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MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

09 Aug 2005 at 22:13 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Rangers are so boring I'd rather be assimulated than play one. lol >

Prove it!

Rangers with flame traps... we love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Personally, I carry barb, dust and spike when trapping. Flame doesn't do as much damage. Knock em down, blind em and bleed em. Now that's love.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

09 Aug 2005 at 22:19 - 42

To be perfectly honest I think they all would/will get boring eventually, I mean how many times can you use the same skills over and over and over again before it feels more robotic than skilled or fun?

I've beaten rangers, I've lost to rangers, I've beaten monks, I've lost to monks, I've beaten ele's, I've lost to eles, I've beaten mezzers (though I think my toughest opponents) and lost to mezzers and I've certainly beaten warriors and lost to warriors. Where the line comes in, is what do I like to beat them with the most. I prefer to beat them fast so I like Warriors or Elementals the best. I like lots of dps and watching that hp bar go down fast. Rangers just don't do that for me. I don't see the dps out of them like I do warriors/eles. W/Mo or Ele/Mo smite builds are a blast.

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

09 Aug 2005 at 22:21 - 43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

To be perfectly honest I think they all would/will get boring eventually, I mean how many times can you use the same skills over and over and over again before it feels more robotic than skilled or fun?

I've beaten rangers, I've lost to rangers, I've beaten monks, I've lost to monks, I've beaten ele's, I've lost to eles, I've beaten mezzers (though I think my toughest opponents) and lost to mezzers and I've certainly beaten warriors and lost to warriors. Where the line comes in, is what do I like to beat them with the most. I prefer to beat them fast so I like Warriors or Elementals the best. I like lots of dps and watching that hp bar go down fast. Rangers just don't do that for me. I don't see the dps out of them like I do warriors/eles. W/Mo or Ele/Mo smite builds are a blast.

True, true... but concussive shot is quite worth a chuckle. Ele's just stand their, maybe flip their wands... gagging...

Shamblemonkee

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

UK, Bristol

Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen]

Mo/R

09 Aug 2005 at 22:30 - 44

For me, I find the warrior pretty uninspiring

Ultimate_Gaara

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

09 Aug 2005 at 23:22 - 45

Warrior wins my vote, ive done too much hacking and slashing in my days of d2, there is really noting special to them, i prefer my ele or my me the best

Guillaume De Sonoma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

aFk

Me/Rt

10 Aug 2005 at 00:05 - 46

Durning eight grade i some how got landed in the advanced english class. The class was 27 girls and 5 guys me being one of the five. Having so many girls wasn't bad but the teacher was awful. She was a 5 feet tall, indian/spanish never knew, and talked in such a low tune no one could tell what she said and had to ask everyone around them what she said. If you sat in the back row like me (you didn't chose your seats) you moght as well of had earplugs. I had to ask her to repeat everything twice and always had to ask what some of the words meant which annoyed my class a lot. My history teacher was also awful. She was a very loud person 350 or so pounds (she was big nobody cared about that till track started) but she forgot everything and made mistakes a lot like losing my friends grades which dropped his grades a lot. She also accused another friend of cheating which wasn't true and dropped his grade from a B+ to a C+. But when track startedShe would yell at me about jumping higher (I was in the high jump) or yell at my friend Kieth about running faster and he had a 5:15 mile. 4th fastest in the school district. She would say just run faster. Well gee i never thought of that.

Anyways a monk wouldn't be boring but repetitive and it might suck because every one yells at you sometimes when you die.

Thanks for listening to my ranting.

AznDVL

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

PCNC - Planet Command & Conquer

R/E

10 Aug 2005 at 00:20 - 47

IMO, mesmers are the most boring class ever. sure it might be fun in PVP cause u can piss people off like crazy with ur hexes, but theyre just way too boring in PVE. atleast the monks can use that prot/smit build and farm.

oh and also, i love rangers. theres so many different possibilities. u have so many prep skills that can modify what ur arrows do and many different arrow skills that let you work well in any situation as well.

shinseikaze

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Dark Side Of The Force

E/Mo

10 Aug 2005 at 00:41 - 48

warriors most boring class

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

10 Aug 2005 at 00:53 - 49

Rangers, hands down, boring. Although the pet system is nice, but unless anet allows me to tame that Ub3r Rabbit in pre-seering... I will not be fully satisfied.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

10 Aug 2005 at 01:11 - 50

I will say this about Warriors they are meant to be around Monks and vice versa.Rangers I would say Earth Elementalists are good pair.Mesmurs and Necros are one of a kind.

Audhumla

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Oregon

The Shattered Hand

N/R

10 Aug 2005 at 01:22 - 51

Quote:

Originally Posted by borkbork

Haha. I just say: "Mesmer/Necro with WELL OF POWER LFG."

