Looking for a melee burst monster class

[der_Patriot]

Hello. Can you tell me, what class matches the following aspects:

1. Almost only melee. No range stuff.
2. Tough, a lot hp, good defense, good survivability (especially in mass fights).
3. Strong hits, maximum burst: if i can close distance with any other class i will smash them very hard.
4. Good AOE (optional).
5. Mass fights orientation (optional).
6. Two-handed weapons (desirable).

I know that guard and warrior suits better for me but as far as i know both of them can do pretty well. I dont mind helping my team (support role) but my primary need is huge burst damage. My style is berserker in the middle of the fight smashing rouges and range classes faces.

[mbob63]

Hello. Can you tell me, what class matches the following aspects:

1. Almost only melee. No range stuff.
2. Tough, a lot hp, good defense, good survivability (especially in mass fights).
3. Strong hits, maximum burst: if i can close distance with any other class i will smash them very hard.
4. Good AOE (optional).
5. Mass fights orientation (optional).
6. Two-handed weapons (desirable).

I know that guard and warrior suits better for me but as far as i know both of them can do pretty well. I dont mind helping my team (support role) but my primary need is huge burst damage. My style is berserker in the middle of the fight smashing rouges and range classes faces.

This is a matter of opinion so you will get a variety of responses. Here's mine: go with warrior armed with great sword or hammer. Put all trait points in toughness and power. Use sigils in all utility action boxes with sigil of rage as your elite skill. Add runes to weapons and armor that increase power and toughness. I'm using only two runes total to get additional bonuses. Make sure you pick rings, earrings and amulet that enhance build characteristics. Pick trait skills that increase damage output. This build has great survivability in pve while doing massive damage. The great sword skills allow good mobility for fleeing a losing battle. Hope this helps.

[der_Patriot]

Yep, thanks. Already playing with great sword. But imho power+crit is better in some way. Or maybe not. Need more theory and practice to answer exactly.

[mbob63]

I put 10 trait points on precision just for that reason. I plan to put 30 on toughness so I can take heavy abuse during the big champion fights. It seemed to work well as many of my fellow players had to be revived in the last big boss fight I was in while I didn't. I will probably put 30 points on power also. More theory crafting is needed as I haven't experimented much. Took build from a website. It did improve my performance. Let me know what you discover.