the Ranger Blues thread I started the other day,
Vodoo Rage offered the following Advise vs my current Merc team of
2 Warriars, one axe one sword,
1 Monk
PC R usually R/Elm.
1 Elm,
And a Henchie Usually a Mesmer,
but sometimes a Necro.
Quote: Originally Posted by Voodoo Rage
Yeah, your heroes are the problem not your ranger. The Warrior/Monk concept just isn't going to work. The very best thing you can do for yourself is to dump all of those mercs and make a Necro, Ritualist, and a Mesmer mercenary team. .... snip
Your ultimate goal will be something like this:
http://www.gwpvx.com/Build:Team_-_7_Hero_Player_Support
But in the mean time you should be able to unlock a lot of the basic skills to get yourself going. You want your necro to make minions which are awesome in this game for both absorbing damage from attacking foes (like those hydras dropping Meteors on you) and dealing significant damage when they attack in groups. And my Goal here is not to Dis Vodoo, I've no doubt my current team needs a lot of work, and maybe a complete overhaul. nor am even saying what I'm suggesting here is best play; Something as a chess player I do care about.
But there is another aspect to this game which is absent from chess where the PC is the King,
We are playing Hero's here?
John Carter opens this weekend (or last not sure); how many people do you think would go to see the Movie, if Johns role was to play Point guard, standing safely behind his wall of Minions, Spirits and Tharks.
No we watch John because he's always at the tip of the Spear; I read all those books as a kid, and it looks like the captured them well. No we find John cutting his way through all those Minions to reach the Villian, who ever the Villian is, thats the essense of Fantasy Fiction no?
So I guess my question tonight it two fold; one what would a more Heroic team build look like, one that puts the PC in the Hero's Role. Make the PC take those risks, but reap those rewards;
and two just a Question of Design Philosophy,
and I expect there will be as many anwsers as there are charactor classes and people who favor them, and as with most questions in Philosphy no truly right or wrong anwsers, but what are you hoping for in GW2 the PC as more of a Heroic Figure, or the PC in more a Point Guard Role directing the action at a distance.
Your thoughts? BB.
And yes I know a great point guard knows when to take it to the rim himself.
Your ultimate goal will be something like this:
http://www.gwpvx.com/Build:Team_-_7_Hero_Player_Support
But in the mean time you should be able to unlock a lot of the basic skills to get yourself going. You want your necro to make minions which are awesome in this game for both absorbing damage from attacking foes (like those hydras dropping Meteors on you) and dealing significant damage when they attack in groups. And my Goal here is not to Dis Vodoo, I've no doubt my current team needs a lot of work, and maybe a complete overhaul. nor am even saying what I'm suggesting here is best play; Something as a chess player I do care about.
But there is another aspect to this game which is absent from chess where the PC is the King,
We are playing Hero's here?
John Carter opens this weekend (or last not sure); how many people do you think would go to see the Movie, if Johns role was to play Point guard, standing safely behind his wall of Minions, Spirits and Tharks.
No we watch John because he's always at the tip of the Spear; I read all those books as a kid, and it looks like the captured them well. No we find John cutting his way through all those Minions to reach the Villian, who ever the Villian is, thats the essense of Fantasy Fiction no?
So I guess my question tonight it two fold; one what would a more Heroic team build look like, one that puts the PC in the Hero's Role. Make the PC take those risks, but reap those rewards;
and two just a Question of Design Philosophy,
and I expect there will be as many anwsers as there are charactor classes and people who favor them, and as with most questions in Philosphy no truly right or wrong anwsers, but what are you hoping for in GW2 the PC as more of a Heroic Figure, or the PC in more a Point Guard Role directing the action at a distance.
Your thoughts? BB.
And yes I know a great point guard knows when to take it to the rim himself.
