Just curious as to what everyone is going for, for their first ascension class.. I know some classes " SK vs Bruiser " will probably choose something different to start with. I think I will probably start with Geomancer .. but not certain
I went with Geomancer...it seemed the most 'tanky'. but I think the Thamaturgist might be good for a more 'dps' tank type.
If you are a raid guild you will need players to have a mix of these for the harder scripts I believe .
"Best" will mean "most appropriate for the current fight" so that will vary. One of the AS mobs is a good example of how using multiple ascensions will work in fights.
I went Geomancer too. Don't think it gets any damage blues, only an encounter, and lots of single target, but oh well.
I tried all 4 in Beta. Started out with Etherealist...liked the blues. After seeing the prevalence of folks running Geo, may try that one instead. Wish we could level it faster!!