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Theos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

River Dancing

Eternal Treachery [TimE]

Me/E

13 Apr 2006 at 15:08 - 1

As the title implies, simply list the dumbest things you have seen a profession ever do. Use my list and a template if you need too

PvE:
Warrior: Leading large mobs back to squishies.
Ranger: Pulling by running into a mob then running back.
Elementalist: Tanking... without stances/enchants/etc...
Necro: Using Verata's Aura instead of Sacrifice, in an area with no enemy MM.
Mesmer: Super Egos of Doom, flocking like birds to "defend" their godliness.
Monk: 55ing Tombs... quite funny to see.

PvP:
Warrior: Running a tank build.
Ranger: None ~ as of yet.
Elementalist: Running fire nukes.
Necro: None ~ as of yet.
Mesmer: None ~ as of yet.
Monk: 55ing in PvP.

Disclaimer: All is opinion, and its my opinion :P

Mai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Needs Moar[DESU]

Mo/

13 Apr 2006 at 15:15 - 2

Wars in PvP & PvE: Frenzy + Heal sig = lol
Necros in PvE: claiming to a mm and only having lvl 5 minions ~_~
Monks in PvE: Spamming heal breeze and other 10+ energy and spamming "I need energy!" after every fight

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

13 Apr 2006 at 15:20 - 3

Mesmer PvE:

Spamming conjure phantasm.
Interrupting wrong skills.
Using Backfire on warriors.
Standing close to the tank and drawing aggro.
Playing a domination nuker.
Thinking surge is a staple skill.
Using chaos storm, at all.
Playing a secondary class with fast casting.
Using IW in group PvE.
Backfiring a target... then interrupting it.
Running a pure degen build.
Fast casting nuke spells and running out of energy in 3 seconds.
Rushing straight in and casting after the tank, without assessing situation.
Spamming wastrel's worry... bonus point if they have SS on them too.

There are more... oh yes, there are more... and I'm not going into PvP.

felinette

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Girl Power [GP]

Me/

13 Apr 2006 at 15:44 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avarre

Mesmer PvE:
Using chaos storm, at all.

Disagree. Chaos storm is great under the right circumstances. YMMV.

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

13 Apr 2006 at 15:47 - 5

The only thing chaos storm is good at is costing 15 energy to break aggro. If you really need a self-preserving AoE, use symbol of wrath. The damage is pathetic, the energy draining is minute, its an utter waste of a slot.

Count to Potato

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Imagination Land

I Swear She Was Eighteen [Gwen]

W/

13 Apr 2006 at 15:49 - 6

Warrior: Using Skull Crack against other warriors
Ranger: Using Markmans Wager as a spiker
Elementalist: Using Blinding FLash on caster
Mesmer: Using Echo and then Archane Echo
Monk: Using Signment of Judegement
Necromancer: Using Dark Fury with no warrior

Megla Zero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

North Carolina

[OS]

13 Apr 2006 at 15:49 - 7

I just saw a ranger last night completely screw us over in tombs on the last level by running past the two patrols to go attack the wurms... which ended up pulling both groups onto us and proceeding to get us killed. Needless to say, we were pissed.

gou

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

globally warmed england

the discarnate

13 Apr 2006 at 15:51 - 8

me personally
I played my warrior as hammers exclusively for months then switched to axe skills one day to see what all the fuss was about damage wise, it was a full 30 minutes of unimpressed expression before I noticed I had forgot to change my attributes out of hammers too.
oops

and as a necro the first time I saw bip was when I capped it.
on teamspeak...
"wow this is cool I can give you guys LOADS of energy.. look"
*thud*
"ah! er hefty sacrifice on that one though!"

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

13 Apr 2006 at 15:52 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Count to Potato

Mesmer: Using Echo and then Archane Echo

But Echoing Arcane Echo Mending is uber leet!

gou

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2005

globally warmed england

the discarnate

13 Apr 2006 at 15:56 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Murder In China

But Echoing Arcane Echo Mending is uber leet!

echo flare tbh

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

13 Apr 2006 at 15:59 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by gou

double echo flare tbh

Fixed zomg.

dr1zz one

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

13 Apr 2006 at 16:01 - 12

monk playing as a ranger.....barrage/pet...troll ungent...the whole deal
he did have 2 monk skills...rebirth and healing breeze =/

felinette

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Girl Power [GP]

Me/

13 Apr 2006 at 16:05 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avarre

The only thing chaos storm is good at is costing 15 energy to break aggro. If you really need a self-preserving AoE, use symbol of wrath.

