Guild Wars 2

Hello GW2,

Just got myself a copy of the game (finally), hopped online to check out all the info I could – and got swamped by a ton of info. I still can’t make sense of the classes (or professions) as in what they’re good for.

Soooo, I’m hoping the community can help me with choosing what class(es) to play first since the classes aren’t clearly defined. Not my first MMO ride so I have an idea of what I want:

- Melee > Ranged
- Tank > DPS > Heal (I think most of the classes can fit more than one role so in that case I prefer Tank + DPS over other role combos)
- Versatility > Focus
- Mobility > Turret
- Survivability > Damage (no glass cannons please!)
- PvE = PvP

Err, that’s all I can think of for now. Hope to get some decent replies soon. In the mean time, I’ll keep on searching the net. And remember, the faster I get suggestions, the faster I join you people.

Well I know I like this warrior build that I found on youtube.

Its a tanky/dps for warrior. Not my creation but I love this build.

Sounds like a warrior to me! They’re a fun class, versatile based on the huge range of weapons you have to choose from with them. Of the two heavy armoured professions, guardian is more inclined to a tank/heal combo, so while guardians can be extremely hard to kill with all their passive buffs I think you might enjoy the weapon focus of the warrior more.

Warrior, guardian, or necromancer (Yes, necros can tank). Warriors have the highest damage output (of these three, anyways), guardians are the most tanky (but unfortunately pretty low DPS), and necromancers are quite versatile (if the most complicated to learn).

warrior and guardian pretty much fit everything you’ve described. personally though of the the two i’d prefer guardian. i just think they are more fun. warrior’s might have access to a lot of different weapons, but most of them are ineffective or have a clear superior choice. warrior shouts and war banners are fun, but i think guardian shouts, symbols, consecrations, are more interesting.

Warrior 1st; guardian 2nd

Ho ho ho (bit late for Christmas, I know)

First thanks to all who replied so far.

Well, seems like after a bit more digging + replies here, seems like I’ll be running warrior and guardian first. Probably be running them concurrently until I play enough to decide which one I’ll be sticking to first.

@redhare – Thanks for the link. Awesome video.

@SynfulChaot – Necro seems to be an interesting choice. Might put that at no 3 slot of stuff to be tried.

However, this doesn’t mean that I’m not taking more suggestions. Feel free to disregard some of my preferences if you feel strongly about a certain class’s strengths (but NO GLASS CANNONS!)