Most FUN profession(s) to play with?

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Guillotine
Ascalonian Squire
#1
I only have 1 character, an ascended W/M and it's getting rather boring whether its doing quests or farming. Are there any professions in particular which are fun to play with?
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C-Tzar
Krytan Explorer
#2
I think the ones that are the most fun to play are the most challenging. Namely ranger and mesmer.
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sandstorm87
Academy Page
#3
i'm a monk and without insulting anyone I think that's the "fun" character to play with.

But each proffession has his own special skills and powers, so it depends on the one behind the pc if the character is good/strong to play with

in the beginning it can be a little suckie but later on it gets funny, cause then everybody wants you in their team and stuff like that.
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Dumahim Ashenbane
Academy Page
#4
I have an ascended Ranger/Elementalist, and it gets kind of dull, and I know for myself and a few other Rangers who feel this way. You feel like you're getting the short end of the stick sometimes.

I loved the Elementalist part and though of going with one of them, but they often tend to put most of their points into one skill and the rest into energy storage. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, because when you get tired of burning things, you can switch things up easily.

I wound up starting a monk, because quite honestly, the game needs more and I have a history of having my first alt being a healer. I chose a necro secondary because they seem kinda fun with the raising the pets from the corpses and such.

However, a guidemate suggested that an Elementalist/Monk may be a better healer then any Monk/* combo because of the Energy Storage that gives you such a big pool of energy to work with. So I started one of them, and I keep finding more and more uses for this combo. I plan on being a primary healer, but early on, healing isn't really all that necessary, so I can play around with the elementalist part, and I'll switch over to full healing when I start grouping with people. And if I do get tired of healing, I can switch right back to primary Elementalist skills. And then I saw the farming video last night, which shows another aspect of the combo I had not considered, and it appears to be fun.
Yukito Kunisaki
Yukito Kunisaki
Forge Runner
#5
I'm a W/N anti-mob pve and conditions engine pvp.

I'm never bored with him. I've accepted the fact that late game, dmg isn't always the warrior's way to win, it's condition placement. I'll let the casters do the dmg and my warriors place conditions. Double trouble for the enemy monk to heal

My other builds [I'm working on them but none of them are past lvl 10 yet] are Late Game test DoT mesmer. (I posted his build here elsewhere). N/R Zookeeper. (sometimes it's just fine to hang back and let mindless minions pillage for you). Power Ranger (yeah yeah sue me).

I'm liking them all thus far but the two primaries I refuse to play are Elementalist and Monk. First, I don't like punishment these two classes usually endure. Second, I'm not really a caster by nature in any rpg I play so since these two are the biggest caster classes in game [also the first targeted] I avoid them.
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C-Tzar
Krytan Explorer
#6
Seems the "most fun" class(es) is/are completely subjective.
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funbun
Wilds Pathfinder
#7
C-Tzar is right. It all depends on your peronality. If' you're borde. Put all professions in a hat and pick two. And make that character work.
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Boubou
Lion's Arch Merchant
#8
I love my E/Me... but I use only 1 mesmer skill. I think of changing to E/Mo to be able to heal myself. I maxed out Fire and 1 point short of the max in Energy storage, put some points in Inspiration.

I cast Chanelling, Aura of restauration, and I go on the biggest group of mobs and unleash hell Inferno, Flame burst and Phoenix in close range are some high dmg spells!

As C-Tzar said, it's completely subjective!
Mr. Matt
Mr. Matt
Krytan Explorer
#9
I like the Necromancer profession for 'fun'. You can raise undead minions against your foes, from your foes. Anyone who hasn't dreamed of having undead minions at your side, with their guts hanging out, is either a liar or just someone... well, normal I suppose.
Storn
Storn
Frost Gate Guardian
#10
For me, all of them!

yeah, yeah, I know that sounds like a stoopid answer. But I have a warrior, monk, elementalist and mesmer. Now, the monk is the furthest along (not quite ascended) and I really like playing him. The mesmer is the youngest, and I really like playing him. The elementalist is my first and oldest character and he suffers a bit from Noob pt allotment and not knowing what worked for me. But I just went back and played him after a long hiatus and he was a blast too.

