Guild Wars 2

So far I’ve been enjoying my greatsword guardian, however fights were it seems like there are 30+ people I notice most are range and they just stand there while I’m moving around to avoid being hit. Is the game in general geared to be easier for ranged or is this a lower level thing? (I’m currently level 32)

In general, ranged combat is easier (especially in groups) because there’s less chance of being hit. And in open world content with large groups, almost everything can be completed by people ranging and autoattacking without really doing anything. That being said, most classes do more damage with a melee weapon (ele, necro staff in lich form being the exception – well and engineer is lacking melee). Which is fair I think. If being in melee range has a higher risk of taking damage, it should probably also deal more damage.

For soloing content, doing world bosses, and just having fun, ranged is fine. However, once you start doing dungeons you’ll probably want to be more melee focused. All of your boons and combofields have limited radius, so to get the most bang for your buck you’ll want to be close to your other party members, which typically means getting into the thick of things!