Guild Wars 2

Is there a best race choice or set up for a dps class ?

Race has almost nothing to do with anything aside from the personal story and racial elite skills that are not even worth anything to most. Pick a race based on what your prefer, it has nothing to do with DPS.

You can dps with pretty much all of them. A lot of it just depends on gear, runes, weapons and traits. And, of course, how you play.

Depends as well if you mean pvp or pve. You would spec differently depending which one you want.

Race has neerly nothing to do with DPS… Most racial skills are pretty terible any way. It really comes down to class and gear… Standard rule: Zerker gear > anything for dps

And by the way, welcome to the game! It isn’t like most other MMOs… the reason why you can dps with all of them is they don’t do the holy trinity of MMOs like tank/healer/dps. You can more or less fulfill those roles to varying extents on most toons.

Thief for small single target, elementalist for multiple targets or single targets with big hitboxes.

Miku.6297:

Race has neerly nothing to do with DPS… Most racial skills are pretty terible any way. It really comes down to class and gear… Standard rule: Zerker gear > anything for dps

Not necessarily, some classes actually do better with different armor types. Example would be mesmer – a lot of the time they benefit more from full assassins than berserker and engineers actually deal superior damage using sinister in a solo setting by a large margin compared to berserker. I know what you meant but there are many exceptions to what you said.

Altair.8402:

Thief for small single target, elementalist for multiple targets or single targets with big hitboxes.

^ This is good advice and true.

Thanks guys Im downloading the updates now. I have a lots of PvE experience from games. I can’t wait to dive into this one.

Sounds like an Elementalist would be good for clearing dungeon trash and bosses.

DalekVictory.7054:

Sounds like an Elementalist would be good for clearing dungeon trash and bosses.

You’re darn right it is.

If you want to learn as much as you can, here is a helpful source of information for elementalists in PvE:

http://dulfy.net/2014/07/11/gw2-elementalist-pve-class-guide-by-haviz-and-zelyhn/

I also happen to have quite a few videos relating to elementalists on my youtube and stream often (link in signature) and would be glad to answer questions provided you have anything specific with them.

Purple Miku.7032:

Not necessarily, some classes actually do better with different armor types. Example would be mesmer – a lot of the time they benefit more from full assassins than berserker and engineers actually deal superior damage using sinister in a solo setting by a large margin compared to berserker. I know what you meant but there are many exceptions to what you said.

I meant it as an easy to follow quick set, not a be all end all. The OP asked what the best class/set up was for dps. A majority of the time, the answer to that is zerker. So I was answering a blanket question with a blanket answer.

@OP: Yep Ele is one of the best dungeon/pve clearers around.

Yeah I get you, I just feel the need to nitpick at statements because I see so many people that whine about berserker gear like it’s some huge problem when it’s not even optimal for all classes to use it in the first place :P

It is obvious that you know what you are talking about to me, dw!

^—- you bring up an interesting point… Mesmer joins a run that says “80 Zerker only ping gear”.. He pings assassins does he get kicked? xD

Though I do wish more gear stats were useful, always have hot to look forward to maybe it will change up the DPS sets I would love to see conditions improved in dungeons/world events

Best race: Asura (all others are bookahs)

Best class: Elementalist

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Purple Miku.7032:

and engineers actually deal superior damage using sinister in a solo setting by a large margin compared to berserker.

thats simply not true.