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Markaedw · Jul 02, 2009, 04:29 AM // 04:29

I would have to agree with everyone else "main characters" aren't plammed they just happen. My first character to reach lvl 20 was a ranger, whe was the first to beat proph, she even did the titan stuff, she was and still is my fav.

Then I thought a MM would be fun, I beat the proph, slowly she developed into a powerful and versitile combatant. I took her though all campains and sorrows furnace, the to eye of the north. I stopped playing my ranger and my necro got all my playtime. She has developed into my primary character. I didn't set out to play that way it just happened.

SleepyD · Jul 02, 2009, 04:44 AM // 04:44

MONKS FTW
or sins but MONKS FTW lol

Kook~NBK~ · Jul 02, 2009, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Pick the profession you enjoy playing the most! It's that simple. You're going to be spending A LOT of time playing your main, so why use a profession that doesn't suit you?

Personally, I don't like playing a Monk. I've seen it happen too many times in PUGs (as a Monk, Mesmer, Warrior, Ranger, etc.) where some 'tard gets down to 85-90% health and spams "OMG WHERE'S THE HEALS???" But others love playing one.

I've had a blast playing my Mesmer. The class provides a different kind of challenge that just appeals to me. I'm having a lot of fun with my Dervish, as well - slice 'em and dice 'em FTW!

xron · Jul 02, 2009, 07:02 AM // 07:02

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Originally Posted by Divine Ashes

I would choose whichever class you like the best. Seriously, you'll get way more enjoyability (is that a word?) out of the game if you play what you love.

I tend to spend all my time on one character, and only use others as sort of utlities...for farming etc. For example, my main title char is my ranger, while I use my monk occasionally for 600/smiting and my assassin for UWSC's and solo farming.

This ^

I also have a ranger main, with a monk and assassin for farming.
Although a crit scythe is amazing when doing hm missions/vanqing so assassins are very useful for that.

However you really have to play something that you enjoy and what feels more natural as your main.

Hyper.nl · Jul 02, 2009, 07:45 AM // 07:45

Yes, I recommend to have a main character. Especially if you like to hunt goals and titles. It will be much more manageable and rewarding if you do that on a single character.

Which char? Select the one you like playing with. One that plays great in different situations. For me it is my ele. (I just love to play with fire)

Smarty · Jul 02, 2009, 09:29 AM // 09:29

What do you mean, HAD this problem? I still have it!

I've completed my first main and choosing him was a no-brainer for me because I loved the mesmer playstyle and the way he looked - sure I played the other classes for variety sometimes but nothing came close to the fun I had when playing him. I'm now having problems choosing a second main to get all the ranks and PvE skills for because there are too many classes that I enjoy playing which are (currently) useful in HM PvE.

The only advice I can really give you for your first main is the same as everyone else above: pick the class you enjoy playing the most, and/or the one with the most elite armours that you like the look of, and/or the one with the best face/hair combo. If you're thinking of choosing the class based purely on what they can do in the endgame, ANet's nerf bat says hi.

zigalot · Jul 02, 2009, 09:50 AM // 09:50

MAKE A PVP SLOT! one profession gets boring overtime. delete/remake any profession as often as you like without losing armors or weapon.

kazi_saki · Jul 02, 2009, 10:00 AM // 10:00

Yeah that's another good suggestion. Reserve 1-2 slots for PvP characters so you can just delete/remake them at your choosing. That's what I also did haha.

I personally haven't decided on a main yet at the moment since I get tired of using the same class for prolonged periods but I'd suggest Necromancer/Ranger/Assassin since they seem the most fun for me. I love my rit too and its close to clocking in to my necro as most used char but its mostly because I just like the way she looks. Other than that, not so satisfying to play :P

glacialphoenix · Jul 02, 2009, 10:45 AM // 10:45

Well, what I do is I play my main (my monk <3) and pull out the others at my leisure, so I don't get sick of playing my monk too much. Vizunah Square ZQuest? Awesome, let me go reroll to my necro. Minister Cho's? Well, my ele hasn't got it on HM yet. But the one I want the titles on is my monk.

Moloch Vein · Jul 02, 2009, 10:53 AM // 10:53

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Originally Posted by Kerwyn Nasilan

Yes be manly and brave,

And boring. Don't forget boring.

Jarus · Jul 02, 2009, 11:02 AM // 11:02

I'm another one of those who keeps switching between characters. Warrior, ele, ranger, dervish, mesmer. Just like OP, I was finding that I got in a rut when I stuck with one character -- and one play style -- too long.

In the end, the solution for me was to go with the Ritualist, because of their sort-of-jack-of-all-tradeness. Now I can go and play healer, or ranged spiker, or melee. Obviously, not as oober as other classes in those roles, but it's PVE I mostly do and it's fun that I play for.

If I ever do feel like REALLY want to play a mesmer or something (and mesmers ARE fun), then I roll a PVP character and do a Zaishen Quest with her.

Ebony Shadowheart · Jul 02, 2009, 02:58 PM // 14:58

Having a main character is great, however after playing one class extensively for a period of time, the game can get boring. So having other classes to 'switch things up' on occasion isn't a bad thing.

That being said, usually you pick your main based on your enjoyment of playing that class. If you are title hunting, you may also want to consider the ease of achieving the title and ability to join a group with that character class.

Personally, the main character that I am focusing on currently is my ele for title hunting. After that, my monk will become my main, and then my necro, and so on. However, I still play on my other classes for a nice change of pace, as well as for farming.

Example: I spent 2 hours running Morah in HM on my monk for free last night, simply because it was an enjoyable change of pace.

Each class has it's pros and its cons, but it basically comes down to this - what do you enjoy playing? What builds do you enjoy? Are you more into dealing damage, or protecting your teammates?

Figuring out your play style will help you decide which class you think you would enjoy spending a vast majority of your time on. Only you can answer those questions. If you let other people tell you what to play, most likely you won't be happy and you'll end up bored.

The only thing we can do for you is tell you what we prefer and why, you have to make your own educated decision from there.

MithranArkanere · Jul 02, 2009, 03:06 PM // 15:06

Login with each character you already have.
Type /age and write down the numbers.
Login with the one with more played hours.

That's your main character.

Currently, two characters own the game in PvE:
- Elementalists and Ritualsits.
A party composed entirely by them is literally immortal in the whole game.
Highest armor, blocking, wide-range healing, single and AoE damage...
Spirits have now +24..26 armor (thanks to their increase in 4 levels) making them have armor over 80 at certain levels. so not they can be effectively used as bodyblockers (and Armor of Unfeeling and helps a lot with that too).

My elementalists rampages like wild fire leaving only charred corpses behind.
My ritualists brings spirits and death like a one-person army.

After the Ritualist update, I've been checking what things can be killed solo by a ritualist by flagging the rest of the party and fighting alone little fights.

So far, I've been able to kill single-handley with a Channeling build with Signet of Spirits any party composed entirely of melee fighters, and also many other parties. Against the Great Destroyer, I just summoned 6 spirits, shadow step them so they got in range, and waited. It died in no time. Undead Rurik could do nothing against them either. And poor Glint... ah... poor Glint... I only had to interrupt Crytal Hibernation once and she was done.
The Lich went down too like that.
And Vanquished Gyala Hatchery just with Spirits, XDD. That was just GREAT, XDD.
I'm going to try Shiro and Abaddon too, although I doubt it would work, my spirits have beaten Titans and Destroyers alike. Even the Sparks of Titan had trouble dealing with them, they don't have time to cast enough Rodgort's Invocations before the spirits kill them. So far I only had trouble with elementals, with that build, specially fire djinns and flowstone elementals. Stupid elementals... I could use another build with wanderlust and things like those, but I refuse to change my build just for them I love stepping in the middle of a party, summon my spirits and kill them all with 3 Rupture Souls.
Of course it's way slower than going with a full party, and it's even slower and sometimes troublesome when the spirits don't target the same enemy, but it's really fun anyways. They kill a boss in no time if you are lucky and all of them attack the same target.

Mordakai · Jul 02, 2009, 03:15 PM // 15:15

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Login with each character you already have.
Type /age and write down the numbers.
Login with the one with more played hours.

That's your main character.

LOL, yeah, you don't need to make a "main" character...

You already have one.

As to whether I have this "problem" or not, I don't consider multiple characters a "problem."

I wish I had time to get all my characters everything!

(In fact, I just made a new character in pre-searing last night... Ok, maybe I do have a problem)

FoxBat · Jul 02, 2009, 03:19 PM // 15:19

In fairness if you really want GWAMM, you basically have to have a main character. And for leg skillhunter/carto/vanq monuments, you'll still have to put all the efforts in one category on the same char.

If you can't decide, I recommend going ranger for physical chars, or necro for casters. Both have absurd energy management primaries that let you focus almost entirely on your changeable secondary profession if you choose, which means you can try a lot of professions out while still progressing the same one character.

Mordakai · Jul 02, 2009, 03:42 PM // 15:42

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Originally Posted by FoxBat

In fairness if you really want GWAMM, you basically have to have a main character. And for leg skillhunter/carto/vanq monuments, you'll still have to put all the efforts in one category on the same char.

If you can't decide, I recommend going ranger for physical chars, or necro for casters. Both have absurd energy management primaries that let you focus almost entirely on your changeable secondary profession if you choose, which means you can try a lot of professions out while still progressing the same one character.

Well, that's a whole other issue if he wants GWAMM...

glacialphoenix · Jul 03, 2009, 12:58 AM // 00:58

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As to whether I have this "problem" or not, I don't consider multiple characters a "problem."

My Xunlai, however, does. Oh well, small sacrifice.

siadina · Jul 03, 2009, 01:32 AM // 01:32

i fell in love with my little ranger to the point that i just hardly ever play on the others. She has completed all of the camps all the elite missions has 17 maxed titles and is a powerhouse. Find a toon or profession that you really really like to play and learn to play it as best as you can. If your having fun and kicking tail then youve found your match.

Shadowmere · Jul 03, 2009, 06:06 PM // 18:06

As others have said, your main isn't really chosen it happens. As I have recommended countless times everyone should play every profession at least once, you never know what might be your favorite class until you try them all. After a while you'll realize what you like playing as the most and that is your main, since it's a character you enjoy then it's no problem to start doing everything with it.

dunky_g · Jul 03, 2009, 07:08 PM // 19:08

I have a main because I cant be bothered to go through all three (+EotN) storylines again and doing all those boring missions again in NM.