Guild Wars 2

Been gone from the game for quite a while and trying to get back into it. Just curious to see what people think for gear comparison. Do people run any tank heavy builds or does damage outscale it in terms of usefulness in PvE, WvW, and PvP.

Looking at all the popular builds out there for like thief and mesmer I noticed next to nothing going towards defensive stats. Some builds might grab some tough/vit but not much. As someone who isnt the biggest fan of glass cannon i also am not a big fan of getting wrecked. The games alot better established than when I last played so just curious as to what people think. Do points in Pow/Con/Pre/Fer go farther than points into Tough/Vit/(Healing power even though I believe that stat to be useless in general. Feel free to prove me wrong.)

People grab the defensive stats all the time in WvW and PvP.

People just dodge in PvE.

Garth Thurgen.1380:

People grab the defensive stats all the time in WvW and PvP.

People just dodge in PvE.

This.