Guild Wars 2

Hello folks!

I recently came back to GW2 and though I love this game, I’ve never been able to settle on a class to play after the RTL nerf of the D/D Ele. Since then, I’ve been struggling to find something something that works for what I’m hoping to find. Perhaps you all can make some suggestions?

I would like to play a class that is very fast moving, exciting, and effective in sPvP and WvW (solo and group) without having to change the build too much. Sadly, I’m not sure there is anything that can meet all those conditions.

I have a Mesmer, Thief and a Warrior all at level 80 and I’m not sure that either of them fits the bill. The Mesmer is great in sPvP and dueling but she’s terrible when it comes to group WvW. She’s also not all that exciting to play. The Thief is a new 80 and to be honest, I can’t play this class at all. I’ve tried D/P, P/D (damage) and even D/D. I simply just die… As for the Warrior, she’s a S/S + LB condi and while it’s kinda fun, she’s not much for being able to escape anything.

Like I mentioned, I loved the D/D Ele but when RTL got wacked, it pretty much killed the fun for me. Perhaps that’s changed now? I’ve also never really played the other classes beyond level 20 so I can’t speak about them.

Anyways, I’m certain that this doesn’t make all that much sense but if you can understand what I’m asking, would you please post here your suggestions?

Thanks!

For high mobility your choices will be; Warrior (Sword #2, Warhorn #4, GS #2 and #5 Bull’s Charge, Signet of Rage) Thief (Dagger #2, Shortbow #5, Steal, multiple utilities) and Elementalist (Air Dagger #4, FGS #3 and #4, multiple sources of swiftness) though most classes can have some form of improving mobility, Mesmer is likely the worst together with Necromancer, so if you can enjoy Mesmer to some extend maybe this shouldn’t be your biggest concern.

Thief might be worth trying out a bit more. S/P (Shortbow in second set, Arrow is too amazing in sPvP) is a weaponset that kinda offers me almost anything I could wish for: Blind from Pistol #5, Interrupt/Evade from S/P #3, Leap/Immo Sword #2 and quite high damage from their auto-attack. A similar build (I’d suggest 2/6/0/0/6 but it’s best to find something you like.) Works well for Roaming aswell, how-ever it severely lacks in Zergs, imo. Most you can do is either be brave and go in with Dagger Storm or sit in the back and kill any stranglers. Unless tagging is your only concern I doubt you’ll find more enjoyment out if it than your Mesmer. Tagging can be done quite decent with Shortbow aslong as you focus on keeping yourself alive through positioning and stealthing.

Engineer might be worth looking into aswell. They have loads of possibilities available to them, decent mobility (perma-swiftness atleast, leap aswell but takes up a utility slot) I’m unsure what the current meta is, but Condition Engi’s are pretty strong in both roaming and sPvP imo, I might be wrong. For zerging just grab your grenade kit and start spamming. Some nice pulls with your Magnet (toolkit) to troll people on walls. Always fun. But Engi tends to be either a big hit or a big miss for people.

Another suggestion is taking 1 toon for Zerging and 1 toon for sPvP/Roaming as they tend to require something completely different.

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Thief might be worth trying out a bit more. S/P (Shortbow in second set, Arrow is too amazing in sPvP) is a weaponset that kinda offers me almost anything I could wish for: Blind from Pistol #5, Interrupt/Evade from S/P #3, Leap/Immo Sword #2 and quite high damage from their auto-attack. A similar build (I’d suggest 2/6/0/0/6 but it’s best to find something you like.)

I played around with this build a bit in sPvP a moment ago and it’s pretty darn impressive if you can CC someone and then use pistol whip on them. I’m wondering though, what kind of gear are you using since you can’t regen in stealth?