Guild Wars 2

Ok, So I’m still fairly new to the game, I only ever got a Warrior to level 80 when I like first got the game and all I did was map completion and stuff up to 80 and a few dungeons and w/e I never did anything else. Then is stopped playing for a bit.

Now that I have come back, I find that I really like doing Spvp alot, and wanna also get into some WvW maybe but not totally sure if my computer can fully handle the massive zergs (have to run WvW zergs at lowest possible settings)

But my biggest problem is Gw2 is my first MMO Only thing close i have ever played is like The Elder Scrolls games, and in those im used to being the uk TOP dog, able to just take on most things and do fine.

Now im not saying Im looking for MOST OP CLASS ALWAYS WIN EASY MODE lol But i just hate having a “HARD COUNTER” likes 9/10 times engie will lose to a necro, or a Thief will lose to a Guardian uk stuff like that.

Im just wondering is there a class that with the right skill is able to take on anyone and have a shot at winning like 50% of the time i just hate playing PvP or something andd seeing a class and going well im boned and even though i do well there just isnt much ic an do about what that class has.

And yes ik everyone is just gonna say try them all out, or Play what you like andI have played every class, and cant really say i have like an ALL Time fav class.

TL;DR Is there a class that if played well can take on anyone and have a shot at winning AKA no HARD counters

Thief, there are no hard counters! x)
It’s too variable! The skill cap on playing right is too high for there to be a “hard counter” in this game!

Also, you said it yourself: you are still fairly new. I would add, you are as fresh as spring grass!
You do not know what everyone can do, so it’s natural for you to be seemingly “hard countered” by people. But really, just learn your game and you will know how to fight an average necro, an average thief, or an average elementalist.

There’s no shortcut to learning the game

Find a profession you like and play that. Don’t call lack of skill and knowledge a “hard counter”. That’s all there is to it!

Edit: if you’re hoping to find one killer combo that kills everyone, like those thieves hoping to kill those guardians just by backstabbing them a few times, then it’s a no-go as well.

No hard counters to thieves? everything is a hard counter. Most thieves I come across go through the same stages in a fight:

1) take damage
2) stealth
3) take damage
4) stealth
5) take damage
6) stealth
7) die.

It is very rare I come across a good thief. Not to say it can’t be done but I find they have a lot of ‘hard counters’. If you are looking for a profession which can adapt well then I would say look into Elementalists – depending on builds they seem to do very well in most roles.
Truth be told though, every build will have a counter. Otherwise everyone would run that build. You’ve gotta to just run what you are good with and if you come across a counter build you just have to be much better than the other player. There is no hard counter-free build.

That’s exactly what i’ve been asking in the pvp forum, your situation is almost identical to mine lol.
To everybody replying after me: the OP isn’t asking which profession beats them all, but which profession can accomodate any encounter at different times.
It means that if you know the enemy team is 5 rangers then you’ll immediatly take all the reflects you have, it doesn’t mean that the build he’s running will deal with everything.

As far as i know, thieves can’t handle guardians at all, especially dps guardians, while engineers melt to conditions very quickly (but you already knew that, didn’t you)
Eles tend to be weak to boon stripping, mesmers have trouble against thieves(but they’re not that hard of a counter).
Necros are mostly weak to projectiles and CC as they have little access to stability and no access to reflects, they tend to win duels more often but they have little mobility, thus other professions can just run away if they feel they’re losing (especially thieves).
Guardians have mediocre condition builds, that doesn’t add to your question but if you choose a guard, then it’s power builds.
Rangers are often countered by reflects but not always, plus they’re quite good at melee too, warriors are soft countered by poison if they use the healing signet.

So the possible solutions could be:
Warrior
Ranger
Guardian
to a lesser degree:
Mesmer
Elementalist
to a lower degree:
Thief (they can run away from everything they can’t beat)

Hey Guys thanks for the posts, I’m gonna go with Ranger, after reading your posts and looking at my own PvP stats I have played Ranger more than double any other profession . Didn’t even relies that I played Ranger as much as I did I guess its my natural go back to when i get frustrated with another class and It seems to fit my style very well, I even get compliments from a lot of people saying I’m one of the few Rangers they see that play the profession correctly.