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Guild Wars 2 Previews the Life-Draining, Strike Damage Dealing Sword Wielding Necromancer | MMORPG.c

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited November 2023 in News & Features Discussion

imageGuild Wars 2 Previews the Life-Draining, Strike Damage Dealing Sword Wielding Necromancer | MMORPG.com

Necromancers will spice up their combat with a sword in Guild Wars 2, with the upcoming advanced weapon proficiency that could see necromancers sustain themselves while dishing out a ton of damage.

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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    Weird that they chose to give it such a similar role to dagger, when a melee condi weapon would have been the actual unfilled niche.
  • TerazonTerazon Member RarePosts: 422
    Never played the game before.
    Might give it a go after I am finished with the current New World content 
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    I hear a lot of people are excited about the idea of dual sword reaper.
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    Ungood said:
    I hear a lot of people are excited about the idea of dual sword reaper.
    Well, yeah. Sword/Sword, Greatsword kinda just appeals to that most essential character fantasy.

    Personally, I think if a future addition was maces, that would be awesome to appeal to that Sauron necro aesthetic.
  • Abscissa15Abscissa15 Member UncommonPosts: 70
    That could provide an interesting twist. I'm only level 62 and the minion master leveling build is getting a bit boring, although the range of the staff is helpful staying out of the fray. Variety is the spice - I'll give it a try.
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Aeander said:
    Ungood said:
    I hear a lot of people are excited about the idea of dual sword reaper.
    Well, yeah. Sword/Sword, Greatsword kinda just appeals to that most essential character fantasy.

    Personally, I think if a future addition was maces, that would be awesome to appeal to that Sauron necro aesthetic.
    From what I understand, it's a synergy aspect that dual longswords will work better for a Reaper build.

    I am somewhat excited about trying it in WvW and seeing how it preforms compared to Greatsword 
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • Exelon007Exelon007 Member UncommonPosts: 4
    Better they start to make GW3 -_-
    ValdemarJ
  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,045
    Exelon007 said:
    Better they start to make GW3 -_-

    Yeah, there no way NCsoft would give them the money for that.

    Well, if it was a phone sequel of Guild Wars they would get a huge budget immediately.
    ValdemarJ
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,417
    Xiaoki said:
    Exelon007 said:
    Better they start to make GW3 -_-

    Yeah, there no way NCsoft would give them the money for that.

    Well, if it was a phone sequel of Guild Wars they would get a huge budget immediately.

    Don't make me cry on a holiday and day off lol. You just described how a beloved franchise can go from bad to horrible.

    Terazon said:
    Never played the game before.
    Might give it a go after I am finished with the current New World content 

    Play something with really bad combat in between, and play the F2P version before throwing any money at them. Just a recommendation.
    Terazon
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    Xiaoki said:
    Exelon007 said:
    Better they start to make GW3 -_-

    Yeah, there no way NCsoft would give them the money for that.

    Well, if it was a phone sequel of Guild Wars they would get a huge budget immediately.
    "Guild Wars 3 will be everything you love about Guild Wars 2 on your phone."
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Exelon007 said:
    Better they start to make GW3 -_-
    Fuck GW3.

    If Anet went to Shitcan GW2, they wouldn't have enough good will left in their banks to sell a GW3 to anyone outside the small deluded people that are still pining away for a remake of GW1
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    edited November 2023
    Ungood said:
    Exelon007 said:
    Outside the small deluded people still pining away for a remake of GW1
    Someone who has never played Guild Wars 1 doesn't get to talk, thanks. That game was glorious and should be remade.

    Edit:

    Also, how very dare you throw a fit over the loss of good will if they shit canned Guild Wars 2 while belittling people who ACTUALLY went through that when they shitcanned Guild Wars 1. They could have, should have, can, and should support both, and you don't have to be a damn hypocrite about it.
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  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    edited November 2023
    Aeander said:
    Ungood said:
    Exelon007 said:
    Outside the small deluded people still pining away for a remake of GW1
    Someone who has never played Guild Wars 1 doesn't get to talk, thanks. That game was glorious and should be remade.

    Edit:

    Also, how very dare you throw a fit over the loss of good will if they shit canned Guild Wars 2 while belittling people who ACTUALLY went through that when they shitcanned Guild Wars 1. They could have, should have, can, and should support both, and you don't have to be a damn hypocrite about it.
    First: Do not Confuse "Never played" with "Tried and Didn't Like" I tried GW1 when it launched, and it simply didn't appeal to me.

    Second: GW1 entire life cycle of from launch to maintenance mode took all of roughly maybe 3 years at most.

