Questions for N/Me players

Hello everyone,

First it's my first post and I would like to thank all of you who take time to give feed-back and info to other players.

Second, my questions regards some aspects of the game I'm less familiar with. I play a lvl 19 N/Me build right now with the following stats:
Blood Magic: 10 + 2 =12
Soul Reaping 8 + 1= 9
Inspiration Magic: 7
Illusion Magic: 7

I use currently:
1 Vampiric Gaze
2 Dark Pact
3 Life Siphon
4 Barbed Signet
5 Leech Signet
6 Drain Enchantment
7 CP/Phantom Pain
8 Signet of Capture

I might use Unholy feast and Arcane Echo (or any spell that can copy...I can't remember the name precisely...)

I would like to know if some of you know if soloing with a N/Me is possible. I find it very difficult to accumulate wealth for better armor sets (namely the 1,5k armor sets) with a load of henchmen.

My second question is a follow-up of the first: is it possible to...(gasp)...farm (I wrote the word! ) with this kind of build. It seems difficult IMHO because a N/Me is more of a support caster rather than a strong fighter type...

Last question, is it me or I didn't get any elite skills even if I'm midway into the main quest...is it normal? I've used SoC on any boss throwing Me or N skills but to no avail.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank to all of you!
-Louis

yes, but you might want to rethink your build. If you look around at how other players go about soloing, most solo builds rely on aoe spells or protection spells. Death magic is probably the most viable skill line for soloing as a necro.

again, yes, but you'll need different build, and because I'm against the idea of abusive farming, I would like to add that their are other ways to make lots of money, that are less repetitive and more fun.


Well, not sure where exactly you are but you can't even get capture signets until you get to lions arch, and then you still have to do the capture sig quest before you can purchase them like regular skills. As for where boss's start using elites, I'm not sure, but I'm assuming the start using them shortly after capture signets become available

You don't have to do the Capture Sig. quest in order to buy them like regular skils.

Also, the bosses don't start using elites shortly after you get the SoC. Bosses start using elites in the desert missions (Elona Reach, Thirsty River, and Dunes of Despair), which is after all the Kryta Missions and the Maguuma Missions, which is quite far from Lion's Arch.

Thank you to both of you, I'm beginning the desert quests right now so I'll see about the elite skills.

As far as making money...let's say I played the Sanctum Cay mission last evening and got around 700 GP out of it. It seems a little slow since we need boatloads of $$ for Droknar's Forge. I would go in the desert alone to get some more but I get my a** kicked if I go alone and if I hire hencmen, they take a huge cut out of drops...

As far as specific build question, I'll post them in the appropriate forum.

Thank you again,
-Louis

Are you saying you try to capture skills whilst the bosses cast because this is not the method by which to catch the elites anymore. You capture them by using your signet after the enemy has died. With regard to the elite skills, you can only start capturing them in the crystal desert and there is only one skill you can catch there. For necro this is order of the vampire. I am also Necromancer/Mesmer, formerly necromancer/monk. I find this is a very effective support class, but that is all.