rit is probaly the least popular. i dunno why tho, I LOVE THEM. they are so versitle, you can never get bored with them. there fun as hell. and there armor the best armor in the game ;P
but really, rits own.
Top 3 Least Popular Classes
sean520
faraaz
Mesmers are hella popular now...lot of ppl jumping on the bandwagon after the use of criers in VS Farms. As for Paras...they see use in physical heavy teams, which unfortunately, are teh uber suck. So they're not really being used much in PvE either..as for Ritualists...all I can say is "lol".
cosyfiep
least popular??
not the rit --I have 2 --I find they can have almost infinite energy and can spike just as well as an ele....it does take a bit to learn how to use them I agree,
mesmer--nope I have 3...
what dont I have...sin,
what do I have only 1 of, paragon, dervish and warrior.
so my answer is: sin, paragon, dervish and warrior.
not the rit --I have 2 --I find they can have almost infinite energy and can spike just as well as an ele....it does take a bit to learn how to use them I agree,
mesmer--nope I have 3...
what dont I have...sin,
what do I have only 1 of, paragon, dervish and warrior.
so my answer is: sin, paragon, dervish and warrior.
Amnel Ithtirsol
I'd say for PvE, and more specifically when it comes to PuG popularity:
1. Rits
You never see any Rits, anywhere, ever. Doesnt seem to matter though as some have said you can pretty much do the same with Necs and Monks, just easier.
2. Dervish
You see a lot of them around but I'm guessing that a lot of people made the same mistake as me when I started playing... created a Derv primary.
LOL
They are a lot of fun and potent in PvE, for obvious reasons, but try get into PuGs? Forgetaboutit.
3. Paragon
Even the IMBAGON didnt change their Pugging popularity.
Stupid, I know...
Must be the male /dance
Mesmers would have taken one of the top spots up to very recently. Cryway changed a lot of things for that class...
1. Rits
You never see any Rits, anywhere, ever. Doesnt seem to matter though as some have said you can pretty much do the same with Necs and Monks, just easier.
2. Dervish
You see a lot of them around but I'm guessing that a lot of people made the same mistake as me when I started playing... created a Derv primary.
LOL
They are a lot of fun and potent in PvE, for obvious reasons, but try get into PuGs? Forgetaboutit.
3. Paragon
Even the IMBAGON didnt change their Pugging popularity.
Stupid, I know...
Must be the male /dance
Mesmers would have taken one of the top spots up to very recently. Cryway changed a lot of things for that class...
Cobalt
I think the ;
Rit
Paragon
Dervish
*Mesmer
*Sin
As none can offer anything that the other five classes can't do better and all have had a plethora unnecessary nerfs making them even worse and less desired in groups.
*At least with the Mes and Sin they have found some specialty niches they can fill in certain areas with specific builds at least until those builds get nerfed.
I also have to admit the Rit is one my favorites to play though I never pug with it because it is only ever wanted when there are no monks and it can not heal/protect like a monk so all you get it complaints.
However playing it in offensive roll with a complimentary hero/hench team can be a vanquishers dream. I find it much more powerful than any other class I play in that respect.
Rit
Paragon
Dervish
*Mesmer
*Sin
As none can offer anything that the other five classes can't do better and all have had a plethora unnecessary nerfs making them even worse and less desired in groups.
*At least with the Mes and Sin they have found some specialty niches they can fill in certain areas with specific builds at least until those builds get nerfed.
I also have to admit the Rit is one my favorites to play though I never pug with it because it is only ever wanted when there are no monks and it can not heal/protect like a monk so all you get it complaints.
However playing it in offensive roll with a complimentary hero/hench team can be a vanquishers dream. I find it much more powerful than any other class I play in that respect.
Stolen Souls
*reads thread*
Wait, is this about which classes are the least popular, or which ones we hate the most? >_>
Anyway...the three classes I see the least in groups (PvE) would be
1. Mesmer (poor mesmers :/ )
2. Dervish
3. Ritualist
Wait, is this about which classes are the least popular, or which ones we hate the most? >_>
Anyway...the three classes I see the least in groups (PvE) would be
1. Mesmer (poor mesmers :/ )
2. Dervish
3. Ritualist
glacialphoenix
In game - I generally don't see Rits or Mesmers running around.
Personal - The one I'll never touch is a Warrior. (OK, I touched it, for all of up to level 5 in SJ Island. Go me.) I tried Paragon and didn't really enjoy it, either.
