Guild Wars 2

Hello Guild Wars 2 community. How have you been? Fine i hope well im new in the game, and im really really kittened off because i dont know what class should i pick… well, neither I do, neither you of course :p i will explain all to you my point of view about mmorpgs and playstyle wich i think will help you out too. Im an old player from Lineage 2, since Interlude i supose. All my life i played as an “Assassin, Rogue” class, but in GW2, the third person view for Thiefs its kinda hard for me to get used to. I like characters that gives a ton of damage, i dont like to be supporting. I like to play alone, i like colorfull and dynamic animations. Between PVE and PVP i would say im a PVP player!! Yes i love to be in the top of the Killers Top List, or trying to :P i love pvp with a party, but i would like to pvp alone too. Well thanks for the replys and sorry about my bad english

Try ranger. Lots of damage right now. You get the pet to help you. It’s great fun.

Did Lineage 2 not use a third person view (I’ve never played it, so I have no idea). It sounds to me like the Thief is the ideal class for you, you just need to get used to the camera. There are plenty of ways to deal good damage with the Thief. It’s all about testing out different weapon combinations until you find the one you like for your style of play. Best of luck.

mesmer seems like best fit (after thief that is)

I tried thief myself (also newish to the game) and found it incredibly tricky to get used to.

In terms of lots of damage, soloing, and whatnot, I absolutely love my ranger, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about elementalists and warriors.

Hope you can find your class, and I hope you manage with the new leveling system which seems to be horribly unpopular with most (myself included)

Welcome to the game, and good luck

Hi. I used to play L2 as well and I get what you want. Thief really is the closest but their abilities are not flashy at all, so Warrior is also a possibility. Maybe try Ranger as well because they can also melee and have some colourful attacks in melee. I think you will like Ranger, but if you hate pet classes then maybe try Warrior.

If you are open to casters then try either of the casters, especially Mesmer and Elementalist. I also like colourful attacks and dynamic animations and that is one of the reasons I like my Elementalist so much (female character).

Ele has so high dmg burst potential, i’d suggest you to visit a pvp 1v1 custom arena (game browser search for 1v1, and you will certainly find one with active players, and a scepter-dagger/focus ele) This being said, it isnt so “rogue”-like. Mesmer and Thief are the two classes with easy access to stealth, and both have good burst potentials, but they cannot sustain such a dmg pressure as an ele does without being countered in the meanwhile. I mean… if played properly.

Based on what you wrote, thief could be your choice. Leveling is rather easy, try it till level 20 to get the feel. Of course, full potential only really unlocks at max level, but take your time.

You can also jump into the mists and try some PvP and see how it goes. But, to be honest, you need to get accustomed to a class and play many games to actually be good with it and get the real feel.

Good thing about GW is that you can try them all, no need to rush to max level or anything. Just enjoy the ride. Try stuff.

Three similar professions (armour not withstanding) given. I’d go with ranger as well. Play it for a bit and see if you like the pet. You can switch to thief then maybe (if you don’t fancy casting) and see how you go.

Crazily enough, there have been posts here where people have said they’ve gone to professions here that they haven’t touched in other MMos.

If you want damage, then Elementalist is a good start, though I hope you are good at timings as that profession doesn’t take punishment as well as other classes.

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Hello Guild Wars 2 community. How have you been? Fine i hope well im new in the game, and im really really kittened off because i dont know what class should i pick… well, neither I do, neither you of course :p i will explain all to you my point of view about mmorpgs and playstyle wich i think will help you out too. Im an old player from Lineage 2, since Interlude i supose. All my life i played as an “Assassin, Rogue” class, but in GW2, the third person view for Thiefs its kinda hard for me to get used to. I like characters that gives a ton of damage, i dont like to be supporting. I like to play alone, i like colorfull and dynamic animations. Between PVE and PVP i would say im a PVP player!! Yes i love to be in the top of the Killers Top List, or trying to :P i love pvp with a party, but i would like to pvp alone too. Well thanks for the replys and sorry about my bad english

Ranger just got a nice boost in this patch its a safe bet for DPS and works very good in solo or team fights.