warrior or elementilist

natures soilder

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2007

i cnat decide who i should make plz help me decide

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Flip a coin, or make one of each

Do you want to get up close and personal? Or do you want to stand back and blast things?

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

boobs or fancy sword?

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade
boobs or fancy sword?
both? BIG BOOBS and BIG SWORD

Chicken Ftw

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade
boobs or fancy sword?
Silly question, answer will always be boobs if the person asked is male.

Anyway, I vote warrior. A female one, 'cause males look like Conan. <_<

Ebony Shadowheart

Ebony Shadowheart

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

USA

SSW

E/

Well it depends on your play style.

Traditionally the warrior plays up close and personal, most tend to absorb more damage than they dish. Although you can technically do both. Still, this class requires you to be versitile, tank or attack and it requires that you be on the front lines. If you're actually going to 'tank' you need to understand how aggro works and how to take and hold it. Although sometimes that's a pain with the updated AI (and with certain hench or people).

Traditionally an ele is in the back dishing the damage. Although you can take on a tank role with an earth build, people still tend to prefer warriors for that job (higher armor). If you're more of a backline person, into dishing a lot of damage, then go with an ele. It's a versitile class: spike and blind with air, nuke with fire, tank with earth, equip daggers and annoy the piss out of people.

I play both classes personally.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake_Steel
both? BIG BOOBS and BIG SWORD
You've been staring at Jora too much. Put the lotion away.

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Elementalist. Everyone loves fire.

Brianna

Brianna

Insane & Inhumane

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ebony Shadowheart
You've been staring at Jora too much. Put the lotion away.
Lol,

I'd go with Elementalist! they just seem more fun all around.

Hollow Gein

Hollow Gein

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Menos Espadas

N/

Hmmm..I'd go for a Elementalist first just because I personally hate getting my hands dirty. Let the Warrior soak up the punishment while you leisurely sit back and nuke crap out the enemy.

Cale Roughstar

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade
boobs or fancy sword?
Quote of the year right there.


It all depends on what you like. Warriors are great for beating the snot out of things, while eles are fun if you like to kill things in the shortest possible time. Both are a part of the holy trinity (warrior-ele-monk) so you should have no problem finding groups. I would say go warrior, but only on the condition that you do not use mending

kel77

kel77

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

The Deep South

The Arctic Marauders[TAM] Former Leader and Officer | [SMS] Alliance

W/E

I'd say warrior cuz everyone likes to hit things

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

Do you want to kill shit, or do you want to think you can kill shit?

Winterclaw

Winterclaw

Wark!!!

Join Date: May 2005

Florida

W/

Odd question, I would think people play to do more than fight poop.

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

I would be tempted of answering both!

But the character-based titles say pick one and play one that one...

The best for you would be to try both (It not hard to get to level 20 quite soon) and the focus on the one you liked most.

Aera Lure

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

Warriors get rather dull to play after a bit, imho, so I would always say go for a caster. Best advice is to try both and see which play style appeals to you more.

Shadowlance.

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

The Prophecy Of Life

R/P

I'd also say try both. If you have Factions, it's geared more toward rapid leveling. You could take a character from the monastary up to the marketplace without investing too much time. By then you'd have a good feel for whether you like that style or not. Then switch and try the other profession. Ultimately I'll bet you keep both. I have multiple PvE characters, and enjoy my Warrior, Ranger, Elementalist, and Ritualist the most. You have to play differently with each one and it adds variety and longevity to the game.

Whiskeyjack

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

KOFU

I would say warrior personally,they are useful in PvE and PvP. I have never been a fan of elementalists and don't even use them in my groups anymore.

Chrono Re delle Ere

Chrono Re delle Ere

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

When I started playing my first char was an ele; erased that after 1 month or so and made up a leet head-smasher-warrior. Warrior is so funny, believe me

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
Do you want to kill shit, or do you want to think you can kill shit?
Oddly enough, I can't figure out which class is supposed to be which in that example.
Warriors have more DPS, but also have a more affinity to "noobish" players.

Aurora Rei Moonfey

Aurora Rei Moonfey

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2008

N/R

I have a Necro/Ranger and a Paragon/Ranger myself