Contrary to what some might think, the graveyard zerg is not a tactic. The repeated runs from a waypoint after dying to continue chipping away at a boss is really about players cheesing the encounter. Despite the repair costs associated with it, the graveyard zerg is such a no-brainer that players never get around to looking at real dungeon tactics [...]
Many of you have probably experienced the dungeons in Guild Wars 2 by now. For those who are used to more structured dungeon play in traditional MMOs, GW2 instances may seem like unbridled chaos, like ‘a WoW dungeon when the tank dies‘. The chaos, thankfully, can be mitigated by using our control abilities judiciously; I’ll be highlighting our tools for [...]
Some of you may have already hit level 80 by now (my main, Gaangnam the asuramancer, did so last week). Congratulations! Now you have the entire game laid out before you like a buffet. For those who are new to our profession, or have just started an alt, this is the second part of the necromancer leveling guide for you (the [...]
First let me introduce you to my level 45 (at time of writing) main. Meet Gaangnam the asuramancer. With this 1-40 leveling guide, I’ll point out some tips and checkpoints that you might have missed along the way, while you’re having a blast exploring the wonderfully detailed world of Tyria (aren’t you?). What I’m not going to do is to [...]
Launch is just a few days away! If you’re still in a quandary over which profession to pick, BOTH of our Necromancer columnists, Vims and Sryii (with his comments in italics), will do their darndest to swing you over to their side. Necromancers are a misunderstood lot. Sryii: Apparently people are taken off guard by the whole “collecting dead parts [...]
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