Whats Your Favorite class? - Guild Wars Forums

TeamEllis · Jul 27, 2005, 03:31 AM // 03:31

Im buying the game and i want to know whats the best class. Monk,Mage,Warrior Etc. Whos the best and what did you choose or what would you recomened. Right now im leaning toward a Monk or a warrior is that a good choice please help eme.

chaos dragoon · Jul 27, 2005, 03:32 AM // 03:32

warriors are the best to new players because of their simplisity.if u chose a monk for your first person u may end up hating the game unless u get good real fast.

TeamEllis · Jul 27, 2005, 03:33 AM // 03:33

How Good is a necromancer?

chaos dragoon · Jul 27, 2005, 03:42 AM // 03:42

duhno but i think necro mesmer and monk are the 3 most complicated

chaos dragoon · Jul 27, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43

warrior and ranger are pretty staight forward

jshetley1 · Jul 27, 2005, 05:26 AM // 05:26

I love my Monk/Necro. I've got her into the Crystal Desert and am hoping to ascend soon. Healing Monks are rather boring but until recently i've used her mostly as a smiter. Smiting has been fun for me playing with the henchmen but in the dersert I've had to play with PUGS so I'm using her as a healer and protection Monk mostly now.

I like my warrior to but I'm having a little more trouble advancing her through the game.

I haven't played the other classes enough to know much about them yet but am getting started with my first Mesmer now.

Acheus Lokine · Jul 27, 2005, 05:28 AM // 05:28

I most enjoy playing a ranger and a monk.

LadyCallipyge · Jul 27, 2005, 05:32 AM // 05:32

I like my necro and mesmer the most. They get some cool spells to play with. My other two characters are monk and fire ele. The fire ele is my least favorite....though she did great damage early on. Never tried warrior or ranger.

shady_knife · Jul 27, 2005, 06:39 AM // 06:39

ranger > *

Axis · Jul 27, 2005, 06:52 AM // 06:52

N/Me is great. Use blood, curses and domination or illusion for the arena. They can give other classes a headache for trying to attack with curses and mesmer skills and still make dmg trought heeling (blood). Many N/Me are warrior/ranger hunters.

Axle_Fieshe · Jul 27, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04

Warrior is good if u think ur gonna die a lot, since they have good defence :P
Necro's are annoyin, my lvl20 necro can hardly farm at all.

Arturo02 · Jul 27, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04

none and all.

It's not about best. It's about what role do you like to play the best.

Once you figure that out the rest is easy.

RTSFirebat · Jul 27, 2005, 07:58 AM // 07:58

I like playing as a ranger mostly, the balance of powerful skills and 2nd best armor in the game make rangers "Jack-of-all-trades" types.

And there nothing I like more the interuppting a warrior trying to use Healing signet, or anyone trying to use res signet

hehe

Axle_Fieshe · Jul 27, 2005, 08:06 AM // 08:06

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Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

I like playing as a ranger mostly, the balance of powerful skills and 2nd best armor in the game make rangers "Jack-of-all-trades" types.

And there nothing I like more the interuppting a warrior trying to use Healing signet, or anyone trying to use res signet

hehe

lol, i was a warrior/monk and spent like 10mins trying to res someone cos of a ranger xD they never attacked me tho. just intterupted me.

Yukito Kunisaki · Jul 27, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19

In every rpg I've played, I've ALWAYS favored the run in and SMASH type of melee combat character.

It's not that their brainless. Only the ones with no plan are. I just like them due to the beating they can take...

Not just that, but this game makes it so Warrior's aren't the 'bottom of the rung' in terms of classes and balance.

W/X can do a TON of stuff and is very unpredictable. And yes, the W/Me is probably the anti-caster perfect to stop the one enemy that hurts him the most. ^_^

Shamblemonkee · Jul 27, 2005, 08:27 AM // 08:27

I've always been a fan of caster types, and over the past few months all my characters have ended up as ranged classes, there's something neat about causing havoc from where the enemy can't get you

Plus we have all the flashy crap

RTSFirebat · Jul 27, 2005, 08:36 AM // 08:36

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Originally Posted by Axle_Fieshe

lol, i was a warrior/monk and spent like 10mins trying to res someone cos of a ranger xD they never attacked me tho. just intterupted me.

