It's an obvious point, but after looking at Energy STorage, Fast Casting, STrength, Expertise, and Divine Favor, I have to wonder why Soul Reaping is the only exclusive that doesn't have any skills you can get?
Id Est: In Expertise (R), you can get distracting shot or in Fast Casting (Me), you can get Mantra of Recovery.
Anyone have any insight as to why Necros are the only build that don't get any skills that benefit their Exclusive attribute?
Ever Notice Soul Reaping has no skills?
xenoranger
SirJackassIII
Really? Necros have no Soul Reaping Skills? 
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Heh, sorry, but it's prety well known that necros don't have SR skills, but then again, the mesmer FAst Cast skill "Mantra of Recovery" is a crappy skill.
Only Warriors, Rangers and Monks have a good advantage from their primary atribute. Probably because Necro Soul Reaping already has a huge benefit to necros or something...
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Heh, sorry, but it's prety well known that necros don't have SR skills, but then again, the mesmer FAst Cast skill "Mantra of Recovery" is a crappy skill.
Only Warriors, Rangers and Monks have a good advantage from their primary atribute. Probably because Necro Soul Reaping already has a huge benefit to necros or something...
Sagius Truthbarron
Soul Reaping is the best energy managment in the game. Fast Casting only has one skill - a skill that isn't very useful.
My only problem is with all the "Improves casting speed/recharge using Soul Reaping skills" focus items there are in the game. :P
I don't really see why Soul Reaping -needs- skills.
My only problem is with all the "Improves casting speed/recharge using Soul Reaping skills" focus items there are in the game. :P
I don't really see why Soul Reaping -needs- skills.
Hendorr
I think a skill like consume corps should be soul reaping.
Also the skill soul feast should be soul reaping
Also the skill soul feast should be soul reaping
rii
Awaken the Blood perhaps :/
Sereng Amaranth
A soul reaping skill could be something like Channeling.
If a foe in the area has less than 20-50% health, that foe loses 20-60 hp and 1-5 energy and you gain that much. Cast 1 sec, recast 20 secs, energy 10. Sounds like this should be an elite.
If a foe in the area has less than 20-50% health, that foe loses 20-60 hp and 1-5 energy and you gain that much. Cast 1 sec, recast 20 secs, energy 10. Sounds like this should be an elite.
xenoranger
Don't forget Elementalist's Energy Storage skills.
N E Rate....
I think they should add a skill or something that allows Necros to draw energy from Animated Allies, Dead Allies, or some other source. I'm not just talking the instant bonus you get based on how high your Soul Reaping is, but I'm saying that it would be nice to have some other benefit from soul reaping. Necros seem to have the most issues in energy management (from what I hear... although, I think it's more about timing your casts).
I will say that maintaining a lvl 7 in soul reaping has served me rather well. I would, however, like to see a little more use in that area.
No offense, Hendorr, but I think those should remain death skills. Moving them over to Soul Reaping would dither their usefullness.
N E Rate....
I think they should add a skill or something that allows Necros to draw energy from Animated Allies, Dead Allies, or some other source. I'm not just talking the instant bonus you get based on how high your Soul Reaping is, but I'm saying that it would be nice to have some other benefit from soul reaping. Necros seem to have the most issues in energy management (from what I hear... although, I think it's more about timing your casts).
I will say that maintaining a lvl 7 in soul reaping has served me rather well. I would, however, like to see a little more use in that area.
No offense, Hendorr, but I think those should remain death skills. Moving them over to Soul Reaping would dither their usefullness.
peterwestonc
soul reaping is how a necro survives. i get about 12 energy each time a foe dies!! otherwise i would b useless
ubermancer
Soul Reaping is pretty awesome as is, so I think us Necros can live with it. 
xenoranger
Yeah... I'm just saying that I'd like to see a skill attached to Soul Reaping.
At least an elite that rewards you for minions, dead party members, corpses on field, or something.
Even if it's just a chance skill...like
Just an idea.. but
Signat of the Reaper _ , 2, 30
Sacrifice 10% health to gain 5-20 energy.
or
Sacrificial Rite 5, ½, 60
Sacrifice 25% max health. All N Skills cost ½ their normal energy for 10-50 seconds
I mean.. anything would be better than nothing.
