My first was a W/R on Prophecies, can't remember the build but there was a pet for sure.
Next day I made a R/E, and with her I finished Prophecies carrying Flare :P
what was ur first GW profession and build?
Dratyan
Verene
My first character was R/E. Power Shot+Firestorm FTW :P
I never did finish leveling that character up, I'm actually working at that now.
I never did finish leveling that character up, I'm actually working at that now.
Expherious
N/R Blood/Beast
Little Shenanigan
mine was a mo/w with healing and sword skills
_Nihilist_
Quote:
Originally Posted by gerlin
I thought I was awesome. You are kick-ass, let no one tell you otherwise!
I started Prophecies as a Warrior/Necromancer as well. Before I bought the game, one of my friends who played GW let me borrow his Prima Game Guide so that I could look at skills and see what I would eventually like to do. I came up with this build before purchasing the game, and it carried me through Prophecies (with slight variations until I was able to cap my Elite in THK, that is
). He also set me up with some gear, here's the breakdown. No shit, I was a badass (and even though I know better now, I still run a variant of this build for nostalgia's sake every once in a while). Nihilist Tiger (my Warrior) is still my main, always will be.W/N: "Eat Babies!"
10+1+3 Swordsmanship
8+1 Strength
12 Blood Magic
Distracting Blow
Sever Artery
Gash
Final Thrust
Life Siphon
Life Transfer
Plague Touch
Resurrection Signet
No IAS or IMS/cancel stance, way too much investment in Blood Magic, energy management was... a bit fail. At least I had Plague Touch, right (that skill still kicks ass for a W/N)?
HP: 506 (515 if I had been able to afford a Sup Vigor, and Runes of Vitae didn't exist)
Energy: 39 (I used an offhand instead of a Shield, sue me)
Duelist's Helm (+1 Swordsmanship, stacking, +1e) Superior Swordsmanship Rune
Gladiator's Hauberk (+3e) Major Absorption Rune
Gladiator's Gloves (+1e) Minor Strength Rune
Gladiator's Leggings (+2e) Major Vigor Rune
Knight's Boots (reduces damage taken by 3 - back when this was GLOBAL, one piece worked to reduce all damage, and it wasn't limited to Physical damage only)
Victo's Blade - req9 15-22 damage, 15^50, +3/-1 Vampiric, +30hp
The Shadestone - req9 +12e, HCT all spells 10%, +30hp
the_jos
First profession was Necro.
Can't really remember early builds, I think I was mainly playing curses back then. And sometimes I was raising minions but I didn't really like it.
But it was fun to make comments how lonely I felt without them and how sad I was when they died. Always good for a few laughs in the team.
I know I played 55/180 HP Orders a lot in ToPK, but that was a couple of months after I started playing.
Can't really remember early builds, I think I was mainly playing curses back then. And sometimes I was raising minions but I didn't really like it.
But it was fun to make comments how lonely I felt without them and how sad I was when they died. Always good for a few laughs in the team.
I know I played 55/180 HP Orders a lot in ToPK, but that was a couple of months after I started playing.
Voodoo Rage
Touch Ranger baby!
(bring on the hate!)
Dude, it took me like MONTHS to get through the Ring of Fire missions. I used to raptor farm with her too (in NM no less). I think she even had a 0-spec'd pet running around with her half the time (Melandru Stalker probably). That poor girl is sitting in cold storage with her radiant insignias and chaos gloves. Not sure if I'll ever see her again.
(bring on the hate!)
Dude, it took me like MONTHS to get through the Ring of Fire missions. I used to raptor farm with her too (in NM no less). I think she even had a 0-spec'd pet running around with her half the time (Melandru Stalker probably). That poor girl is sitting in cold storage with her radiant insignias and chaos gloves. Not sure if I'll ever see her again.
Snograt
W/Mo
Cleave, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Mending
Cleave, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, Mending
painofsalvationz
w/mo HUNDRED BLADES, heal sig, res, sever, gash, final thrust, IAS, mending
Potential Murder
R/Me, Factions campaign. Only reached level 14, didn't understand the importance of doing anything other than soloing. Build was... odd
[Charm Animal][Hunter's Shot][Pin Down][Throw Dirt][Energy Tap][Ether Feast][Troll Unguent]
No [Comfort Animal]. That might explain why I gave up on the game for a long time.
[Charm Animal][Hunter's Shot][Pin Down][Throw Dirt][Energy Tap][Ether Feast][Troll Unguent]
No [Comfort Animal]. That might explain why I gave up on the game for a long time.
The forth fly
Nec/Monk blood skills i think it was 4 years ago my memory is not that good
Jaigoda
My first character was a N/Me, but I can't remember anything about him other than that. My oldest character, however, is a W/Mo, and I remember quite vividly volunteering to play as a healer with healing breeze and orison in FoW.
Ahh, those were the days.
Ahh, those were the days.
dusanyu
this was back in Proph
E/W Hamshower
E/W Hamshower
Show Some Skin
Mine was an Ele/Nec
I dont know the build i used but i had like necro skills and every ele attribute skill. I didnt have any attunements either
and i mostly did Flare Spam
I dont know the build i used but i had like necro skills and every ele attribute skill. I didnt have any attunements either
and i mostly did Flare Spam
Ferminator
My first character was an E/Me
I think I had gole+energy tap <- uber energy management i thought
others were lightning javelin, eruption, windborn speed, mantra of flame and lightning orb and res sig.
then i caped ether renewal
I think I had gole+energy tap <- uber energy management i thought
others were lightning javelin, eruption, windborn speed, mantra of flame and lightning orb and res sig.
then i caped ether renewal
Perkunas
Mo/Me running a smite/heal mix up to the Jungle. Switched to mostly heal with 1 or 2 protections. She worked through the "monk strike" in THK. She could do that mission in her sleep. Retired shortly after Factions was released, she became obsolete, I could not afford the game at the time. About 9 months ago, she teamed up with Ogden, now 600/smiting Nebo Terrace and North Kryta Province.
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N/Mo
Demonic Flesh
Vital Blessing
Blood Renewal
Vampiric Gaze
Shadow Strike
Life Siphon
Offering of Blood
Resurrect
I thought Vital Blessing + Demonic Flesh was godly
Demonic Flesh
Vital Blessing
Blood Renewal
Vampiric Gaze
Shadow Strike
Life Siphon
Offering of Blood
Resurrect
I thought Vital Blessing + Demonic Flesh was godly
Trader of Secrets
I ran a W/N using sever/gash with a bunch of degen hex from N.
Arkantos
W/E with random skills...and spammed flare.
Yeah, it was amazing.
Yeah, it was amazing.
Forgotton200
My first character and this is the oldest image I could find on my GW folder.
Cebe
Earliest build of mine I recall was:
Energy Boon
Air Attunement
Lightning Strike
Lightning Hammer
Lightning Orb
Chain Lightning
Rotting Flesh
Deathly Swarm
Back in the day I only bought Prophecies so I could get Chain Lightning. Good Times.
Energy Boon
Air Attunement
Lightning Strike
Lightning Hammer
Lightning Orb
Chain Lightning
Rotting Flesh
Deathly Swarm
Back in the day I only bought Prophecies so I could get Chain Lightning. Good Times.
XxSanctusxX
Started playing about 25 months ago, pre hm era. My first char was my necro, and really didnt know how to play GW. Kicked out of several groups because I didn't have elite skills untill rihlon, but I didn't even know what elite skills were.
After that i capped Reapers mark (yes reapers mark..) and LoD. Running around with some strange blood/mm hybrids, with life stealing and minions. After that even ran around with LoD on my bar.
Most shitty part was the gate of madness mission. Everyone wanted me to be ss or sv, and guess what, only NF.
Last i want to show you my best running ele build ever made:
[build prof=Elementalist/Monk][Air Attunement][Aura of Restoration][Healing Breeze][Mending][Storm Djinn's Haste][Orison of Healing][Remove Hex][Resurrect][/build]
After that i capped Reapers mark (yes reapers mark..) and LoD. Running around with some strange blood/mm hybrids, with life stealing and minions. After that even ran around with LoD on my bar.
Most shitty part was the gate of madness mission. Everyone wanted me to be ss or sv, and guess what, only NF.
