should probably get a grandmaster trait, but I am not sure any of those are worth sacrificing in one of the other trees.

I feel like I have to work at least 5x as hard to get the same effect as other power focused builds. My utilities are Consume Conditions, Corrupt Boon, Blood is Power, and Flesh Golem.

Any tips on getting the build that I feel would work for me? I have read the post where JohnPeters said that he wanted us to have more viable builds, so maybe I should wait and see what happens when that change comes?

I believe that might just be the Asuran nature. If they aren’t doing something productive then they are bored. My Sylvari Necro just looks around, fidgets, and runs his hand through his hai….err…leaves.

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Staff compared to scepter still seems stronger for me at level 80, is any one else getting that too?

Yes. I don’t even use the other weapons because the staff hits harder than other things for me, plus it allows me to use “Blood is Power” without making me bleed for long.

I feel rather weak as a Necro. I can’t put him down, but it is disappointing to see other classes blow through the enemies. I know I am not the most reliable source, only having done around 10 or so pvp matches and the rest being WvW, but I see so much higher numbers in a very short amount of time from other professions, that it makes me wish I would just re-roll. I know that we are thought to be MM or condition appliers and spreaders, but seeing as how minions are kitten and conditions are wiped away so easily, (and other classes can apply stacks of them much easier than we can without even having to think about it) I want us to be able to have a power build that works as well as other proffessions. I would like for us to be able to do straight damage as well. I could live without the DS if it meant we could be put on par with other classes. It feels like we have to work 5x as hard to produce the same effect as other classes.

Archmage L (lvl 72 Sylvari), right now, in all of his broken glory. I love him and, as underpowered and broke as he is, I can’t leave him.

I have been getting very unstable connection after 15-30 mins of playing since the last update. I am not sure what happened, but it has just became a problem since then and has made it near impossible to play.

I agree that necromancers are most commonly associated with raising the dead, but I like how they use darkness. I can definitely agree with Lumines. I would much rather be the source of power, as opposed to minions. I would like to see that every build we make can be successful and suit our play style, like ANet said we could do.