2012-07-23, 06:48 AM
I didn't try Necro or Mesmer, but I have to agree with Thief. I didn't like it at all. Assassin was my main in the first game so I was hoping for a similar experience but I was disappointed. The Shadowstep/F1 thing is kind of stupid if you ask me. You should be able to Shadowstep whenever you want, but instead you have random other abilities that I couldn't seem to find any coordination on when they show up instead of Shadowstep.
Not only that there was the camera issue others have mentioned.
Honestly I feel some classes should get more dodges than others. For example Thief should have three or four instead of the two that Elementalists also get. It makes no sense that a class that focuses on dodging and avoiding can only dodge twice in a row.
On the other hand, Guardian was great. I went Sword and Shield and loved it (Mace and Shield was bleh, too slow and 2/3 attacks seemed useless). The dodging works well with Guardian because you don't need to dodge everything, you can guard often as well.
I don't know much about Necro and Mesmer play. I heard a lot of complaints from people saying that Mesmer were weak, but they were always based on conditions and damage over time so I don't know how much of the complaints are people just not understanding how the class works and how much is valid. As for Necro, I heard a lot of praise for Necro. People were stating left and right that it was awesome and they loved it. Same for Engineer.
Honestly my only major problem with the game is that I can see there being a huge limitation on abilities, and it making the game boring after a while. GW1 was known for having a billion skills, and having a billion combinations and builds. Play the way you want to. However here....X Weapon set only gets Y skills. Period. And they're not a lot. While you get the other 5 skills to customize, it's not enough. They won't be your main attacks from everything I've noticed. They tend to be slow recovering, 45-60+ second cooldown skills. Your main attacks will never change per weapon. I hope they intend to do something about that.
Not only that there was the camera issue others have mentioned.
Honestly I feel some classes should get more dodges than others. For example Thief should have three or four instead of the two that Elementalists also get. It makes no sense that a class that focuses on dodging and avoiding can only dodge twice in a row.
On the other hand, Guardian was great. I went Sword and Shield and loved it (Mace and Shield was bleh, too slow and 2/3 attacks seemed useless). The dodging works well with Guardian because you don't need to dodge everything, you can guard often as well.
I don't know much about Necro and Mesmer play. I heard a lot of complaints from people saying that Mesmer were weak, but they were always based on conditions and damage over time so I don't know how much of the complaints are people just not understanding how the class works and how much is valid. As for Necro, I heard a lot of praise for Necro. People were stating left and right that it was awesome and they loved it. Same for Engineer.
Honestly my only major problem with the game is that I can see there being a huge limitation on abilities, and it making the game boring after a while. GW1 was known for having a billion skills, and having a billion combinations and builds. Play the way you want to. However here....X Weapon set only gets Y skills. Period. And they're not a lot. While you get the other 5 skills to customize, it's not enough. They won't be your main attacks from everything I've noticed. They tend to be slow recovering, 45-60+ second cooldown skills. Your main attacks will never change per weapon. I hope they intend to do something about that.