    While I am not sure how you all moved on to GW2, which would explain the huge amount of butthurt, and of course the waxing fondly of the old days, that did transpire. GW2 has had so far a lifecycle of ongoing 11 years of active development.

    Shitcanning that, and then trying to sell those players some new game as you just pissed away a decade of their time and money.

    Damn Skippy, that's going to be some serious PR fuckery right from the get go.

    I would wager money the day of the announcing they were making GW3 and stopping development on GW2, WoW would see the return of every single damn one of their players that moved from WoW to GW2, now swearing fidelity to WoW, because fuck Anet and NcSoft directly, and all the other MMO's would get a lesson in what not to do, as players would swear that those other MMO's who don't give a shit about them, their time, or their efforts

    I would wager there would be adverts from games like BDO, WoW, ESO, NW,  that there would never be a "2" coming out, and no doubt games like FF14 would also promise that they will never stop development on their game, because no one would want to see the exodus and raw hate that would happen if Anet tried to shitcan GW2 at this point in time.

    Pissing in a Decade of a Gamers Life... that might damn near be the worst thing Anet or even NcSoft could do. I mean, honestly, I think Anet shitcanning GW1, was a dumbfuck move, but 2009, was also a different era of gaming, MMO's were dying all the time back then, so while a janky ass move by Anet, they somehow still had a loyalty card, but I'll tell you this... if they did that now, with GW2, a decade of players time... Well, the few that would trust them again, as the saying goes.

    "Fool me once Shame on You, Fool me Twice, Shame on me"

    And if it makes you feel any better, many players already know about the douche move Anet did with GW1, and I'm going to be honest with you, no one supports it or thinks they did the right thing by their players doing that, they should have kept GW1 development ongoing like Sony/Daybreak did with EQ when they made EQ2 and EQ3/Next, they did right by their players in that regard, Anet fucked you all right and proper, and they really do not have the good will in the bank to do that kind of fuck you to their costumer base twice.

    Think about it.. would you buy a GW3, are you really willing to trust them again after being fucked over Twice? 
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • MarkAButtMarkAButt Newbie CommonPosts: 8
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    maskedweaselSensai
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    I'm a long time player, but after the xpacs I feel like it loses out on a lot of fun. Probably the thing that I like the least are the balance swings in PvP. Like for a while every few months a major rebalance would change the builds up so much, it just got hard to play what I liked when everyone was just playing what was strongest. 

    But it is a great game. I'm ready for a sequel though. 



  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,423
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    Welcome to the forums. :)
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    edited November 2023
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    GW2 is a major MMO, that is very active, it does not see activity on this forum for the same reasons why WoW, BDO, FF14, Etc do not see activity. They have their own forums, they also have active Discord and Reddit communities, so if someone wanted to really sit down and talk about GW2, they have no shortage of resources open to them.

    This site is mainly populated by what amounts to retired gamers that want to sit around their lodge hall and talk about the good old days, even people like @Aeander, who seems to be one of the few other GW2 players here, has openly announced to having no urge or desire to play GW2 anymore years ago, and has gone so far as to self identify as a single player gamer

    So yah, this place is more like the senior living center of gamers as opposed to the active gamer cove
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    Ungood said:
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    This site is mainly populated by what amounts to retired gamers that want to sit around their lodge hall and talk about the good old days, even people like @Aeander, who seems to be one of the few other GW2 players here, has openly announced to having no urge or desire to play GW2 anymore years ago, and has gone so far as to self identify as a single player gamer
    I won't argue with that. And it has little to do with the game itself, honestly. I just have like an 8 year old gaming PC and can't afford a new rig for the time being, and I'm using the systems I have to make up for decades of not finishing games. I'm not exactly unhappy with the resulting experience though.

    That said, I honestly have no clue why I'm still here, really. It's not to reminisce. Because who would I do so with? It's not like this forum was friendly to my MMOs even when I was still actively playing them.
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Aeander said:
    Ungood said:
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    This site is mainly populated by what amounts to retired gamers that want to sit around their lodge hall and talk about the good old days, even people like @Aeander, who seems to be one of the few other GW2 players here, has openly announced to having no urge or desire to play GW2 anymore years ago, and has gone so far as to self identify as a single player gamer
    I won't argue with that. And it has little to do with the game itself, honestly. I just have like an 8 year old gaming PC and can't afford a new rig for the time being, and I'm using the systems I have to make up for decades of not finishing games. I'm not exactly unhappy with the resulting experience though.

