Oh I almost forgot, GW2 is buy to play and not pay to play like wow which puts GW2 above, one again, IN MY OPINION.
And yet again, another post that points out the only real strenght GW2 has… The F2P model…
I doubt this game would be doing as well as it is just because it is BUY TO PLAY. The buy to play is an addition to the greatness of the game, not its only strength.
Agreed. As of right now GW2 is unchallenged in the mmo market ( IMO )
I too have played those mmo’s you’ve mentioned and more. Since playing GW2 i have uninstalled them all.
First, Blizzard/World of Warcraft would disagree that GW2 is unchallenged in the MMO market…as well as Eve online will has been around longer than any of the games mentioned, and still pumps out expansions.
Second, popular titles like Wildstar and TESO have yet to enter the market.
Third, The MMOs he mentioned, aside from maybe Neverwinter and Rift, are garbage not just by my standards, but majority of people as well. It is why they have shrunk servers, changed pricing models, and why if you ask anyone that plays MMOs or knows anything about MMOs, games like aion and swtor are associated with failure. So if you compare a relative successful game like GW2 with a relative failure of a game like Aion, you’re not proving anything. You have to compare against legit games like WoW.
I said " IN MY OPINION". As far as wow goes, that was the first successful mmo out on the market, so with being out that long of course they will have the largest population, which is slowly declining thanks to alternatives like GW2.
Oh I almost forgot, GW2 is buy to play and not pay to play like wow which puts GW2 above, one again, IN MY OPINION.
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Agreed. As of right now GW2 is unchallenged in the mmo market ( IMO )
I too have played those mmo’s you’ve mentioned and more. Since playing GW2 i have uninstalled them all.
I’m currently using staff in wvw and surviving much better than I was with D/D. The distance and heals is whats keeping me from dying as quick.
Oh yeah, I can also escape better with staff in wvw.
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I’ve been running D/D in wvw and getting killed. Gonna try some staff builds after seeing this. Good video.
I’ve soloed most of the pve map with Warrior, Guardian,Mesmer and Elementalist. Out of those 4 the Elementalist was by far the toughest. I’m currently working on A Thief reason being, I was told it’s easy to get 100 % map completion because you are able to sneak by certain champs and achieve certain challenges without fighting.
Guardian was the easiest followed by Warrior next, for me atleast.
Team work is up to the players, there is nothing a dev can do to improve it.
The exotic staff with the skulls on it which I have for my Mesmer and Elementalist but for some gosh darn reason, can’t think of the name of it. Some one help me out please.
Update: Deathwish would be the name of the staff I’m referring too.
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S/D tank build is probably your best bet for soloing if you just want to roam and get POIs. Zerk for combat. Keep your head on a swivel (err, camera) so you don’t get ganked, and I advise the Tornado Elite in most situations you’ll find.
Ele is a current cornerstone for the meta WvW teams. the Blasting Staff trait gives you some sick support abilities. Outside a group though (and inside0 you’re one squishy lil thang.
Good luck on your 100%
Appreciate the info.
Welcome to mmo’s. Every mmo I have ever played has abused the kick feature. All I can suggest is prepare yourself to be kicked and if it happens do not let it bother you. It’s the nature of the beast when online gaming.
One thing I like about GW2 is, if you do get kicked there is a lot of other things to do while waiting on a new group. With other mmo’s i have played, if you get kicked, that’s it until you can get into another group which could take hours.
ESO and WildStar are both going to be subscription based so I doubt Anet will have to worry about anything they put out.
From what I’ve seen with ESO, again, I doubt Anet has anything to worry about from that game for sure. WildStar looked impressive from what I’ve seen but, the monthly sub is going to set it back.
For me I see a weakness in range and melee in the profession. Where as the other classes have good range and melee capabilities through weapon swap, the Elementalist doesn’t.
Some say S/D is equivalent to the other professions range and melee capabilities but I disagree.
Inexperienced ele killed by experienced players? Class must be broken and underpowered.