And my warrior was given an amazing golden sword, and at 8th lvl can go and just pound the crap outta stuff and soak it too. He might be the least exciting...but his necro powers are a fun combo.
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Theus
Jungle Guide
#11
I really like my Hammer W/Mo..I like knocking down opponents constantly...And using deep wound is great for taking down bosses that have a large ammount of Hp.Though currently im playing with my abilitys and just went with Hammer mastery-strenght-healing..Its pretty good.
1/2_Extreme
1/2_Extreme
Lion's Arch Merchant
#12
R/Me is very fun
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Gbuslayer
Frost Gate Guardian
#13
played all 6 and so far e is fun just because I could do anything including tank with it
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Chad
Academy Page
#14
I played R/Mo first, Me/E second, W/N third, and Mo/N fourth. The one I have most fun with would have to be Mesmar. I love the challenge involved and trying to shut down as many of the monsters (or humans in PvP) that I can. This includes blinding, interrputs, hexes, removing enchantments, draining energy, etc etc. Only problem is the stupid henchmen always go after what I'm attacking, so they're alwalys running around confuse as to whom they should be focusing on lol.

Ranger and Warrior are pretty straight forward, you just more or less select a target and push buttons 1-8 a bunch

Monk is pretty fun too since its so differently played, but I like to do damage to the enemy team rather than sit there and click-push number the names of my own. Nonetheless this is what my guild usually has me play in PvP, but I can't wait until I get a few Mesmar skills that I need and can do that instead.
Spirit Firefly
Spirit Firefly
Frost Gate Guardian
#15
I have a Mo/N ascended and a level 18 E/Me and i looooove playing my E/Me so much fun. I use backfire and Power Spike on it the rest are Air spells unless doin pve. Thinking bout playing with earth though looks kinda fun. Still looking for that "I win" nuke :P. From my remembrance playing as a monk water trident was a pain in the rear.
Darkest Dawn
Darkest Dawn
Krytan Explorer
#16
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Originally Posted by sandstorm87
i'm a monk and without insulting anyone I think that's the "fun" character to play with.

But each proffession has his own special skills and powers, so it depends on the one behind the pc if the character is good/strong to play with

in the beginning it can be a little suckie but later on it gets funny, cause then everybody wants you in their team and stuff like that.
I agree. I have three builds. The latest one is a monk/ranger. I am having so much fun with this character! In stead of the "tank" mentality, it's cool to help the party to stay alive, and to throw a little smiting around when the opportunity presents itself!
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Daedric Akaul
Ascalonian Squire
#17
i had a lot of fun with N/M.Creating minions and keeping them alive was cool,not to mention the soul reaping on the energy.toughest fight was against a E/M though.Any mesmer that knows how to use his/hers skills is very formidable lol
Beqxter
Beqxter
Lion's Arch Merchant
#18
If you're bored, challenge yourself. Go with a build that a lot of people here judge poorly and make it work. Or just go with one that requires a totally different strategy than what you're used to. A W/M is (IMO, as always) the most effective tank in the game, and would bore ME to tears, so go with a ranged fighter that requires more strategic thinking to be successful (ie, Ranger or Mesmer). Or look around for a while and see what the most popular builds are, and pick one you almost never see (I was thinking the other night I can't remember seeing an Em/Me out there).
stumpy
stumpy
Jungle Guide
#19
1st - Ranger / Mesmer - love it, really fun and easy (cant farm well though)
2nd - Monk / Necro - love it more than the first and not even ascended
3rd Elementalist / Mesmer - love it, come on ... who doesn't love playing the nukers
4th - Warrior / Ranger - not really in love with it ... boring character ... not as enjoyable as 3 above ... will likely change to W/E or heaven forbid a W/Mes

Just playing around cap'ing elites and unlocking runes ...
Luggage
Luggage
Elite Guru
#20
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Originally Posted by Chad
Only problem is the stupid henchmen always go after what I'm attacking, so they're alwalys running around confuse as to whom they should be focusing on lol.
Cycle casting targets with TAB/SHIFT-TAB/C, the standard wand attack and the Henchies will "stay" with the one you klicked or space-bar attacked.