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Magikarp · Mar 19, 2009, 07:41 PM // 19:41

This question used to be easily answered with "mesmer", but not so much anymore. Rits are way more scarce these days, and a GOOD rit is fun to watch. Mesmers are great fun to play, but usually "doing nothing" when another player looks at them seeing as they don't really move a whole lot lol.

In order (my opinion of course, based on nothing but obs) from least played to most:

Rit
Mesmer
Paragon
Sin
Monk
Derv
Ranger
Necro
Ele
War

I'd love to see a huge Spawning Power buff and some skill revamps/buffs, especially in Communing and overall damage/support. Make Spawning act like expertise for spirits+lower their casting time and recharge based on a scale, all while buffing said spirits! :P I miss playing my rit haha

Rhamia Darigaz · Mar 19, 2009, 10:17 PM // 22:17

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Originally Posted by Magikarp

In order (my opinion of course, based on nothing but obs) from least played to most:

Rit
Mesmer
Paragon
Sin
Monk
Derv
Ranger
Necro
Ele
War

dervs more common than monks? idk what you're obsing, but the current meta is more like:

paragon
dervish
assassin

necromancer
mesmer
elementalist

ritualist
ranger
monk
warrior

i kinda grouped them into tiers. for example, elementalists aren't necessarily more common than mesmers, but they're definitely more common than paragons and less common than monks.

zling · Mar 19, 2009, 10:30 PM // 22:30

PvE speaking, definatly Dervishes.
Paras have Imbagon
Rits have Rt/N MMs, spirit spammers(better in PvE than PvP), etc
Sins, well, you know...
Mesmers have [cry of pain] which a lot of other caster classes use, but no other cryer beats the [echo]+[arcane echo]+[cry of pain] combo

the rest are used quite frequently so no need to elaborate.

P.S I'm not saying Dervishes are never used, as some newbies use [avatar of balthazar] and stuff, some people use 130 farmer or the other Dervish solo FoW/UW builds, etc. but they're still a clear minority compared to all other classes.

Magikarp · Mar 19, 2009, 11:59 PM // 23:59

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Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

dervs more common than monks? idk what you're obsing, but the current meta is more like:

paragon
dervish
assassin

necromancer
mesmer
elementalist

ritualist
ranger
monk
warrior

i kinda grouped them into tiers. for example, elementalists aren't necessarily more common than mesmers, but they're definitely more common than paragons and less common than monks.

Rit more popular that necro and ele? More than derv and sin? Idk man..

Rhamia Darigaz · Mar 20, 2009, 01:30 AM // 01:30

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Originally Posted by Magikarp

Rit more popular that necro and ele? More than derv and sin? Idk man..

you say you made your list based on obsing, but idk anymore. have you looked at slot 8 of pretty much every team? its a rt/w or rt/p runner like 90% of the time.
necros and eles are common on midline but you don't see one of those professions on every team like you do with monks, rangers, wars, and rits.
dervs and sins are nonexistent.

Magikarp · Mar 20, 2009, 01:53 AM // 01:53

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Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

you say you made your list based on obsing, but idk anymore. have you looked at slot 8 of pretty much every team? its a rt/w or rt/p runner like 90% of the time.
necros and eles are common on midline but you don't see one of those professions on every team like you do with monks, rangers, wars, and rits.
dervs and sins are nonexistent.

talking about pve. this is the campfire bro

Rhamia Darigaz · Mar 20, 2009, 02:39 AM // 02:39

oh, you must have been talking about that pve obs.

Magikarp · Mar 20, 2009, 03:55 AM // 03:55

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Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

oh, you must have been talking about that pve obs.

I meant my eyes. They also observe things surprisingly.

street peddler · Mar 21, 2009, 07:05 AM // 07:05

i rarely see Paragons in PvE and PvP. though they are defintely the gods of PvE, and they are great in GvG/HA. i mean really, walk around Kamadan D1 and tell me how many paragons you see beyond level 3. they are definitely a rarity.

Xhizors · Mar 21, 2009, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magikarp

This question used to be easily answered with "mesmer", but not so much anymore. Rits are way more scarce these days, and a GOOD rit is fun to watch. Mesmers are great fun to play, but usually "doing nothing" when another player looks at them seeing as they don't really move a whole lot lol.

In order (my opinion of course, based on nothing but obs) from least played to most:

Rit
Mesmer
Paragon
Sin
Monk
Derv
Ranger
Necro
Ele
War

I'd love to see a huge Spawning Power buff and some skill revamps/buffs, especially in Communing and overall damage/support. Make Spawning act like expertise for spirits+lower their casting time and recharge based on a scale, all while buffing said spirits! :P I miss playing my rit haha

lol i see more Sins then wars.