That's the key phrase since pugs are too addicted to that spell and I'm in no hurry to change their minds about that.

Otherwise I'm going to have to look for another magic phrase again :|

"Blood Ritual user LFG"

And Econ is the most boring

Xue Yi Liang

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Northern CA

Outlaws of the Water Margin

Mo/Me

10 Aug 2005 at 01:24 - 52

There are no boring professions - but there are plenty of boring players. A boring player can even turn a classic build into mush.

Eet GnomeSmasher

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

In my head

10 Aug 2005 at 01:30 - 53

Dumb thread. It should be titled "What class do you suck at" instead.

Hell Marauder

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

10 Aug 2005 at 01:34 - 54

No, boring class doesn't necessary mean difficult to play.
Ranger is most fun, as trappers, beastmasters and bowman all very different play modes. The most boring? Elementalist, spells are all very similar, only differs in damage type and Aoe vs individual.

EverBlue

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada, AB, Calgary

Arcane Draconum

W/Mo

10 Aug 2005 at 01:38 - 55

I found my elementalist boring. I love my healing monk, though.

Syklone

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

10 Aug 2005 at 02:04 - 56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetai12

I think definatly healing monks are the most boring!

Depends, I play a healing monk and in GvG I become the following;

- a huge fuzzy pink "Kill Me" target to all Tanks
- a pin cushion for all rangers
- a weather lightning rod (or firestorm) attraction for all elementalists
- a feeding toy for the necros pets

You try and tell me that a monk is boring? I spend most of my time laughing and having fun as everyone tries to take me out

Cheers

PS - I agree, this thread should be dubbed "Who makes their class borring"

Krank

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/

10 Aug 2005 at 02:09 - 57

Mesmers are the hardest to get in groups, therefore boring

Tourist

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/Mo

10 Aug 2005 at 07:30 - 58

Once you get a group together and get rolling mesmers can be pretty fun though, at least I've had fun with mine changing up targets and constantly firing off a barrage of hexes, energy burns, and just general trouble-making spells on everything I can. My first 3 characters(a W/Mo, a Mo/Me, and a W/Me) have all been dedicated, one-target-at-a-time types when attacking, so it's kinda fun for a change to be all over the place trying to keep multiple enemies distracted and damaged(or self-damaging, thank you backfire and empathy!).

Besides, the whole thing about getting a group together can be interesting sometimes too, although it's more of a "Oh god oh god, we're all going to die" kinda fun when you realize that the first group you got lasso'd into after 10 minutes of waiting is full of halfbrained incompetants and idiots.

Makkert

Black Beast of Aarrrrgghh

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

The Biggyverse [PLEB] // Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

10 Aug 2005 at 07:55 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ollj

hehe.

i think W/Mo is most boring, because its just to straight forward to play and "uncreative".

/agreed.
its fun every now and then in random arena, but it so ...lacking of intelligence....

Mr. Matt

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

R/Mo

10 Aug 2005 at 08:21 - 60

Hey, if it works, it works, right?

I like the Ranger best. They have the most variety of the other classes, and even just basic bow attacking can be fun while you try and find the optimal place to rain down bows from.

I haven't actually found a 'boring' class yet... and I've played them all, so it must be a secret class that I don't know about. I like Elementalists for the sheer feeling of "Mwuhuahahaaaa! I'm all powerful and I'm going to nuke you!". I like Monks because they're great against Undead, and healing can be a game in itself. Warriors are just hard men, and that's always fun. Mesmers get to completely and utterly irritate their opponents. And Necromancers are just cool incarnate.

Soul Shaker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Soul Crusaders

10 Aug 2005 at 09:30 - 61

Monks and ele's are by far the most boring for me. I've tried a monk, never got it past sumria. Ele, well...never even got to the first mission cos i was so bored. Select target, press buttons, get screwed up. Rinse, lather, repeat. Rangers are fun, so are warriors, mesmers, i ain't played too far yet, but sounds fun. It seems like the more energy i need, the less fun the class gets. I can't see fun in mesmers for PvE, but PvP.....pissing people off is fun.

Slimcea

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

10 Aug 2005 at 10:35 - 62

For PvE at least, I find warriors the most challenging of the lot. I've done a nuker Ele and a healing Monk, and personally they don't really require the actual situational awareness of a Warrior. All they really do is manage their energy and skill cooldown, and check to see if they're being beaten on.

Warriors though have to manage body-blocking, moving to protect casters, finding the best way to round up enemies/catch aggro, and at the same time, manage energy/adrenaline to pull of damage spikes.

Jetai12

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

where ever there is food!

