Guild Wars 2

Hello fellow players, standard problem here, I cant decide which class should I lvl next.
So, basicly, got engineer but he is more short range then range. Next got my “main”, guardian, he can take scepter. But rly? He is more pure melee then engi. So, as a fan of ranged classes i would like to play with one.
Im interested in pve/pvp, dont care for wvw.
I thinki ele would be a good choice but correct me if im wrong and please, recommend me some other options.

If you want the absolute furthest range: LB Ranger with Eagle Eye/Grenadier Engis/Staff Necros/Staff Ele with Blasting Staff. All can —directly or indirectly, via blast radii-- hit upwards of 1200 units away. All can also nuke the living bejeezus out of an area whilst doing so.
For pinpoint targeting at 1200 units, GS Mesmer. All Hail Spatial Surge! Or perhaps Rifle Warrior … haven’t futzed around with that one much.

You can play Engineer as a ranged class, but the only setup in which max effectiveness and max range coincide is Grenades. Everything else you’ll get the most bang for your buck in mid-close range.

To add to the list Rifle Warrior has 1200 range, and the burst has 1500. Single target, but pierces when traited.

Hello again. So I picked up 2 of them, ele and ranger and now cannot decide between them.
First, ele. First thing that I felt thakittens the most skill-needed class in this game. So fragile, yet so fun to play. Well, for now, I still learning how to swap elements to master its full potencial, and ofc i run D/D for now. Its just to awesome compared to staff or scepter, yeah, no ranged, but very fun to play, fast full-time action mode, like GW: Devil May Cry ;p But in ele topic I read he is worst class, weakest and nerfed to the ground. So why I should take and fight with a rusted, old sword (ele) if I can pick something better?
Ranger, Im using Longbow with Sword/Axe. Compared to ele he is lazy. Very lazy. But still, he can kill very well and he has got high survival ability compared to ele (and others to be honest, talking about pve) thx to pet, I picked a kitty to deal more dmg and cats are the best.
Im interested in 2 things. First, which one is more needed, easier to find a party in pve? Dungs like AC CoF etc. Or maybe both are kicked for being a ranger or ele?
Second, pve dps. Which one can deal more dmg?
Pvp is ok for both of this class. Completly diffrent playstales but they both can do well.