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Becka

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Well im for sure playing a Human. But i was wondering how Elementatists are playing out atm.. They look like mages? If they are thats probably what im going to be.. But if anyone has any tips on them pls share :)
 
It is hard to explain. They are unlike any "Mage" I ever tried. Uhmm YouTube prolly has some good videos that explain the class as they play it? Maybe. I'll check tomorrow.
 
Coolio! the other class im interested in is necromancer.. which explains it self really from as far as i can see..

Elementatist looks kinda magey but ya.. a bit shaman skills too it seems.. so confused lol
 
During BWE 1 and 2 I played with my younger sister for quite a bit - she ended up opting for an elementalist over her original pick of necro. It's sort of like a mage...except with lots of movement. It's a really weird dynamic because you're not sitting back and shooting fire balls but rather racing around while blowing things up. Plus they also have some of the nicest animations in the game - Phoenix skill anyone? :D
 
I'm definately going to be an Asura.. but as for profession... I really dunno.. .-.
But as for now, probably be a Ranger
 
I was pretty set on Engy until I played around with Elly. Loves Engineering, but theres something about the Mentalist playstyle that does it for me. Probably something to do with fickleness, switching attunements makes me feel like I've switched classes; I can only imagine how insanely useful having all of that utility will be once I've been able to learn the skills and switch more fluidly between tunes. Like the boys pointed out on the podcast though, nothing is what you're expecting. You really have to try everything before you settle on what playstyle will suit you. And reading stroke videos watching did nothing for me to that end. I watched all of the yogscast stuff, no bearing on what I ended up enjoying.
 
I put in a decent amount of time on the elementalist (Primarily Staves). I had a lot of fun with her, but staves are primarily the AoE heavy weapon. You can find much better utility on the PvE end with other weapon sets, but I LOVED Staves in WvW. Nothing like popping down a meteor shower on a crowd of people in the fire attune, then when people get close switching to Air and dropping the static field and speed boost to run away. Elementalist also has the highest number of "Field Combo" abilities across all the weapons and attunements, so is a great ally for added support damage and condition boosts.

I'll probably spend today writing up elementalist guide just like I did for the Ranger.
 
Seems like alot of people are going Elementalist.
I dunno, I probably gunna make 1 of everything next beta and see what I like.
 
Strawberries said:
Seems like alot of people are going Elementalist.
I dunno, I probably gunna make 1 of everything next beta and see what I like.
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Yeah, that was my plan on every beta, to try 2-3 classes each weekend. Definitely worth pre-purchasing just to get the hands on with each class before launch so I don't waste my time playing a class I won't enjoy.
 
Gyoin said:
Yeah, that was my plan on every beta, to try 2-3 classes each weekend. Definitely worth pre-purchasing just to get the hands on with each class before launch so I don't waste my time playing a class I won't enjoy.
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Oh definitely. I might play elementalist a bit more. It's funny, from an outside perspective, you would think Id find the Elementalist easier to jump into seeing as I played the only other character with similar mechanics extensively. I got in and looked at all the attunement switching and I was like fuck this shit.
 
You should still keep multiple weapon sets on you for different environments. You really can't play from 1-80 in all styles of play with a single weapon set.
 
Yeah see I like weapon swapping for close medium and far. Attunements felt lacking in that. And I didn't wanna have to drag weapons around all the time. To be honest I still feel they should make weapons a character slot item for EACH kind you can use so you can easily change them out of combat. Right now using the bag is stupid and confusing.
 
tr1age said:
Yeah see I like weapon swapping for close medium and far. Attunements felt lacking in that. And I didn't wanna have to drag weapons around all the time. To be honest I still feel they should make weapons a character slot item for EACH kind you can use so you can easily change them out of combat. Right now using the bag is stupid and confusing.
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Why does everyone use the bag?? I find this so irritating - use the Hero Panel damn it.
 
I think ellies are definitely magey enough to fit the description. I would have ended up being necro or mesmer, but necro pets are gross as hell and mesmer doesn't have enough aoe for pve stuff.

What sold me on the elly is when I found out you could stack swiftness almost indefinitely. 33% run speed indefinitely? yes plz :3 I don't know of any other class that can do that without putting traits in.
 
Kaya said:
I think ellies are definitely magey enough to fit the description. I would have ended up being necro or mesmer, but necro pets are gross as hell and mesmer doesn't have enough aoe for pve stuff.

What sold me on the elly is when I found out you could stack swiftness almost indefinitely. 33% run speed indefinitely? yes plz :3 I don't know of any other class that can do that without putting traits in.
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Guardian has the second most run speed buffs, ranger third, Mesmer 4th.

OMG you agree with me about NECRO PETS! woo woo
 
Necro pet's are gross by design though, so if you guys are getting disgusted and creeped out then that means the devs have done a good job :p
 
Falkner Blitz said:
Necro pet's are gross by design though, so if you guys are getting disgusted and creeped out then that means the devs have done a good job :p
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Not really, GW1 necro wasn't that gross. These pets just look like they're wearing their skin inside out. I tried the necro before and I love the gameplay of it. I just can't stand how creepy the pets are.
 
Im a warlock at heart.. always will be.. necromancer fills those desires. Im okay with gross looking pets.. aslong as my toon looks sexy!
 
Jefiner said:
Im a warlock at heart.. always will be.. necromancer fills those desires. Im okay with gross looking pets.. aslong as my toon looks sexy!
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I will be trying to find me the necro outfit for my mesmer as soon as humanly possible:
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With the right blues I Will look like alice from Madness returns.
 
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