Curse

EmptySpiral1283 · Dec 04, 2006, 06:39 AM // 06:39

Anyone that tells you Ritualist is a worthless class has no clue what they are talking about.Just because you can't master the game as one right away or be Rambo with it, doesn't mean it's worthless.When a person knows how to use it, even with the nerfs, it is a very powerful class.Just takes a bit more figuring out than others.Wahhhh I can't hack and slash with it....wahhhhh.....

As for healing, and the other jobs, it was meant as far as I can see to be a "jack of all trades" It can do most jobs, and do them decent, but no, it can't reach the exact potential of other classes it competes with.But that being said I would rather have one competent Rit as a healer, than 2 or 3 average monks you see.Monk's are hard to beat for healing, but in the hands of most I find, lol..well...A decent Rit is better.It's all a matter of how you like to play, what you practice doing.

PvP and PvE are different animals.The lack of Ritualists in high end PvP might indicate something, but it doesn't come close to demonstrating anything about their uses in PvE.The two require totally different skills, players, and tactics.Just like a PvE shredding character doesn't demonstrate anything about that character's ability in a PvP match.

Like other's have said Rit is one of the most versatile.It is a threat to many other classes, and they don't like that :-) So they try to tell themselves a Rit is useless.Don't buy into it.You may not have the same abilities, but you can fit many roles.And when you learn to use it right, you can do a better job in those roles than many specialized classes you find.Not always, but many times.Because many players you find can't adapt.As a Rit you usually have to.Just my experience I guess.I don't find many good people, especially these days.

Cirian · Dec 04, 2006, 12:00 PM // 12:00

Yeah, I wouldn't bring PvP into this thread at all. Totally irrelevant for the most part.

I used to run Expel Hexes + Revealed Hex on my ritualist for countering hexes, but now I don't even do that. Not in PvE. There's so many trash hexes flying around that me with Resilient Weapon and a mesmer with Shatter Hex is a better solution!

It's true that ritualists are the more efficient healer, soaking up pressure. PvE is mostly about that - there are few spikes in PvE that need a monk to sort out. L28 Ele bosses in particular are best met by a guy with Prot Spirit on them... actually, a prot monk and a restoration ritualist make a formidable combo. I'd rather have that than a prot monk and heal monk for sure - partly because the ritualist protections have such great synergy with the monk ones. If a party member is soaking a lot of pressure for instance, Reversal of Fortune and Vengeful Weapon spam from a monk and ritualist won't just negate damage and convert it to healing, it also deals damage back to the attackers. It's like a beautiful synergy of Light and Dark

XvArchonvX · Dec 04, 2006, 04:03 PM // 16:03

There is no worthless class and anyone who says so is clearly a bit dense. I will admit that there are some classes that are better suited for some situations than others, but it is perfectly possible to get masters and all titles with any class.