Curse

kanaxais_scythe · Nov 26, 2006, 04:25 PM // 16:25

I want to make a Ritualist but with the goal of VwK smite farming. I say this because it is far less expensive then a 55. I already have a name and what I want him to look like but I don't knwo if I should make one. I don't want to play a single player game due to nobody wanting me in a group. I read alot about long cats times and bad spells, well I made a Ritualst before Nightfall came out but ended up deleting him. I never saw a problem back when I had it.

Is it worth making a Ritualist for farming or should I just wait it out and make something else I cannot decide?

Made In Ascalon · Nov 26, 2006, 08:20 PM // 20:20

Well. Before the AI update it would definetaly have been worth it. After...eh, not so much. I love my ritualist to death, but I prefer farming with my monk and necro now. They're more capable of versatility than my rit, which is restricted to VwK for farming.

kanaxais_scythe · Nov 26, 2006, 10:25 PM // 22:25

So I assume it is not going to be very beneficial to make one? Even for outside of just farming.

Calen The Civl · Nov 27, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

Ritualists are one of the most versatile and least specialized of the classes. In other words, it can it difficult to get into parties unless you are a healing rit.

I find the Ritualist the most rewarding of classes because they are the underdog and difficult to play well.

Farming using VwK is still possible - it just takes longer but efficiency is not a concern for me. I just play to have fun. Like Made in Ascalon said most of the other classes are more efficient farming.

Overall, I would recommend making a ritualist if you enjoy being a jack of all trades-master of none, an underdog, and are not too concerned with farming efficiency.

Dahnel · Nov 27, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

I found that to begin with, the Ritualist was an enigma. Then one day everything clicked and its been my favourite class since, you just have to give it that time.

Jetdoc · Nov 27, 2006, 07:51 PM // 19:51

I agree. I love the fact that I can switch my Ritualist to fill any of the following roles:

1. Healer. Great when teamed up with a monk.
2. Protector. Ritual Lords still work wonders in damage mitigation.
3. Damager. Channeling deals out consistent damage without running out of energy.
4. Soloer. Not only VwK...you can also create many wonderful builds with offensive spirits that work well. I've used my offensive spirit Ritualist to solo missions such as Nahpui Quarter and Gyala Hatchery, including almost all of the Prophecies missions.

I'm with Dahnel - by far my favorite class.

unmatchedfury · Nov 28, 2006, 12:57 AM // 00:57

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Originally Posted by Jetdoc

I agree. I love the fact that I can switch my Ritualist to fill any of the following roles:

1. Healer. Great when teamed up with a monk.
2. Protector. Ritual Lords still work wonders in damage mitigation.
3. Damager. Channeling deals out consistent damage without running out of energy.
4. Soloer. Not only VwK...you can also create many wonderful builds with offensive spirits that work well. I've used my offensive spirit Ritualist to solo missions such as Nahpui Quarter and Gyala Hatchery, including almost all of the Prophecies missions.

I'm with Dahnel - by far my favorite class.

YOu forgot summoner. with 16 in spawning they can be effective minion bombers. this is also the only build that utilizes the rits primary attribute on another class.

Made In Ascalon · Nov 28, 2006, 06:40 AM // 06:40

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Originally Posted by unmatchedfury

YOu forgot summoner. with 16 in spawning they can be effective minion bombers. this is also the only build that utilizes the rits primary attribute on another class.

Minion bomber builds aren't really that effective unless you're a god at micromanagement (I'm not). Clicking on those little freaks gets on my nerves, I wish there was an easier way to target.

I've tried Communing farming without any outside help, didn't work out so well. I'm probably just doing it wrong though.

Also, I really have to disagree with the statement that the rit's primary attribute only works with necroes. Sure, the bonus you get from the actual skills ranks only applies to necroes, but the skills themselves can carry well to different classes. Especially with some of the recent additions.

OlMurraniKasale · Dec 10, 2006, 10:48 PM // 22:48

Forget the Rit, forget the Paragon unless you love to micro-manage. AI changes changed the whole plan.

Blackhand · Dec 11, 2006, 10:28 AM // 10:28

I share your pain...that is why I came out with a simple but efficient build to play my newly created ritualist thru Cathan and NF. Took me 3 days to clear Factions and another 3 to clear NF. Going thru Cathan and NF 9 times helps of course.

The more I play this profession, which bored me down so much that I deleted it 9 months ago, the more I am in love with it.

Cebe · Dec 11, 2006, 11:35 AM // 11:35

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Originally Posted by Jetdoc

4. Soloer. Not only VwK...you can also create many wonderful builds with offensive spirits that work well. I've used my offensive spirit Ritualist to solo missions such as Nahpui Quarter and Gyala Hatchery, including almost all of the Prophecies missions.

I'd have to see that before I can believe it

kanaxais_scythe · Dec 11, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

So I decided to make a rit. My guildie and I I started them at the same time. He is running a restoration rit and I am using channeling with some offensive spirits. Seems to be working for us so far.

Redfeather1975 · Dec 12, 2006, 03:07 AM // 03:07

With the introduction of new skills, such as Spirit's Strength, playing a ritualist in PVE gives you the ability to pick just about any secondary and make a fun build.
I give mesmer and ritualists 2 thumbs up for their versatility in making fun PVE builds with.

Tozen · Dec 12, 2006, 08:17 AM // 08:17

I find that my ritualist is capable of performing more builds than any other character in the game. It is the ONLY profession (as far as I know) with skills that allow ANY secondary profession tree to be viable for use.

My Rit can...
1. Spike with daggers
2. Nuke with channeling
3. Heal with restoration and healing
4. Spam high energy spells
5. Play an explosive minion master
6. Farm with VwK
7. Summon spirits
8. Use a pet with weapon spells to interrupt enemy casters and just have fun

The list keeps growing every day! (It's a shame that skills cost 1 plat each, especially the ones that I've unlocked already =P)

IN SHORT, PLAY RITUALIST. Hardly anyone does it and you get a real sense of uniqueness. However, just promise me you won't become another spirit spammer in RA... we have enough noobs that use that cookie cutter (no offense to the genuinely good players)

Redfeather1975 · Dec 12, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tozen

I find that my ritualist is capable of performing more builds than any other character in the game. It is the ONLY profession (as far as I know) with skills that allow ANY secondary profession tree to be viable for use.

My Rit can...
1. Spike with daggers
2. Nuke with channeling
3. Heal with restoration and healing
4. Spam high energy spells
5. Play an explosive minion master
6. Farm with VwK
7. Summon spirits
8. Use a pet with weapon spells to interrupt enemy casters and just have fun

The list keeps growing every day! (It's a shame that skills cost 1 plat each, especially the ones that I've unlocked already =P)

IN SHORT, PLAY RITUALIST. Hardly anyone does it and you get a real sense of uniqueness. However, just promise me you won't become another spirit spammer in RA... we have enough noobs that use that cookie cutter (no offense to the genuinely good players)

My two mains are ritualist and mesmer. I would have said the exact same thing about the mesmer, especially when signet of illusions was introduced in NF, but I have to admit that my Rt does appear to be quite flexible with any secondary, whereas the mesmer is not so flexible with say a ranger or paragon secondary.
Rits for the win it would seem!

Illuminus · Dec 12, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

I agree with Dahnel that it takes time to get use to the Ritualist at first.

When factions was released i was quite excited about starting a PvE Ritualist.. but with the limited skills on the island i found it difficult finding a good build... and kind of left her on the island.

Months later after messing around in PvP i started noticing how versatile the Ritualist could be and decided to give them another go. And since then they have become my favorite GW class!