Guild Wars 2

Haven’t played since October 2013, and I’ve noticed there’s a lot of new changes but I wish to start over with a new character. With that said, I want to know what classes have been changed the most, and how they all fare in PvE, WvW and PvP nowadays.

Are Warriors and Necromancers still ridiculously OP? Or is there a new class topping that position, and what classes are currently in need of buffs?

Sorry if this has been asked many times already but I can’t find anything on this.

Regarding PvE
top tier: guardian, warrior, ele
mid tier: thief, ranger, engie
scum tier: mesmer, necro

Fhaeris.9237:

Regarding PvE
top tier: guardian, warrior, ele
mid tier: thief, ranger, engie
scum tier: mesmer, necro

More dungeon orientated? I don’t see many Engi in open PvE. Also I have easier time on mesmer than thief, less worry about getting 2 shotted by 2 stray Modrem wolves.

Akik, that’s a dungeon tier list for sure.

OP- I just came back after a long break as well. AFAIK things are very similar in terms of what a class can do (necros,gaurdians, and wars are still tanky) but balance is loads better in most areas. Like at launch eles were OP then very quickly nerfed into the dirt for the longest time. They finally seem to have balanced them decently though they are semi about to get another nerf. But it seems its needed.

With the exception of dungeon runs, which has pretty much remained the same, (except I think mesmer used to be good IIRC for one of their buffs….) I think things have balanced out pretty well. All classes have strengths and weaknesses. Most seem to be viable in some part of the game. Warrior is no longer the best at everything all the time.

Any class can have a roll in WvW. SPvP not as sure about as I’ve never been interested/followed it.

..those are my random scattered thoughts.

Yes, I meant dungeon.