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Thanks for the reply. My aversion to LH isn’kittens (edit: really, Anet?) effectiveness, just that its auto-attack heavy playstyle goes against what I think makes eles fun. But perhaps I should revisit it again.
I agree with you though that the essence of my problem is that 99% of ele builds focus on stacking might/fury for a small group, yet this doesn’t seem efficient when solo roaming.
Filthy casual checking in. Because I don’t play enough anymore to keep track of the current dungeon meta and hardly ever wvw/pvp, lately, I mostly wander around Tyria or do LS. Coming from a guardian, ele’s have always seemed a much, much harder class. I heal less, die to all ranged attacks, do less damage, etc. Clearly, I’m doing something fundamentally wrong.
All the builds I see are tailored for either WvW, PvP, Dungeons, or Fractals. Basically, the hard content. No one bothers to give builds for casual PVE content (that I can find), because it’s deemed to be so easy that any optimization is unnecessary. However, I find myself quickly running out of dodges, taking ages to kill mobs, and having insufficient healing to sustain myself over the lengthy fight. A recent example being groups of ranged mobs in Dry Top.
I mostly run d/d because I find it the most fun. However, my options seem to be either:
(A) Run a x/x/x/6/6 build so I can survive ranged attacks/conditions after my dodges run out. Unfortunately, my damage output is so low that tedium sets in and I find myself running past most mobs.
(B) Run something like 6/6/2/0/0, do more damage. And die to everything.
I’m wearing a mix of exotic PVT & beserker gear (to help with survivability) with ruby orbs, and ascended amulets & dagger.
I was wondering if you kind folks knew of a more middle-of-the-road approach for a casual PVE roaming ele, preferably D/D (without a heavy reliance on LH). Appreciate it!