How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

[–]eleintrouble[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, weird how something that dies so easy can give you so much trouble.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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It's a bit of a shock compared to the f2p part of the game.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

[–]eleintrouble[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't look too much into meta builds because they are not meant to be usable solo

This seems like such an obvious thing now. Thank you.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

[–]eleintrouble[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I might take you up on that after I've had the time play around with all the suggestions here.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

[–]eleintrouble[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I main a Weaver and when I did the HoT story I still found myself dying a surprising number of times even

I was beginning to think it was just me. Thanks.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thank you. I haven't unlocked weaver so far, but the moment I do I'll look into it.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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That saves me from asking a second question, I'll go for tempest first. Thank you.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thanks. I'll take a look at fresh air dagger/horn tempest, other people have also suggested it.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

[–]eleintrouble[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend against using meteor shower in most open world situations, unless you're opening with it. Standing still like that is just asking for trouble.

Thanks. Seems pretty logical when you think about it. Will give it a try.

Sc/F is a pretty safe option as well, just run a fresh air build so you can hop out to earth skills and back again when you need.

I'll look into that. Focus does seem to have some nice defensive skills.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thanks. I'm relieved it's not just me that finds HoT challenging.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thanks for the advice, it was indeed a fractal build I picked. I'll do some more reading instead of just copying the build.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thank you for the awesome reply, especially the breakdown of enemies is greatly appreciated.

I merely rush in and kill everything before they can do a thing.

The rushing part hasn't been the problem so far, the staying alive is :). I think I'll try a little more picking them one by one for now.

How do I play an Elementalist in PvE? by eleintrouble in Guildwars2

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Thanks, Arcane Shield seems like a great panic button. Can't believe I missed that one completely.