Guild Wars 2

so after trying every class to at least 20. I now cant deside what to lvl next cuz each class has so many options build wise. here are my favorites so far.

option 1- glass cannon rifle warrior. the dps on this is amazing

option 2- blink bunker thief. love the idea of stacking blind to tank

option 3- suport ele. Ive always loved healing and this is the closest i can get, and the animations are great

option 4- class cannon necro. saw the build on here and tried it and its works great

currently my only max lvl is a mesmer but thanks to some guildys and a few lucky drops i only had to buy one or two pieces to get a full exotic set of gear,and after working on getting my magic find set together and finished I realy wanna start on an alt.

Thief was my 3rd lvl 80 and I have to admit it is a lot more fun than my necromancer and guardian. Loads of options and creative ways to build one, and your option 2 is actually really fun too.

kKagari.6804:

Thief was my 3rd lvl 80 and I have to admit it is a lot more fun than my necromancer and guardian. Loads of options and creative ways to build one, and your option 2 is actually really fun too.

yeah it is great, my only problem was i chose norn, so all the storyline enemys where dredge who are immune to blind >.<

If you are going to go glass cannon warrior, go Greatsword or go home.

TheBlackLeech.9360:

If you are going to go glass cannon warrior, go Greatsword or go home.

i dont like greatsword tho, besides there to many of you running around!

I play a warrior…but I choose knight’s armor instead of zerker…I’ve watched WAY too many warriors die pathetically.

If you are looking for a support/bunker type, I would recommend a GS/Staff Shout guardian with soldier runes…remove 2 conditions from the entire party with each shout + heals. In addition, you can take A LOT of damage.

I also love my staff ele…but it’s really up to you.

And who says you can’t pick them all?

The GS Guardian isn’t all that great, Hammer or mace, or go home. GS has no support on it, and the skills are pretty bad even damage wise. Hammer auto = protection 90% of the time, and if you trait it, the symbols heal you.

Sword/Focus is pretty good too, get 2 blinds with that, or 3 if you have the trait for it on activation of Virtue of Justice.

Lenneth.1372:

The GS Guardian isn’t all that great, Hammer or mace, or go home. GS has no support on it, and the skills are pretty bad even damage wise. Hammer auto = protection 90% of the time, and if you trait it, the symbols heal you.

Sword/Focus is pretty good too, get 2 blinds with that, or 3 if you have the trait for it on activation of Virtue of Justice.

Completely disagree. You might say GS vs Hammer is debatable in terms of support, but to say that there isn’t any at all on the GS is simply not true.

Whirling Wrath on the symbol cleanses plenty of conditions, binding blade is invaluable for positioning enemies for team aoes. Leap of faith can be used as a clutch blind.

kKagari.6804:

Lenneth.1372:

The GS Guardian isn’t all that great, Hammer or mace, or go home. GS has no support on it, and the skills are pretty bad even damage wise. Hammer auto = protection 90% of the time, and if you trait it, the symbols heal you.

Sword/Focus is pretty good too, get 2 blinds with that, or 3 if you have the trait for it on activation of Virtue of Justice.

Completely disagree. You might say GS vs Hammer is debatable in terms of support, but to say that there isn’t any at all on the GS is simply not true.

Whirling Wrath on the symbol cleanses plenty of conditions, binding blade is invaluable for positioning enemies for team aoes. Leap of faith can be used as a clutch blind.

Symbol of Wrath + Leap of Faith = 5 second Retaliation to nearby allies and if there’s a Ranger nearby this also removes conditions. And if you trait for it your Blinds can also give Weakness. Both Retaliation and Weakness increase dps meaning your allies take less damage.

Support comes in many ways.

It is amusing seeing people try to fit builds into the generic RPG DPS/Tank/Healer fits. Guild Wars 2 offers a lot of setup options but unfortunately gameplay can be difficult if you try to fit into one of the generic RPG builds, or be less rewarding.

Your best option is to play around with different setups, different trait lines, and work out a build that works for you. If you decide to go a support style role, you will still need to do some damage to get rewards.

I found ele too tiring on the hand to play well. So… I’ll go with option 2 or 4. =P i agree there are too many glass cannon warriors running around already. Bunker thief or glass necro looks interesting :p

wildcode.5403:

It is amusing seeing people try to fit builds into the generic RPG DPS/Tank/Healer fits. Guild Wars 2 offers a lot of setup options but unfortunately gameplay can be difficult if you try to fit into one of the generic RPG builds, or be less rewarding.

Your best option is to play around with different setups, different trait lines, and work out a build that works for you. If you decide to go a support style role, you will still need to do some damage to get rewards.

well thats the thing, i already have a build/skills/gear/runes picked out for each option already its just a matter of lvling them so see how it plays out

I’m happy with an “all of the above” mesmer. Balanced, contributes in so many ways.

I think you’re going to be very disappointed with the support aspect of the ele. It’s there, but it isn’t very engaging because it’s all done automatically with little actual effort from you.

Staff also has no burst damage at all, no real direct damage options, and Ele’s are waiting to see how bad they’re going to be nerfed at the end of this month considering Anet has said they don’t like AE and 99.9% of an Ele’s attacks are AE.

Warrior is also a one trick pony that you will get bored with very quickly if you plan to sit back and spam rifle all day. You really need to stick to Hammer and use the rifle to finish off runners and such. The reason many use GS instead of hammer when doing the rifle build is the burst move for GS is awful so it leaves all your adrenaline there to be used for kill shot, which hurts if you actually land with it.

I’m only 26 levels into actually leveling my own warrior (used friends) and I’m already getting tired of it. I’m tempted to go thief because I want to see large numbers, I want the tools available to deliver my damage AND actualy have a realistic option to get away, and to excel at both large scale battles and roaming.

If you still consider ele, I strongly suggest you wait till at least the end of the month to see what will change for the class. Given ANet’s history, I imagine the ele could be swapping places with Rangers as one of the least effective classes in the game as ANet tends to be quite heavy handed with the nerfs (look at ranger in beta and where it is now if you need proof).