EDIT: Also, do you mean least popular classes in general, or potentially least popular classes as mains? Because, for example, I'll say many people might have a monk/assassin/whatever, but only use that character for farming.
Personal - The one I'll never touch is a Warrior. (OK, I touched it, for all of up to level 5 in SJ Island. Go me.) I tried Paragon and didn't really enjoy it, either.
EDIT: Also, do you mean least popular classes in general, or potentially least popular classes as mains? Because, for example, I'll say many people might have a monk/assassin/whatever, but only use that character for farming.
doudou_steve
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Is this personal, or in game as a whole? I'd agree with what most of what the others are saying, but my personal least favourites are assassin, paragon and Dervish.
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Imo the least populars are ritu, mesmers and paragay-oops paragon i mean.
kratimas
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Ritualists and mesmers rule wtf you guys talking about
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Therefore you get most of the stupid answers found in this thread!
Reading Comprehension FTW!!
pamelf
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Read title please
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As far as in game goes I would disagree with those who say that rits are one of the least popular, as that would suggest they are least played - they seem to be quite commonly played in my experience. Also Dervishes don't fit that category. While I dislike Paragons, Assassins and Dervishes, in game Dervishes and Assassins tend to be quite popular as well.
That said it is also dependent on what campaign you're playing. Each character will be more popular in the campaign it comes from...
enter_the_zone
First off, this is regarding PVE :
Pretty much Rits, mesmers and paragons, though paragons and sins are about even in general PVE. Sins own the market in farming atm though.
Here's why... Rits and Mesmers don't fit the typical archetypes.
Warriors, paragons and dervishes are all takes on the melee/barbarian archtype. Para is basically a Paladin, Derv can certainly be played as one.
Eles and Necs are both their own established archtypes
rangers and sins (thief archetype)
Monks are the obvious healer/prot archetype.
Pretty much Rits, mesmers and paragons, though paragons and sins are about even in general PVE. Sins own the market in farming atm though.
Here's why... Rits and Mesmers don't fit the typical archetypes.
Warriors, paragons and dervishes are all takes on the melee/barbarian archtype. Para is basically a Paladin, Derv can certainly be played as one.
Eles and Necs are both their own established archtypes
rangers and sins (thief archetype)
Monks are the obvious healer/prot archetype.
Pleikki
Rit, Rit and Rit.. isee others alot. those profs just in cantha
Avarre
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Mesmers are "hard to master" because of the play style, unlike any and it requires you to know what your doing, what your enemy is doing, and what it does. A lot of mesmer hexes/skills are absolutely useless if not placed on the right target/at the right time making them, like I said, hard to master.
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Mesmer target prioritization is no more complicated in PvE than than any other class. As for 'knowing what your enemy is doing', this is PvE. They are mindlessly spamming the things that make you die. It's not complicated.
Anyways, I have no idea regarding this topic because popular and good have no logical link. Whichever hasn't had a pretty farm build released for it recently, I suppose.
Except rits, which suck and nobody likes them.
komma
Necros, warriors, and elementalists....I rarely see those classes.
romeus petrus
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... and Mesmer. D: I never see them!
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OMG! mesmer do exist!!
faraaz
Lolz...I'm glad I didnt get the skirt! xD
Faure
I like dervish the least. Just meh.... Second least is i think my Elementalist, haven't played that in a long time.
Shadowhaze
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... I personally like all the classes and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses and uniqueness.
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Donno where all of you are, but I see rits frequently and not just in Cantha. I have one as well. They can be quite fun to play...if you know what you're doing. I would have said mesmer before, but I've seen oodles of those around of late too.
But I guess would agree with Rit, Mes, and Para being the least popular.
JONO51
Rit, para, mes. I'd say mes is probably rising in popularity more though because of cryway. The majority of players have no clue the imbagon exists and what it does (I literally had a person yesterday who asked me why i had FGJ and FA but only 1 adren skill (SY)). Rits, i dunno, but really its good to have their skills, just on another class. I guess a better primary attrib could be nice for them.
Buster
Paragon, Mesmer and my last guess would be Assassin.
Joe Fierce
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That is only true if you play straight focused single-role builds.
People tried that in early factions days and indeed they failed at outhealing monk and outdamaging ele. Which is not suprising because Rts were not designed to do that, they were designed to multitask. But ritualists are kings of hybrids. I'd say caster version of paragon. |
as for the statement of going through RoF i think it was in hm with two rit healers, i'm not surprised, as was said by someone else already, anything is doable with any crapass build in pve so long as it has the basics and the team does intelligent pulls and target prioritization.
