Profession comments seem mostly pvp oriented
When I read through the profession forums it seems that most of the comments are pvp oriented. They complain about this or that class being “useless” or this or that skill being “useless” — against other professions. This seems odd since the game was apparently designed mainly around pve. Is it just that the pve players are mainly satisfied with the build and rotation options on most classes, and therefore don’t post much?
Balance discussion are mostly about content that is the most competitive and demanding aspect of the game, which in GW2’s case is SPvP. Raids come somewhat close so ever since the first raid wing balance discussions have actually somewhat shifted more towards PvE, though it is still mainly a PvP discussion. PvP is just the area where balance is the most apparent and the most important.
This seems odd since the game was apparently designed mainly around pve.
This is incorrect; balance has always been primarily focused around spvp.