Fast Casting Ritualist (Me/Rt or Rt/Me?)

X Crusader

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Vancouver, Canada

P/W

Firstly, I haven't really played Rit all that much. I just want to know whether a mesmer/ritualist would be at all useful for PvE, and if a Rit/Mes would be better instead. Can anyone answer this for me?

BTW, I want to be an offensive "ritualist" who doesn't really use mesmer spells, except maybe the inspiration and/or the fast casting line (w/ communing, channeling, and SpawnP)

X Crusader

Tainek

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

Quote:
Originally Posted by X Crusader
Firstly, I haven't really played Rit all that much. I just want to know whether a mesmer/ritualist would be at all useful for PvE, and if a Rit/Mes would be better instead. Can anyone answer this for me?

BTW, I want to be an offensive "ritualist" who doesn't really use mesmer spells, except maybe the inspiration and/or the fast casting line (w/ communing, channeling, and SpawnP)

X Crusader Remember that Fast Casting does not affect binding rituals, if your not going to use the mainstay of the mesmer skills, then you'll be better off with a Rt/Me

frickaline

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quest Of Ages

I think that a fast cast channeling spike could be pretty effective. But Tainek is correct with the binding rits, those aren't going to speed up. Stick to channeling skills and you will probably have decent results.

Duality

Duality

Ub3r Pro0fr34d3r

Join Date: Feb 2005

Atlanta, GA

Girl Power

Quote:
Originally Posted by frickaline
I think that a fast cast channeling spike could be pretty effective. But Tainek is correct with the binding rits, those aren't going to speed up. Stick to channeling skills and you will probably have decent results. I don't know about PvE, but I use a Me/Rt in Alliance Battles. It's not only a viable build, but I've gone toe to toe against touch rangers one on one with it and come out the winner.

Theos

Theos

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

River Dancing

Eternal Treachery [TimE]

Me/E

The channeling line is lack-luster at the moment. Fast Cast won't do much for the spike skills of Ancestors and Gaze so running FC seems useless. Rt/Me will get more damage in and with echo (no points required) it will be more effective. I don't see much advantage to running a FC Channel Rit, now for a restoration rit this won't be true but FC isn't needed in channeling.