Oooooh, Ok.
... Well, I would just love for them to make levels an account thing so that I don't have to beef up every character I make when all I'm trying to do is see how much I like them. Guess that's too much to ask :/
In the Heart of the Mists you can test out a fully geared level 80 version of your class with any weapon, skill and trait combination to your heart's content against various training dummies. Try making a new character and going right there to see how you feel and maybe it'll help you decide on a class.
If you don't have the desire to level more than one character in the first place, I definitely recommend trying this before you get too deep into the game with a class you don't think you like. You can of course participate in full PvP with this "instant max" character.
The thing is, leveling your character is how you get acquanited both with the core mechanics of the game, the unique mechanics of your class, and the specific mechanics of the build you want to run. Each class has a different curve. I'm not surprised that you had an odd experience with a mesmer around level 15, as they have a quite steep learning curve and the early game before you get some functional traits is brutal. However, they wind up being (in my humble opinion) one of the most powerful, versatile classes in the game.
edit: Btw, I looked back, maybe you ought to give scepter/dagger a shot with your ele? I like it a lot though it's a less common set. You get access to a bunch of the cool dagger skills including Ride the Lightning and some great fields, without needing to get as close in basically melee range to do damage.
TheIronChancellor said:
The volcanic fractal may be the worst designed encounter in any of my mmo experience. Nothing says fun like completing two fractals only to have it as the third and having to quit because its impossible with your group comp.
That doesn't sound quite right; what problems did you run into? That fractal consists of one of the easiest of all the fractal "bodies," and a very challenging and unique boss. I can't imagine there being a particular group composition unable to do it (or any aspect of the fractals).
demented said:
Need a month to grind tho, not bad for casuals I guess but you still need to do daily quests... daily for one 30-35 laurel item, or 20 days + monthly.
Assuming there are no other ways to grab laurels, yeah, it's roughly month for a free piece of ascended gear on top of the other daily/monthly rewards you still get. For the most part the daily requirements we've seen are very much the kind of things you'll knock 75% or so out of the way just by logging in and playing in some way, then filling in the stragglers.
Speaking of which, I need to do a tour of Tyrian jumping puzzle entrances tonight to get my monthly done. Anybody else still need that?
