Guild Wars 2

Robert Hrouda.1327:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/dungeons/Dungeon-Patch-Discussion-10-1/first#post324068

I explain things a bit. The entire dungeon wasn’t nerfed, and explorable mode wasn’t really touched. Only a couple units and bosses.

Mr. Hrouda,
I just wanted to say the members of my guild have enjoyed the dungeons in this game and we have learned most of the difficulty we’ve had is from not having the proper gear or knowing the dungeon.

I like how the dungeons in this game are a true challenge for the players.

I enjoy playing my ele but I have to admit it is a difficult class to play correctly. I would prefer people not roll this class as their first toon until Anet fixes the class. You can have lots of fun with it but it is broken ATM and will never be as good as the other classes until it’s damage is increased.
My advice if you are going to play it is pick either a tough build with low but sustainable dps or make a glass cannon build but make sure you have earth shield and arcane shield and mist form in your cantrips.

Rolo.9248:

miya.5160:

As for damage, elementalists and warriors stand out.

Playing an elementalist, I can say that I’ve observed warrior’s damage consistently higher than my own and without the waifyness.

I honestly can’t find anything the elementalist does that the other classes do better.

General PvE is far too /faceroll to give any indication how your character will perform in dungeons. That “play as you want” crap doesn’t apply to dungeons.

I tank with mine and I have so many shields and escape methods it’s crazy.

Nobody is forcing anything on anyone. This is Anet’s game and they decide the development and content. If you don’t like it you can always choose not to play the game.
The terms “forcing and throwing” are subtle homophobic terms btw that are used to slip discriminatory views into a conversation.

I play on the yak’s bend server and if anyone would like me to help you I will. Just let me know,

This is a video of where I got the build. I use the exact build and spells and can trips he uses except I use the glyph of superior elemental for a tanking pet.

You guys might not believe this but I play more of a tank role on my elementalist in the dungeons. I use a 30 earth/30 water build and 15 in fire with a scepter focus and I have really good survivabilty.

There is no problem with this class. The only problem is people who don’t take the time to learn how to play it correctly.

Agree Icarium! I have insane survivabilty and do constant dps and literally chase people in pvp.
I use an earth/water build with 15 points in fire with the scepter and focus for pvp and tanking and I can keep mobs away in earth with my staff. Earth atunement is where it’s at and I just keep switching atunements when using a staff.

Icarium.1308:

Absolutely love my Elementalist. Easily my favorite class.
Once i decided to go away from the traditional “glass cannon” style of spec/stats, it really opened my eyes.
Spec my points into earth, arcane, and water. Throw on some toughness/vitality and now it’s incredibly hard for things to kill me.

I spent last night sitting on points in SPvP and laughed as it took 2-3 guys to take me down. (Though there was a ranger that blew my mind with the amount of damage he kicked out 1v1 haha)

To each his own. Play what class you have fun with I say.

Actually I tank on my elemental so maybe you should try to research builds and keep playing the class until you find the best way to play it. It is not a weak class at all but it takes time to learn and is more complex and that’s why I enjoy it.

All the classes can’t be the same or the game would be boring.

My main is an elementalist level 58 and I have had no luck trying to do AC SM. It feels like the difficulty is really high and that combined with most of the people running them and being new to the GW2 combat it’s just a fail. Any help you guys can provide me as far as what classes should form a party to run it would be great. I think sm should definitely be nerfed for the first dungeon just so people can get used to them.