Petition: Give us a Rit Hero!

Nickhimself

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Your face

True Gods Of War [True]

W/Mo

I know there are a **** load of people out there than would really enjoy using a Ritualist Hero...why Anet didn't add one is beyond me.

Half of you will say it's because Rit's are too over-powered, the other half will say it's because Rit's suck. Either way, they're a class in the game and currently the only class you can't Hero up in your party.

Please /sign if you think Anet should give us a Ritualist Hero!

Legendary Battousai

Legendary Battousai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

CA

[Ryuk]

W/A

Delays gameplay

Gordon Ecker

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Vancouver, BC, Canada

N/

You'll probably be able to make Razah a primary ritualist. But I still think they should add a ritualist hero and a second mesmer hero. It seems wierd that 3 of the 4 non-core professions have heroes and 5 of the 6 core professions have 2 heroes.

Dev121

Dev121

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

/Signed ,,,,, Rits ftw

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

You'll be able to turn Razah into a Ritualist. No need to add one then.

Carth`

Carth`

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

I would like one anyway, yes.

Tiny Biscuit

Tiny Biscuit

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

/signed

ekamdu

ekamdu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Holland

Legion of Sacred Light

Mo/

/signed

Just went Rt with a few friends of me in AB, and we could handle 2 4-man teams easily. With a good build ritualist can really rock!

Xenoslave42

Xenoslave42

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lucifer's Legion

Rt/N

/signed

Rathma

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

/signed

Marth Reynolds

Marth Reynolds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Netherlands

The Lore Enforcers

Me/A

/signed, just feels empty without one

Sir fredman

Sir fredman

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Houston, Texas

I American Guild I [iAi]

A/

/signed!

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by X Earth X
You'll be able to turn Razah into a Ritualist. No need to add one then.
Exactly.

Princess Blades

Princess Blades

Kind Of A Big Deal

Join Date: Sep 2006

New Hampshire

Morituri Nolumus Mori [Mori]

E/A

/signed

natuxatu

natuxatu

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Wisconsin

Rt/Mo

yes it might be added with the new elite mission.. apparently he can be any.. but that also means he wont have a cool ritualist specific armor.

/signed

I suppose at the very latest they could added it along with other heroes in a future campaign.

Zehnchu

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

/signed

TheGuildWarsPenguin

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

E/

/signed

Thomas.knbk

Thomas.knbk

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

/Signed. You'll be able to turn Razah into one, but I want 2 rits.
Second mesmer would also be nice.

Maximumraver

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

/Signed

Zexion

Zexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Warrior Nation [WN]

N/Me

Signed for this, and a 2nd mesmer. Then Razah.
So 2x of each core prof, 1x of each chapter prof (A, Rt, D, P) and 1x Razah. Would be very nice.

_Zexion

Y.T.

Y.T.

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/

/signed

and 2nd mes and then razah pls

Shrouded Waffle

Shrouded Waffle

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Professional Henchway [pRo]

/signed +2nd mes

KANE OG

KANE OG

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

Ogmios Graybeards

W/

/signed

Guardian of the Light

Guardian of the Light

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Radicals Against Tyrants

W/

/signed

O ya and make it a female Rit hero

Lavindathar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Manchester, England

The Monstrous Fangs (fang)

N/Mo

/signed

yayrichie

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

/signed

Will W.

Will W.

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

Silver Dragon Empire

/signed

A Ritualist hero is definately needed, whether Razah can be one or not. Just because he can be a Rit doesn't mean they should still add a Rit hero! That's like saying get rid of Warrior or Monk heroes because Razah can be them too.

escoffier

escoffier

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

known-destination:unknown

bawls deep [pron]

Rt/W

/signed

Its_Time_To_Get_A_Life

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

in my own little world

pssh you think i remember?

W/E

hell, why not

/signed

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

Ultimately, I think they decided against adding a Ritualist hero because of AI issues. The only way to play a ritualist (through secondary profession) from what I've tested is to micromanage everything.

They set their spirits down immediately as soon as they recharge without you disabling them and doing it for them.
They REFUSE to drop offensive Item Spells, and I haven't tried the defensive ones. I shudder to think how they'll manage with it.
They don't really understand the importance of meeting the conditional requirements on spells, and cast them at reduced efficiency freely, especially nasty when some of them are supposed to help manage energy. (Soothing Memories and Essence Strike, for example)

And oh the hilarity if people remember when having 2 ritualist heroes = back and forth Spirit Light-ing, if that still happens. (Haven't tested that.)
Weapon Spells are as troublesome as most proactive enchantments tend to be, because they can't make judgments/predictions about the future as humans can. Instead, they just throw them around kind of wildly.



But meh, players aren't idiots; If a hero can't handle a build, most people will try something else, until they can find something that works. If even just one hero Ritualist build works effectively, then it's more options, and more options are always nice.


So /signed.

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

/signed

but i agree with another poster who said they should be female.



And not have Koss hair style.


~the Hairless Rat~

Sanji

Sanji

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

Yeah, whether Razah can be a Ritualist or not doesn't change the fact that I want a separate plain old Ritualist Hero.

Dahnel

Dahnel

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Rt/Me

I'll be your Ritualist hero , just um... join the 5 Month waiting list and i'll get around to you.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

I not only thought about this, I even suggested it before, here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10080317

mint

mint

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

NYC

/signed

Apple

Apple

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/Mo

There's a reason everyone involved in organised pvp hates ritualists. /notsigned.

Dj Tano

Dj Tano

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

/signed

i really dont get why they didnt add one

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

They added every profession in the game, theres no reason why they shouldn't add the rit. Even though I would use him/her, /signed.

Loki Seiguro

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

IGN: Scarlet Test Ace

We play Isketch in [HoH]

E/

/sign for 2nd mesmer and rit hero

Shinto Sharingan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Zealots of Shiverpeak

W/

Well first of all...Razah will be able to be a ritualist. And second, I guess it's not fair to Ritualist-lovers :P It's already an anomily profession among the heros...meh why not!
/signed