Big pink Norn.  A snowflake drifted right in front of the "lense" as I took the shot which made it looks like I'm wearing a mask.


Looking contemplative.


I'm a monster! I got turned towards the end and Tagrey dutifully killed me.  He did what had to be done.


That's all I got beside a pic of the Lion in LA.  Kept forgetting to take shots!

Quote from: Lord Azazel on June 10, 2012, 03:31:58 PM

Elementalist is alright once you get a staff. Then you can shoot fireballs and have a spell another spell that rain down fireballs and then another special one that allows you to have even more fireballs from the sky if fire is your element so I do enjoy it once you get a staff

You're doing nothing to dispel the stereotype that people who play elementalists are borderline pyromaniacs. 

I loved the elementalist.  Between the elements and the weapons, you are about as versatile as you can get. 

I hated guardian, going to give warrior a shot next BWE. 

I'm not sure his intention was to try to dispel any stereotype. They are just that: Stereotypes. He's just saying he enjoys and thinks the Elementalist is more enjoyable, in his subjectivity, when using the 2-handed staff. Also, versatile may be true in the difference in effects via the elements you can choose from, but that versatility drops when you take into consideration the weapons that you have.

Staffs are, strictly speaking, for long range spells and for utility from a large amount of AoE, which is why fire was probably mentioned seeing as how fire is the element that does the most total damage over a short period of time out of all of the other elements. It is the most abrasively destructive element, and a lot of people see that as most beneficial to themselves.

Using a scepter and focus drops the range that you have by maybe a quarter and gives more defensive self buffs. It can also help to increase smaller area damage, say with dragon's tooth (with the scepter). It also makes you more vulnerable to close ranged fights, but you have more utility.

Using daggers makes slashes the range that you had with the other weapons and makes them much more susceptible to close encounters with the health and defense issues that can become quickly apparent with an Elementalist. It increases your close range targeted damage substantially, but, as mentioned before, it can increase the chances of being downed by enemies.

Along with that, versatility with weapons is hindered seeing that you cannot switch weapons in combat, restricting you to specific range capacities. Depending on how the person is used to playing or is comfortable with playing, different weapons may feel more productive than others. Also, different weapons are more appropriate in different situations or fights.

There are so many variables to take into consideration that it's more complex than just a simple statement of versatility. There are underlying factors that hinder/expand said versatility. It just depends.

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On a side note:

 "Along with that, versatility with weapons is hindered seeing that you cannot switch weapons in combat..." 

 This is not true, as you can swap weapons during combat, they just have a timer as to how often you can swap between your weapons. (You unlock this feature at lvl 7)

We are discussing the Elementalist, not any other class. The topic is completely different since the Elementalist is lacking the weapon swap feature.

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On a side note the Elementalist is horrid. 

 

I... I don't know how to take that side note... I feel like my heart just got shattered a tiny tiny tiny bit... 

And if my heart shatters, what will be left but black goo? My heart keeps all of the rainbow and flamboyancy properly sifted so that the colors don't blend together... I don't want a black heart. I enjoy the rainbow the way it is...

 

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I can already feel the unease of the colors mixing together... Fabulousness.... Fading... Into... Conformity and lacking individualism... Oh god... I'm... Becoming... an X on the Kinsey Scale....?

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Quote from: Martini on June 11, 2012, 01:27:52 AM

I have a few!

My Mesmer: Miss Martini

so this is why you never make it out of the char create screen -.- anyone wanna place bets how many hours she spent making her mesmer? 

You'll be surprised to know I spent MAYBE 5 minutes tops.

not the best screenies, but it'll do for now. 

aha! i found a way to shmexify your screenies: http://praxisguild.com/forum/m/1125436/viewthread/2908380-sexify-your-gw2-screenshots/page/1