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Rits, i dunno, but really its good to have their skills, just on another class. I guess a better primary attrib could be nice for them.
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romeus petrus
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Lolz...I'm glad I didnt get the skirt! xD
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Akimb0
These days probably Rt's. They have major issues, simply because every other class in the game can employ their skills better than them. Top off the fact that spirits are far too slow to cast and die too easily, alongside the extremely poor primary attribute and you can see why most players just find them boring to play. What they need is another "one hit wonder" skill like Cry of Pain was for mesmers -_-. That and a totally reworked Primary attribute alongside a better defined skill set. Channeling is like Ele. magic, just weaker, Resto. is like a monks job, just slower, communing is just....meh. I really like Rt's it's just they were poorly thought out.
( As for the other two I don't see many dervish players and maybe mesmers.. )
( As for the other two I don't see many dervish players and maybe mesmers.. )
realtalk916
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least popular??
not the rit --I have 2 --I find they can have almost infinite energy and can spike just as well as an ele....it does take a bit to learn how to use them I agree, mesmer--nope I have 3... what dont I have...sin, what do I have only 1 of, paragon, dervish and warrior. so my answer is: sin, paragon, dervish and warrior. |
2nd. warriors are in the TOP 3
Trub
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These days probably Rt's. They have major issues, simply because every other class in the game can employ their skills better than them. Top off the fact that spirits are far too slow to cast and die too easily, alongside the extremely poor primary attribute and you can see why most players just find them boring to play. What they need is another "one hit wonder" skill like Cry of Pain was for mesmers -_-. That and a totally reworked Primary attribute alongside a better defined skill set. Channeling is like Ele. magic, just weaker, Resto. is like a monks job, just slower, communing is just....meh. I really like Rt's it's just they were poorly thought out.
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RITS SUCK!
They can't do UW/FOW/DoA/Deep/Urgoz/Vanquish...NOTHING!
(Even tho this rare specimen seemed to complete all elite areas, missions, vansquishies, ect.)
It's all a matter of taste folks...if you have fun playing a certain class...don't let a bunch of wannabe- leet farmbois take away from your fun.
~Peace
Joe Fierce
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(Even tho this rare specimen seemed to complete all elite areas, missions, vansquishies, ect.)
It's all a matter of taste folks...if you have fun playing a certain class...don't let a bunch of wannabe- leet farmbois take away from your fun. ~Peace |
illidan009
Warrior, monk, ele.
Okay seriously now i see a lot of Ritualist hate...personally I think it's fun to play the summon spirits build(only works pve DUH) and WoR is a great spell in RA and AB...paragons are good support but only with SY, which can now also be done efficietly by sins and wars. My mesmer....I admit is mainly for eye candy
Okay seriously now i see a lot of Ritualist hate...personally I think it's fun to play the summon spirits build(only works pve DUH) and WoR is a great spell in RA and AB...paragons are good support but only with SY, which can now also be done efficietly by sins and wars. My mesmer....I admit is mainly for eye candy
Enko
mesmers and paragons are awesome.
rits aren't that bad either.
really my least popular class? warrior.
rits aren't that bad either.
really my least popular class? warrior.
rohara
i don't think any class is "globally" unpopular - just unpopular in certain areas. take ritualists, paragons, and mesmers, for example. pve kids seem to think they suck, but you'll be hard pressed to find a gvg team that doesn't have at least one or more of each because they are epic powerful in pvp. its all about which tools are needed for the job.
Red Sonya
My choices as 3 worst classes would be Assassin, Mesmer and Ranger. Two of them are the most chicken classes in the game (always running away or crippling yah so you can't kill them fast), the Mesmer would be a chicken also, but, they don't have the run skills the other two do, yet, they do have some good roots or rather slow you down skills.
Nessar
Hmm I'm gonna say Paragon, Mesmer & Rit. Like everyone else here xD.
I don't really see tons of paragons in pve. Unless its some high end stuff. I only see mesmers in umbral grotto >> And rits, well one of my good friends uses a rit as her main. Other then that I don't see them.
Now regarding the whole rits suck/do suck arguement...I don't like playing rits. They bore me. I'd rather play a N/Rt healer. BUT, The people I do know who have rits, they pretty much own with them in anyway possible. They know how to handle a rits skills and whatnot. I do find rits really useful, but thats if I'm not playing it. So...guess what I'm trying to say, rits pwn in the right hands. Not saying that anyone uses it wrong or w/e, but to the people who can play a rit w/o falling asleep, more power to them.