SimplyAmazing · Mar 26, 2009, 04:57 PM // 16:57

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Originally Posted by kazi_saki

Ritualist. Definitely. We need a buff bad.

At least mesmers got those cryer builds for farming and they have a niche in the PvP scene.

Rits got nothing much on both sides but i love em and they're fun to play. Not much use though haha.

They also look cool

well, as a Rit you can successfully be a very very great cryer, just use attuned, and ghostly haste and you can be a very very effective cryer with amazing e-management, also i would never say rit is the most under-played class, smokin rox if you think otherwise, granted they're not as popular as monks and sins, i use my 600 rit to run kathandrax, SoO, UW, FoW, and CoF, as well as many other people, as 600 rit is massively faster than 600 monking, also i take a break from my RoJ or bip very often and use my rit as a cryer, as stated above, or FS for vsf'ing, just goto umbral grotto and take a look at how many Rt/Me /// Rt/R's are there. also for pve in general(questing/missions), in my opinion rit makes the best MM, spawning power ftw, i use an "Asuran Summonmancer" i jack up spawning power, with explosive growth, boon of creation, vanguard sin, summon ice imp, and of course the minions(vamp,golem, and bone minions). the spell that summons two minions, really pwns mobs because of explosive growth, dealing about 180 dmg combined. i would say, the most underplayed class for Pve, would be paras, basically because i find them completely useless, unless they're a secondary to a necro for bip, otherwise there is just much much better options. for pvp i would say para's again, atleast that's what i've noticed, i rarely have the opportunity to destroy spear chuckers.

sorry for the wall of text!

I Twisted Fate I · Mar 27, 2009, 02:56 AM // 02:56

I think that Rits or Dervs are the most underplayed classes, Which Is sad I love my derv

.. But I love my MONK MOAR! just my 2c Buff the DERVVV!!!!

ThomOfDeath · Apr 04, 2009, 01:49 PM // 13:49

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Originally Posted by Xhizors

lol i see more Sins then wars.

Yeah indeed, I think the Underworld Speedclear or just only the Perma Sin farming made this character very popular

Cuilan · Apr 05, 2009, 01:52 AM // 01:52

I have all the expansions and I don't see very many Paragon or Ritualists. It's a shame since both can be pretty helpful. I guess it can be the same for mesmers, but now and then I see some.

Nodakim · Apr 05, 2009, 10:04 AM // 10:04

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Originally Posted by ThomOfDeath

Yeah indeed, I think the Underworld Speedclear or just only the Perma Sin farming made this character very popular

All of them are alts.(for farming)

thatboybibbs · Apr 08, 2009, 07:13 PM // 19:13

Honestly, it will depend on the area you are in..you cannot go by what you see in outpost, because time zone is also a factor. In one way or another, most of the classes are played equal in one respect or another.

D A R K S O I F O N · Apr 09, 2009, 03:33 AM // 03:33

rits and dervishes. Rearly see them in pve

byteme! · Apr 09, 2009, 03:49 AM // 03:49

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Originally Posted by fatelord

The price of runes is perhaps the best measure ...

Everything else is just speculation. That is probably as close an answer as you can get.

HBlix · Apr 12, 2009, 12:58 AM // 00:58

This is the average of all minor, major, and superior runes. Profession-specific insignias were not counted.

1. Monk: 592.5
2. Necromancer: 505
3. Elementalist: 274
4. Assassin: 212.72... (Superior Shadow Arts runes are sold out, so this is likely inaccurate)
5. Dervish: 202.5
6. Warrior: 200
7. Ranger: 165.83...
8. Mesmer: 103.33...
8. Ritualist: 103.33...
9. Paragon: 101.67...

This should give a rough idea of how much people use the various professions over all PvE aspects of the game (and those who use PvE characters to PvP).

Now, since this is just the result of the number of runes sold to the vendor versus those purchased, it also includes runes purchased for heroes. Assuming that whether a profession is "good" or not affects its popularity, the choices people make for their heroes should be somewhat representative of overall profession representation. I.e., necromancers are good at PvE, so people outfit their heroes with necromancer runes in lieu of using human necromancers.

FoxBat · Apr 12, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05

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Originally Posted by HBlix

Now, since this is just the result of the number of runes sold to the vendor versus those purchased, it also includes runes purchased for heroes.

This is huge these days and you can hardly draw accurate conclusions about players as a result. For every 1 player charater there are at least 3, but more likely 6-8 fully runed heroes. They are the greater part of the economy.

Also averaging all the minors/majors/sups together isn't the best method either. If there is a class/build where majors or sups are favored, their value will be inflated compared to the # of people playing, because sups are in shorter supply than minors.