Guild Wars 2

Right now i have an 80 guardian that I love playing. But looking for an alt to break up the play.

I am looking for a range based class that in wvw can hold their own in wvw situations for roaming. Also able to do decent to aoe damage and is fun to play.

I keep going back and forth between elementalist, engineer and mesmer. I am hoping i can get some good feedback here. Traditionally i have not played casters in other mmos but the elementalist and mesmer seem appealing. I know the elementalist and engineer bring healing support to the table but im more of a pocket healer. Will help with it but dont count on me for it.

I have also looked at the thief but that seems very single target oriented and limited in usability in wvw.

Any feedback is appreciated regarding play styles, dps output and fun factors

You should be a warrior

More ranged damage than a ranger, more defense than a guardian, more dps than a thief

Wanted in literally every party and universally known as the GOD CLASS

Warriors would be the perfect alt for everyone~

In all seriousness though, warriors would be a decent alt for farming dungeons because they are actually one of the best dungeon classes

I play every class and I can tell you that elementalist, and mesmer start off slow but become very powerful at later levels when played correctly. Elementalist has alot of AOE. Mesmer is more of a 1 on 1 character but can take on multiple enemys with clever use of illusions, clones and phantasms. Engineer uses alot of conditions and has alot of aoe also. Your best bet is to roll one of each and see which fits your style more. I can tell you that I love all of them but Memer is the only class I have 2 of.

Sounds to me like you want a DD elementalist with staff for backup. You have the highest mobility of any class, almost every skill is AOE and they are very fun to play, especially in pvp.

A lot of the elementalists heals just naturally heal other people too, in water attunement they have a regeneration field, 2x AOE and a condition removal.

Warriors are very powerful, and very easy to learn. I use my warrior for farming. I personally like the Mesmer and elementalist more though.

The Thief is awesome, but it would be nice if Arena.NET would STOP nerffing them >.>

what are some good elementalist builds I can look at?

You don’t want an elementalist.

D/D is mind numbingly boring to play, but it’s also the only truly effective way to play. If you want a ranged class, Ele isn’t it. Staff is awful in small scale stuff and is only good for PvE support, WvW walls and zerg. Scepter is very strong and gives great burst, but you’ll land that burst once in a blue mooon in a PvP setting. Dagger is melee ranged, everything is conal AE and all you do is push any button that isn’t on cooldown while trying to stand near the target while you keep things like RTL, Updraft, and Heals on reserve for emergencies.

Mesmer is the only truly effective ranged class in this game right now and I would strongly suggest you choose it. They are wanted in everything from PvE to PvP. They have strong burst and melee options if you want, have great utility, and good burst. they lack AE damage however, but we already know ANet wants to nerf AE in some way that they won’t let us know until 1 hour after it’s been nerfed. Mesmers are probably not going to be hit.

Warrior ranged is ‘ok’ but the class isn’t designed in the greatest way to support a ranged play style. The rifle is very good burst damage, but very poor auto-attacks make it a difficult weapon to really enjoy. Longbow is a much better choice, has great AE and, but lacks the burst damage. Warriors are insanely broken when it comes to burst damage though and if you want to melee, you can’t go wrong. they suffer in melee in zerg battles though due to condition removal.

Thief shortbow is fun, but not really bursty. It’s something you’ll use to escape with and when attacking a wall. It has strong auto attacks though so it isn’t as bad as rifle.

Engineers, like Rangers and Necromancers, are awful right now with the game itself working against them because of all their bugs, poor AI, and the idea that their pets should somehow justify their pathetic damage.

I strongly suggest Mesmer. If you ask anyone to name the 3 most overpowered classes, the majrotiy will say Guardian, Warrior, and Mesmer.

Ghostbear.5106:

what are some good elementalist builds I can look at?

0/10/0/30/30. Most use this regardless of weapon with only slight variation in trait selection. Most consider 30 in arcane to be mandatory. This is also the build many d/d bunkers use which gets them labeled as o/p in sPvP play.

Ghostbear.5106:

I have also looked at the thief but that seems very single target oriented and limited in usability in wvw.

ROFL.

From those classes? Mesmer. Best 1v1 class, great WvW utility, extremely fun when played correctly.
What I really recommend? Ranger. Great roamer, fun to play, has some AoE, just stay at the back of the zerg and press SB 1:you win.

engineer grenade spec’d. all your range are aoes :p

My Sweet Lily.1952:

From those classes? Mesmer. Best 1v1 class, great WvW utility, extremely fun when played correctly.
What I really recommend? Ranger. Great roamer, fun to play, has some AoE, just stay at the back of the zerg and press SB 1:you win.

Problem with ranger is 99.9% of your time is SB 1 all day, every day. Class is terrible. It’s hard to explain… the class ‘feels’ like more fun until you realize that you do no damage, have no real burst, your pets are awful, your heal is the only group utility you have, and you have no real escape options so you’re forced to use GS just so you can evade tank and swoop away.

Ranger, Necromaner, and Engineer will always be listed when asking players to name the 3 most worthless classes in this game. You may get some variation when asking what the 3 most overpowered are, but pretty sure everyone will give you the same 3 worst.

i tried a ranger, and it just didnt impress me. Dark Ages of Camelot spoiled me on archer classes and I have never been satisfied with an MMO archer class since.

I am trying an elementalist now as we speak and i can see how it is a versatile class allowing for changing play style which i do like that aspect. Time will tell though.