The beta testing of the newest expansion of Guild Wars 2 called End of Dragons is under way. Each player has three new beta slots for characters (that will be totally deleted when the testing is over and also the progress will not be saved) to try out the three newest specializations for Mesmer, Necro and Guardian. The event lasts until the 21st of August. According to the newest information from the testing the best-most efficient in PvP from the three is the one that looks the worst with animations and that is the Mesmer. The elite specialization is called the Virtuoso:
By attractiveness and looks, the Guardian has the best new abilities -aesthetically, with the newest elite specialization Willbender where the Guardian uses two swords (the new thing is the second sword in the offhand) and has really attractive acrobatic animations and great mobility, and many players are joking around that it has taken the role of the Thief Daredevil, because he has a kick, punches with fists and a twirl like the famous whirlwind ability in most RPG games. Even his elite skill Heavens Palm is a knockdown that lasts 4 seconds (it knockdowns and isolates the opponent and pushes back the other enemies at a distance) which in a dynamic fast paced PvP fight where every millisecond and reflexes count 4 seconds looks like a very long time.
And the third on the list is the Necromancer that gets the new elite specialization Harbinger which is the least interesting and it seems that this specialization its very dependent on the allies for healing, unlike the Reaper or Core Necro that practically have 2 health bars with the shroud and are very self efficient although lore wise it uses different elixirs for different situations like a Witcher and fires a gun with rusty bullets it’s still more like a support profession and still isn’t as efficient as the Virtuoso Mesmer.
The next longer video is about all the three new elite specializations in detail, what all the skills do, how they can be combined and linked and even detailed numbers for the damage they do and the buffs they have. Also the Lore behind every new specialization is presented as a backstory. But still you can check out all the three new specializations in action:
