Whats The Best 2nd Proffesion - Guild Wars Forums

Calan The Powerful · Jul 09, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50

please tell me what the best 2nd prof for every char is and please do it like this

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R/
W/
MO/
RT/
A/
N/
ELE/
MES/
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happy posting

Zakarr · Jul 09, 2006, 10:11 PM // 22:11

There is not the best secondary profession for every primary profession. I think you have missed the point if you think otherwise.

moko · Jul 09, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45

R/Me
W/Me
Mo/Me
Rt/Me
A/Me
N/Me
E/Me
Me/Me...wait that doesnt work =(

okay, i think you get my point. yes, i do love /Me, lol. but as the Zakarr said, there is no 'best' secondary. it depends on the situation.

- where you are
- what you are playing as
- if you are farming
- if you are running
- etc, etc

there, for my personal taste, is only one primary class that has a best secondary..being Mo/Me. /Me for monk is probably the best you can do, no matter if you smite, heal, prot, or whatever else. hell, its even good for farming. its personal preferance..you should browse guildwiki.org and check out some possible secondarys with your primary one, read what you can do with which, and then select what youd like best. (< whatever you do, dont start flaming me, its my own personal opinion..just that in advance =P)

eventually, you WILL change your secondary, and that wont be once only. for everyone situation, there probably is something thats better than the other.

if you cant decide..use your primary one only, simple. pick the second one just so you got it.

Silent Kitty · Jul 09, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49

It is up to you. You can play what everybody does, or play what you like most. What do you think?

Calan The Powerful · Jul 09, 2006, 10:50 PM // 22:50

ok fine what i really want to know is which is better for a monk i was thinking a ME or a Rit or a Necro

Spike · Jul 09, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

/me is one of the worst. 2nd only to assassin. I would say that /mo is probley the best all around. I have changed my secondray on only 2 of my 5 characters. and that was to /mo. I had e/me went to e/mo and I had a r/n and went to r/mo. The other 3 are w/mo, n/mo and rit/r

Silent Kitty · Jul 09, 2006, 11:02 PM // 23:02

Mesmer has good energy management. If I was a monk, I would pick that one.

Lurid · Jul 09, 2006, 11:17 PM // 23:17

/Me or /Ne, I prefer /Ne usually

Maria The Princess · Jul 09, 2006, 11:27 PM // 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calan The Powerful

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R/Me or /Mo (ranger is pretty self sufficient character)
W/
MO/Me
RT/N
A/W
N/Me or
ELE/Mo or Me
MES/Mo or Ele (fast casting FTW)----------------------------------------------------------

but theres is no BEST secondary cuz theres alot of diffrent powreful builds

Guild worrs · Jul 09, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44

I always change whenever I do something, Such as if i am pvping i will change to w/n if im farming griffons or running w/mo if im farming beach in fow w/me .. those are my three favorite for warrior but there is endless combinations, like as a w/E you could use earth protection spells to make yourself very tough armour wise. you cant go wrong with /mo but /me is always good too.

TGgold · Jul 09, 2006, 11:47 PM // 23:47

Honestly, it really depends.

/Me is amazing. It provides energy management, hex removal, and other useful supports. Even warriors benefit from Mesmer skills. Also, some mesmer skills are very useful without points in anything. Arcan Echo and Echo come to mind.

/Mo is useful for the hard res, if nothing else. Useually abused and used badly, but when used well, it's nice : )

/W is...wait...I've never used it. First ting that comes to mind is Mo/W using Bonetti's for e-management.

/Ne is good for degen, some support, and er... I used a wierd Mo/N combo before in the start of the game, then changed. I'm sure there's some sort of spike option between blood and smiting or something. /Ne works well on Rits for an obvious combo. I use /Ne useually on my mezzy.

/Rt I haven't tried yet, I just use the primary. Seems like the loss of Spawning would hamper the charcter. Maybe good for some weapon buffs? Barrage-Splinter or something.

