Guild Wars 2

covenn.7165:

Malcastus.6240:

Eles aren’t overpowered. One particular build with a particular weapon set is what is a tad too strong defensively.

See, I find even this flawed. In order for an ele to have this kind of survivability, they severely reduce damage output. Considering that other classes can go cannon and be just as tanky or have just as much survivability via other methods without sacrificing damage, is all I really need to reason that there is nothing wrong with it.

The only problem bunker d/d ele’s have are the people that are used to seeing an ele and collecting free bags that can no longer do it. That and the people the cry about them running away…. Yeah, think about that for a second. Nerf a class because they run away too much…..

This. I totally agree, I never actually kill anyone with my d/d bunker build in wvw, I just pop in, annoy some people, then run away. You can’t nerf ele cuz they can’t kill and are good at running away. The only way I get bags is hoping somebody else kills the players I’ve already got a hit on. But I can seldom bring someone down from 100% by myself.
Look at dapheonix videos, sure he is able to take on 5 guys, but he doesn’t kill anyone, he just runs around and annoys them, that’s what a bunker build does.

Just full disclosure, the ele is getting nerfed soon, so the current “viable builds” you speak of may change, if not disappear all together.

It’s definitely a class that is good to play once you get a feel of the game. I started with ele as my first profession, and found it EXTREMELY difficult to level up, because of the high skill cap and it’s not a forgiving class if you screw up on the field. But after about 300 hours of play, I really enjoy it. I made a guardian after my ele, and it’s true, I basically just stick to greatsword mashing the same 4-3-2-1 combo over and over on just one skill-set.

If you want a challenge and a steep learning curve but with which you can enjoy the fruits of your labor, ele is for you.

Just be weary, depending on Anet, the enjoyment of playing ele may decrease after the next nerf.

After learning of dev’s incoming nerfs, I’ve already started a thief. It sucks, but if you really want to enjoy MMO’s you must have every character at max level, so you can just switch when they nerf a class to kitten.

It’s too bad, since I enjoy playing elementalist, but as long as you’re open to jumping on bandwagons (whatever class is most OP) you can still enjoy the game. It’s much better than waiting for months if not years for your class to be buffed again.

When they nerf the thief, I’ll jump to the next OP class, it’s just they way MMO’s are inherently made.