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GW2 [Podcast #8] Guild Wars 2 "What profession should I play?" - PART 2

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The members of http://alttabme.com came together during this weekly podcast to talk about "What Profession should I Play?!"

Summary: We wanted to talk about all the different Professions and focus less on balance and more on what each profession does, how it plays, and what type of gamer would be attracted to it, giving people a good idea of what to expect if they haven't put tons of hours in on the betas.

What Professions we covered this week:
  • Necrmancer - 00:01:53
  • Mesmer - 00:39:08
  • Warrior - 01:16:03
  • Questions from the live stream - 01:36:00
What Professions we are covering next week:
  • Thief
  • Ranger
The questions answered here are some of the top questions we get during our live streams at http://alttabme.com/live and these forums!

We are live Mondays @ 5:15 EST : http://alttabme.com/live

If you wish to submit questions for next weeks podcast for please feel free to post on our forums at alttabme.com/forum

If you are looking for a good guild to join once the game has released feel free to apply as we are accepting applications.

Link to MP3 Download can be found in the description on the Youtube page.


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For those who are curious here is where you can find the Bruce Gifs: http://www.alttabme.com/forum/index.php?threads/bruce-memes.1042/
 
Just got through the Necro part, I thought Mr. Fox did a very fine job. The only part I took issue with is the no spike damage/power. There is definitely significant spike damage builds out there with the Necro, there's a well known crit/power build that focuses on the axe/staff that has been in high usage since BWE1. And I'm working on a toughness/power build that focuses on the axe/dagger. You can combine Dagger #2 (Life Siphon, 2800 damage, 2K+ heal), with Axe #2 (Ghastly Claws, 2500 damage), along with exploding your Bone Minions (4k damage if both hit). So, that's about 10k damage over the course of 5 seconds or so. And the cooldowns for all of them are pretty short, 8 seconds for Ghastly Claws, 12 seconds for Life Siphon, and 20 seconds for Bone Minions.

You can also spec for Death Shroud to be offensive, which puts out 1.5k damage per Life Blast hit on average, about every second or two, and can be made to hit multiple targets via piercing. Lich can be made to hit for around 2k every second or two with the basic attack, which also hits multiple targets.

So, definitely some serious spike damage options. It's just that most Necros haven't moved past the Hide in the back with the Staff or Scepter and cast lots of Conditions aspect because it's safe and effective. But there are some options within the class, even with the massive nerfs (adjustments) since BWE2, they just are off the beaten path right now.
 
Great job guys, the podcasts are starting to look VERY good. I like especially how you worked through the technical difficulty and kept going. That can be VERY frustrating and often extremely hard to get over. I have to admit, I don't know WTF I want to play now.
 
in my case they made me take another look at my original pick, and now i'm in love with the engineer.
Thank you Zakis!
 
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