Highest DPS character?

Tuon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sorry if this topic has been done before here. I tried searching & didn't find anything.

Question is, what char can output the highest dmg over ~10 seconds? I've seen IW & i guess the mark warrior but none of them come close to the DA necro. Is there anything better?

Nash

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

If you're gonna compare DPS you should do it on equal footing.
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=924
Also, no major/superior runes allowed!

Tuon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

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Originally Posted by Nash
Also, no major/superior runes allowed!
No way! =p

Also some of those assumptions I dont' really agree with. Like target won't be moving - does that ever happen? Also for this post i wouldn't really worry about AL - just listing dmg output (and the qualifiers, of course) should be sufficient imo

Pharalon

Pharalon

Beta Tester

Join Date: Jan 2005

Carebear Club

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nash
Also, no major/superior runes allowed!
Why not? I can hardly think of the last time I ran an ele or a ranger without a superior or major rune of some sort. You're not getting a very accurate picture of what's possible if you don't include them in your calculations. Might as well say not to include weapon customization bonus, or only use 11-17 swords.

Nash

Nash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

Sweden

The Cornerstone

Then everyone's gonna use all Superior runes to get higher DPS... Instead of making the comparison for things without drawbacks.

whiskas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

For burst DPS, elementalist is a clear winner. For constant DPS ranger and warrior do the trick.

If you're attacking a monk with a warrior/ranger, you're doing roughly a constant amount of DPS. The monk can then adjust his healing accordingly because of the predictable amount of damage you're doing to them, for example, every 10 seconds or so he stops healing his teammates and throws a healing breeze on himself. That way he's still doing his healing on others, but also keeps himself alive.

On the other hand, elementalists do completely unpredictable amounts of damage, one of the things ele's are good at is chopping off over 25% of your life in a blink of an eye. When the damage is extremely high and not constant the monk that is going to have to spend alot more time healing themselves to prepare for the next batch of damage from the ele.

worthless

worthless

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

TX

i do maninly pve... what char would probably do the most dmg to the most amount of monsters at one time? elem probably? only really played warrior and monk, not sure about the others... keeping in mind that i play pve, what do yall suggest?

Mumblyfish

Mumblyfish

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Blighty

Kansas City Hotsteppers [KCHS]

Quote:
Originally Posted by worthless
i do maninly pve... what char would probably do the most dmg to the most amount of monsters at one time? elem probably? only really played warrior and monk, not sure about the others... keeping in mind that i play pve, what do yall suggest?
Pretty much every character is capable of unloading mass-damage in PvE. Elementalists are an obvious choice, what with their multitude of AoEs. Rangers have some godly Rituals for crowd-bashing, most notably Edge of Extinction. While Warriors can't do mass-damage to crowds, they can take the pain easily, and can tear a single target into mincemeat. Necromancers can use corpse-exploiting skills to turn one dead thing into many dead things... even the Mesmer has some decent crowd-control abilities, like condition-spreading and Chaos Storm, and are unparalleled at making big-bad boss monsters into damp arse. Frankly, every character has a multitude of crowd-bashing skills available to them. Just pick the one you like the look of, they're all good choices.

Tuon

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by worthless
i do maninly pve... what char would probably do the most dmg to the most amount of monsters at one time? elem probably? only really played warrior and monk, not sure about the others... keeping in mind that i play pve, what do yall suggest?
Pick up ele with earthquake, aftershock & maelstorm and you're set.

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Originally Posted by whiskas
For burst DPS, elementalist is a clear winner. For constant DPS ranger and warrior do the trick.
ele? Maybe if you're standing still. What skills, btw? Also do you have a rough number on dps over 7-10 seconds?

whiskas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuon
Pick up ele with earthquake, aftershock & maelstorm and you're set.

ele? Maybe if you're standing still. What skills, btw? Also do you have a rough number on dps over 7-10 seconds?

Bah, I meant burst damage, not DPS. Anyway, lightning surge follwed by lightning orb does a good 160 damage in one instant

Dovi the Monk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2005

Beaches of Kryta, aka Florida

Remnants of Ascalon

Mo/Me

well for 11 secs i can get health degen 10(which is good), meaning a good 20 health a sec for 11 secs, im sure u meant more as in weapons maybe.


i mean u could make a necro/warrior - use life siphon and life transfer for -10 health degen, plus a good sword and u hve pretty good dps.

Njaiguni Blaze

Njaiguni Blaze

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dovi the Monk
i mean u could make a necro/warrior - use life siphon and life transfer for -10 health degen, plus a good sword and u hve pretty good dps.
I lol'ed

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Sirius-NZ

Sirius-NZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Bellevue, WA (I know ... but I moved out of NZ)

Xen of Onslaught

D/

From the limited experience I may have, I'd say the Assassin is the fastest at single-target DPS... while the Elementalist would have the highest area-of-effect DPS.

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Quote:
Originally Posted by whiskas
If you're attacking a monk with a warrior/ranger, you're doing roughly a constant amount of DPS. The monk can then adjust his healing accordingly because of the predictable amount of damage you're doing to them, for example, every 10 seconds or so he stops healing his teammates and throws a healing breeze on himself. That way he's still doing his healing on others, but also keeps himself alive.
You do understand the meaning of 'adrenaline spike', yes?

NEVER MIND YOU'RE ANCIENT

evenfall

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Look at the date of the thread .....

Mitchel

Mitchel

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Almkerk, The Netherlands

P/W

Paragon I think, or Warrior

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Quote:
Originally Posted by Njaiguni Blaze
I lol'ed

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