Guild Wars 2

Hi! Basically, I’m having a super difficult time picking a class and I’m a tad frustrated. I’ve tried each class for a tiny amount of time and have spent the most time on my warrior. Warrior seemed great a first, but I got wrecked at 1vs1. It was impossible to get anywhere near my opponent. Would this also be an issue in WvW or PvP?

I’m looking for something that’s decent in PvE, WvW and 1vs1 while also not being too difficult to play since I only bought this game a few days ago. Basically, something balanced.

So my question is, what class would be the best fit to me?

Thank you!

1v1 is all about the build and skill, off course. As you learn the game you’ll get better so no problem there.
All professions have good 1v1 builds and some of them will be better against X and worse against Y. I hate to use this cliche advise but pick whatever you enjoy the most.
As for PVE, I believe the most popular professions are warriors and eles. I’m not a PVE guy though…

I’ve heard that warriors don’t stand a chance in 1v1 though when against another class with somebody of equal skill. Is this true?

Ochinchin.9478:

I’ve heard that warriors don’t stand a chance in 1v1 though when against another class with somebody of equal skill. Is this true?

Not true. If the warrior is decently build for 1v1’s he will do as well as any other class.

Wars and Guards are the most popular in PvE as they have the lowest skill floor. This does not mean that all wars or guards are necessarily bad players, but it does mean that even bad players can use them without terrible results. Elementalists and thieves a bit more situational, but differences in the skill of these players make or break parties more often than variations in skill of wars or guards.

For 1v1 useful to have or and greatsword on warr for ranged attack kiting of melee targets, and gapclosing against ranged targets, respectively. Just don’t ever use 100b without using some form of immobilise first as nearly nobody except the very worst players will ever get hit by it. Sword mainhand and axe mainhand are used for damage in melee.

Greatsword + Axe/whatever = Good
Axe/whatever + Rifle = Good
Mace/whatever + Sword/whatever = Asking to be kited
Rifle + Longbow = Asking to be meleed to death

Etc, etc.

I would advise spending more time in pvp and trying out different meta builds here, and tweaking them if you want to find the perfect match.