    That said, I honestly have no clue why I'm still here, really. It's not to reminisce. Because who would I do so with? It's not like this forum was friendly to my MMOs even when I was still actively playing them.
    Well maybe if you tried harder to talk with people as opposed to at them, it might help finding people to talk about games with, as opposed to just spitting your opinions at people

    Which I am going to be honest, is how you have engaged me the entire time you have been here, so I have not found myself feeling any kinship with you. 
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,060
    Ungood said:
    Aeander said:
    Ungood said:
    MarkAButt said:
    I’m surprised by the lack of interest in GW2 on this site. It’s got a long history of development, a strong core player base that is more than welcoming, great story, and won’t cost you dearly if you come and go like other MMO’s. 

    As for the weapon expansion it adds a whole host of builds to each playable class, and this is just an opening test. The development of mechanics and animations around this will be polished when it fully launches next year. 

    GW2 is a homey and casual game full of great exploration. My only real gripe with the game is the incredibly useless renowned heart quests that are really only there for achievements. 
    This site is mainly populated by what amounts to retired gamers that want to sit around their lodge hall and talk about the good old days, even people like @Aeander, who seems to be one of the few other GW2 players here, has openly announced to having no urge or desire to play GW2 anymore years ago, and has gone so far as to self identify as a single player gamer
    I won't argue with that. And it has little to do with the game itself, honestly. I just have like an 8 year old gaming PC and can't afford a new rig for the time being, and I'm using the systems I have to make up for decades of not finishing games. I'm not exactly unhappy with the resulting experience though.

    That said, I honestly have no clue why I'm still here, really. It's not to reminisce. Because who would I do so with? It's not like this forum was friendly to my MMOs even when I was still actively playing them.
    Well maybe if you tried harder to talk with people as opposed to at them, it might help finding people to talk about games with, as opposed to just spitting your opinions at people

    Which I am going to be honest, is how you have engaged me the entire time you have been here, so I have not found myself feeling any kinship with you. 
    *Shrugs*

    Maybe you're right. But I reckon that is also your dominant personality trait and you'd make a rather "ungood" psychiatrist.
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    You are confusing being an asshole with being antisocial
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • MarkAButtMarkAButt Newbie CommonPosts: 8
    I suppose GW2 does have other places to talk and that makes sense. Still a wonderful game that I’m happy to talk about to anyone. 

    I’ve been here very shortly but this site has shown me some mmos I hadn’t noticed before. I’m really looking forward to trying Fractured Online soon. Looks like it has a rough history but appears the devs really care about it and I can get behind that. 
    Ungoodmaskedweasel
  • Asm0deusAsm0deus Member EpicPosts: 4,618
    GW2 is just too damned expensive to keep up with for such an older mmo even compared to GW1 which i thoroughly enjoyed.

    Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.





  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Asm0deus said:
    GW2 is just too damned expensive to keep up with for such an older mmo even compared to GW1 which i thoroughly enjoyed.
    How is Free too damn expensive?

    MarkAButt said:
    I suppose GW2 does have other places to talk and that makes sense. Still a wonderful game that I’m happy to talk about to anyone. 

    I’ve been here very shortly but this site has shown me some mmos I hadn’t noticed before. I’m really looking forward to trying Fractured Online soon. Looks like it has a rough history but appears the devs really care about it and I can get behind that. 
    Sometimes you find some hidden gems on this site, I'll give you that

    I am fully enjoying GW2 currently

    Mainly because they have put Legendary Armor into Open World, which IMHO, is fixing a huge disservice they did to their player base when they put in raids and locked legendary armor behind it.
    maskedweasel
    Egotism is the anesthetic that dullens the pain of stupidity, this is why when I try to beat my head against the stupidity of other people, I only hurt myself.

  • Asm0deusAsm0deus Member EpicPosts: 4,618
    edited November 2023
    Ungood said:
    Asm0deus said:
    GW2 is just too damned expensive to keep up with for such an older mmo even compared to GW1 which i thoroughly enjoyed.
    How is Free too damn expensive?
    ...snip...

    It wasn't free, I paid for it, the base game and the expansions and had to put up with nickle and diming in game on top of it for some stuff like living stories as It wasn't something I played constantly and have installed all the time. 

    When you buy an expansion you should get all the living stories that came with it too regardless of if you were there logged in or not when they came out.

    Lots of whales in the game like to defend but its free yet their wallets say a different story.... I know it was like that in my guild.

    It's one thing we didn't have in GW1 beyond some basic stuff that once bought that was it like storage.

    Used to play with my wife and son and we said fk it after awhile of crapnet wanting to charge us for the living stories we missed.

    Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.





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