/R is nice for Serpent's Quickness, Tiger's Fury, and whatnot. Useful for most situations.

/A haven't touched primary or secondary yet, so I can't say. I know E/A was a popular combo in the beta.

/E Useually used for glyphs. They're useful. Also, can provide decent support. Me/E Air Spike is popular.

And now to adress the prompt.

R/Mo for the res, R/E for damage
W/E (shock warrior anyone?)
Mo/Me (energy management ftw)
Rt/N (damage) or Rt/Mo (attuned healer is nice)
A/ ?
N/Me (Degen Lord)
ELE/Me (echo-nuke, anti-interrupt)
Mes/N (punish) Mes/mo (hard res, you don't need a secondary to surge)

Shadowfox1125 · Jul 10, 2006, 05:54 AM // 05:54

In order to have a BALANCED game, there should not be better profession combos. If there were better combos, everyone would play those and there would be no variety in the game. It would become dull and Anet would lose customers/gamers. Nobody wants to play a stale MMORPG, or CORPG for that matter. GW would not have survived if there were better combos. There ARE better combos for different areas in terms of PvE. And it also depends on the player. /Mo isn't necessary for Warriors, but it's what a majority of Warriors choose.

mega_jamie · Jul 13, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51

I tend to take the /Mo simply for the perma rez, which tends to be the only mo skill on my bar. but now /Rit offers that I've started taking that as a secondary.

Only my Warrior is /R secondary, as i didnt wanna be a wammo

Tark Alkerk · Jul 13, 2006, 07:10 AM // 07:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calan The Powerful

please tell me what the best 2nd prof for every char is and please do it like this

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R/
W/
MO/
RT/
A/
N/
ELE/
MES/
-----------------------------------------------------------------
happy posting

grr i hate this question
but i am going to answer it

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R/W,R/MO,R/RT,R/A,R/N,R/ELE,R/MES
W/R,W/MO,W/RT,W/A,W/N,W/ELE,W/MES
MO/R,MO/W,MO/RT,MO/A,MO/N,MO/ELE,MO/MES
RT/R,RT/W,RT/MO,RT/A,RT/N,RT/ELE,RT/MES
A/R,A/W.A/MO,A/RT,A/N,A/ELE,A/MES
N/R,N/W,N/MO,N/RT,N/A,N/E,N/MES
ELE/R,ELE/W,ELE/MO,ELE/RT,ELE/A,ELE/N,ELE/MES
MES/R,MES/W,MES/MO,MES/RT,MES/A,MES/N,MES/E
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theres your answer

Edit:
personally i hope i never hear this question ever,ever,ever,ever, again.
as many people have alrdy said Guild wars is a balenced game and there are no better combos of proffesions, just diffrent build on which to use them.

Slainster · Jul 13, 2006, 07:29 AM // 07:29

it depends on what you trying to do.. I find myself swapping regularly depending where Im playing..

The Primeval King · Jul 13, 2006, 03:07 PM // 15:07

R/Me
W/Mo
Mo/Me
Rt/Mo
A/W?
N/Me
Ele/Me
Me/N

Just my opinions.. I feel that all of these secondaries seem to fair pretty well in PVP and PVE. They're not perfect, but not horrible either. It all depends on the situation and what kind of enemies you are fighting against. If you don't have the money to buy skills for every proffession I would suggest these because all-around they are pretty decent.

titan0987 · Jul 13, 2006, 03:14 PM // 15:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike

/me is one of the worst. 2nd only to assassin. I would say that /mo is probley the best all around. I have changed my secondray on only 2 of my 5 characters. and that was to /mo. I had e/me went to e/mo and I had a r/n and went to r/mo. The other 3 are w/mo, n/mo and rit/r

emo!!!!

sorry couldnt resist...

quanzong · Jul 13, 2006, 03:19 PM // 15:19

W/Mo
R/W
E/W
N/W
Mo/W
Rt/W
A/W
Me/W

Warriors needs to heal itself because newbie monk players, and all classes need them good stances that warriors has.