For giggles:
You’re doing it wrong and ele is basically one of the best professions.
What weapon do you use for wvw ? scepter dagger ?
I can admit that I could be doing it wrong. I can also admit that it’s easier to survive with other professions over the Elementalist. It’s a matter of opinion, however, I seem to have more support when it comes to other professions being stronger than the Elementalist.
Don’t get me wrong, I will always have my Elementalist. I no longer delete professions after level 80, but for right now, I think I’m going to focus on what I feel, are the stronger professions.
Thanks for the feedback. GW2 has the best community I have run into for mmo’s thus far.
He’s basically saying someone’s going to come in and tell you you’re doing it wrong and that ele is basically one of the best professions.
Ah okay. Appreciate the translation.
Inb4 you get told to L2P by some dunce who doesn’t know what class balance is : /
Not sure what this means.
I haven’t run across any other mmo that holds a candle to GW2 at the moment. We’ll have to see what 2014 has to offer.
I’d participate just for the fun of it. Good thread.
Well after completing the pve section of the map I will admit, Elementalist is no longer my main, however, I still enjoy the profession and will always have a door open to return to the profession if I choose.
I pretty much have finished off the pve map and decided to work on completing the wvw map. Oh my god did I get the crap beat out of me.
When running with a zerg I did okay with staff but when I set off on my own I got beat down using D/D.
This didn’t happen with any of my other professions. The problem was the lack of up close combat and ranged combat.
Since Elementalist can’t weapon swap and doesn’t really have a balance between range and melee I was owned by experienced players.
I didn’t realize how much of a disadvantage the Elementalist are at when compared to other professions, but now I see where all of the complaints are coming from.
Now this isn’t a rant, just an observation. Also, I now see what some of the players are complaining about when they say the Elementalist is unbalanced compared to the other classes.
Yep, I haven’t found another mmo that comes close to GW2.
Did I mention dailies and monthlies ? Don’t listen to the haters man there is plenty to do in this game !
Just do all the Living Story content they added the last 12 monthes. They added content every two weeks. Just imagine how much stuff that is. This should entertain you for a fairly long time.
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Oh, wait…
See, there’s something I failed to mention. Oh yeah ! You can skin hunt and create your own look !
Update ! You can craft !
Something else I like to do is set personal waypoints in the open world and head towards that direction and kill stuff in the process. Thats a fun way to farm IMO plus you’re bond to run into something you missed or something new.
I’ve noticed that from time to time GW2 adds stuff to their open world. That’s cool.
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I only read the title so forgive me if I repeat anything you’ve already stated but you can finish your story. You got wvw. You can always roam the map and do champs and those lil orange events that constantly reset. Uh, you can always do those escort missions, those are all over the place. Uh, you can always explore and find hidden content. Uh, you can discover all of the shaded area’s. Uh, you got pvp and spvp. You can Dragon farm. You can do temples. Uh, you can do dungeons and fractals. Oh yeah, oh yeah, you can work on your legendary ( Good luck with that ). And you can do the new content thats added every two weeks.
Mannnnnn thats a lot of stuff you can constantly do. There seems to always be something to do in this game and it’s constantly growing.
OMG ! I almost forgot, you can do fractals and Guild Missions if you are in uh guild. I’m saying all this assuming you’ve gotten 100% map completion, if not, then you can work on that as well.
This is all I’m coming up with right now but I’m sure there’s more that can be done. There’s always something to do in this game, which is why I’m such a big supporter at the moment.
Orr was challenging for me with my Elementalist. After that I would say try soloing champs. Now that’s a challenge.
My favorite to see in game so far is Chewy Charbaka.
Now that’s a good one.
What NPC’s would you like to play as playable characters ? Personally I would like to play as an icebrood norn guardian or warrior and I would like to play as one of those risen mages in Orr.
Winnie The Pooh ?
Ele has been my main since BWE1 (since GW1 launch really.) I love him to death. I’ve got a warrior and ranger at 80 and I play them occasionally, but it’s like staying over at a friends house; after a night or two I really just want to get home to my ele. The other classes just don’t resonate with me in the same way.
