User:71.229.204.25/Rant time

Hi there, I see you're new to this game. Let me explain to you why your comment was stupid.

You remember back in kindergarten, playing R/P/S? And there was always that one asshole who went "LOL NUKE I WIN?" That nuke does not exist. The closest thing this game has to that nuke is your generic heal monk, and the reason nobody loves him is because the only thing he's good at is not sucking. And, this is important, NOT SUCKING IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. In any job category he tries to compete in, there will always be someone who can do it better than him because they're tailored specifically for that job. The only thing he wins out in is everything, but since you can't do everything, he sucks. He's a miserable failure. Nobody loves him.
 * 1) GUILD WARS IS A GIANT GAME OF ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS.  THERE IS NO ONE BUILD THAT WORKS IN EVERY SITUATION.

Now that we've established Key Point Number One, we can move on to Key Point Number Two.
 * 2. BUILDS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR A SINGLE PURPOSE AND BUILT WELL WILL ALWAYS BEAT ANYTHING ELSE AT THAT PURPOSE.

A good devoted flagger can run flags better than anything else. A good devoted prot monk will mitigate damage better than anything else. A good devoted warrior will do DPS better than anything else.

Now here's the important bit.
 * 3. BUILDS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR A SINGLE PURPOSE WILL GENERALLY FAIL BALLS AT ANYTHING BESIDES THAT PURPOSE.

That's why they need a team of other specialist characters to do what it can't do by itself.

Of course, there are exceptions. The Cripshot Ranger, for example, is a good build. It is a good build because it is very effective at many things. It can snare offensively and defensively, it can screw casters through interrupts, it can pressure through rapid poison spreading, it can gank. That is why it is loved. However, it cannot kill effectively. THIS IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE. It has team members to do that part.

And if you need to do something a build can't and you don't have team members to do it for you, DON'T PLAY THAT BUILD. It isn't designed for the purpose you're trying to use it for, so it's going to be much less effective at whatever you're trying to do than a build that is.

Now the conclusion:

THAT WAS A BAD POST, AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD FOR POSTING IT.

Thank you for your time.
 * --71.229.204.25 01:00, 21 November 2007 (CET)