Last i want to show you my best running ele build ever made:
[build prof=Elementalist/Monk][Air Attunement][Aura of Restoration][Healing Breeze][Mending][Storm Djinn's Haste][Orison of Healing][Remove Hex][Resurrect][/build]
reaper with no name
Hmmm...well, I've only been playing for a couple of months, but my first and still-most-played character is my dervish. One of my early bars was something like this:
Retribution
Healing Breeze
Mending
Vital Boon
Chilling Victory
Mystic Sweep
Grenth's Fingers
Eternal Aura
Yes, I had Mending on my bar. I didn't know what upkeep was back then. I thought it was a free +2 health regen! I took it off when I noticed that my energy was taking longer to regenerate. Same with Retribution.
Retribution
Healing Breeze
Mending
Vital Boon
Chilling Victory
Mystic Sweep
Grenth's Fingers
Eternal Aura
Yes, I had Mending on my bar. I didn't know what upkeep was back then. I thought it was a free +2 health regen! I took it off when I noticed that my energy was taking longer to regenerate. Same with Retribution.
king_trouble
Warrior with frenzy and heal sig
I was such an idiot back during the beta days
I was such an idiot back during the beta days
Mason717
A rit using a bow, and no weapon spells, or any other rit skills for that matter. Oh and res sig. I was so pro.
distilledwill
I started as a ranger and I used a build with ignite arrows, a pet and pre buff power shot for aaages. I seem to remember having shatter hex in there too... I'd read that both rangers and mesmers were good interupters so I took a couple of mes spells along too.
Then, of course, when I capped my first elite I HAD to use it. Just a shame it was Spiteful Spirit.
oh, the noob days. How much fun they were...
Then, of course, when I capped my first elite I HAD to use it. Just a shame it was Spiteful Spirit.
oh, the noob days. How much fun they were...
glacialphoenix
Oh, I remember now.
Mo/N, with BR! The eles liked me anyway. XD
(Good ol' noob days. Or not.)
Mo/N, with BR! The eles liked me anyway. XD
(Good ol' noob days. Or not.)
boxterduke
My first was a Me/Mo and I was using smiting skills.
I'll search my screenshot folders when I get home and post the bar.
I'll search my screenshot folders when I get home and post the bar.
Bobby2
My first recorded venture into AB
DarkGanni
Lost my oldest screenshots but first prof: Necro/Warrior
Parasitic bond, vamp gaze, vamp touch, dark pact....forgot the last 4 skills but i remember using a hammer with no hammer skills. GG noob me
Parasitic bond, vamp gaze, vamp touch, dark pact....forgot the last 4 skills but i remember using a hammer with no hammer skills. GG noob me
Balcu
I started around NF time, and my first build that included an elite (took me a month to figure out what they were and the fact I should have one) was this...
Light of Deliverance
Orison of Healing
Reversal Of Fortune
Resurect
Remove Hex
Purge Conditions
Purge Signet
Healing Breeze
Pretty sweet build!, Purge Sig really blew through my energy though ~.^
Light of Deliverance
Orison of Healing
Reversal Of Fortune
Resurect
Remove Hex
Purge Conditions
Purge Signet
Healing Breeze
Pretty sweet build!, Purge Sig really blew through my energy though ~.^
Xenomortis
Hmm... something throwing together some Necro and Warrior skills. I ran around with a sword too.
Found these on my templates list:
[OAFWQiyYqzQn6E7xScyvAGoCCAA]
[OAFTQYDRzITDqNcyvBmLCAA]
After a while I was a little more sensible.
[OABDQsx3Q+BtBZCcCmB3gCC7OA]
That was from before LT was AoE though.
Mabye one day the forum will be fixed and you'll be able to see those skill bars without processing them through something...
Found these on my templates list:
[OAFWQiyYqzQn6E7xScyvAGoCCAA]
[OAFTQYDRzITDqNcyvBmLCAA]
After a while I was a little more sensible.
[OABDQsx3Q+BtBZCcCmB3gCC7OA]
That was from before LT was AoE though.
Mabye one day the forum will be fixed and you'll be able to see those skill bars without processing them through something...