Generally I always have one intterupt skill on my, I like to be an offensive ranger, posion the person and then keep preventing them form healing.

Does work to well on Monks since they heal instantly... still monks a best double-team them.

Shifty Geezer · Jul 27, 2005, 08:55 AM // 08:55

Dunno about PvP but PvE, having started with Ele/Monk, I've tried everything in PreSearing (start of the game) and I love Necro/Ranger. I love summoning minions and the firepower available at range while they attack, plus I'm looking forward to the diversity of Ranger skills. Though annoyingly in this game skills are a long time coming. You can go half way through the game without traps so if like me you want to play tactically, setting the battlefield, you can't for AGES. Likewise a lok at the ELe's spells shows a load of Air spells I want to use but they're not available, so you're limited to throwing fire everywhere.

That's a real take-home point. Don't look at the character skill lists and decide for PvE, but realize you're limited to a sub-set of skills. Is there a guide as to what skills re available when? I know there are skill trainer listings. You could go through them in order (if they're listed in order you meet them) and see what skills are available, and then decide from those. eg. When you see the Ele has fire, fire and more fire, and the other elements spells are fairly weak for PvE, you'll realise there's no variety to that class and can decide if you like that or not. Likewise seeing traps aren't available to rangers for along time you realise playing as a trapper isn't an option for much of the game, so if that was Ranger's appeal, you'll need to find a different gameplay style and maybe a different character.

I'd suggest testdriving a lot of character combos in PreSearing. I tried a Mesmer and didn't like it, but my friend did. And as 'best' character is entirely a matter of taste, tasting all combos is important to find what you natural take to.

aismailuk · Jul 27, 2005, 10:24 AM // 10:24

I find my Ranger/Warrior has the perfect balance for me - ranged attacks with bows, melee attacks with Swords/Axes/Hammers, plus various skills from both professions.

Friar Tuck · Jul 27, 2005, 12:07 PM // 12:07

I love my N/E the most. I use pretty much ALL necro spells (mostly death), so I really didn't need the secondary. I'd like to start a new necro and not have a secondary at all. I'd like to see him be an N20 instead of an N/E20 =)

Jul 27, 2005, 03:31 AM // 03:31	#1
TeamEllis Banned Join Date: Jul 2005	Whats Your Favorite class? Im buying the game and i want to know whats the best class. Monk,Mage,Warrior Etc. Whos the best and what did you choose or what would you recomened. Right now im leaning toward a Monk or a warrior is that a good choice please help eme.

Jul 27, 2005, 08:55 AM // 08:55	#18
Shifty Geezer Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Luckless Marauders [OOPS] Profession: E/Mo	Dunno about PvP but PvE, having started with Ele/Monk, I've tried everything in PreSearing (start of the game) and I love Necro/Ranger. I love summoning minions and the firepower available at range while they attack, plus I'm looking forward to the diversity of Ranger skills. Though annoyingly in this game skills are a long time coming. You can go half way through the game without traps so if like me you want to play tactically, setting the battlefield, you can't for AGES. Likewise a lok at the ELe's spells shows a load of Air spells I want to use but they're not available, so you're limited to throwing fire everywhere. That's a real take-home point. Don't look at the character skill lists and decide for PvE, but realize you're limited to a sub-set of skills. Is there a guide as to what skills re available when? I know there are skill trainer listings. You could go through them in order (if they're listed in order you meet them) and see what skills are available, and then decide from those. eg. When you see the Ele has fire, fire and more fire, and the other elements spells are fairly weak for PvE, you'll realise there's no variety to that class and can decide if you like that or not. Likewise seeing traps aren't available to rangers for along time you realise playing as a trapper isn't an option for much of the game, so if that was Ranger's appeal, you'll need to find a different gameplay style and maybe a different character. I'd suggest testdriving a lot of character combos in PreSearing. I tried a Mesmer and didn't like it, but my friend did. And as 'best' character is entirely a matter of taste, tasting all combos is important to find what you natural take to. Last edited by Shifty Geezer; Jul 27, 2005 at 08:58 AM // 08:58..

Jul 27, 2005, 03:32 AM // 03:32	#2
chaos dragoon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Warrior Nation[WN] Profession: R/	warriors are the best to new players because of their simplisity.if u chose a monk for your first person u may end up hating the game unless u get good real fast.