I don't really see tons of paragons in pve. Unless its some high end stuff. I only see mesmers in umbral grotto >> And rits, well one of my good friends uses a rit as her main. Other then that I don't see them.
Now regarding the whole rits suck/do suck arguement...I don't like playing rits. They bore me. I'd rather play a N/Rt healer. BUT, The people I do know who have rits, they pretty much own with them in anyway possible. They know how to handle a rits skills and whatnot. I do find rits really useful, but thats if I'm not playing it. So...guess what I'm trying to say, rits pwn in the right hands. Not saying that anyone uses it wrong or w/e, but to the people who can play a rit w/o falling asleep, more power to them.
Cale Roughstar
Rit
Sin
Para
First two are baed, while para is a snooze fest.
Sin
Para
First two are baed, while para is a snooze fest.
draxynnic
Regarding Ritualists: It's true that they can't nuke as well as an ele or heal/prot as well as a monk. What they can do quite effectively, however, is perform both roles at once - I'd estimate that while a specialised Ritualist only gets to 80-90% of the effectiveness of the class they're stepping in for, a hybrid can get to 60-70% for each role individually.
This means, for instance, that they can fit a niche for parties that need just a little bit more healing, but not a whole second or third Monk - the Ritualist can provide a little more damage (directly or through support skills) on the one hand and take some pressure off the Monks with the other.
'Course, there are two problems with this theory. First, the lack of a helpful primary putting N/Rts in a dominant position. That N/Rts are so popular, though, indicates that the primary is in fact the main problem with the class - the rest of the profession is actually fairly popular, people just prefer to tie it with a primary attribute that actually matters. Second is the presence of Imbagons.
Back on topic... I haven't pugged in a while so I can't really give an analysis of the current trends, but my gut is saying Ritualists, Dervishes and Mesmers, in no particular order. Especially when it comes to heroes that can't use PvE skills like Cry of Pain, Eternal Aura and... the Kurzick/Luxon PvE Dervish skill whose name currently escapes me.
This means, for instance, that they can fit a niche for parties that need just a little bit more healing, but not a whole second or third Monk - the Ritualist can provide a little more damage (directly or through support skills) on the one hand and take some pressure off the Monks with the other.
'Course, there are two problems with this theory. First, the lack of a helpful primary putting N/Rts in a dominant position. That N/Rts are so popular, though, indicates that the primary is in fact the main problem with the class - the rest of the profession is actually fairly popular, people just prefer to tie it with a primary attribute that actually matters. Second is the presence of Imbagons.
Back on topic... I haven't pugged in a while so I can't really give an analysis of the current trends, but my gut is saying Ritualists, Dervishes and Mesmers, in no particular order. Especially when it comes to heroes that can't use PvE skills like Cry of Pain, Eternal Aura and... the Kurzick/Luxon PvE Dervish skill whose name currently escapes me.
Faure
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My choices as 3 worst classes would be Assassin, Mesmer and Ranger. Two of them are the most chicken classes in the game (always running away or crippling yah so you can't kill them fast), the Mesmer would be a chicken also, but, they don't have the run skills the other two do, yet, they do have some good roots or rather slow you down skills.
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Nothing more fun than pinning down a warrior and slowly kill it with poison+burning arrow, because they only brought some gvg build they picked up from wiki without selfhealing/condition removal.
As of the rit discussion; they might not be the most efficient class (don't play it that much and i suck at it too) but they are (some builds) fun to play; i always play some spirit summon build (pve), because it's awesome to carry your spirits around. \o/.
And flaggers in gvg are generally rits because they can heal a bit and dmg a bit.
elite night shade
LOL people think they are bad because people dont play with them...
I dont have a rit myself but my mate does have one.. He'll pwn every single one of u in pvp i think. Just because u dont know nething bout the skills mesmers and ritualist are capable of using it doesnt mean that they suck.
Everyone i see walking by is a warrior o.0 Warriors dó suck i think, seriously.. ( good )Rits can set up sspams and ( good ) mesmers can make your whole party get whiped because your monk has just been shutdowned...
I dont have a rit myself but my mate does have one.. He'll pwn every single one of u in pvp i think. Just because u dont know nething bout the skills mesmers and ritualist are capable of using it doesnt mean that they suck.
