Leaving your Second Profession

Rhinestone

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Knoxville

28 Apr 2005 at 15:28 - 1
Hey there guys, This is Rhine Stone - Im currently in a bit of a tussle. Last night as I was leveling, I went to the Catacombs and accidently for some reason picked up Novice Necromancer... But i really dont want to be a Mesmer/Necro in the long run. If you have any idea on what to do, input would be great!

Iain ap Cuilleain

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ottawa, Canada

28 Apr 2005 at 15:45 - 2
I'm assuming that you're still in Pre-Searing Ascalon.

You won't be able to change your Second Profession until after you reach Level 20, so if you really don't want to play that secondary, you're better off wiping that character and starting over.

Brungo

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Tampa,FL,USA

28 Apr 2005 at 16:01 - 3
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain ap Cuilleain
I'm assuming that you're still in Pre-Searing Ascalon.

You won't be able to change your Second Profession until after you reach Level 20, so if you really don't want to play that secondary, you're better off wiping that character and starting over.
LOL, I did the same thing. However, I just started 3 more characters instead of deleting.

FL-

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Oklahoma City, OK

28 Apr 2005 at 16:11 - 4
Are you making fun of my choice in professions? I'm the ONLY, and I mean ONLY, Mesmer/Necro I've seen in the game so far... Where are all my brothers and sisters in gimp?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhinestone
But i really dont want to be a Mesmer/Necro in the long run.

Chadatog

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2005

28 Apr 2005 at 16:13 - 5
Just do the quest for the exp. When it is completed she gives you the choice to take necro as a secondary. All you have to do is say no thanks and just go and do another. You can do all the secondary quests and when you are all done with them choose one.

Rhinestone

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Knoxville

02 May 2005 at 14:39 - 6
Thanks for the posts!

confessor24

confessor24

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Philadelphia, PA

02 May 2005 at 14:42 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by FL-
Are you making fun of my choice in professions? I'm the ONLY, and I mean ONLY, Mesmer/Necro I've seen in the game so far... Where are all my brothers and sisters in gimp?
Well I'm a Necro/Mesmer, does that count?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

02 May 2005 at 14:44 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by confessor24
Well I'm a Necro/Mesmer, does that count?
that is a PVE necro/mesmer is it not

Soul Monarch

Soul Monarch

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

In the between.

Heros Etc.

Me/N

02 May 2005 at 15:01 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by FL-
Are you making fun of my choice in professions? I'm the ONLY, and I mean ONLY, Mesmer/Necro I've seen in the game so far... Where are all my brothers and sisters in gimp?
I'm a Mesmer/Necromancer.

And I certainly don't consider myself 'gimped' either. I am certainly hampered by being unable to choose the skills I want to use, but not gimped.

DoT/Blood magic for the win.

Vasha

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

02 May 2005 at 15:16 - 10
I have a mesmer/necro. Bone Horrors are handy to have, so are life draining spells.

The only thing I'm not sure about though, is do degeneration spells stack? Like siphon life and conjure illusion...

TheUncleanOne

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

USA

02 May 2005 at 15:27 - 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vasha
The only thing I'm not sure about though, is do degeneration spells stack? Like siphon life and conjure illusion...
The max Degeneration or Regeneration you may have in effect is 10 pips... so you may stack Life Siphon (1-3 pip degen) and Conjure Phantasm (5 pip den) and say Bleeding (3 pips degen) and Poison (4 pips degen) but you'll max out at 10 pips degen (15 total, 10 max). IIRC the game keeps track of the extra pips of degen, so if that target got Healing Breeze (3-8 pip regen), you might still have a net 7-10 pips of degen (15-8 = 7 or more degen).

Joysze

Joysze

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2005

02 May 2005 at 15:34 - 12
Me too... umm three... umm 4, 5, 6.... anyways, me/n here too ^.^ And like Loviatar, I'm PvE. We should start us up a club, Mescro unite or something.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

02 May 2005 at 15:36 - 13
Askalon Pverts (AP)

christy2703

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

02 May 2005 at 16:13 - 14
i have a mesmer/necro and really like this combo so far i am not sure how well it will do later on but for now its awsome.

Dtach

Dtach

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Netherlands

02 May 2005 at 16:39 - 15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain ap Cuilleain
I'm assuming that you're still in Pre-Searing Ascalon.

You won't be able to change your Second Profession until after you reach Level 20, so if you really don't want to play that secondary, you're better off wiping that character and starting over.
Tell me more about changing your class when your lvl20 please, what does this do to your skills. if i for example have Ele/Mo i could become Ele/War?

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

02 May 2005 at 16:53 - 16
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dtach
Tell me more about changing your class when your lvl20 please, what does this do to your skills. if i for example have Ele/Mo i could become Ele/War?
you keep (for pvp) any skills you unlocked with your previous secondary profession

as to how you do the switch nobody has said yet

The bottom line is that you could have a primary character who has experimented with all five available secondary professions. That character will likely have good stock of skills in each of those lines. In fact, that character could have every skill in each of the five available secondaries. The character then, in ways not yet to be revealed, will be able to shift to a different secondary and take advantage of a long history of roleplaying character development.

WarDragon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

05 May 2005 at 16:09 - 17
Need more info on this.
I am @ a dude who wants too change my secondary profession intoo mesmer.
So when i do that then i can't use my old secondary skills anymore right.
Like i use a bow and i got 12 markmanship (that will be gone then right?)
It says that i am worthy of more then 1 seconday skill but that is just a typo right???