i was just wondering on some of your advice on choosing a new profession. I have all 3 campaigns including eotn(so yea i can run ursan...) and i currently have these professions already...
Warrior
Dervish
Necro
Monk
Assassin
Elementalist
Mesmer
currently leaving me with 1 free slot to choose a ranger, ritualist, or a paragon. i dont use credit cards so i cannot buy extra slots. i dont pvp much, more of a pve guy, but occasionally i do play against other humans. i dont want to make a character for just farming a spot in uw, i also would like to be able to go out and do missions, vanquish, etc. cool looking armor is also a small factor in choosing a profession. this is my order of importance of the factors that will influence my decision
1. Fun to Play
2. Versatility(PvE, PvP)
3. Cool looking armor/weapons
Choosing New Character
DanielSpiritkeeper
Koricen
Personally I find Paragons get increasingly boring over time, I can hardly stand to play mine anymore. As for Rangers, they have great versatility, my Ranger was my first character and I still love to play him. They are great for shutting down and dealing damage. Ritualists are mediocre in my opinion. They have decent healing and decent damage, but it's easy to find classes that out match them. I have been using a Ritualist lately, but that's only because I have a Rt/R bow build I want to try out. I would suggest you read up on each class, check out their skills, and find which one you think you would enjoy most. As for me, it would come down to the Ranger or the Ritualist.
agrios
I vote for Ranger..its fun, versatile and good looking (both male and female).
malko050987
My vote goes for Ranger. Much more fun, and many more things to do with them compared to the Paragon or Rit. If you don't want a Ranger, I'd say go for a Rt, since they're fun too ^_^
DanielSpiritkeeper
k thank you all for your input. ranger seems to be in the lead so i might end up with that
Itokaru
That's an excellent choice. Rangers are easily the most versatile class in the game.
Pleikki
paragon FTw... ... ..
Nick Of Troy
My vote is for ranger. Ive been playing as one for the past year and it's a great class with tons of different play styles
Messy
Ranger all the way!! Fun to play, versatile, can play many different roles, you get to have pets, and they can do massive damage. 
supa tim
ranger is gooooooood 
Kindle arrows dual+savage FTW!!!
Kindle arrows dual+savage FTW!!!
Joseph Leito
Hate to seem like a bandwagoner, but I find Ranger to be the most enjoyable class. There's nothing better than using Burning Arrow and Apply Poison and killing half an enemy RA team. 
cosyfiep
based on the criteria you gave
1 ranger
2 rit---they can do both killing and healing.
3. cool looking weapons.....uhm...cool armor....that would be mesmer and you have one of those....or warrior for the weapons...so on this one I would say--none.
1 ranger
2 rit---they can do both killing and healing.
3. cool looking weapons.....uhm...cool armor....that would be mesmer and you have one of those....or warrior for the weapons...so on this one I would say--none.
Pesi
tbh, no prof is fun in pve. (IMO)
but i'd say mesmer as useal, its not as useful as most others in pve.
but its always the most fun, and u learn all the other professions so much easier if u can play a mesmer.
but i'd say mesmer as useal, its not as useful as most others in pve.
but its always the most fun, and u learn all the other professions so much easier if u can play a mesmer.
Smile Like Umean It
Wait, you don't already have a Ranger? Psh go make one quick.
Anouk Silverymoon
Ranger?
By far the most versatile profession in the game. You ought to have one. I enjoy mine mostly in pvp but it's cool in pve as well.
By far the most versatile profession in the game. You ought to have one. I enjoy mine mostly in pvp but it's cool in pve as well.
zelgadissan
Personally I found my ranger pretty boring after a while because I ended up just sitting there going [Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....
I would personally say Ritualist, but I find spirits quite amusing. The general person would probably go Ranger.
I would personally say Ritualist, but I find spirits quite amusing. The general person would probably go Ranger.
Commander Ryker
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Originally Posted by zelgadissan
Personally I found my ranger pretty boring after a while because I ended up just sitting there going [Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....
I would personally say Ritualist, but I find spirits quite amusing. The general person would probably go Ranger. |
I vote rangers too. They are fun to run as interrupt or traps.
