Guild Wars 2

Neko.9021:

Please don’t let the gloom and doom of this forum get you, people like to kitten a lot and overexaggerate, and one of the side-effects of such exaggeration is thakitten misleads newcomers (or returners) such as yourself.

The D/D Ele is a great class in WvW, though I would ask what server/tier you’re on, and whakitten is you intend to do.

The Thief offers a unique style of gameplay. You have the best escape mechanism in the game yet you’re so squishy once someone manages to get a snare on you. It’s skillful, somehow both forgiving yet unforgiving all at the same time (you can always escape, but linger one second too long and you’re eaten alive).

The D/D Ele too is also quite unique, in many ways standing in stark contrast to the Thief’s tactics. The Ele talks a lot, smashes things around them, blows stuff up, and has flashy effects. They can’t be sneaky at all but instead they embrace getting into the midst of things with a combination of mobility moves, gap closers, perma swiftness, and tons of heals.

I would suggest playing both and trying to see which one you like the most. I will say, however, that both are actually quite different (this is actually something I notice a lot – a lot of players assume that a D/D Ele plays a lot like a Thief because it uses Daggers, when in fact it’s very different).

If we’re talking sPvP, where things are a bit more structured and sane, the Ele is generally considered the better class.

In WvW, it depends on your tier and what you want to do.

But don’t let anyone tell you Ele is not viable in the PvP formats. That is very untrue.

Just, it should be noted that we only have one good spec: 0/10/0/30/30 and the variations of that, and you can’t reliably play a glass cannon one and will need to spec for defense. Then again, don’t let that bother you too much. The people down in the Thief forum are perpetually complaining that they lack reliable sustain outside of stealthing, so every class has its downsides. Which, btw, I think was ANet’s intention.

Thanks for your post!

Can you guys clarify what “kitten”, “thakitten”, and “whakitten” is? I am unfamiliar to the lingo here.

To answer the server/tier question, I play on Maguuma server and I have no idea what “tier” that is. I think we are ranked 7th in WvW, but we definitely lack numbers during the week. I think we tend to capitalize at down times, i.e. late at night/early in the morning. There tends to be a lot of zerging during peak hours which is usual for WvW at these times. When I find myself in a zerg I am not opposed to pulling out a staff and raining some fire/throwing heals on people. My favorite play is in small groups in WvW. I similairly like sPvP in thakitten is smaller group fights.

How is the D/D elementalist in tPvP? I may venture into this if I can find a group that I synergize with and after I learn my class fully.

Thank you guys for responding! I definitely can say I love D/D elementalist playstyle so if it is at least somewhat viable then I will stick with it! I am not opposed to trying thief as well, but I am kind of a casual player so it will take a while for me to level a character. This is why I am trying to make a decision now. You all help me in gaining some confidence back so I will push my elementalist to 80.

I am not necessarily looking at roaming on my own and really REALLY want to find a good WvW guild to run with so this has aided my decision as well. If I am unhappy at 80 once I get geared then I will reassess then and possibly try the Thief. Thank you again to everyone that responded!

I am a player that started at game launch but got burnt out pretty quickly because I tried to level up exclusively in WvW which was pretty pitiful exp at first because so much zerg and lack of capping points. Anyways, I have returned with a renewed interest in the game!

To my question… I started a elementalist ankitten ow 42 and absolutely love the D/D play style of the ele. At the same time, I have been doing research and reading into the viability of a D/D elementalist and it seems that almost everything said on this forum about that weapon set is negative these days. This really bothers me because I really want to be competitive in PvP, but according to the masses, D/D ele cannot hold its own against any class? Aka its been hit and hit and hit again with the nerf bat. So, I am at a dilemma. I am thinking about starting over as a thief. Would you guys say that a Thief is more viable in PvP than a D/D Elementalist?

I care less about which one requires more skill as I would be dedicated to the class. Skill would come with practice. I am more curious about the whether the Thief would be more useful and could hold its own over a D/D elementalist. I really really want to stick with the elementalist because I love the play style so much, but if I am just going to get dominated in PvP at 80 because the D/D elementalist is underpowered then I think that may be enough for me to change classes. PvP will not be fun for me if I play a unviable class… or a OP one at that. I like challenges so if it just takes skill to be effective as a D/D elementalist then I am all for that, but if it can’t even be done with skill then please tell me now. I’d rather not waste time on a class that has been nerfed to the ground by Anet.

edit: I mainly want to focus on WvW(small scale skirmishing/roaming) and sPvP

Hello,

I am currently looking for a guild that is focused on or has a branch of the guild for WvW, sPvP, and tPvP. I play an Elementalist and am going to be strongly focused on PvP(Wvw, sPvP, tPvP). I just started this Elementalist after a break from GW2 because of a couple reasons for a many months. I feel quite motivated this time around to familiarize myself and master my class.

I am a avid player of MMO’s ranging all the way back to EQ. I have a fair amount of experience in other group play in other MMO’s ranging from PvP, Raids, dungeons, etc. I would say I am a casual player because of work during the day, but try to get on when I can. I am looking for a guild that is interested in its members and wants to build relationships among one another. I love organized group play in PvP so I really want a active guild that groups a lot in WvW or tPvP.

If anyone know of a guild that close to what I am describing that is recruiting, could you post the name here? Otherwise if you are a guild that is interested in me please message me here or in game. My in-game name is “Wolf Aen.”

edit – I’m on Maguuma!!