Ugh
My first character was a R/Me with some bow attacks, a pet, Energy Burn, Conjure Phantasm, and Chaos Storm.
I pwned.
I pwned.
Talkora
Mo/Me some random skills that i through together at the time question i'm in the making of like a icy chara this is what i have so far any other idea's?
AngeliqueSynner
Necromancer/Mesmer
Death/Illusion with a small amount of Domination and no soul reaping.
I was a total nuhb. xD
I think it was close to something like this:
Deathly Swarm, Energy Burn, Conjure Phantasm, Empathy, Animate Bone Horror, Well of Suffering, and Res Signet.
I'm glad a 3 second phantasm can pretty much anhillate most of the mobs in Old Ascalon. Or I'dve been screwed. xD
Death/Illusion with a small amount of Domination and no soul reaping.
I was a total nuhb. xD
I think it was close to something like this:
Deathly Swarm, Energy Burn, Conjure Phantasm, Empathy, Animate Bone Horror, Well of Suffering, and Res Signet.
I'm glad a 3 second phantasm can pretty much anhillate most of the mobs in Old Ascalon. Or I'dve been screwed. xD
payne
I played alot of characters then deleted them in pre' just to get a feel for each to see which I liked most...however my ranger was the first to make it into the Shiverpeaks so I 'spose he is my first profession...
r/me
truely epic bar
[power shot] [troll unguent] [charm animal] [comfort animal] [read the wind] [conjure phantasm] [ether feast] [resurrection signet]
got all the way to and through THK before I realised it failed >.<
r/me
truely epic bar
[power shot] [troll unguent] [charm animal] [comfort animal] [read the wind] [conjure phantasm] [ether feast] [resurrection signet]
got all the way to and through THK before I realised it failed >.<
Shursh
N/E specced in Fire Magic, Death Magic, and Blood magic...wonder if i even put points into SR...
Flare
Fire Storm
Animate Bone Horror
Blood of the Master
Phoenix
Vile Touch
Shadow Strike
[random other skill]
didn't even know about rez signets at that point LOL
Flare
Fire Storm
Animate Bone Horror
Blood of the Master
Phoenix
Vile Touch
Shadow Strike
[random other skill]
didn't even know about rez signets at that point LOL
Sharkinu
Can't remember my first build, but I started as a R/Me and Backfire was in my bar until I reach Southern Shiverpeaks. Looking in my screenshots folder and i found this:
First time in Lion's Arch
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/...9d29732a_o.png
short time after
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/...e62d4e3e_o.png
after killing Glarath for the first time
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/...8b919112_o.png
looking for 15 attribute points in Arid Sea
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/...6ec6fa89_o.png
First time in Lion's Arch
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/...9d29732a_o.png
short time after
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/...e62d4e3e_o.png
after killing Glarath for the first time
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/...8b919112_o.png
looking for 15 attribute points in Arid Sea
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/...6ec6fa89_o.png
wiz12268
I think my first elite was oath shot, so I ran that for awhile until we got barrage, which back then not a lot of people used. Mostly because it took off preprations which a lot of people were in love with. But once the "newer" areas came out, then it was all about barrage pet builds. And of course the UW trapper builds.
But basically I ran a pet heavy build with oath shot from what I remember.
On my monk I ran a protective bond build (before it was nerfed so you know that was a LOOOOOONG time ago). But after that it was a vital blessing/signet of judgement build. But eventually we got back to the whole solo builds, and it was the cookie cutter (somewhat) 55 build, which then took another hit with the AOE nerf that caused mobs to run from the damage.
I played the ranger and monk 90% of the time back then, but I remember oath shot and protective bond distinctly being the focus of the first "real" builds I had with them.
But basically I ran a pet heavy build with oath shot from what I remember.
On my monk I ran a protective bond build (before it was nerfed so you know that was a LOOOOOONG time ago). But after that it was a vital blessing/signet of judgement build. But eventually we got back to the whole solo builds, and it was the cookie cutter (somewhat) 55 build, which then took another hit with the AOE nerf that caused mobs to run from the damage.
I played the ranger and monk 90% of the time back then, but I remember oath shot and protective bond distinctly being the focus of the first "real" builds I had with them.