Maca
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Originally Posted by Pesi
tbh, no prof is fun in pve. (IMO)
but i'd say mesmer as useal, its not as useful as most others in pve. but its always the most fun, and u learn all the other professions so much easier if u can play a mesmer. |
Anyway I agree you have to have ranger, and it does have cool looking weapons, bows are great and with ranger you can use them for dmg, not just pulling
Red Sand
RANGER: Interrupts, pressure, spike, and survivability all wrapped up in one great profession.
AND you get Expertise, too.
AND you get Expertise, too.
Crom The Pale
Well you should really try out ever profession.
Ritualists can be a great deal of fun in both PvP and PvE.
Personally I find rangers have far to limited builds/uses for my liking, and I've played a ranger for 3 years on and off.
Most ranger builds roll around either A) interupts, B) Barrage or C) traps....while they do have plenty of builds most of them are weak when compared to what other profs bring to the field.
Ritualists can be a great deal of fun in both PvP and PvE.
Personally I find rangers have far to limited builds/uses for my liking, and I've played a ranger for 3 years on and off.
Most ranger builds roll around either A) interupts, B) Barrage or C) traps....while they do have plenty of builds most of them are weak when compared to what other profs bring to the field.
NYC Elite
Ranger probably. Fun, versatile, and has cool armor.
As for your Ursan comment, well, it's not fun, definitely not versatile, and has no cool armor.
As for your Ursan comment, well, it's not fun, definitely not versatile, and has no cool armor.
Targren
Since you've already played an Assassin, go with my other favorite class:
Ranger.
(For the above poster who thinks [Barrage] is all there is to rangers, please meet my friends [Broad Head Arrow], [Distracting Shot], [Apply Poison], [Spike Trap] + [Brambles], and [Feral Lunge]. )
Ranger.
(For the above poster who thinks [Barrage] is all there is to rangers, please meet my friends [Broad Head Arrow], [Distracting Shot], [Apply Poison], [Spike Trap] + [Brambles], and [Feral Lunge].
)
a-kyle
the only reason a ranger is good as a second profession si to 1 get a pet, two posion your blades so the enemy goes down faster
ALF71BE
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Most ranger builds roll around either A) interupts, B) Barrage or C) traps....while they do have plenty of builds most of them are weak when compared to what other profs bring to the field.
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Paras seem to only have one build for PvE (if we're gonna define them in the most simple terms) and Ritualists are meh, like a little of everything but not good enough.
For the guy/gal/it that said [barrage] is what rangers do...
Lol.
Targren
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the only reason a ranger is good as a second profession si to 1 get a pet, two posion your blades so the enemy goes down faster
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[b][build prof=A/R crit=13 mark=12][Critical Agility][Critical Eye][Way of the Master][Favorable Winds][Distracting Shot][Barrage][/build]
It actually makes Zenmai good for something other than HFFF.
DanielSpiritkeeper
wow thnkz for everyones input. had to type this on second page lol. anyways i decided to go with a ranger and ended up naming it Funk Bowmaster Flex. i hope no one already has a similar name cause i got it on first try
smiznith
Ranger is the only way since u have everything else... FTW
Skitsefrenik
Rangers seem to be awesome in every game...
Age
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Originally Posted by zelgadissan
Personally I found my ranger pretty boring after a while because I ended up just sitting there going [Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....[Barrage]....
I would personally say Ritualist, but I find spirits quite amusing. The general person would probably go Ranger. |
I would say Ranger over Paragon.
Damian979
Read up on the classes, it really comes down to how you like to play(i.e. melee,damage spiking, support, etc.). As mentioned, rangers are awesome for the versatility if you are starting a first character to be your main.
I personally played one of each to lvl 20, which doesn't take long,and based my desicion for a "main" off of how effectively I could play each. When I was done I chose assassin for high survivability, insanely fast attack rate,and large amounts of damage.
Now whenever I do get tired of running my sin (which is very rarely), I can always switch to one of my other already set up char's and play that for a while.
I personally played one of each to lvl 20, which doesn't take long,and based my desicion for a "main" off of how effectively I could play each. When I was done I chose assassin for high survivability, insanely fast attack rate,and large amounts of damage.
Now whenever I do get tired of running my sin (which is very rarely), I can always switch to one of my other already set up char's and play that for a while.