Guild Wars 2

Yes i know this topic has probably been done to death, but still i wanted an updated opinion after some of the changes we have been getting.

Also just for some info, ive been playing strictly spvp since i got the game and have really been enjoying it.

Im looking for opinions on what would be the best and easier to play class for PVE ONLY. Ive been considering either guardian or warrior but i really wanted to hear some opinions on some of the ppl that do mostly pve. So please help me out guys.

I found Guardian to be mind numbingly easy with a Great Sword equipped. I have yet to try out the Warrior class though… Need a decent concept.

Warrior. Axe 5 is easy farming.

Thief.

Thats about all that needs to be said.

Faction.4013:

Thief.

Thats about all that needs to be said.

He said for PvE -_-

Its gotta be thief. I just killed like 10 wolfs at once using a shortbow… cluster bomb ftw ! and after you get dagger storm at lvl 30 things are even more epic cause you hit everything around you…

Agemnon.4608:

Faction.4013:

Thief.

Thats about all that needs to be said.

He said for PvE -_-

Thieves are also very good in pve… -.-

Yeah, Guardian is the best. Besides, you are the want-want in a typical random party for dungeons.

Elementalists are also wanted, if i’m not wrong its the best sustained dps in game.

I don’t know about guardians but I agree that Thieves are very good PvE.I play Warrior,Mesmer and Elementalist aswell and Thief was by far the easiest to level whit.

Ranger.

Heart?
Hit 1. Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew.
DE?
Hit 1. Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew.
Dungeon?
Hit 1. Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew.
PvP?
Hit 1. Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew.

That’s how I see it.

Ranger with a pet bear is mind-numbing’ly boring but incredibly effective.
same can also be said for Greatsword Warrior.

Guardian has yet to feel boring for me even with using the GS most of the time, perhaps it’s just the pretty visuals.

all 3 of the these proffesions are great for levelling up easily however i’d go with Guardian/Warrior if you plan on doing some endgame pve stuff.

Thanks for the help guys, i think i may be making a guardian, Of course any more opinions or tips are more than welcome.

I definately have the say thief. Signet of Malice + Clusterbomb Shotgunning = nearly impossible to kill and just tons of melee aoe dmg. A caltrops, and being able to kite with shortbow on top of that.

but thieves cant go grinding in 80 as any other class, they dont have a naturally aoe skill, like other classes do. You go out of initiative and cant shoot anymore, then the monsters of orr spawn and disappear without you killing even one.

Sirevanac.3178:

but thieves cant go grinding in 80 as any other class, they dont have a naturally aoe skill, like other classes do. You go out of initiative and cant shoot anymore, then the monsters of orr spawn and disappear without you killing even one.

you are very wrong. my guildmate is an 80 thief and we farm together in orr all the time. i have full MF gear, runes, food, luck sigils, and accessories. he routinely outperforms my drops because he hits WAY more enemies than i do. he trolls that shortbow so hard it’s embarrassing. i’m not making any claims on this “best” business. (what kind of metric is this? best at what? farming? dungeons? leveling? and what do you mean by best? fastest? most comfortable/fun? easiest?)

but i can say from personal experience that guardians have a pretty comfortable and easy time (certainly more comfortable than my mesmer) in most PvE situations.

and i can also say this fellow is incorrect about the thief’s lack of AoE.

I find my guardian to be better than thief in pve.

I let go of my warrior because I don’t like my 100B to be cancelled while walking.
I have a habit of walking/dodging while doing skills because I’m too used with my thief.

kuroi.5467:

Sirevanac.3178:

but thieves cant go grinding in 80 as any other class, they dont have a naturally aoe skill, like other classes do. You go out of initiative and cant shoot anymore, then the monsters of orr spawn and disappear without you killing even one.

you are very wrong. my guildmate is an 80 thief and we farm together in orr all the time. i have full MF gear, runes, food, luck sigils, and accessories. he routinely outperforms my drops because he hits WAY more enemies than i do. he trolls that shortbow so hard it’s embarrassing. i’m not making any claims on this “best” business. (what kind of metric is this? best at what? farming? dungeons? leveling? and what do you mean by best? fastest? most comfortable/fun? easiest?)

but i can say from personal experience that guardians have a pretty comfortable and easy time (certainly more comfortable than my mesmer) in most PvE situations.

and i can also say this fellow is incorrect about the thief’s lack of AoE.

you run out of initiative, you stop getting kills. With a friend may be cool, but in a 15 person zerg you dont stand a chance against aoe auto-attacks and elemantilsts and things like that.

My Thief does quite well in Orr events. Shortbow cluster bomb spam is very damaging and you won’t run out of initiative too quickly if you build yourself right.

I have a lvl 61 Warrior, lvl 54 Guardian and lvl 51 Ranger and I find that Guardian is best in PVE and Warrior a close second of those 3 classes I haven played.

Run out of initiative ? So ? How long does it takes for your AOE skill to recharge?or Any strong AOE out there for that matter? Cluster Bomb takes 3 initiative.That means after spamming 6 or more Cluster Bombs you only need to wait 3 more secs to use another.

Got a 80 Guard and Necro and I played Thief a lot in the beta up to 50 or so. For me I take the Guardian anytime, but thief isn’t too far back plus it’s really fun.

One thing is sure tough Necro is horrible for farming with how Orr is right now and feels so lacking in general and just not fun. Pretty boring, incomplete and buggy class atm.

Sirevanac.3178:

Elementalists are also wanted, if i’m not wrong its the best sustained dps in game.

Whats good in dungeons, pretty much sucks in normal solo PVe as an Ele

I do not think there is a best PvE “profession” at all. I believe there are “best” or “ideal” builds and roles that work best for soloing, and others for playing with friends.

I find the Guardian with a mace and shield is quite fun, easy to level and good with another player or two.

Defensive Warrior. Tanking 6 regular mobs at a time is quite amusing.

I only have a Warrior, but I generally don’t have any trouble. I wanted to see a Karma merchant, but I had to do a Heart for it, this was 4 levels above me.

Steamrolled it with Sword/Warhorn & Rifle. Then went back to my level area.

AoE warrior, hammer and longbow are epic, and with a decent amout of armor you can stand a lot of enemies =D

Guardian or warrior with greatsword is good at pve
Thief is squishy.

And still you’ll die way more as a Warrior than as a Thief pve or pvp any time.Ask yourself what is better , take a little more damage or not take damage at all
Probaly Guardians are better at tanking, I wouldn’t know, but am pretty sure they lack damage which thieves don’t, even if they are thoughness build.Though I don’t recomand you to play a Thief unless you’re realy good at playing one.