Guild Wars 2 Roll Call

[frunk]

I dunno.  I haven't tried all the professions.  I've had extensive time with Ranger, some time with Elementalist and Mesmer, a smattering with Thief and Necro.  Of those Mesmer and Necro were the toughest for me, Ranger and Thief easiest, and Elementalist took some warming up to but kicked ass once I did.

Of the ones I haven't played I think Engineer will also be tricky, but Warrior and Guardian seem pretty straightforward.

Unlike other MMOs there's no dedicated healer or dps class, so you don't have to worry about getting stuck with a profession that can't solo (or is incredibly boring solo).  Personally I'd recommend trying whichever profession most appeals, and if it doesn't work out switch to a different one.

[crazy canuck]

How where they able to break the tank, dps, healer mold in all the other MMOs?

[Grey Fox]

Everyone can heal!

[crazy canuck]

So there are still going to be people that specialize in healing, tanking and dps?

Or can all classes do all things all the time?

[frunk]

How where they able to break the tank, dps, healer mold in all the other MMOs?

Part of it is making a player's self heal more powerful than the heal from other players.  There's some professions that can heal better than others (Guardian and Elementalist), but in general a player who plays dedicated healing is probably a net minus on your team since he isn't doing anything to the enemy.

Dedicated tanks are removed by not having aggro control skills and making it virtually impossible for any one player to stand face to face with a heavy assault for an extended length of time.  Anybody can "tank" for a limited time, either by dodging or using skills that give effective or actual invulnerability.  Those skills don't last long and have relatively lengthy cooldowns.

Dps is still dps, but there isn't a single profession that's markedly superior.  They each have their own flavors and methods though.

[Berkut]

I am not intrigued. Not at all!

[Martinus]

I think they said the usual holy trinity roles are replaced by dps, control and support. All classes can do all three, and the switch between each is done through different weapons being equipped, which can be done mid-fight.

For example, my character (a guardian) is a pure dps when wielding a two-handed hammer, but when he equips a weapon and a shield or a staff, he has skills to grant protection or healing to other players.

[szmik]

I am not intrigued. Not at all!

[crazy canuck]

Thanks for the explanations.

I just got a lot more interested.

[frunk]

For those that have pre-purchased there's another stress test from 3-7 pm EST tomorrow (Aug 15).

[Berkut]

It would appear that I am in.

[crazy canuck]

It would appear that I am in.

Excellent.  An MMO is never complete until one is ignored by Berkut in chat!

[Jacob]

I'm definitely intrigued, but won't be playing until mid September at the earliest.

[katmai]

Knowing the track record of you people by time I could play you'll all be bored anyways

[crazy canuck]

Knowing the track record of you people by time I could play you'll all be bored anyways

Also a necessary ingredient in any MMO I play.  Start out with Kamtai gone then play the game with Katmai for about two weeks.  Have great time.  Wait for Katmai to return from yet another gig.  Get bored waiting. Quit playing.