What PC Class For Hero Teams?

9tails

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

One of my biggest pleasures in GW is playing with hero teams, running missions, working on titles, and whatnot, and playing with the builds. I'm currently pretty bored with my paragon and thinking about starting another PvE char to play around with. What primary classes would people think combine well with heroes (and henchies, of course) to make for some interesting PvE experiences? I'd like something flexible, so I can try out new and different builds if it pleases me.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

Your best bet is to go with some kind of build that the heroes can't use well, or can't use at all. Heroes can be built to stomp PvE all on their own, and anything you do to fuel them in that department is probably going to be subpar. It's best to just do something that only a human player could do, which most likely means abusing PvE skills as much as you can.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Warriors are fun with heroes. I know its stupid, but one of the funnest things I have played in probably the past 2 years was my W/A when RoJ wasnt nerfed. Wait till they mobbed up, enraging charge FGJ, deaths charge, hit, flail, hit. By this time I was nearly dead and my heroes caught up, spamming Reversal of Damage, Smite Condition, Hex, and then RoJ. I was under strength of honor, and splinter weapon with s&m or whirlwind attack. Mobs got blown up big time. Unfortunately thye nerfed RoJ, but its still fun to suicide ccharge as a warrior, or see the big damage. SoS smiters are gud support with splinter, sos, and soh on the one bar. Tis gud fun.

Generally I run fun, but retarded builds with my heroes, like on my monk i used to run AP + YMLAD + EVAS + FH! + Deaths Charge + Stonesoul Strike + Iron Palm + Stonesouls twin. I ran this before discordway became popular or was buffed.

My ranger played pet builds before the buffs etc.

Now there is no way htese are the most efficient option out there, but they were really fun to play.

ac1inferno

ac1inferno

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Boston

We D Shot Your Stances [GODS]

A/W

Make an Assassin and get three Necro heroes. Then you can go back and forth between Moebius for Sabway or AP Caller for Discordway however you feel.

AtomicMew

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

Some classes are better than others,but all classes are viable. Despite what you may think, whats most important is tactics; not builds or strategy. Pulling and spiking become much more important in H/H.

It is possible to beat the hardest dungeons in the game with builds that are deemed subpar, even when 99.9% of people would struggle with that area.

So my advice is to simply pick whichever profession appeals the most to you, conceptually. Lurk around and see what kind of builds people run. Pick one and stick with it.

Moloch Vein

Moloch Vein

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Reactive Hexing Sucks

[Thay]

N/

Anything that can run SY?

That means anything, really

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

Assassin.
Not only is his damage output as a physical completely insane, he also comes with 4 pips of energy regen and Assassin's Promise built into the class - which means you are able to switch between a physical and a caster at any given moment.

9tails

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

I've tried of a lot of the xxxway builds, just to get an idea of what they have going on. I took a big pass on Sabway, though, I don't like Spiteful Spirit for H/H work.

I'm working up an assassin now, trying to get her ass off Shing Jae island and getting her some heroes so I can give Strength of Honor a spin.