Guild Wars 2

It’s been nearly a year since the last time I truly played gw2, after halloween ended is when I stopped. I started at gw2 launch, quit a couple of times, came back for Halloween, and quit again.

I’ve decided to give this game another shot (and beat clock tower again).
What’s the current state of this mmo?
Are necromancers still bugged and useless? Are warriors still op? Do mesmers still have reign in pvp?
What’s the current drama?

I’ve noticed in my email over the part year detailing of unique events. Were they one-shot events or something?

Here’s a great video that shows what changes you’ll see right away (applies to everyone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce_dvXJercI

And another video that highlights changes to WvW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUfV3OBLyc8

You can see the release splash pages here:
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/

And here is a searchable patch notes:
http://gw2patchnotesearch.david-reess.de/

Necros are in a much better place than they used to be. I have a blast on my necro. Warriors are still OP according to most people. Mesmers do fine in PvP but there are plenty of other viable options now.

The events you’re seeing are part of what’s called the Living World, 2 week updates, each of which comes with its own set of achievements and a meta achievement that you can complete for some sort of reward. Some people like it and some people don’t.

Sometime the Living World leaves things behind (like a new dungeon path or a new dynamic event) but often parts are removed from it.