Server (World, whatever you want to call it) versus Server versus Server (3 world/servers fighting over territorial control of the Mists). For competitive arena pvp it is team versus team based.
If you are looking for lore based background for the pvp, it is sketchy at best. But ArenaNet has to balance gameplay versus the lore of the world to make the best game they can.
I think a Battle Mage would fit in this game and it makes me sad there is none.
Question about classes: I've heard it said that there is a defending degree of difficulty for playing each class, and the order they were released in has something to do with it. Can you give a list of the classes in order if what's supposed to be easiest to hardest? Thanks.
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It's meant to be true, but by how complex each is.
It's like Warrior, Elementist, Ranger, Necro, Guardian, Theif, Engineer and Mesmer.
Although some people seem to think because they said the more complex professions were released later, that the eariler ones are easy to master.
Also, battle mage would fit into Ele kind of. Earth Elementist is there to take some beatings!
*If* the mesmer is in that is (re: above posts). I mean, it's pretty likely. But it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, so there's still a chance for widespread disappointment and crying.
They could give Mesmers (if they are going to be the last class, which I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really wish for) "Battle Mage" capabilities (as in, melee attacks combined with magic powers), but in theory, the Guardian already is a Battle Mage to large extends.
The Guardian is a battle mage of sorts but I see what Trollsbane is looking for.
Taken from the guild wars 2 Q&A on their site
Q: Given the engineer’s focus on technology, the profession doesn’t seem to fit within a traditional fantasy setting. Do you feel that the engineer’s mines and grenades and turrets seem out of place in a world of dragons, magic, and swordplay?
A: Since 250 years have passed since the original Guild Wars, technology has advanced a great deal, and we wanted the engineer to personify this progress. And frankly, we didn’t want to feel constrained by typical conventions as to what is or is not acceptable in a fantasy story. Still, the technological revolution represented by the engineer is relatively new and is not widely embraced by all cultures, so you’ll still see plenty of medieval weaponry. The new prominence of technology and hardware in Tyria is an important theme in Guild Wars 2, and the engineer allows us to explore that idea.
Yeah, I want a mail wearing, sword swinging, pointblank fireball to the grill flinging, rock armor sporting, fling people away force using, pull people in deathgripping, lightning shock aoe spewing, badass.
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Note re. Mesmer: not actually confirmed (although everyone seems pretty certain), and also it may not bear much relation to the GW1 mesmer (I think someone quoted the GW1 description a page or two back). My understanding was all the classes that have been carried over have been pretty drastically reworked? Which is a shame, because I am absolutely loving my GW1 mesmer. Seriously, a hex that means your enemies heal themselves to death? I am so gonna keep playing GW1, even when GW2 hits, just to log on and hex something occasionally.
And re. balance: the lack of secondary professions should make things a little easier to balance than in GW1, though it's true the weapon change thing is probably going to make up for the loss of the secondary.
People coming new to the thread/wanting a nice summary/wanting to get psyched again might be interested in this: http://drewciferianisms.blogspot.com...big-thing.html
Well interrupts are a key ability for a GW Mesmer and it appears GW2 doesn't have interrupts. So that is another aspect that will change for the Mesmer.
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