Jul 27, 2005, 03:33 AM // 03:33	#3
TeamEllis Banned Join Date: Jul 2005	How Good is a necromancer?

Jul 27, 2005, 03:42 AM // 03:42	#4
chaos dragoon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Warrior Nation[WN] Profession: R/	duhno but i think necro mesmer and monk are the 3 most complicated

Jul 27, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43	#5
chaos dragoon Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Warrior Nation[WN] Profession: R/	warrior and ranger are pretty staight forward

Jul 27, 2005, 05:26 AM // 05:26	#6
jshetley1 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005	I love my Monk/Necro. I've got her into the Crystal Desert and am hoping to ascend soon. Healing Monks are rather boring but until recently i've used her mostly as a smiter. Smiting has been fun for me playing with the henchmen but in the dersert I've had to play with PUGS so I'm using her as a healer and protection Monk mostly now. I like my warrior to but I'm having a little more trouble advancing her through the game. I haven't played the other classes enough to know much about them yet but am getting started with my first Mesmer now.

Jul 27, 2005, 05:28 AM // 05:28	#7
Acheus Lokine Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	I most enjoy playing a ranger and a monk.

Jul 27, 2005, 05:32 AM // 05:32	#8
LadyCallipyge Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	I like my necro and mesmer the most. They get some cool spells to play with. My other two characters are monk and fire ele. The fire ele is my least favorite....though she did great damage early on. Never tried warrior or ranger.

Jul 27, 2005, 06:39 AM // 06:39	#9
shady_knife Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia, Victoria Profession: R/E	ranger > *

Jul 27, 2005, 06:52 AM // 06:52	#10
Axis Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: White Redeemers Profession: N/Me	N/Me is great. Use blood, curses and domination or illusion for the arena. They can give other classes a headache for trying to attack with curses and mesmer skills and still make dmg trought heeling (blood). Many N/Me are warrior/ranger hunters.

Jul 27, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04	#11
Axle_Fieshe Banned Join Date: May 2005 Profession: Mo/W	Warrior is good if u think ur gonna die a lot, since they have good defence :P Necro's are annoyin, my lvl20 necro can hardly farm at all.

Jul 27, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04	#12
Arturo02 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: See that third planet from the sun? Guild: Sacred Forge Knights Profession: R/Me	none and all. It's not about best. It's about what role do you like to play the best. Once you figure that out the rest is easy.

Jul 27, 2005, 07:58 AM // 07:58	#13
RTSFirebat The Humanoid Typhoon Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	I like playing as a ranger mostly, the balance of powerful skills and 2nd best armor in the game make rangers "Jack-of-all-trades" types. And there nothing I like more the interuppting a warrior trying to use Healing signet, or anyone trying to use res signet hehe

Jul 27, 2005, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#15
Yukito Kunisaki Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: W/N	In every rpg I've played, I've ALWAYS favored the run in and SMASH type of melee combat character. It's not that their brainless. Only the ones with no plan are. I just like them due to the beating they can take... Not just that, but this game makes it so Warrior's aren't the 'bottom of the rung' in terms of classes and balance. W/X can do a TON of stuff and is very unpredictable. And yes, the W/Me is probably the anti-caster perfect to stop the one enemy that hurts him the most. ^_^

Jul 27, 2005, 08:27 AM // 08:27	#16
Shamblemonkee Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK, Bristol Guild: Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen] Profession: Mo/R	I've always been a fan of caster types, and over the past few months all my characters have ended up as ranged classes, there's something neat about causing havoc from where the enemy can't get you Plus we have all the flashy crap

Jul 27, 2005, 10:24 AM // 10:24	#19
aismailuk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: R/W	I find my Ranger/Warrior has the perfect balance for me - ranged attacks with bows, melee attacks with Swords/Axes/Hammers, plus various skills from both professions.

Jul 27, 2005, 12:07 PM // 12:07	#20
Friar Tuck Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2005 Location: VA Guild: Dragon's Lair Knights Profession: W/Mo	I love my N/E the most. I use pretty much ALL necro spells (mostly death), so I really didn't need the secondary. I'd like to start a new necro and not have a secondary at all. I'd like to see him be an N20 instead of an N/E20 =)