New Character Advice

Now that I've done everything there is to do on my Dervish, I'm looking to start a new character. I'm used to having a versatile character that can take on a lot of different roles and builds, so I've had a hard time at picking a new character.

I was thinking of choosing one of the following classes:

- Warriors
- Assassin
- Mesmer
- Ritualist

I want something that has the most DPS or the most utility in a party. I don't want to have a lot of characters, which is why I don't want to make one of each. I hear Mesmers do A LOT of AoE damage, and Warriors can be taken anywhere, Assassins have crits, and Rits have some fancy skills for utility. I also want to do a lot of dungeons and elite areas.

Thanks for the input.

I hate to go generic on ya, but it all depends on what your focus is.
i think the most versatile is the warrior. thats just my opinion. Ritualists have their niche'. they have Great support in healing and weapon spells that can multiply Damage output of your teamates in a huge way.

Mesmers i think are the most fun profession. i suck at them BUT i have run with some folks that simply raise HAVOC with the enemy. They can run straight out shutdown or spread damage en masse.

Sins are a pretty linear profession. they are a bit squishy they deal massive DPS but if they are on the business end of a mobs wrath they are in trouble quick fast and in a hurry.

Warriors: profession after my own heart. they can provide some decent party support in ways of armor buffs and SY! is just money. they can take large damage and deal it as well. The only glaring drawback with warriors in MHO is that they have to really stick their nose in the meatgrinder to do the damage they are designed to do. Therefore party support for the war is a must.

what someone chooses to play really comes down to what they feel suits their mood at the time. finesse? fist/ground and pound? mis-direction of damage and interupts+energy denial? id just look through all their skills regualr and elite. look at some of the roles they play on youtube videos.

Just take a little time and research what each profession brings to the table and decide then.

This is just how i approach a new char. Im the same way you are, i dont usually carry alot of chars that i play. MULES MULES AND MORE MULES. and a few player chars.



Cronk

take it for what its worth

i think OP got mesmer and elementalist confused
mesmer's the 1 with hexes/interupts, ele is the massive AoE damage dealer

i would say ele cos they're needed in almost every party, they do a lot of damage, and they're just fun to play with

I'd prefer a Paragon for party support over a Ritualist. Also they are able to do some decent dps so you might want to take a look into it.
Otherwise for AoE Elementalist is the way to go. Nothing says it more then a nice Meteorshower in your head =D.

I have one of each class except Ritualist and Necromancer. So I cannot comment on Ritualist. Of the three others, probably Warrior and Assassin are more used in dungeons and elite areas in hard mode. The Assassin using a Shadow Form build usually in HM. The Warrior is usually a tank in dungeon HM. But you know all that ...

Since you are skilled with the Dervish, you must be an adaptable and clever player. I would then say try Assassin first. My personal reason for saying that is that I happen to play my Assassin more than my Warrior or Mesmer in PvE. In all three cases my characters have every common skill and Elite in the game, so I have not neglected any of them.

But then, that is my preference, and speaking of PvE only too. Actually, Mesmer and Ele are my primary PvP characters. You can farm easier with Assassin or Warrior than Mesmer for what that's worth.

If you do try an Assassin, remember that while leveling up with daggers you are a back rank character that "strikes from the shadows" and who gets in, does damage with your highly destructive dagger skills, and then gets out. An Assassin with Daggers remains highly mobile because if you hang around in one spot long enough you will surely die.

Of course, a fully leveled Assassin is another matter. A perma Shadow Form Assassin will often gather aggro for the player group. There is also the "Assacaster" who carries a staff and uses the Assassin's Promise skill recharger or the Mesmer Elite Lyssa's Aura as an energy generator to power up incredible ranged destruction. Then too, there are hybrid builds with a bow, scythe, or spear. For these, the Critical Strikes energy generator gives you a lot of options. Heh, you can even run a pet build with an Assassin though it is mostly just for fun.

Leveling up, be sure and get a no attribute required longbow or flatbow in the starting area. These are rated 7-11 damage, pulling bows. Carry it in weapons slot 4. You will be using it a lot. Add a vampiric bowstring, stick on an "of fortitude" or "warding." With heroes and hench you can usually get them to take aggro buy starting to attack and then casting one of your enchantments. But often it is an even better idea to open fire with the tiny longbow, and back off staying at max range until the group is fully aggroed and you can select your target at leisure. Assassins must avoid getting hit by heavy initial focused attacks from enemy casters.

And there are ways to use that tiny no attrib longbow with damage boost skills or ranged casting skills to set up an effective ranged/melee hybrid.

Well, that's my two cents for what it's worth, two cents. Warrior and Mesmer are both excellent choices as well.

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