Warrior or assassin?

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Slasher of Darkness
Lion's Arch Merchant
#1
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
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ashes
Desert Nomad
#2
Warrior

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AznAndy
Ascalonian Squire
#3
amen to that
Forgotton200
Forgotton200
Lion's Arch Merchant
#4
Warrior.

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Taixen
Taixen
Frost Gate Guardian
#5
Well, from group to group, nothing should be alive longer than 10 seconds when you're playing either of those classes .

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.
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Daisuko
Wilds Pathfinder
#6
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)
lewis91
lewis91
Wilds Pathfinder
#7
For general PVE use with big numbers and fun to play = Warrior, no doubt.
Raudic
Raudic
Frost Gate Guardian
#8
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
Helix Dreadlock
Helix Dreadlock
Jungle Guide
#9
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
AngeliqueSynner
Lion's Arch Merchant
#10
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.
kupp
kupp
Jungle Guide
#11
Warrior, my friend.
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Zzes Tyan
Frost Gate Guardian
#12
Wars= Big numbers

Sins= Big money

take your pick
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RadaArashi
Frost Gate Guardian
#13
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.
Marty Silverblade
Marty Silverblade
Administrator
#14
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
The Scorpion Knight
Krytan Explorer
#15
Warriors are a bit better at survival, and assassins are a bit better at dealing damage. Critical Agility also does help.
Cuilan
Cuilan
Forge Runner
#17
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...
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faraaz
Banned
#18
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.
bungusmaximus
bungusmaximus
Forge Runner
#19
Warrior: Earth shaker says Hi
Assassin: crit scythe says hi
Reverend Dr
Reverend Dr
Forge Runner
#20
Quote: Originally Posted by faraaz View Post 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 farm PvE then of course, assassin hands down. If you want to play PvE then go warrior.