Symbol of wrath only operates on adjacent enemies. Chaos Storm can break up aggro for anyone in the group. Anyway, don't want to get into a religious argument. As I said, YMMV.

Misc Merik

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

America

Fugitives of Kurzick (Fok)

W/

13 Apr 2006 at 16:06 - 14

War: Iway war

Ranger: Iway trapper

Necro: Order necro, I dont mind the tainted necros there alright.

Mesmer: Fast cast orders

Elementalist: not waiting for monsters to be setup right for proper nuking

Monk: watching former 55 monks try to play healer or prot and stink at it. Also them trying to sneak into your group in Toa is amusing.
Mo/War: Im a healer
Me: Like hell you are
Me: boot mowar= ftw
*kick*
Me: I'm using ward against farmer monk!

BloodBrooder

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Jeepers Kreepers

W/Mo

13 Apr 2006 at 16:09 - 15

The best i would have to say was a n/mo with a sundering war hammer or something like that. Level 20 during the whole mission thats what he used, didn't seem to use any skills thought he was a warrior... i was the monk so i was kind of dumbfounded at this. Should of taken a screenshot lol it was too funny dumb.. but funny for the rest of the party

Lars Wool

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

France

Guilde des INpactiens

W/E

13 Apr 2006 at 16:19 - 16

a N/war in sorrow furnace, pretending to be a blood necro ; with 12 in sword mastery, tanking and using a well of power with +4 health regen

Mai

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Needs Moar[DESU]

Mo/

13 Apr 2006 at 16:22 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lars Wool

a N/war in sorrow furnace, pretending to be a blood necro ; with 12 in sword mastery, tanking and using a well of power with +4 health regen

lol I think I've met him too in a FoW group

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

13 Apr 2006 at 16:23 - 18

E/Mo with hammer yes, tanking with some smite spells and using heal area while fighting. I don't know if he did that on purpose because it's the most hilarious thing I've ever seen

jciardha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

International Districts

The Labyrinth of Night [LoN]

Me/

13 Apr 2006 at 16:24 - 19

Seeing a mesmer cast Backfire on a warrior.
Seeing a warrior use "Victory Is Mine!" when none of his foes are suffering conditions but he's Poisoned and suffering from Deep Wound.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theos

Mesmer: Super Egos of Doom, flocking like birds to "defend" their godliness.

I have to agree with that.

floplag

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

SoCal

Gamerz United

Me/N

13 Apr 2006 at 16:24 - 20

Wammos: two words, Leeroy Jenkins !

Theos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

River Dancing

Eternal Treachery [TimE]

Me/E

13 Apr 2006 at 16:26 - 21

Oh I forgot:

Seeing a mesmer cast Backfire. I hate that skill with a passion :P

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

13 Apr 2006 at 16:27 - 22

Warriors using offhands and trying to be casters.

Xasew

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Storm Bearers[SB]

13 Apr 2006 at 16:48 - 23

GvG vs. a TOP150 guild(it's what makes it so sad).

Warrior chasing me, uses Frenzy so I use Flame Bursts and keep kiting. After 2-3 Flame Bursts he uses Heal Sig. Too bad he forgot to cancel Frenzy, because at that moment I hit him with Rodgort's+Immolate and he drops.

Oberon Shadowking

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

A Midsummer Night (AMND)

W/Mo

13 Apr 2006 at 16:51 - 24

HAHA, I love it.

55 monk in Tombs is freaking HILAROIUS. I was in a group, and we didn't KNOW he was a 55 until he DIED and we couldn't Res him. That was funny, in retrospect.

Didn't see this one:
Squishies like Mesmers and Eles charging into the MIDDLE of a group ahead of the tanks.

Oh, and I got a ranger PvP one:
Bringing ALMOST nothing but running skills. Escape/Dodge, etc. He didn't get killed very fast, but he didn't DO anything either. I suppose this also sorta goes over to those people who accidentally forget to reset from their running skills prior to entering Random Arena (LOL, I have done that... X D)

Buzzer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Australia

13 Apr 2006 at 17:36 - 25

A warrior used Signet of Midnight against me.

