Guild Wars 2

Yeah I know what you’re thinking…Another one of these again. And I know a lot of people will say “Pick the one you like most” and that’s my problem I like different features of each profession and this is my first MMO so I sorta don’t know what I like. Also a lot of people will say “Go to the mists and play the character to see what you like” I’ve done that and if I hadn’t I wouldn’t have made this post. I’m a casual player who wants to do PvE, Dungeons and WvW. The first character I tried was an engineer but I found it kinda boring and I’ve tried every class since and I like all of them. The classes I like most are: Guardian, Warrior, Ranger, Mesmer and Elementalist but I like them all a lot. Here is a list of things I like and dislike about each:
Guardian: Great all round but a little bit bland IMO
Warrior: Great damage but yet again a little bit boring
Ranger: Extremely fun but I don’t like the pets and I don’t feel like I contribute much to a group
Mesmer: Really cool style but It’s kinda confusing and quite slow to level and kill things and I seem to die a lot
Elementalist: Really cool with really exciting abilities but I find it extremely complicated and confusing with so many abilities

I’m looking for a profession that is versatile and can perform well in PvE, WvW and Dungeons. Help! I don’t know what I like!

You will come to appreciate the complex gameplay of elementalists in the future. Seeing as you are new and lack the skill to survive with a mesmer and you also find melee classes boring, you should choose ele. You will learn the tricks and tips when you play and when you feel more confident, you can choose mesmer if you so wish.

for first char i’d recomend guardian, in my opinon, guardian was what i decided, after levleing a thief,warrior,guardian to lvl 40 i finally decided on my main being guardian and he was the first to hit 80 and the chari still play on the most.

Why guardian? Well hes easier to learn, even if your not amazing u can still get good results, you WILL feal like your helping your team a lot, and he can still dish out real good dmg too.

And the blandness thing, trust me warrior is much more bland imo then a guardian.

It really will be difficult for others to tell you what you like. We can tell you what we like, but that may or may not apply to you!

My advice is; you have 5 character slots, use them! I am a very experienced MMO player, and I have ~1500 hours in GW2 at this point. It was only in the past week or so that I finally decided on Ranger as my main. This is after leveling a thief, necro, engi, and ele to 80 and a mesmer to 60. So, even for some of us that have been playing this type of game since Ultima.. we can still take our sweet time figuring out what we like best!

The Ele will come into its own when you get comfortable shifting between attunements – and yes it will come . It’s brilliant, the amount of support + dps you can do at the same time based on the weapon you choose.,

I’d offer similar advice for the mesmer – takes a bit of getting used to but extremely fun to play!

Guardian is preferred as support from what I have seen from other people ( haven’t played it too much myself ) , so when you say you find it boring, perhaps damage and DPS are what you are after at this current time

In which case, the warrior is also a good choice. Why was this boring for you ?

~TNE

Tranquilnelf.1258:

The Ele will come into its own when you get comfortable shifting between attunements – and yes it will come . It’s brilliant, the amount of support + dps you can do at the same time based on the weapon you choose.,

I’d offer similar advice for the mesmer – takes a bit of getting used to but extremely fun to play!

Guardian is preferred as support from what I have seen from other people ( haven’t played it too much myself ) , so when you say you find it boring, perhaps damage and DPS are what you are after at this current time

In which case, the warrior is also a good choice. Why was this boring for you ?

~TNE

I didn’t find Guardian boring because it was support I just think the abilities of the Guardian and warrior are pretty boring that’s all

Well practically, you can pick anything you like, except ranger, necro and engineer.

Thanks I’ve narrowed it down to elementalist or mesmer because they appeal to me the most I think. Could anone give me the pros and cons of each or if you play one of them give me the reason that you like/dislike them. Thanks I appreciate everyone’s help!

darthsmall.8246:

Thanks I’ve narrowed it down to elementalist or mesmer because they appeal to me the most I think. Could anone give me the pros and cons of each or if you play one of them give me the reason that you like/dislike them. Thanks I appreciate everyone’s help!

They are good in their own fields. Elementalists deal higher damage in general but mesmers can also cause some SERIOUS damage with confusion and shatters. Mesmers are usually considered better in pvp but that doesn’t mean you can’t win against one. Elementalists are better at support/healing but mesmers also have very important skills like time warp, portal and veil. . In AOE aspect elementalists easily take the cake. They are both very good at escaping combat. Mesmers have stealth and can confuse opponents and draw agro with clones. Dagger/dagger elementalists tho have the highest mobility in the game and catching one is nearly impossible.

In the end mesmers are more challenging to master and seeing you are a beginner, it could leave a very bad taste in your mouth and make you never play them again. They are very fun if you get the hang of it so you should prevent this from happening. If I were you, I would choose the elementalist for now. Personally I’m a guardian but I have played both classes and know many who play them personally. Consider my opinion neutral.

Both elementalist and mesmer have their positives and negatives, and both take a bit more time to master than the guardian or warrior do, but are extremely worth it. Elementalists has the utility of a mix of classes thanks to their attunements, one minute they’re throwing out highly damaging fire attacks, the next they’re throwing out heaing fields and regen, mesmers have their clones and phantasms which has a variety of utility, they also have access to portal (a nice bonus out of combat) time warp which grants quickness speeding up attacks and other little nifty things.

In my personal opinion I prefer mesmers just for the sheer utility I find in them, but its because the playstyle of a mesmer fits what I enjoy doing. I can jump into melee with the sword, I can hit from a distance with a greatsword, staff gives me what I personally think is the best armor in the game. I can pull enemies and grant swiftness, I can reflect projectiles (the Karka knows this all too well). I can port people to safety and most importantly I can turn enemies into Moa! Sadly my elementalist isn’t at level 80 yet to actually compare their gameplay at that point for PvE (she’s only a few days old) but I’m hoping to work on her very soon.

I don’t want to open another thread so I’ll jump on this one…
What profession should I pick if I want to do the most damage pve / in dungeon?

One or two suggestions will be awesome (melee one and ranged for example).

Thanks in advance!

Cerberussian.5317:

I don’t want to open another thread so I’ll jump on this one…
What profession should I pick if I want to do the most damage pve / in dungeon?

One or two suggestions will be awesome (melee one and ranged for example).

Thanks in advance!

Warrior. They have the highest damage output in the game plus they have good ranged options as well.