Looking for an AB Luxon Guild

10 Aug 2005 at 11:56 - 63

my monk is probably boring because
A: i only play solo or with my friend so that only gives me 2 people to heal at most times
or
B: my heals heal for more than any monster can dish out in 2-3 hits, so i just sit there and press 2 every once in a while

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

10 Aug 2005 at 12:30 - 64

Well, that's cause you seem to be in Ascalon still ^^

I really don't play my water/Earth ele anymore, cause I've givin it up in place of a full Prot/Smiting monk to go with my Healer. Now, mind you, I really hate PvP, its never got my attention at all, and the only place where its "balanced" is in the level 20 arenas, since everyone has access to all the same skills, unlike the Ascalon arena, where there are people with Illusionary Weaponry, Shield of Judgement, and all that crap and make it extremely unfair.

So basically I love any monk.

Lord Malikai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Colorado

Imperial Fist Guild Leader

W/E

10 Aug 2005 at 12:42 - 65

Aeromancer. I still have a burning hatred for that class yet their power was beautiful in it's simplicity. Maybe that's why they are so boring.

kalaris

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Warrior Nation [WN]

W/N

10 Aug 2005 at 14:02 - 66

For me the most boring pve Class was surely mesmer... course its one of the most fun pvp classes so it balanced out.

At first I would of agreeed with Rangers being boring , I started 6-10 rangers in preseering, trying to make them work before getting bored, but eventually, I broke down and just played as one, and if you can get through the tedium, they get to be just awesome in high levels.

No class is really truely boring, even my heal monk was more amusing them my mesmer =)

Gwenhywar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Shameful Spirits [SsP]

Mo/

10 Aug 2005 at 14:51 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetai12

what do you people think are the most boring classes?
i think definatly healing monks are the most boring!

The most boring class is the one that least fits the player's playing style

My monkee is the most fun of my 3 characters. I love the versatility - depending on the skillset I can either be a support character of some sort, or a damage dealer, or just screw them all and go farming on my own when I want to. A monk can do anything, depending on your mood! Love that.

Of course it's little fun to group with people who chose to blame the monk for their own (or someone else's) failures, but when in a good team, I love the feeling of power of a team where 3 good monks work in unison with 4 other good players, easily beating anything that comes in the way. I'm thinking about the FoW team I was lucky to be part of yesterday - in teams like that, where every class contributes its strenghts to the common success, it's really fun to be a monk.

For me probably ele is kinda boring because it's too straightforward. Nuke nuke nuke .... blah.

Mesmer is very fun too because of the immense power they have, but it's also the most complicated class that really involves some thinking to be effective. Besides Me females have THE cutest 15k armor in the game!!

Warrior is fun just because of the speedrunning. And of course running around with a fellblade or fiery looking chaos axe in your hand is even more fun

Apart from that there's not much else.

Rangers are boring in PvE but immense fun in PvP (no, I dont consider spirits part of PvP fun -.-)! Thank heavens for secondary classes that allow to unlock ranger skills without playing a ranger through PvE.

Finally necros seem really fun too but I don't have a 5th slot to try a necro primary

TheTim

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ontario

H Two O

W/E

10 Aug 2005 at 14:55 - 68

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrane Latrobe

Macro Econ and History of Art were the most boring classes for me.

LOL... nice.

Each class is only as boring as the player makes it. I think each class can be lots of fun, just depends on what you are looking for.

Chowley

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ireland

Pond of Serenity

Mo/Me

10 Aug 2005 at 15:08 - 69

Warrior and ele are tied as the most boring classes in the game, I couldnt be bothered getting them to the desert

JackOften

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

10 Aug 2005 at 15:24 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tourist

Besides, the whole thing about getting a group together can be interesting sometimes too, although it's more of a "Oh god oh god, we're all going to die" kinda fun when you realize that the first group you got lasso'd into after 10 minutes of waiting is full of halfbrained incompetants and idiots.

You mean like people that run Energy Burn?

And that good sir is why I hate pugs. "NO U NUBZOR DO IT MY NUB WAY, OMFG I QUIT BYE"

Vincenzo

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

Australia

The Republic Edge [TRE]

10 Aug 2005 at 16:11 - 71

Warrior

[sarcasm] OMG hacking and slashing is so fun! [/sarcasm]

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

10 Aug 2005 at 17:53 - 72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charcoal Ann

i don't think there is a most boring class. its like comparing a Model T ford to a Hot Chocolate Fudge cake.... not possible

You kidding? The cake rules! I'd never eat a Model T Ford.

trelloskilos

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Guitarring Adventurers Society

R/N

10 Aug 2005 at 18:50 - 73

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetai12

my monk is probably boring because
A: i only play solo or with my friend so that only gives me 2 people to heal at most times
or
B: my heals heal for more than any monster can dish out in 2-3 hits, so i just sit there and press 2 every once in a while

I think to some degree EVERY class in pre-sear is boring for the same reason. You mostly play solo, and everything is so easy! Try going over the wall with your friend, then see how challenging being a monk is....!