Fungus Amongus · Jul 15, 2006, 08:41 PM // 20:41

I like to open up all secondaries for all of my primary professions. This allows the greatest versatility depending on the type of battle I plan to face.

Quote:

Originally Posted by quanzong

Warriors needs to heal itself because newbie monk players,

No, Warriors with your mentality need more healing than one monk can possibly provide.

Quote:

Originally Posted by quanzong

and all classes need them good stances that warriors has.

...and lose out on all the other fantastic possible combinations?

If W/X or X/W was the absolute best, Then the top guilds in the ladder need to know they are making huge mistakes in their profession choices. Would you care to let them know?

Calan The Powerful · Jul 15, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51

dang this threads kinda hitting it off just to let yall know i did chose necromancer but i am thinking of changing it to mes also i saw a warrior with like 254 energy how is that i mean god

Jul 09, 2006, 09:50 PM // 21:50	#1
Calan The Powerful Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky Guild: Dwarven Soldiers [ARMY] Profession: Mo/N	Whats The Best 2nd Proffesion please tell me what the best 2nd prof for every char is and please do it like this ----------------------------------------------------------------- R/ W/ MO/ RT/ A/ N/ ELE/ MES/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- happy posting

Jul 09, 2006, 11:47 PM // 23:47	#11
TGgold Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Flying Gophers Profession: Rt/P	Honestly, it really depends. /Me is amazing. It provides energy management, hex removal, and other useful supports. Even warriors benefit from Mesmer skills. Also, some mesmer skills are very useful without points in anything. Arcan Echo and Echo come to mind. /Mo is useful for the hard res, if nothing else. Useually abused and used badly, but when used well, it's nice : ) /W is...wait...I've never used it. First ting that comes to mind is Mo/W using Bonetti's for e-management. /Ne is good for degen, some support, and er... I used a wierd Mo/N combo before in the start of the game, then changed. I'm sure there's some sort of spike option between blood and smiting or something. /Ne works well on Rits for an obvious combo. I use /Ne useually on my mezzy. /Rt I haven't tried yet, I just use the primary. Seems like the loss of Spawning would hamper the charcter. Maybe good for some weapon buffs? Barrage-Splinter or something. /R is nice for Serpent's Quickness, Tiger's Fury, and whatnot. Useful for most situations. /A haven't touched primary or secondary yet, so I can't say. I know E/A was a popular combo in the beta. /E Useually used for glyphs. They're useful. Also, can provide decent support. Me/E Air Spike is popular. And now to adress the prompt. R/Mo for the res, R/E for damage W/E (shock warrior anyone?) Mo/Me (energy management ftw) Rt/N (damage) or Rt/Mo (attuned healer is nice) A/ ? N/Me (Degen Lord) ELE/Me (echo-nuke, anti-interrupt) Mes/N (punish) Mes/mo (hard res, you don't need a secondary to surge) Last edited by TGgold; Jul 09, 2006 at 11:51 PM // 23:51..

Jul 09, 2006, 10:11 PM // 22:11	#2
Zakarr Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland	There is not the best secondary profession for every primary profession. I think you have missed the point if you think otherwise.

Jul 09, 2006, 10:45 PM // 22:45	#3
moko ??uo??o?? Join Date: May 2006	R/Me W/Me Mo/Me Rt/Me A/Me N/Me E/Me Me/Me...wait that doesnt work =( okay, i think you get my point. yes, i do love /Me, lol. but as the Zakarr said, there is no 'best' secondary. it depends on the situation. - where you are - what you are playing as - if you are farming - if you are running - etc, etc there, for my personal taste, is only one primary class that has a best secondary..being Mo/Me. /Me for monk is probably the best you can do, no matter if you smite, heal, prot, or whatever else. hell, its even good for farming. its personal preferance..you should browse guildwiki.org and check out some possible secondarys with your primary one, read what you can do with which, and then select what youd like best. (< whatever you do, dont start flaming me, its my own personal opinion..just that in advance =P) eventually, you WILL change your secondary, and that wont be once only. for everyone situation, there probably is something thats better than the other. if you cant decide..use your primary one only, simple. pick the second one just so you got it.