At least an elite that rewards you for minions, dead party members, corpses on field, or something.
Even if it's just a chance skill...like
Just an idea.. but
Signat of the Reaper _ , 2, 30
Sacrifice 10% health to gain 5-20 energy.
or
Sacrificial Rite 5, ½, 60
Sacrifice 25% max health. All N Skills cost ½ their normal energy for 10-50 seconds
I mean.. anything would be better than nothing.
Zehnchu
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Soul Reaping is pretty awesome as is, so I think us Necros can live with it.
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Even if they added skills to it I still wouldn’t use them.
greenlantern
I feel that necromancers are being ripped off. I had a thread on the same subject. Take a look.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=85714
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=85714
chippxero
Oh noes loads of energy everytime someone dies, how terrible for them.
I imagine they will add a few skills in chapter 2 but it's not like they have a terrible deal out of it all at the moment.
I imagine they will add a few skills in chapter 2 but it's not like they have a terrible deal out of it all at the moment.
lg5000
You'll also need that focus item with the 20/20 soul reaping skill thingy on it 
BeatWolf
There is also a collector 20/20 casting and recharge staff on Soul Reaping skills...
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Manic Smile
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apparently, you'll need 3 of them!
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agreed leave current spells the way they are but add something to make my 13 in soul reaping usefull...cause you know Eles having xtra mana to start with and spells to heal themselves based off of Energy Storage is so balanced to me getting mana when I kill them...
Angel Develin
I have seen an Item (collector Item) that gives +20% faster casting soul reaping skills, what I think is that they have change this in the beginning of the game and forgot to take out the Item. think about it there are allso Items that give 20% faster casting on divine favor and u dont have skills for that 2, or am I mistaking??? If so whay would DF have skills and SR not ?? whay do they put an Item in that has no use???
Da Immortal King
Soul reaping has no skills? The only skill that soul reaping has is well...soul reaping. Just think about it a monster dies you get energy thats kinda like a skill right there working all the time. Just my theory.
Angel Develin
so whay an Item with +20% casting speed ???? for soul reaping ??????????
Malchior Devenholm
*yes there are divine favor skills* and they're good too
Soul Reaping needs some skills they require corpse consumption for more energy
Soul Reaping is powerful as it is, but without any skills for it-it seems a little off balance even though it is so strong
Soul Reaping needs some skills they require corpse consumption for more energy
Soul Reaping is powerful as it is, but without any skills for it-it seems a little off balance even though it is so strong
Numa Pompilius
Soul reaping & fast casting rocks. I just wish I could have both in one character...
Viruzzz
the necromancer's primary attribute is great. in PvE if you run out of energy. you are doing something wrong.
it is a bit tricky in 4v4 arenas. especially in the random one. there isn't enough *things* dying there...
i think the necromancers secondary attributes are very powerfull allready. no need to make the primary one better.
if you think about it. 4/6 of the primary attributes is directly or indirectly linked to energy. necro, ranger and ele is obvious.
the higher divine favor you have your healing/energy ratio becomes better.
Warrior is for damage and defense. (but then again warrior isn't suposed to be an energy deamon, however there are tactics skills that give energy) and mesmer primary is fast casting. which is very powerfull in itself.
it is a bit tricky in 4v4 arenas. especially in the random one. there isn't enough *things* dying there...
i think the necromancers secondary attributes are very powerfull allready. no need to make the primary one better.
if you think about it. 4/6 of the primary attributes is directly or indirectly linked to energy. necro, ranger and ele is obvious.
the higher divine favor you have your healing/energy ratio becomes better.
Warrior is for damage and defense. (but then again warrior isn't suposed to be an energy deamon, however there are tactics skills that give energy) and mesmer primary is fast casting. which is very powerfull in itself.
Bale_Shadowscar
Maybe something like IWAY, "For every dead ally"...
E.g:
For every dead ally, you gain +1 energy regeneration for X seconds.
E.g:
For every dead ally, you gain +1 energy regeneration for X seconds.