Ritualist players can relate to each other

Well, with rits you need to get a feel for how to play them, they arent a get up and go proffesion... Spawning Power has its uses, good support builds are out there (i think... i have a few) that can buff up party physical damage, or help monks heal as a support... soo really in theory, they are masters of support =P...


Splinter Volley = pwnage, just btw...
Im a rit, and love playing it =P

I'll cover the classes separately for clarity.

Although Ritualists have been hit hard by a long series of nerfs, they are still viable in many PvE and PvP formats. Channeling Magic hits hard in PvE, with skills such as [[Ancestor's Rage] and [[Splinter Weapon] taking center stage. Restoration Magic does wonders as far as Healing and Damage Mitigation goes in both PvE and PvP. Communing and Spawning Power are somewhat limited outside of specific builds, however, there are some key skills such as [[Boon of Creation] that work wonders on MM builds and the like. I have played Ritualist in RA, TA, HA, and GvG scrimmages all to great effect.

Paragons have also been hit repeatedly by the nerf bat, however, they too still have their uses. You can't deny, whether you like the build or not, that the popular Imbagon build doesn't bring powerful support to a party. There are certainly other PvE builds that work well, and Paragons can also make good use of their secondary profession for many applications. As far as PvP goes, Paragons are vastly underrated. Many of its key skills have been nerfed for PvP, yet, people seem to forget the utility Paragons have that the other martial professions do not meet. Sure, a Pew Pew Ranger with its quick recharging attack chain may out-damage a Spear Paragon, but the Ranger lacks any other support for the party. Maintaining Shouts, Chants, and Echoes such as [[Mending Refrain] help to support a variety of teams, from the four-man to the eight-man formats. Paragons are viable in RA, and possibly TA, but are most useful in the eight-on-eight settings of HA and GvG.

It's interesting that you mention Dervishes at the end of your post, because they see almost no use outside of RA. They have been replaced in HA due to repeated nerfs by Assassins, and I cannot recall a ranked team bringing a Dervish in GvG. I am currently playing around with a variant on an Orders build for HA, however, it is unlikely that Dervishes will see much PvP action in the near future. As for Mesmers, they are invaluable in RA with a [[Visions of Regret] build and can utterly destroy Monks in all PvP formats. They are viable for every format (except possibly Hero Battles, but I don't play there and can't tell you about it), there just aren't as many Mesmer players as there are for other professions.

youre right about dervishes seeing almost no use outside of low-end pvp and gimmicks, but nobody seems to complain. though theyre probably the most popular PvE class just because they look cool.

the problem with rits is that they have awesome support skills but no primary to back them up. spawning power only supports one attribute line, and its the most underused (communing). right now the only advantage a primary rit offers is runes and the capability to fully invest in two attributes (unlike a necro who pretty much has to be fully invested in his primary at all times, a rit barely needs his primary).

8 player teams. 10 professions. Someone is gonna be left out.

Anyhow, if it comes to PvP, you can pretty much roll any profession without penalty, so your Favorite class being left out does not mean you get left out.

In PvE, noone really cares. There is spot in party for everyone.

rit with splinter barrage is fun, healer rit is always nice in PUG when monks are gone.
its true that my little brother is doomed to henchman groups and me, but that is becouse of time difference.

Ritualist

* Ancestors' Rage (PvP) Ancestors' Rage (PvP): increased duration to 3 seconds; decreased damage to 1...25...31.
* Weapon of Warding (PvP) Weapon of Warding (PvP): functionality changed to: "For 5...9...10 seconds, target ally has a Weapon of Warding, granting that ally +2...4...4 Health regeneration and a 50% chance to block. Weapon of Warding ends if that ally attacks."


Well isn't that just dandy? Nerf the two skills I probably use the most in PvP. Are they just trying to get rid of this profession?

I'm currently searching for a new build since those two skills are my most used in PvP. >_>

I saw that, but that's for flag running, not general PvP. :\ I'm actually going to try this out:
http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:Rt/A_Spectral_Blast

Seems pretty good for PvP even though I HATE PvX Wiki Builds. x.X

OK, Rits are just screwed. As if Ancestor's didn't suck enough now, they decide to screw over WoW, arguably the BEST Rit spell?

I'm thinkin of just putting my rit to the side now. The only reason I'm not deleting it is cuz its the first toon I ever made in GW. And WoR is still awesome.

yeah way to overlook the already overpowered skills in pve.

my ritualist barely sees any play at all
poor ritualists. :[

I switched to monk on the rare occasions I play.

Yeah.

Agree for the most part in pvp, but in pve, rits are powerful still despite nerfage:

[Offering of Spirit] [Protective was Kaolai] [Recuperation] [Rejuvenation] [Mend Body and Soul] [Great Dwarf Weapon] [Splinter Weapon] [Death Pact Signet]

Best ambient healing and support build in the game with good nrg management IMO.

Thanks Anet for destroying Ancestor's and WoW even further.

You must hate us.

Yeah, my PvE build wasn't effected at all, just now I need a good PvP one. :\

But the warrior build wouldn't work too well with WoW.

Also, WoW wasn't affected in PvE, so no need to replace it. o_0

Rt/W doesn't mean you need to start attacking line a Warrior... you're not using [spirit's strength]

if this is pve, i ask why u would run rt/w if not using SS (or even u are...why rt/w instead of rt/a)

if its pvp...well...i still ask why lol

Ritualists are a secondary profession.

Their primary is near worthless, as it doesn't synergize well with other professions' skills. A bar full of spirits isn't helpful, and a bar focused on spirits isn't that much better. Extra spirit health doesn't matter that much either, because spirits are weak and hard to protect anyway. Extra health won't help the useful spirits do their job much better. Also, the weapon spell buff it was given a while back might have been cool if they didn't slash most of the durations by huge amounts as well.

Aside from that, any good skill that you think Ritualists have are usually able to be put on some other profession's bar and still be useful with that extra bit of utility. Any niche skill or niche role is still either able to be placed on someone else's bar, or able to be played better by an entirely different build. The only thing that Ritualists have that they can brag about is being able to do just about anything, but that's pretty pointless if they can't do anything useful as the best.