Warrior or assassin?
Slasher of Darkness
Hey all, as topic states, which is better for general pve, leave the farming aside, I like to do big damage numbers and be able to survive a bit longer than 10s after the fight started. Thanks all
ashes
Warrior
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AznAndy
amen to that
Forgotton200
Warrior.
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Taixen
Well, from group to group, nothing should be alive longer than 10 seconds when you're playing either of those classes 
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If you have enough character slots make one of each and see which you enjoy most in my opinion, doesn't take much time to level these days.
.If you have enough character slots make one of each and see which you enjoy most in my opinion, doesn't take much time to level these days.
Daisuko
honestly I'd have to say assa, if you're H/H'ing. in balanced groups with real people, wars are better. in speed clears, sins are a staple, but wars are rarely used.
That's leaving farming aside. (with farming, sins top wars greatly in that as well)
That's leaving farming aside. (with farming, sins top wars greatly in that as well)
lewis91
For general PVE use with big numbers and fun to play = Warrior, no doubt.
Raudic
i would go with war because they are so fun in pvp and pve and just pwn in every meaning of the word
if your looking to make some money though, sin all the way
if your looking to make some money though, sin all the way
Helix Dreadlock
Sins are ment completely for shadowstepping in, spiking a target to death/giving him a hard time, getting out of combat when things get sticky, and target mainly one enemy. People have gotten to think "Shadowform+Shadow Refuge=perma tank" WRONG! It's not how a sin is played! Shadowform was ment to be a burst of invincability to take out that target in a mob, and then get out with little to no damage. However, the -33% damage nerf made it so it's task is less functional. Warriors, however, can outstand a massive attack with the right skills, and can still pump out the damage. It's your call, but Warriors are your friends :P
AngeliqueSynner
Personally, I play my assassin more than my warrior.
With the Critical Agility Sunspear Skill and Nightstalkers insignias, assassins can keep a higher armor rating than a warrior, even with a lower sunspear rank, and also keeps the 33% attack speed buff pretty much as long as you're swinging.
But I'll admit, 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3 gets boring after a while.
I second the suggestion of making one of each and trying them both before you decide.
With the Critical Agility Sunspear Skill and Nightstalkers insignias, assassins can keep a higher armor rating than a warrior, even with a lower sunspear rank, and also keeps the 33% attack speed buff pretty much as long as you're swinging.
But I'll admit, 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3 gets boring after a while.
I second the suggestion of making one of each and trying them both before you decide.
kupp
Warrior, my friend.
Zzes Tyan
Wars= Big numbers
Sins= Big money
take your pick
Sins= Big money
take your pick
RadaArashi
Assassin's make better DPS than Warriors in PvE IIRC and due to Critical Agility they're not as squishy as they once used to be. Due to Permaform they tank better also.
In PvP Warriors are vastly superior, they shine in every area, whereas Assassins are just ok in low end PvP like RA or AB.
In PvP Warriors are vastly superior, they shine in every area, whereas Assassins are just ok in low end PvP like RA or AB.
Marty Silverblade
Warriors offer more than just random 1-2-3-win PvE stuff. Not just random skill spamming, theres actually variety/utility/other stuff.
The Scorpion Knight
Warriors are a bit better at survival, and assassins are a bit better at dealing damage. Critical Agility also does help.
Cuilan
Assassins are good for tanking/runs and a minority of warriors are good at that too. I would vote assassin if they were able to do something in hard mode...
faraaz
If you want to PvE, Assassin...warriors are useless for PvE given the current "meta" of SCs, Farming & what not...
If you want to PvP, Warrior.
Its simple as that. Anyone trying to tell you "Warriors are just as useful in PvE as an Assassin" clearly need to pass me some of that stuff their smoking.
If you want to PvP, Warrior.
Its simple as that. Anyone trying to tell you "Warriors are just as useful in PvE as an Assassin" clearly need to pass me some of that stuff their smoking.
bungusmaximus
Warrior: Earth shaker says Hi
Assassin: crit scythe says hi
Assassin: crit scythe says hi
Reverend Dr
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Jaigoda
Assassins can do more damage than warriors, especially in terms of AoE. And PvE is all about damage. Warriors might do better in areas with crazy anti-assassin stuff (interupts and enchantment removal), but otherwise Assassins pretty much overpower warriors in what they can do.
DS+SY is pretty nice, but MS>DB's ~110 DPS with ~30 AoE DPS is pretty nice too.
DS+SY is pretty nice, but MS>DB's ~110 DPS with ~30 AoE DPS is pretty nice too.
faraaz
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Also, I'm interested in what you think can blow through PvE faster than a Crit Agility Moebius Death Blossom Save Yourselves sin...or a Way of the Master Wounding Strike Aura of Holy Might sin for that matter...W/D < A/D, W/X < A/W is my point...
Fireblaster
Assassins do higher damage than warrior. At least with a scythe they do.
Warriors do good damage while they can support with SY and KD.
Just take, what you think is cooler. It doesn't matter in PvE.
Warriors do good damage while they can support with SY and KD.
Just take, what you think is cooler. It doesn't matter in PvE.
TryingToVanquish
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0351592&page=2
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If you're using D-Slash (and really, I'd have Whirlwind Attack on that bar because it's more powerful than Death Blossom because of the ability to buff it further), you're dealing more damage than the Moebius Strike using an O-D-MB combo OR an L-O-D-MB combo. SnM is also another factor, and this is also unblockable.
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Bad DPS? You know that this thread is about DPS, right?
A poorly played Warrior isn't worth taking because the utility will probably be wasted.
You're only worth arguing with for the comedy of it.
As long as Warriors push out more utility with the DPS being better under certain circumstances, they'll be better at both. Quote: So you need to sacrifice at least 4 skill slots to do your shit and you're saying that 'Sins can carry more utility? And that 'Sins can blow things up faster despite the fact that D-Slash / Whirlwind Attack with enough buffs can severely outdamage MS/DB, while being stronger for reaching that damage?
With MS/DB if your target dies too fast youre not getting enough DB or you might miss MS assuming you're killing. With Palm Strike, I hope you're kidding. 1. The answer to "who has more DPS?" depends greatly on whether you count the intra-team synergies or not.
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If you let a Hundred Blades+Whirlwind warrior count 50% of the damage he generates by triggering curses (and 50% of the damage he gets from Orders, GDW, EBSofHonor, etc.), then he's miles and miles ahead of any other melee and third behind the necro who's throwing those curses and the minion master (who we also count with 50% of the damage from the minions triggering curses, plus OoU and EBSofHonor). If you want to limit your view to the four corners of your skillbar, then MS+DB can't be beat. For my money, the right way to look at things is from a team perspective, and that favors the warrior. (MS+DB is certainly "good enough" though.) 2. Stop talking about scythes. Armor-sensitive damage = poo. End of story. Doesn't matter which class is wielding it, they're still mediocre. To make matters worse, AoHM (and avatar forms) coverts your damage type, so you can't share in many of those great intra-team synergies. Quote:
They don't. They really don't.
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