Best pre profesion?

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

I kind of want to make one just to get dyes, but don't know what would be best. I'll turn this into two questions. What's the best thing to get ectos with now as well?

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Accursed

Accursed

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Warrior or Ranger.

Dallcingi

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

I like ele for the flare spam

Dreikki

Dreikki

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Kemi, Finland.

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Mo/

Well, I got LDOA on my monk.

Healing was great, damage was decent, soloing was easy.

Damian979

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2008

Personal preference is anything with a ranger secondary as having a pet can be a big asset in pre when it comes to killing things. Monks are generally sought after for Char hunting parties as self healing is not so great in pre.

If you decide to go post for ectos, monk still wouldn't be a bad choice for the SS/600 duo runs.

Thizzle

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2008

I'm only going to farm with this character. I don't care much about LDoA as it takes hundreds of hours to get. I might keep ranger since I got my nevermore flatbow to use.

Capua

Capua

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

N/

i think ele is the best fro pre, as fire magic does +dmg vs the ice elementals & the oakhearts

sickle of carnage

sickle of carnage

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Textual Harassment [kTHX]

I actually thought necro did great but everyone has their prefferences.

farmerfez

farmerfez

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

You should know

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreikki
Well, I got LDOA on my monk.

Healing was great, damage was decent, soloing was easy.
Yep, smites+heals=win

Jade

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

I noticed that everyone was just listing primary professions. What about the 2ndary professions? I my self prefer to go with a necro mesmer in pre, but like someone else said, maybe tha's just me. That, and I love degen. As far as ectos go though, I dunno, it's been literally forever since my necro in post has been anywhere near an ecto dropping critter.

Commander Ryker

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jun 2005

R/

I agree with the others who said Ele is best. It is. For secondary, I would go monk, so you can heal yourself.

MagicalHobo

MagicalHobo

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

Kindred Order of Souls [KOS]

D/

From my experience, Mesmers do quite well in Pre. They get Backfire and Empathy, which do a good job at killing Charr.

KoKoS

KoKoS

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

aBove Empress Amarox xP

KDT

Mo/E

if it's for dyes i'd go with ele

Captain Bulldozer

Captain Bulldozer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Servants of the Dragon Flames [SODF]

Admittedly, I've only played 3 different primary profs in pre... but I'd have to say an Ele/Me has got to be one of the best pre profession choices... you get spamable flare (which does good dmg in pre), decent self healing (in both ele and me), tons of energy, firestorm (which is also good in pre... much more so than post of course) and conjure phantasm which is great in pre. On my E/Me I was soloing charr at lvl 8 quite easily.