So, I played the WH through OB, currently lvl 15 and spent the last 2 days doing open RvR/keep battles (although at 15 dont think we really threatened the keep).
PvE
WH is good for this. They have high damage and can burn through mobs fast making them an excellent PvE class. They also gain Incognito at 10 which makes getting items/scouting areas safer and faster. A good PvE class.
PvP
Scenarios -
WH in scenarios is kinda limited. If you dont have incognito most people see you coming and know your soft and take you out asap. Tanks love you cos you go down fast and have to melee, ranged just looks for you to drop you asap.
It is possible to get nice kills through clever positioning and once you get in close most squishies dont have much of a chance if you can get your executions off and keep in range.
Incognito makes it even more fun as you can choose your engage point plus load some accusations as you start the fight outta stealth. Have had a few fun fights where I've ripped into the backline and gotten away but even more when I've misjudged it and died.
Open RvR
Kinda a mixed bag here.
Open field fighting is great fun. On your own its not easy and you have to be very careful, you cant just watlz in and attack, thats just a quick res trip but if you sit on the edges waiting you can pick off sorcs that stayed for one more cast and stuff as the zerg retreats/advances. Its also fun to hit the respawns as they tend to be off guard until they reach the fight.
Keeps is a bit different. In attack you can sneak intot he keep and past the keep lord, great for picking off ppl manning the guns or for just causing mayhem in the keep, however your part in taking the keep is DPS but only if you have the tanks to do it (and the healers).
In defence you can have a brilliant time. I like to sneak out the postern door, run down incognito to the seige weapons, trap them and pick off ppl trying to use the weapons as well as any ranged dps. On your own its hard to survive but if there is 2-3 WH then suddenly it becomes very nasty and ppl go down fast. I'm not sayin stealth packs like DAoC but it is nice when 2 of you are incognito, one attacks and the other drops on anyone coming in to support...
Overall
Fun class. Its NOT a WoW rogue, dont think it ever will be, which is good. Its a tricky class to play because most melee has more hp/armour than you, most ranged can root and run so you need to be patient and time things right. It is very satisfying though stalking a player thorugh the trees, or working up through the keep to take out the boiling oil or the seige gunner...
You also look awesome once you get the hat and cloak
PvE
WH is good for this. They have high damage and can burn through mobs fast making them an excellent PvE class. They also gain Incognito at 10 which makes getting items/scouting areas safer and faster. A good PvE class.
PvP
Scenarios -
WH in scenarios is kinda limited. If you dont have incognito most people see you coming and know your soft and take you out asap. Tanks love you cos you go down fast and have to melee, ranged just looks for you to drop you asap.
It is possible to get nice kills through clever positioning and once you get in close most squishies dont have much of a chance if you can get your executions off and keep in range.
Incognito makes it even more fun as you can choose your engage point plus load some accusations as you start the fight outta stealth. Have had a few fun fights where I've ripped into the backline and gotten away but even more when I've misjudged it and died.
Open RvR
Kinda a mixed bag here.
Open field fighting is great fun. On your own its not easy and you have to be very careful, you cant just watlz in and attack, thats just a quick res trip but if you sit on the edges waiting you can pick off sorcs that stayed for one more cast and stuff as the zerg retreats/advances. Its also fun to hit the respawns as they tend to be off guard until they reach the fight.
Keeps is a bit different. In attack you can sneak intot he keep and past the keep lord, great for picking off ppl manning the guns or for just causing mayhem in the keep, however your part in taking the keep is DPS but only if you have the tanks to do it (and the healers).
In defence you can have a brilliant time. I like to sneak out the postern door, run down incognito to the seige weapons, trap them and pick off ppl trying to use the weapons as well as any ranged dps. On your own its hard to survive but if there is 2-3 WH then suddenly it becomes very nasty and ppl go down fast. I'm not sayin stealth packs like DAoC but it is nice when 2 of you are incognito, one attacks and the other drops on anyone coming in to support...
Overall
Fun class. Its NOT a WoW rogue, dont think it ever will be, which is good. Its a tricky class to play because most melee has more hp/armour than you, most ranged can root and run so you need to be patient and time things right. It is very satisfying though stalking a player thorugh the trees, or working up through the keep to take out the boiling oil or the seige gunner...
You also look awesome once you get the hat and cloak