Curse

Darth Kukulkan · Apr 19, 2007, 08:58 AM // 08:58

I gained access to the last beta test Week End, so I arrived the saturday with the idea I would have just 2 days to play ! All the week before in my classroom I remebered of what I learned on professions, the pros and the cons etc... but the evening I had still no idea ! So i read the little description of the 6 classes, and by elemination, I finally hesitated between Necro (which I really fought I would play forst, Elementalist (why not I said), and ranger (caus I always play a thief, an infiltrator, and it was the too close to this role : now my second favorite classe is assassin for this !

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I finally took the elementalist, but I played 1 day and decided to try all other classes to be sure of my choice when GW would release (one thing I was sure about is that I would buy it

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So I try all, and I have still no idea, I love the ranger, I leve the elementalist, I hate the warrior (I still do

), and the others I hesitate too.
The first day post release, when I reactivate my account, I delete all my characters to start totally new and enjoy again presearing ascalon : and at this time, I make an elementalist, but still not really sure of if will please me.
And I am here, 2 years latter and 1100 hours on my elementalist, my favorite class by far, really not regreting the others : I've tried and unblocked all skills of them, but even though they are really fun, they stand no chance against an elementalist (a matter of fun, not power)
The elementalist si the most versatile class of ALL : if you are bored of nuking with no brain, just play another element and all is different ! And after 400 hours testing all elements, try multi elements builds, it's fun too ! And after 2OO more hours, try a secondary profession and dicover that every caster can be played with a very good efficiency as an elementalist due to their large energy pool !
So looooong live the elementalist ! May the emperor make them a playable profession in GW2 !

Milennin · Apr 19, 2007, 09:01 AM // 09:01

Elementalist, 'cause they use the four Elements (go Lightning!).

Yeah...pretty simple reason.XP

freekedoutfish · Apr 19, 2007, 09:30 AM // 09:30

1) I love the idea and fiction behind elementals, so thats why I chose my first character as an ele.

2) I hate close combat, so I basically chose any other profession except warrior.

I now have an ele, a necro, a ranger and a Rit. All casters or long-range attack. I cant stand playing close combat, because its not fun and there doesnt seem any real tactics to just "hack-and-slash".

Plus from experience most warriors are arrogant and big-headed and like to agro stuff, and never listen to instructions.

Plus about 80% of players are warriors (my guess), so its not very original.

Im going to start a mesma, because their hard to find and a challenge.

Desbreko · Apr 19, 2007, 09:45 AM // 09:45

I've always enjoyed playing healers in RPGs so there was no hesitation in my choosing a monk for my first character. There's just nothing quite like the satisfaction of having your party go, "Holy crap, how did we just live through that?" Even if they don't make the connection, you know why.

lucifer_uk · Apr 19, 2007, 10:47 AM // 10:47

I chose ranger because I'd watched LotR before hand

I like the whole idea of surviving using nature to fight people. I hate slash and hack but i also find the elements boring. My ranger seemed like a good alternative! The idea of taming a pet excited me and soon I had my little Melandru's Stalker called Scarling. I kept him right until I found the black moa. I so regretted giving away my pet and getting the bird so now I use no pet.

Wolf2581 · Apr 19, 2007, 10:48 AM // 10:48

I started and went through most of Prophecies with a blood build on my original male necromancer, but I eventually deleted him after my female necromancer caught up. Even after playing for almost two years and now with three campaigns instead of just one, there is still plenty to do. I now have ten level-20 female characters, all of whom I consider my online girlfriends. I double up on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Yabba · Apr 19, 2007, 10:57 AM // 10:57

i like complicated classes that give many options and are hard to play.

so after looking through the bit of information i could gather about the gw classes i chose mesmer.

this was at the e34e 2004 (geez, has really so much time past ? ) and i kept playing mesmer even after release and did even the pve part with my mesmer.

after a while i started playing other classes (monk, ele, warrior in pvp and warrior in pve to get some skillpoints easier).

NeHoMaR · Apr 19, 2007, 10:59 AM // 10:59

Warrior is the best profession for start the game, even if you don't like it. When you feel you understand the game, you can decide if you will restart with a different profession or continuing with the Warrior.

