Please give Necromancer a Sword next expansion!

[Cyrin.1035]

The only profession without a one-handed sword. It must be done. I can think of no better, more suitable weapon to add to the class and there are so many skills and abilities that could come from a Necro Sword.

[Galmac.4680]

Don't scream too loud because then we'll get a hammer or the rifle.

[Dadnir.5038]

Please give us a quiet e-spec that don't make wave in PvP against other players and perform well in high end PvE in the next expansion...

Personnally I'm rooting for Off-Hand axe so that we can have another meaningless "axe skills do x% more damage against weakened foes"

[Lahmia.2193]

What kind of weapon would it be though? Condi melee weapon is something we are missing but that would mean another condi heavy spec, which would make 3/3 for necro elite specs. Something PvP orientated maybe?

[vicious.5683]

We don't have an off-hand power oriented weapon. And pls don't say focus.

[Drekor.5217]

@vicious.5683 said:We don't have an off-hand power oriented weapon. And pls don't say focus.

I'd actually say shield is a very real possibility

[nekretaal.6485]

If the Reaper borrowed thematically from Warrior with greatsword, and the Scourge borrowed from Engineer with F keys and Turrets, I wonder if we cant get a spec that borrows thematically with Mesmer (or even ranger) and summons weak minions on weapon skills.

How about "Profession mechanic: skills that would produce life force produce jagged horrors instead. F keys are F1 minion bomb F2 Poison bomb F3 Fear Bomb F4 Block"

The only long time our damage was competitive in pvE was with Lich form minions and PvP didn't/cannot complain about those since they just aren't able to hit players that move (minion attacks root the minion in place).

What about Longbow? Old Final Fantasy games have a Black mage with a longbow archetype.

[Jaya.2760]

I'd say mainhand focus, with cantrips and call it voodoo priest - could be minion- or condi-based. But yeah, it would be another condispec and we would still have no melee-condi weapon. So i don't think it's a real possibility but i would love it ;)

[DTATL.9641]

@Jaya.2760 said:I'd say mainhand focus, with cantrips and call it voodoo priest - could be minion- or condi-based. But yeah, it would be another condispec and we would still have no melee-condi weapon. So i don't think it's a real possibility but i would love it ;)

I want this as well but only for the reason that I want to dual wield Chak Focus

[Lahmia.2193]

@nekretaal.6485 said:If the Reaper borrowed thematically from Warrior with greatsword, and the Scourge borrowed from Engineer with F keys and Turrets, I wonder if we cant get a spec that borrows thematically with Mesmer (or even ranger) and summons weak minions on weapon skills.

How about "Profession mechanic: skills that would produce life force produce jagged horrors instead. F keys are F1 minion bomb F2 Poison bomb F3 Fear Bomb F4 Block"

The only long time our damage was competitive in pvE was with Lich form minions and PvP didn't/cannot complain about those since they just aren't able to hit players that move (minion attacks root the minion in place).

What about Longbow? Old Final Fantasy games have a Black mage with a longbow archetype.

Scourge was more thematically like Mesmer in that its F skills all trigger off a thing you summon (and yourself).

[Ravezaar.4951]

lol , like there be any Necros left come next Expansion

[Dadnir.5038]

@Ravezaar.4951 said:lol , like there be any Necros left come next Expansion

There will... lurking in a graveyard is something we are used to...

[Laken.4056]

This idea didn't go so well for weaver ATM. Something tells me if a necro got a sword then they would again be gods.

[Lanthun.7251]

I'm still rooting for a longbow, and a necro specialization to be called the "screamer."

Kind sad reaper got shouts, because it would of been perfect... just imagining a squad full of necros running around LA literally screaming as their attacks. That'd be great.

[Dadnir.5038]

@Laken.4056 said:This idea didn't go so well for weaver ATM. Something tells me if a necro got a sword then they would again be gods.

For less than a month you mean?

[Arzurag.7506]

I personally don´t care about what weapon we´ll get next.But all I hope for is that we get a weapon with at least 1 mobility-skill, a dash, a jump, a leap, something like this.

[Crinn.7864]

I want a mace next expac

fight me

[ZyniX.3589]

I'll settle for a decent dps spec that doesn't get nerfed into the ground a few weeks after it's released.

[vicious.5683]

You know what's sad about this thread?We just got a new spec, new weapon and mechanic, but it ended up being so lame, we are already pinning our hopes on the next one.

[Arzurag.7506]

@vicious.5683 said:You know what's sad about this thread?We just got a new spec, new weapon and mechanic, but it ended up being so lame, we are already pinning our hopes on the next one.

Sadly, i expected it turning out to be that way when I first heard that we get rid of shroud and the torch as our elite-spec-weapon.

[Tobias.8632]

No, next expansion, necromancer gets mainhand pistol, your 3 new attacks each shoot yourself in the head and kills you. No downstate, just instant death. Also this isn't some kind of weird mechanic, there's no benefit, it just kills you.

[ElderNewt.5840]

Edit: Screw my old comment... Giveth thou pistols :D

[vicious.5683]

@Tobias.8632 said:No, next expansion, necromancer gets mainhand pistol, your 3 new attacks each shoot yourself in the head and kills you. No downstate, just instant death. Also this isn't some kind of weird mechanic, there's no benefit, it just kills you.

Actually, it would be awesome to have a skill where you shoot yourself. Making you bleed and spread disease to nearby enemies.

[Zoltreez.6435]

@Tobias.8632 said:3 new attacks each shoot yourself in the head and kills you. No downstate, just instant death. Also this isn't some kind of weird mechanic, there's no benefit, it just kills you.

Necromancer players already doing that............

[Aevis.4632]

I vote longbow