Also, we’ve got enough mesmer, guardian, warrior, and necro mains. Every time I see the Bifrost I get excited and then sigh because it’s a guardian. I’ve seen maybe three eles besides myself with ascended weapons, and twelve thousand warriors/guards with asc. greatswords. We need more ele mains.
Yeah, same here. None of the other professions hold me like the Elementalist. I guess the challenge of the profession is what does it for me, plus their really good for group play. A staff Elementalist is an asset to any group IMO.
I am maining an Ele. Many times I kick myself in the head whenever I am lying on the ground dead after being one shot by a boss or by a backstabbing thief, while my friend playing a Guardian is effortlessly stacking might with 2 button presses, regenerating to full health from the brink of death in an instant, cleaving through foes with his great sword, and otherwise just going through the game in easy mode. Or the Warrior who shrugs off all those attacks that one hit me, passively gaining all the health back without even pressing any buttons, and generally face rolling everything,. Or the Mesmer who stealths, never gets hit, leaves clones and phantasms all over the place, all while dealing crazy damage either directly in zerk gear or with conditions. Or the Necros who just melt everything in a few seconds with a few button presses.
Or…
You get the idea. When I think of how much effort I have to put in to stack might, how I get attunement locked out of a skill I really need, how my cooldowns are ridiculously long, how I am locked into one weapon set (and we only have three), how it seems everything that isn’t a trash mob one or two shots me, how I have to frantically dodge and heal just to stay alive when others just stand there tanking things, sometimes I just think I am just a masochist.
But in the end, I can’t leave my Ele and I still relish all the times I drop a meteor or a dragon tooth on someone or something. It’s a pain to play, you could say I chose unwisely, but it’s all good.
I take a sick pleasure when my friend, who mains a Guardian, tells me that when he hit fractal level 30 he was getting one shot by bosses and it was horrible, and I’m just playing business as usual because, you know what, that’s how I’ve been playing since I was a level 1 scrub. It’s not even a big deal for me. I’ve been running dungeons forever with the mentality that I can’t get hit at all, because if I do I’m dead, so when I got to the higher level areas where difficulty suddenly outramps any classes’ ability to tank, I’m right at home and already kicking kitten and taking names without any disruption. Because that’s how I’ve always played. And then I say with a smug sense of superiority, “Welcome to my world.”
Good post lol.
I think I’m staying away from the Guardian and Warrior for now because, as you stated, playing those classes are easy mode. Easy mode gets boring real quick.
Appreciate the replies. Thanks.
Thanks Bornindieee.3947 and MrSilver.5269 for your replies. I’m gonna concentrate on this profession and work on a legendary.
Again, appreciate the replies.
Right now, in my opinion, Guild Wars 2 is unchallenged in the mmo world. This game pretty much made me uninstall the other mmo’s I was playing.
What do you guys do solo after hitting level 80 and getting 100% pve map completion ?
I’m sure there is plenty to do solo since this game is very solo friendly, I just don’t know what to concentrate on. I’ve been busy leveling different professions seeing which profession I want to concentrate on as a main.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I have 5 level 80’s.
1. Elementalist
2. Mesmer
3. Guardian
4. Warrior
5. Necromancer
Out of those five, as of right now, I’m strongly drawn to the Elementalist for some reason.
Anyone using Elementalist as a main ? If so, what are your feelings as having an Elementalist as a main and would you recommend the profession as a main ?
The way I level I’m 80 before I even hit the 55 – 60 level area’s so I really don’t worry about the stats. I basically buy what I need at those levels. The gear isn’t expensive at all at those levels either.
Good video. I totally support GW2’s modo of doing away with subscription fee’s. Since playing GW2 I have uninstalled all of the other mmo’s I was playing at the time, accept for 1 that gives you a choice to buy new content when released instead of subscribing. But yeah, I hope GW2 puts a strangle hold on the industry.