DFrost

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ultima Thule

Legacy of Echovald [Echo]

P/

13 Apr 2006 at 17:39 - 26

A R/Mo wielding a FDS during the Ascension missions

Katari

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Upstate

Me/

13 Apr 2006 at 17:41 - 27

Monk in PvP: Using Aura of Restoration, and firestorm. Then I saw a monk using Frenzy, on a healer.

Mesmer in PvP:Frenzy on an IW build, in HA.

Francis Demeules

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada, Qc

[Holy]

Me/Mo

13 Apr 2006 at 17:56 - 28

My mistake I did with my mesmer before: Backfire on Warrior and Empathy on Ele (That was a bad day)

Ranger

Apply poison + Barrage
B/P without Barrage or Pet... or both
Spirits Spammer (Only spirits)

Elemantalist

Obsidian Flame Spiker
Nuke with fire storm

Monk

55HP in PvP and Tomb

Mesmer

Spamming conjure phantasm while have points in domination
Pure Degen
IW in PvE
Spell Thief in PvE
Runner with Illusion of Haste
Stance Mesmer with only Mantra

Warrior

Heavy Healer
Multi Melee Weapons
Use Earth shaker while their one ennemy
/Dance behind female char (Male Warrior only)

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

13 Apr 2006 at 18:53 - 29

Warrior: "I'm using Meteor Shower on Bladed Aatxe!"

No joke.

noice1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

IL

[ARIN]

R/

13 Apr 2006 at 18:55 - 30

Monk who once brought only one good healing spell and a res signet

Kurow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

Faces of Death [Tye]

R/W

13 Apr 2006 at 19:06 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alleji

Warrior: "I'm using Meteor Shower on Bladed Aatxe!"

No joke.

That would make me cry.

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

13 Apr 2006 at 19:20 - 32

Hey i tried IW in PvE.... on my W/Me. I was messing around don't worry

Necro:

Going into UW with a 55monk, after forgetting to change stats from my order necro build. Still cleared the smites though.
Using Meteor Shower as an MM

Mesmer:

Spending 5minutes complaining about how i couldn't interrupt Vampiric Touch in The Wilds before realising it was a skill.

Ele:

Using Firestorm AFTER Meteor Shower (or in general)

Warrior:

PvP, running upto my trapper ranger at the start of the round, activating Frenzy and exploding in a mass of '52s'.

Monk:

55 tank in FoW running straight into Shatter Enchantment.

Ranger:

Me: "Leave the Armour i'll get it"
Ranger *runs to attack Jade Armour thinking Whirling Defences will save him*
*dies*
This is a particular favourite of mine,
B/P team to FoW, how much health do you have ranger, that vamp bow is degening pretty fast.... 'My Health is 271 out of 271' ..........

Matsumi

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

13 Apr 2006 at 19:35 - 33

Ranger - Dancing in all towns and outposts, and then start saying DANCE to everyone, hoping for a dance party to start. Oh, and using poison arrow on mobs that constantly plague touch the entire party. Constantly using barrage, like it has to be brought with them everywhere they go.

Warrior - Anything they do really, but I like it when they have a good attitude, and make things funny for the rest of the group.

Monk - Burning up all those high energy skills on one person and spamming their energy to everyone. I have seen a monk try to tank with a shield and sword before too.

Necro - Anyone that creates a N/W and actually plays through the game like that, thinking they're some kind of death knight or something, and still doesn't have any knowledge of what their skills do. Kind of like the one mentioned before with a 12 in swordsmanship (I think I've met him before too). Thinking wells are so uber, and actually stopping to stand in one for a few minutes, "Hey guys, looky what I made, isn't it cooler than sliced bread?"

Elementalist - "Dancing naked for tips" or other things that are sexual, makes me sick anymore. Tanking is another one. Why do they always try to do this? Then yelling at the healer when they die, when they're further away than the tanks are.

Mesmer - Nothing, mesmers are perfect. Seriously, using backfire on everything or pure degen.

I think that about sums it up. Oops, forgot one for evey class, /dance. I like it when warriors taunt though, it looks goofy. I once saw a couple of warriors that were doing that repeatedly to people, and it made me laugh, they called themselves "the taunters", it was so funny.

Mimi Miyagi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Port Orchard, WA

The Second Foundation: [TSF]

13 Apr 2006 at 19:43 - 34

I went on a skill capping PUG up in Mineral Springs. We brought along a N/E.

I was a E/Me, echo nuker.

