[qT] Necro main.
[qT] Necro main.
[qT] Necro main.
At first I’d like to mention that I’m mainly a PvE player. My first character to hit 80 was a necromancer, and it’s still the class that I enjoy playing the most. Sadly, it seems to be the least desirable class to run with for PvE content.
Lately I’ve been thinking of a few ways that the necro could be “fixed” so that it would actually be desirable to bring along in dungeon runs and similar content. Some of the ideas a pretty small, but important changes, while some of my other ideas might be a bit more gameplay changing. Some might just be my preferences, but I’d say most of them are an improvement over the current status of this profession.
Skills:
- Blood is Power: This would be more useful if it granted might to your party as well, 10 stacks on you and 3 for the rest of the party maybe, or 5 stacks party wide.
- Well of Power: Nothing major, but I think it should be instant-cast.
Traits:
- Any trait that activate on entering Death Shroud should apply to the party. Foot in the Grave gives party stability, Spiteful Spirit gives party retaliation, Furious Demise gives party fury, and Shrouded removal cures one condition on allies, etc.
- Reaper’s Might affects allies? Might be a bit OP, but could be altered to work for allies only every other attack, or every 3 attacks or something like that. Maybe at reduced duration.
- Passive ability similar to Empower Allies, Strength in Numbers or Spotter that grants a party wide bonus to condition damage.
- Trait that grants life siphon to allies ever so often, maybe every 10 secons or something like that.
- Trait that grants buffs to allies while in Death Shroud, maybe in form of boons, or possibly a merge with one of the ideas mentioned before?
Death Shroud:
- In the party interface, give the necro two healthbars, one for life force and one for health so other party members don’t think you’re dying when you’re really just running out of life force.
- Possibility to be healed while in Death Shroud, but at reduced effectiveness. 50%, or maybe even less?
- Dark Path: This skill would be much better if it functioned more like Rush on Warrior greatsword, or Fiery Rush on the Elementalist Fiery Greatsword skill. Could then be used as an escape as well as a gap-closer.
Weapons:
- Axe: I’d suggest making it work more like an extended melee weapon. Let the auto-attack hit a certain amount of enemies within an arc in front of you, kinda similar to staff on Guardian. This can be applied to skill 2 on the axe as well. The result is an axe that is actually useful.
- Warhorn: I really like the warhorn, but I think it could be nice to make skill 5’s swiftness apply to allies as well as yourself. Skill 4 could possibly grant vigor to yourself while also dazing enemies like it does now.
- Dagger: I’m generally quite satisfied with dagger, but skill 2 could channel faster. Skill 3 is useful in some cases, but could be more useful if combined with a blink effect?
- Make the Spear work on land?
- New weapons are always welcome, maybe something that adds mobility, or some blocks, or something that helps the party in some way.
I realise there are other weapons too that I did not mention. This would be because I can’t think of any specific ideas for them.
What do you think of these ideas? Any additional input, anything you disagree with, any ideas of your own? I’d like to hear what thoughts other necromancers have on this issue.
[qT] Necro main.
I was going to make a thread like this myself, but then I found this one… so I’ll just bump this instead of making a new one just like it.
Was thinking of trying out an HGH build, is that any good? I think I read somewhere that Rabid gear was recommended for that, but I’m not too comfortable with giving up all my direct damage. Is Rampager gear viable for this kind of build?
How does it compare to a max dps Berserker build?
Any general Engineer advice? ^^
Thanks.
[qT] Necro main.