Jul 09, 2006, 10:49 PM // 22:49	#4
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	It is up to you. You can play what everybody does, or play what you like most. What do you think?

Jul 09, 2006, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#5
Calan The Powerful Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky Guild: Dwarven Soldiers [ARMY] Profession: Mo/N	ok fine what i really want to know is which is better for a monk i was thinking a ME or a Rit or a Necro

Jul 09, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#6
Spike Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: In front of my PC Guild: Kai Profession: E/Mo	/me is one of the worst. 2nd only to assassin. I would say that /mo is probley the best all around. I have changed my secondray on only 2 of my 5 characters. and that was to /mo. I had e/me went to e/mo and I had a r/n and went to r/mo. The other 3 are w/mo, n/mo and rit/r

Jul 09, 2006, 11:02 PM // 23:02	#7
Silent Kitty Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Netherlands Guild: [TYW] "The Young World" Profession: A/Me	Mesmer has good energy management. If I was a monk, I would pick that one.

Jul 09, 2006, 11:17 PM // 23:17	#8
Lurid Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: Mo/	/Me or /Ne, I prefer /Ne usually

Jul 09, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44	#10
Guild worrs Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: The Broken Bankai (KON) Profession: N/	I always change whenever I do something, Such as if i am pvping i will change to w/n if im farming griffons or running w/mo if im farming beach in fow w/me .. those are my three favorite for warrior but there is endless combinations, like as a w/E you could use earth protection spells to make yourself very tough armour wise. you cant go wrong with /mo but /me is always good too.

Jul 10, 2006, 05:54 AM // 05:54	#12
Shadowfox1125 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: PST Profession: W/	In order to have a BALANCED game, there should not be better profession combos. If there were better combos, everyone would play those and there would be no variety in the game. It would become dull and Anet would lose customers/gamers. Nobody wants to play a stale MMORPG, or CORPG for that matter. GW would not have survived if there were better combos. There ARE better combos for different areas in terms of PvE. And it also depends on the player. /Mo isn't necessary for Warriors, but it's what a majority of Warriors choose.

Jul 13, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51	#13
mega_jamie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Guild: Warlords of Ruin Profession: A/Mo	I tend to take the /Mo simply for the perma rez, which tends to be the only mo skill on my bar. but now /Rit offers that I've started taking that as a secondary. Only my Warrior is /R secondary, as i didnt wanna be a wammo

Jul 13, 2006, 07:29 AM // 07:29	#15
Slainster Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2006	it depends on what you trying to do.. I find myself swapping regularly depending where Im playing..

Jul 13, 2006, 03:07 PM // 15:07	#16
The Primeval King Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Theres A Frog On My [Cape] Profession: W/	R/Me W/Mo Mo/Me Rt/Mo A/W? N/Me Ele/Me Me/N Just my opinions.. I feel that all of these secondaries seem to fair pretty well in PVP and PVE. They're not perfect, but not horrible either. It all depends on the situation and what kind of enemies you are fighting against. If you don't have the money to buy skills for every proffession I would suggest these because all-around they are pretty decent.

Jul 13, 2006, 03:19 PM // 15:19	#18
quanzong Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere cold Guild: The Followers of the Messiah Profession: W/Me	W/Mo R/W E/W N/W Mo/W Rt/W A/W Me/W Warriors needs to heal itself because newbie monk players, and all classes need them good stances that warriors has.

Jul 15, 2006, 08:51 PM // 20:51	#20
Calan The Powerful Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky Guild: Dwarven Soldiers [ARMY] Profession: Mo/N	dang this threads kinda hitting it off just to let yall know i did chose necromancer but i am thinking of changing it to mes also i saw a warrior with like 254 energy how is that i mean god