Curse

yankee_josh · Dec 20, 2007, 06:53 PM // 18:53

Me and my friend are rolling new characters. He is going to be a Necro, Im not sure what build. What should I make to best go with him? I have to stay within Prophecies cause thats all he has. We are going to level together and pretty much play all PvE together.

Any ideas?

Moloch Vein · Dec 20, 2007, 06:55 PM // 18:55

Yes, you should be a necro.

Painbringer · Dec 20, 2007, 06:57 PM // 18:57

Any class will do. What do you want to do? Hack and slash? Heal? Disrupt and degenerate? Nuke? Attack from afar?

EDIT
Or you could always make twin Necros. Name could be for example “Rock and Roll” and the other “Roll and Rock”. Copy everything the same on the creation screen and always wear the same armor and weapons

Sleeper Service · Dec 20, 2007, 06:59 PM // 18:59

all classes are good.

necro + mesmer teams makes for good fun though.

Moloch Vein · Dec 20, 2007, 07:03 PM // 19:03

Mesmers suck in PvE.

Go necromancer, that way you have synergy, and you can run MM/Curser.

Olim Chill · Dec 20, 2007, 07:30 PM // 19:30

I like the MM / Curser team as well.

Also consider your secondary profession options. Monk and Ranger can add some useful skills to the mix.

Xylia · Dec 20, 2007, 07:48 PM // 19:48

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Originally Posted by Olim lll

I like the MM / Curser team as well.

Also consider your secondary profession options. Monk and Ranger can add some useful skills to the mix.

I would suggest going monk as primary or secondary, as the prophecies monk henchmen are pretty worthless compared to a human monk in the earlier areas.

Fluffy Butt · Dec 20, 2007, 08:21 PM // 20:21

Can't go wrong with MM, remember, MM's are fun!
(P.S. If your just starting out, go with MM, later, go with SS

)

Boren Supremecy · Dec 20, 2007, 09:01 PM // 21:01

i would go as a monk since there really isnt anything else good out there w/ just the prophecies skills...he wont be that good of a mm w/o some of the NF and factions skills either

upier · Dec 20, 2007, 09:03 PM // 21:03

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Originally Posted by Moloch Vein

Mesmers suck in PvE.

Go necromancer, that way you have synergy, and you can run MM/Curser.

No, mesmer don't suck in PvE.
They are like MMs in end-game areas or superior runes.
They just aren't good ENOUGH.

On-topic:
I'd say get something like ele/monky/warrior.
That way you'll at least get into the same teams!

Turtle222 · Dec 20, 2007, 10:06 PM // 22:06

Monk, so you can do UW duo team without having to look for a partner

Moloch Vein · Dec 20, 2007, 10:43 PM // 22:43

Leave it to upier to compare a sub-par PvE hexer to a character worth two slots through 75% of all three campaigns...

upier · Dec 21, 2007, 07:50 AM // 07:50

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Originally Posted by Moloch Vein

Leave it to upier to compare a sub-par PvE hexer to a character worth two slots through 75% of all three campaigns...

Well aren't you Captain Obvious!
The mesmer is sub-par. That doesn't mean it "sucks".
The mm is worth the slot in 75% of the campaigns. That's why I mentioned the end-game areas.
I guess leave it to MV to agree but still have the urge to dish out insults ...

Estic · Dec 21, 2007, 07:58 AM // 07:58

Besides, as long as you play NM it doesn't matter what you take. You could run a warrior/elementalist and cast a MS every minute and win at NM.

Kaelyn the Dove · Dec 21, 2007, 08:32 AM // 08:32

Depends what you want to do. If you plan to remain in pve, beating up on idiotic ai, then make a necro and lulzwtfpwn the same monsters over and over. If you want to ever play pvp, then make something useful, which would be everything but a necro.

The Riven · Dec 21, 2007, 10:37 AM // 10:37

From a purely PvE point of view, in prophs, a dual necro team would be hard to beat.

Monks are always a good bet as well due to the farming potential.

Mesmers are fun to play, but by and large redundant in PvE.

Wakka · Dec 21, 2007, 11:01 AM // 11:01

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Mesmers suck in PvE.

Idiot...

Necro + Mesmer with [skill=text]Soul Barbs[/skill] and [skill=text]Recurring Insecurity[/skill] is always fun ^_^

Turbobusa · Dec 21, 2007, 12:48 PM // 12:48

Play a necro aswell.

Longasc · Dec 21, 2007, 12:51 PM // 12:51

SS Necro + MM Necro are a dream team.

But many Rangers with Pets and a Curse Necro also make a pretty good team (Mark of Pain e.g.)

Basically, you want lots of physical attackers, and ranged ones like Rangers with their anti-melee stances, Barrage and high elemental resistance go very well with a Necro.

I usually play with my Necro as SS/MoP/Barbs/Enfeebling Necro, and have Jin and Margrid as Barrage/Pet Rangers and Olias as MM.

Your friend could also play a Paragon, as player Paragons have even better abilities than Paragon heroes.

Moloch Vein · Dec 21, 2007, 01:02 PM // 13:02

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Originally Posted by Wakka

Idiot...

Necro + Mesmer with [skill=text]Soul Barbs[/skill] and [skill=text]Recurring Insecurity[/skill] is always fun ^_^

It might be fun. It's hardly optimal.

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Originally Posted by Longasc

Your friend could also play a Paragon, as player Paragons have even better abilities than Paragon heroes.

Yeah, P and N have nice synergy, but unfortunately he only owns Prophecies, at least that was my impression.