good duo?

engellen

the fiancee and i are looking for a good duo for pve, since there is no healer and no real trinity im wondering- has anyone spent time in the bwe's pveing with a friend and found 2 classes to work well together?

 

Pilut

My friend and I played guardian and ranger in BWE2, worked really well and was fun. Then in BWE3 we played engineer and necro, same result.

Unknown

My wife and I played numerous combos together.  Pretty much any two professions work well together.  Nothing stood out as being better or worse than any others.

ariboersma

Originally posted by Pilut
My friend and I played guardian and ranger in BWE2, worked really well and was fun. Then in BWE3 we played engineer and necro, same result.

guardian and necro worked well too

GrayGhost79

Originally posted by engellen

the fiancee and i are looking for a good duo for pve, since there is no healer and no real trinity im wondering- has anyone spent time in the bwe's pveing with a friend and found 2 classes to work well together?

 

Me and a friend and me and my wife have played different combinations all resulting in working well together. Haven't found a bad grouping yet, we even played engineer and engineer with good results lol. 

kellian1

Not a ton of XP with the game, only got into the last stress test (we played the whole time). Wife and I are proably going to play duo with 2 necromancers. I was all psyched for the Ranger but after playing a ranger type character in almost every other game, I just can't do it again.

I was also pleasently surprised by the elementalist and Mesmer as I'm not usually a fan of Magic users because they tend to be ultra squishy, I didnt find that the case here. Elementalist and Mesmer will be out 2nd duo.

Just my 2 cents based on very limited xp

Meriik

Played agaisnt a warrior/ranger duo in BWE3 in spvp real terrors with knockdowns/damage

itgrowls

Originally posted by engellen

the fiancee and i are looking for a good duo for pve, since there is no healer and no real trinity im wondering- has anyone spent time in the bwe's pveing with a friend and found 2 classes to work well together?

 

so far I've noticed with the skill builder that the three support classes with great healing and protection skills are the guardian, elementalist, engineer in that order, later in the game you'll discover that the engineer and guardian become better suited for that role later.

 

tabindex

Every class can control, dps, or support.  Every class can ranged dps or melee dps.  So, it doesn't matter.

 

(that's a bad thing btw).

 

Elikal

Guardian or Warrior as "tank" who holds out some dmg and any damage dealer like Elementalist or Thief. Ideally a Guadian tanks and protects and an Elementalist nukes. But really, all combos can work. I just would take one which is not too squishy to soak in some dmg like Guardian or Warrior.

GrayGhost79

Originally posted by tabindex

Every class can control, dps, or support.  Every class can ranged dps or melee dps.  So, it doesn't matter.

 

(that's a bad thing btw).

 

Depends on the individual. For me it's a very good thing. I get to spend my game time playing rather than shouting LF Tank and Healer @ 3/5 hours on end or having to pick up that ahole that nobody wants to pt with just because they are the only healer seeking atm lol. Not everyone is going to be happy I guess, but most seem to be happy with this direction. 

SoulOfRaziel

Originally posted by tabindex

Every class can control, dps, or support.  Every class can ranged dps or melee dps.  So, it doesn't matter.

 

(that's a bad thing btw).

 

Well i kinda like this way =]

jondifool

The only thing that doesn not work well together is a duo where one is using stealth alot, because it is basicly going to put alot of pressure on the one that as a result takes alot more hits from mobs.

But besides that any combination of classes should work, it just comes down to pick some weapons that goes well together.

achesoma

Any profession will work well together, even the same one.  It's all a matter of which weapon combos used, traits set, and utilities chosen.  You can even have similar builds if you want and be just fine. 

Unknown

Me and my husband duo most of the time.  So far every combo has worked well together though not necessarily for the people we thought.  For example, my husband is usually the spellcaster and he can't stand Elementalist, but for me I love Elementalist.  I usually stay far far away from pet classes and adore Ranger while my hubby thinks the pets are retarded - but he loves Warrior.  So just a warning you might go in thinking that you are playing one thing and your partner another and find that it works better for both of you to switch.

Aelious

First, congratulations. Second, a Mesmer/Necromancer would be an interesting pair. Between clones, phantasms and terrors (what ever Nec pets are called) you could have a lot on the field. Plus both are great at applying conditions and both are ranged.

Badaboom

Two thiefs would be a pain to face off against

Toxia

Any combo will work really, just make sure one specs for CC, and the other specs for DPS. Keep em stunned/knocked down/Chilled/Weakened/etc while the other bashes their head in. Some classes are better at CC, and some are better at DPS. Mix n match

Thrashbarg

Originally posted by jondifool

The only thing that doesn not work well together is a duo where one is using stealth alot, because it is basicly going to put alot of pressure on the one that as a result takes alot more hits from mobs.

But besides that any combination of classes should work, it just comes down to pick some weapons that goes well together.

I ran a thief with my partner's mesmer, her clones did a good job distracting mobs when I'd stealth.

We've also played several other combos, and every one works well when you find their synergy. We duoed many random events and veteran/champion mobs. An easy combo with nice synergy is guardian+anything, lol.

Tokken

My brother and I are playing guardian and warrior (with a bow)