Say Necros are the weakest while claiming zerker necros can’t survive Champs/Elites and insist on using a secondary stat as main source of dmg.
Yep, OP did right asking on forums. Full of experts -_-
lol…. I like asking questions on forums for different points of view. I will say, no matter what forum, when asking a question about a specific profession or class, the answers are always the same lol. Some hate the profession and some love the profession.
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To the OP’s specific question:
Yes, I think necros probably are the strongest solo PVE mage class. We can do massive AOE damage in PVE, or very strong single-target damage, and we can do it while facetanking alot of damage.
I agree. This is what I am seeing thus far.
I have 4 level 80’s with full exotics, Warrior, Guardian, Elementalist, and Mesmer. I have one last free character slot left so I’ve decided to level a Necro to 80.
Out of the mages, in pve, it seems to me that the necro, at least in pve, is the strongest solo mage class right now.
I’m only level 22 at the moment, but it seems that, comparing my Elementalist and Mesmer at that time, the Necro is able to defeat enemies quicker than they did at that level.
I’m not much of a pvp’er and I haven’t really spent enough time in WvW because I like to pve so much, so I’m only speaking from a pve point of view.
Pretty much any class other than those 2 (mesmer, ele) kill enemies quicker at that level. Those 2 classes are the most annoying classes to level in the game
Yeah I have to agree. Elementalist, for me at least, was the most challenging to level.
I have 4 level 80’s with full exotics, Warrior, Guardian, Elementalist, and Mesmer. I have one last free character slot left so I’ve decided to level a Necro to 80.
Out of the mages, in pve, it seems to me that the necro, at least in pve, is the strongest solo mage class right now.
I’m only level 22 at the moment, but it seems that, comparing my Elementalist and Mesmer at that time, the Necro is able to defeat enemies quicker than they did at that level.
I’m not much of a pvp’er and I haven’t really spent enough time in WvW because I like to pve so much, so I’m only speaking from a pve point of view.
Appreciate the replies.
Use the gw2state.com site and look at what servers are “Attacking” or “Open.” Guest to those servers to do the event and purchase your armor. Each temple offers different armor stats, so make sure to look into that before you spend all that karma.
Thanks for this.
Dynamic level scaling doesn’t work, the rewards for doing open-world content are abysmal, and there’s rarely anything interesting to do anyway.
So instead people just follow their OCD and do whichever content is the most profitable.
Personally, these three were my main draws to this game. For once, to see an MMO which actually feels like a wide-open, living world. At least it was more alive back on release.
Same here. I wanted to play an mmo where you could simply roam around and run into stuff to participate in, which is what GW2 claimed to be. It seems the content is set up for that kind of gameplay but no one is doing the content for the reasons you have made clear.
What does " OCD " stand for ?
Thanks for the reply.
I’m on the Darkhaven server which says the population is very high yet, I rarely run into anyone during pve other than running the Queensdale train.
It seems like people don’t even bother doing temple events anymore. I’ve been standing by and running around every cathedral for hours with no luck of a temple event. I sure would like to get a set of temple armor for my Elementalist. I have more than enough Karma since I never can use it for anything lol.
So, where is everyone ? I wanna join in on the fun too.
I feel your pain and I too did everything I was possible to make staff a viable weapon other than for group play. I’ve come to accept that, staff just isn’t good for much other than group play.
I’ve had conversations with Elementalist who claim they have used staff other than for just group play and used it well. That may be true, I’m just not able to do it lol.
What I don’t understand is, why can’t people just play something else when they get bored with the game ? Why put the game down ? I will admit, at times I do get bored with the game and when that happens what do I do ? I play something else until I get bored with that game then I return to this game and repeat the process.
Good assessment. I’ve said the same thing.
I had a decent idea a while back to give eles access to range, but I believe it was ignored.
This is the reason I use D/D. I find it able to fight range better than range can fight melee, if you know what I’m saying.
I know exactly what you are saying and agree.
Thanks for the reply.