I would do the normal ele thing - sit back and wait for the warrior to get aggro, target the biggest group that are hitting the warrior, and nuke it with meteor shower, then move to a different group and nuke that one with my echoed meteor shower. Basic stuff.

Stupid Necro would run up as I'm casting my first MS, and he would cast firestorm, scattering the mob, and wasting my spell. He'd do the same thing with my second MS with some other AOE spell (Searing Heat or something, I forget) and cause THAT mob to scatter.

So, effectively, that Necro was more effective in shutting down the team's major damage dealer better than an enemy mesmer.

When I asked him nicely (yes, nicely) to please stop casting firestorm as it was causing the mobs to scatter he got extremely indignant and argumentative. When we moved to the next mob, he did the same damn thing. This time, I lost my patience, and yelled at him to (!&#^$(^%&# stop casting firestorm and leave the nuking to a real nuker. He rage quit. We managed to continue on without him and eventually everyone capped their skills they wanted.

I swear, if you want to play a particular class, go MAKE one and play it. I get SO tired of people playing a secondary as their primary. There are very very few profession combinations where this will work. I find this especially in popular farming areas, where a particular build dominates parties and once popular professions are ignored (Tombs and B/P groups, for example). I swear, I've never seen so many e/r w/r in my life, lol.

qwe4rty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Texas

Brewed to Perfection [BtP]

13 Apr 2006 at 19:55 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misc Merik

War: Iway war

Ranger: Iway trapper

Necro: Order necro, I dont mind the tainted necros there alright.

Mesmer: Fast cast orders

So, FotM's that worked? How is that stupid? I agree in the since that I'd rather have people expand more, but it gets hard for people low levels to get into groups because of the misinterpretation of "rank"

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

13 Apr 2006 at 19:56 - 36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mimi Miyagi

I swear, if you want to play a particular class, go MAKE one and play it. I get SO tired of people playing a secondary as their primary.

Well, that particular N/E sounded bad, but the idea's not bad: Kill things, get energy, kill more things.

To change the thread a little bit, what are the worse class combos? I'm curious, because I'm pretty sure you can make a decent build with any combo...

Grais

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

The Tools

13 Apr 2006 at 20:00 - 37

Get a life, quit trying to make yourself feel better by putting other people down. Thats is all you are doing with these stupid trolls disguised as 'harmless fun', half the shit described could be one time mistakes. You all sound like idiots to me.
When do you all get the time to sit and monitor the other players use of skills ?
Ill tell you when, when you are lying on the ground dead.
Learn to play for yourself and quit worrying about the mistakes others make(blaming them for own your inadequacies), and maybe you'll quit making so many yourself, then maybe, just maybe you'll stay alive a little longer next time.

Mimi Miyagi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Port Orchard, WA

The Second Foundation: [TSF]

13 Apr 2006 at 20:04 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grais

Get a life, quit trying to make yourself feel better by putting other people down. Thats is all you are doing with these stupid trolls disguised as 'harmless fun', half the shit described could be one time mistakes. You all sound like idiots to me.
When do you all get the time to sit and monitor the other players use of skills ?
Ill tell you when, when you are lying on the ground dead.
Learn to play for yourself and quit worrying about the mistakes others make(blaming them for own your inadequacies), and maybe you'll quit making so many yourself, then maybe, just maybe you'll stay alive a little longer next time.

So, does this fall under Irony, or Hypocrisy? I always get confused.

Matsumi

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

13 Apr 2006 at 20:07 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grais

Get a life, quit trying to make yourself feel better by putting other people down. Thats is all you are doing with these stupid trolls disguised as 'harmless fun', half the shit described could be one time mistakes. You all sound like idiots to me.
When do you all get the time to sit and monitor the other players use of skills ?
Ill tell you when, when you are lying on the ground dead.
Learn to play for yourself and quit worrying about the mistakes others make(blaming them for own your inadequacies), and maybe you'll quit making so many yourself, then maybe, just maybe you'll stay alive a little longer next time.

go away troll

Oberon Shadowking

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

A Midsummer Night (AMND)

W/Mo

13 Apr 2006 at 20:10 - 40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matsumi

Warrior - Anything they do really, but I like it when they have a good attitude, and make things funny for the rest of the group.

LOL, HEY! I take offense!

No, just kidding. We should hook up sometime, I am the ULTIMATE "good attitude" tanker! *preens in self admiration*

No, but it's true, Warriors are the stupidest profession. It's because too many beginners use it, so there are a LOT of players with little to no skills using it.