Also, all players change as they accumulate their skills. During my stint to Lvl 20 as a Ranger, I've gone from fast shooter, damage dealer, disrupter, spirit summoner, beast master, and currently, I'm a very keen trapper.

Any class will probably have a fair deal of variety like that in it. Take a look at Monk, for instance. You can be a smiter, healer, protector etc., and as you progress, it doesn't matter who the leader of your group is, the final outcome of any mission you go on will be down to YOU!

So don't give up on your monk. OK, hitting "Heal" every 2 seconds won't seem very exciting, but I bet all that will change in Post-searing! :-)

Tarot Ribos

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Me/E

10 Aug 2005 at 19:12 - 74

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epinephrine

You kidding? The cake rules! I'd never eat a Model T Ford.

Agreed. Cake > Model T's.

Anyways, I'm siding with Warriors as boring... in the event that you actually want to FIGHT. Running as a warrior is a blast.

Unbeknownst to many, it's also a great test of strategy. You have to find pockets where there are no enemies to rest those sprinting skills, you have to time them right, you have to avoid certain types of enemies, and so on.

Oh, and BTW... a W/E is great for that. Armor of Mist (run 33% faster, etc), Sprint, Charge!, Windborn Speed... it goes on. So many ways to go fast.

I'm sure Rangers are quite interesting at higher levels... but they're really quite boring pre-searing... I want a trapper, but I just can't stand leveling up to that.

Think Mesmers are bad for PvE? Try switching targets. The enemy will punish themselves. Empathy that Forgotten Hammer, Backfire that Hydra, then do some fun stuff with Mind Wrack! You can sit there and take on three different enemies at once, instead of just one. There is a downside, though... this will confuse your henchmen.

Healing Monks boring? Go secondary Ranger with a Pet. I soloed for a while with a Healing Monk/Moa Bird combo... good fun. You get to attack by commanding the bird, and still heal.

In short, if you don't know how to actually play the class, it will seem boring. It's when you get into some of the unique skills that seem out of character that things get interesting.

Soul Shaker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Soul Crusaders

10 Aug 2005 at 21:16 - 75

Quote:

Think Mesmers are bad for PvE? Try switching targets. The enemy will punish themselves. Empathy that Forgotten Hammer, Backfire that Hydra, then do some fun stuff with Mind Wrack! You can sit there and take on three different enemies at once, instead of just one. There is a downside, though... this will confuse your henchmen.

Sure, good for PvE, but who wnats to piss off monsters? It's more fun to watch some idiot screaming " 0h n035!!!1111"

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

11 Aug 2005 at 01:23 - 76

[but PvP.....pissing people off is fun.]

Now why would pissing people off be fun? I see no fun when an idiotic ranger runs around the map, has no rez, isn't a R/Mo so isn't going to cast a rez either, but, just runs around the arena to piss people off, why is that fun? And I use rangers because it is the most common character/player that does this silly chicken run around the map. Fortunately I have a build for that type of play and I love spanking them with it. A little sprint/hamstring with extended duration of cripple weapon and then "banish" to top them off with and watch them go POOF as they try to run one last time after I've beaten the heck out of them. lol Yes, now that's what I think is FUN!

Lol there is nothing more FUN that stomping a Ranger into the dirt and mud of the game. hahaha

Ripper_Roo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Me/W

11 Aug 2005 at 04:43 - 77

ranger is boring,and so is warrior unless u have a spellcasting 2nd profession(wich have interesting skillz)

Imp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

Novum Igneus [NI]

Rt/

14 Aug 2005 at 10:01 - 78

healing monks are not boring! they get a special mini game called "repair the red/pink/green bars"

ZeR04U

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

None

R/Me

14 Aug 2005 at 10:15 - 79

I'd have to say every class is boring at some point while they can be exciting as well!

BORING MOMENTS:
Warrior: Later game without farming build. Hack hack hack *yawns*.
Ranger: Middle game... "Jee I can't kill a damn thing."
Mesmer: Late game... "Conjure phantasm got old 15 levels ago"
Elementalist: Early game, "where's my 1337 nuke skills!?! Teh h4x!"
Necro: Early game, "My minions are teh sux0rz"
Monk: No party or henchmen, "I have so much love to give!!! *sniffle*"

FUN/EXCITING MOMENTS:
Warrior: Early game. "Zomfg I can farm!!!"
Ranger: Late game. "Boring, boring, boring, omfg a trap! I finally do something now!!"
Mesmer: Early game/PVP. "Conjure phantasm is the best skill ever!"
Elementalist: Late game. "I don't care if you're a prize hog, you're getting nuked."
Necro: Late game, "Well of power, need I explain more?"
Monk: Party time. "w00t, everyone lubs me!"

All have their fun and boring points in the game.