Guild Wars 2

Alright, here’s my dilemma. I bought the game back in June 2013 for two reasons, PvP doesn’t require leveling, and no sub fee (a big deal as I have a 1 year old now and I can go weeks without finding time to touch a game).

In that time I have played every class to some degree in SPvP (almost to rank 30) and have found myself now bored in just that game mode so I want to give WvW and endgame PvE a try. The big problem being that I simply cannot decide between the 3 classes I gravitate towards, (18)Ele, (35)Mesmer, and (62)Ranger.

Now, what I am looking for is something to be useful in WvW zergs, WvW Solo, and PvE dungeons. My Ranger is my highest level simply because it’s easy, no other reason, and I do enjoy doing dungeons with him so far (S/Wh, spotter, frost spirit, Healing Spring) but I really don’t have the time to sit there looking for a group that will take me at 80 (only do story modes atm).

I have a blast on my Ele in Spvp as I find the class mechanic fun, but haven’t explored PvE much with him. I get the feeling that since I play Sylvari, if I get nostalgic for my ranger I can slap on an Ice bow and Fern Wolf elite and pretend I’m a ranger. I really cannot stress how much I enjoy the D/D play style, the whole living bomb thing is fun to me.

My Mesmer is there primarily because he is the only class I can run Zerker amy on and not melt in seconds (I really dislike playing thief) so I get my fix of big numbers and group fight changing moments on him. The problem with my Mesmer in PvE being that I simply hate running at normal speed. Focus and boon duration signet help a bit in PvE, but I frankly cannot stand his out of combat mobility. Everything else about the class I love, the theme, the mechanics, and the look.

I need to be able to log on and play quickly as my time is in fact limited and valuable to me, so if anyone with multiple 80’s can help me out here I would appreciate it. Which of these (admittedly considered UP in some situations) should I take the time to main? I keep trying to pick one, and each has it’s upsides and downsides, but I’m tired to switching back and forth all the time.

Thank you for the read and your opinions

I did the exact same thing as you man. Only did PvP for a good while until I got bored and decided I’d like to maybe roam and work towards some of that gear. I had a mesmer and thief leveled to around 40 already. I will say that after leveling my thief to 80 and getting good gear on him I got bored extremely quickly since they really have no diversity and you’re doing the same 2 attacks over and over again no matter which weapon set you pick as I switched between each one when I got bored. I finally decided to go to Ele and haven’t looked back so far. Ele just has so much diversity when it comes to your skills switching between attunements that it is great fun so I’d recommend that one. Hope I helped!

If you want to get to 80, you can probably just buy a bunch of Tomes of Knowledge.

As for picking a main, from what I see, I would suggest ele. Ranger is ok in dungeons, but a S/WH is really the only decent build that can keep up with the current meta. Eles, on the other hand, do well using a Staff fire build, a Scepter might stacking build, or a Lightning Hammer build, so you have a lot more flexibility.

In WvW, ele AoE is really good for zergs and small fights with just about any weaponset. Eles aren’t really ideal for roaming, but that’s something done best by thieves and warriors anyways.

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If you want to get to 80, you can probably just buy a bunch of Tomes of Knowledge.

As for picking a main, from what I see, I would suggest ele. Ranger is ok in dungeons, but a S/WH is really the only decent build that can keep up with the current meta. Eles, on the other hand, do well using a Staff fire build, a Scepter might stacking build, or a Lightning Hammer build, so you have a lot more flexibility.

In WvW, ele AoE is really good for zergs and small fights with just about any weaponset. Eles aren’t really ideal for roaming, but that’s something done best by thieves and warriors anyways.

Eles are ok for roaming and be pretty good if you’re good enough. They are also buffing eles next patch so I’m hoping for the best. I play d/d as well.

Sounds like Ele is my best bet so far. My only concern (coming from my Spvp experience) is that without a clerics amulet I lose most of my sustain, while with a clerics I have a very difficult time dropping some classes. Is this alleviated by having more freedom with stat choices in WvW/PvE? I’ve had 5-6 min fights with warriors and guards that only seem to end when someone else shows up and I’d like to avoid that if possible. D/D in PvP has been the standard 0/10/0/30/30 for cantrip cleanse or 0/10/10/30/20 for aura share (giving team fury, swiftness, and prot).

I know Spvp is a different beast as your effectiveness depends on how well you stand in circles, but having joked with a few hambows and condi warrs about how the fight was never ending, I worry about that in WvW.

Thank you all for the replies