The question about what profession is the best for starting is too popular, and I always has one answer: Try ALL professions; You don't lose anything deleting a character you played for some hours.

Raaaaa · Apr 19, 2007, 11:00 AM // 11:00

I played a fomar in PSO:BB which is a melee magic caster and loved it, bezerking with one of the strongest heals was great

From reading the NF manual it described the Dervish as a melee magic user so I went with that

Miral · Apr 19, 2007, 11:14 AM // 11:14

My first character was a ranger because I played a R/Mo in beta and loved it. i chose Ranger in beta because.... I dunno! I think I did a random selection.

Esprit · Apr 19, 2007, 11:51 AM // 11:51

Elementalist because it was the closest thing to a mage, the profession I play in all RPGs.

Sihaya Syme · Apr 19, 2007, 11:55 AM // 11:55

(blood) Necromancer/Mesmer

Because it's seriously the closest to my personality xD

Komes I · Apr 19, 2007, 11:57 AM // 11:57

Well here is the way it happened for me!
I picked dice and for each number there was one profesion so i throw it and it was warrior!
I was thinking to my self this could be cool! I mean it is cool to play profesion that most of people won't play! Who wants to play with profesion that does mele dmg and is the tanker? Well aperently evryone did so when my Warr was standing there on the spot where u spawn when u begin game, i saw 5 warriors around me and i said heeeeellllssss nooooo!!! So i deleted him and rolled dice again!
So there it was a monk! Profesion that is most helpful and only experts can play it good! That is perfect for me! NOOOT!!!!11!!1!!11
Then i read manual once again and i thought that Elementalists are cool so i made one and got him to shiverpeak and i needed help from guildie so there he was. Ranger in 15k Druid's armor! I instantly deleted my ele and made Ranger! And there it was perfect profesion for me! Now Raziel Archer is my only PvE char and i am not intending to change that!

Then Factions came out and i was like:

"z0mG!!11! ho l337 is that! sin must r00lz!"

And i made one played him for about month - deleted him cause i got bored! And then i made one for PvP! Most intresting profesion in PvP imo!

Nightfall came out and paragons were so sexy that i just had to make one! So i played with her and got here to the Desolation and then they got nerfed even more and i deleted her!

And that is how it all happened!

Rocky Raccoon · Apr 19, 2007, 11:59 AM // 11:59

I chose the Ranger beacuse it is a character I have played in other RPG's. My secondary monk allows me to reconstitute (Rebirth) a group because I am able to survive to the end most of the time.

zknifeh · Apr 19, 2007, 12:12 PM // 12:12

some friends kept bugging me about getting the game, so i did, and then i wanted to be someone who can do insane ammount of damage, so ele was the choice. #2 character was ranger cuz i saw a ranger save the whole party in one of maguuma missions, and i just loved the spike trap that she was using along with rebirthing everyone.
now my fav character is sin cuz i just love the armors, and the cool moved they have along with being able to nearly kill an enemy by urself who is much stronger than you.
also remade my sin after beating factions, and remade my ele cuz i wanted to do the factions preview event but had no slots... made him back as goofy lookin as he was before.
now i love my sin the most, and i like the cool animations of attacks on my dervish, ranger and warrior as well, so they are my favourite, still play sin the most tho

Terra Xin · Apr 19, 2007, 01:06 PM // 13:06

Mesmer, because all the other classes looked ugly. ^^

Maximumraver · Apr 19, 2007, 01:31 PM // 13:31

I've always been an Elementalist or something similar in every RPG/MMORPG I've played so the choice was easy.

Arduin · Apr 19, 2007, 02:12 PM // 14:12

Ranger, I like to attack at range, using a pet, and have a clear view of whats happening on the battelfield. (while playing with my W or D, it just seems a blurr really)

GloryFox · Apr 19, 2007, 02:20 PM // 14:20

After reading the professions list I chose Monk. I figured everyone likes a good healer at their side. Plus at the time I chose Monk Smite BA did not cause monsters to run away and lasted a good amount of time.

- Tain - · Apr 19, 2007, 02:22 PM // 14:22

N/E... thought I was 1337 with a blood/fire build

My 2nd char and favorite since then has been Ranger (ftw!)