Everyone i see walking by is a warrior o.0 Warriors dó suck i think, seriously.. ( good )Rits can set up sspams and ( good ) mesmers can make your whole party get whiped because your monk has just been shutdowned...
Kosman
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Ironically those are some of the most powerful classes. @Kagome: Ritualists are completly unique, nothing in common with mesmers, and hardly anything in common with Necromancers, They're unpopular because they're more complex then other classes. Not like your traditional spell caster, even though their channeling spikes are fairly potent, they're more like a support class. They probably have the most in common with Paragons (Being near spirits/being in earshot). My ritualist, can single target heal for 110 with [Mend Body and Soul] while removing up to three conditions (I usually have [Recuperation], [Recovery], and [Life] up), Plus +30 per second, not removable weapon spell [Spirit Light Weapon], add to that 6 health regen (If not taking damage) and shortened conditions, on top of that a full party heal (Once Life dies) for 140 (If it stays alive it's full duration and is pretty easy to do with [Summon Spirits]
Mesmers are also an incredible class, also very deadly, and also difficult to master. They can essentially turn any sort of abilities that their enemy has against them. Like the Ritualist, complicated to master. Paragons, No clue why these were brought up, I see TONS of them. Not only do they have incredible shouts with numerous effects, most of which are instant-1.5 second cast, they affect everyone in earshot (which is usually the whole party) Plus shouts stack. In a lot of team farming builds they are essential, my paragon can provide the whole team with ridiculous armor, healing, and energy regeneration, while at the same time I dish out some decent damage and gain energy for my shouts. Even though the Mesmer and Ritualist might be somewhat uncommon, they are not at all in any way bad classes, they're just somewhat difficult to master. |
Tyla
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I dont have a rit myself but my mate does have one.. He'll pwn every single one of u in pvp i think. Just because u dont know nething bout the skills mesmers and ritualist are capable of using it doesnt mean that they suck.
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Slap a cheap hex on them, everybody in the party hits CoP, done.
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And Warriors are actually very strong. Anyone saying they're not is pretty bad at this game. Dervs are just overpowered.
Master Ketsu
Since I honestly don't know what everyone plays, these are the 3 least played by me and why:
1. Paragon. Just feels boring to play as and really doesn't have enough going for them to make them stand out. They are basically long ranged warriors that look like idiots. Plus, alot of skills are passive and require little skill to use effectively - not my style of play.
2. Warrior. Oh oh. I just dislike the build adrenaline system. Part of my dislike for the class comes from my dislike of many of the people who play the class...badly.
3. Dervish. Warrior that buffs themselves and then spams skills instead of the adrenaline buildup. Meh.
1. Paragon. Just feels boring to play as and really doesn't have enough going for them to make them stand out. They are basically long ranged warriors that look like idiots. Plus, alot of skills are passive and require little skill to use effectively - not my style of play.
2. Warrior. Oh oh. I just dislike the build adrenaline system. Part of my dislike for the class comes from my dislike of many of the people who play the class...badly.
3. Dervish. Warrior that buffs themselves and then spams skills instead of the adrenaline buildup. Meh.
Shadowmere
well personal views on the classess aside I'd say the least popular classess are
Mesmer
Rit
Para
it's nothing against the classess in fact I <3 my rit. I just don't see very many of them in outposts and such.
Mesmer
Rit
Para
it's nothing against the classess in fact I <3 my rit. I just don't see very many of them in outposts and such.
t00115577
IMO
Rits - Just average at everything and good at nothing, unwanted in every elite area.
Sins - Good but pretty unpopular because of their reputation, massive dps and no defence. Or thats their reputation anyway.
Dervish - Hmmm, just pretty crap really, theres no way to describe it. Warrs and sins are better in every way, depending on the situation. Even the avatars are only good in pve up to a point.
Also have no idea why mesmers are on anybodys list for this, they have some sick DPS, VoR, CoP (useable by all i know.. but still) empathy and backfire taking advantage of stupid AI
Rits - Just average at everything and good at nothing, unwanted in every elite area.
Sins - Good but pretty unpopular because of their reputation, massive dps and no defence. Or thats their reputation anyway.
Dervish - Hmmm, just pretty crap really, theres no way to describe it. Warrs and sins are better in every way, depending on the situation. Even the avatars are only good in pve up to a point.
Also have no idea why mesmers are on anybodys list for this, they have some sick DPS, VoR, CoP (useable by all i know.. but still) empathy and backfire taking advantage of stupid AI