Guild Wars 2

Is there a class that mixes DPS and tank builds like for example the guardian in swtor?
If so can you guys help me with this? Im still having a hard time trying to choose the class that i want to play.
Thanks in advance!

Guardian, warrior and elementalist are all professions that can balance survivability and DPS pretty well. Ofc other classes can do that too but usually they tend to focus only on the other one. Warriors may belong to this category as well seeing as we have quite the number of CG warriors (dying) everywhere.

Yeah if you really want to have a nice amount of survivability don’t choose warrior. They are more dps focused and don’t have too much variety.
I like guardian myself. They have a great mix of good defensive skills with a nice amount of melee dps.
Elementalists are a bit more tricky IMO. They CAN have good survivability, but if you’re not specced for it you die VERY fast (which can be a pain leveling up solo). That’s less of a disadvantage if you know you want to use a defensive build. They have decent dps too and better AoE and ranged skills than guards I believe. Besides that, their combat is a bit more interactive and much more effective if you utilize all your elements. So I guess I’d say you need to work a little bit harder with them, but some might consider it less boring.

Personally I play a guardian and I have hitted as high as 8,5k in WvW (on a light class ofc) without speccing on damage all that much. You just need to learn how to stack dem sweet might. In the end tho guardians are about sustained damage while not dying. Deal less damage but don’t die >>> GC burst monster who needs a baby sitter for dying so much.

Guardian. Very survivable and can still put out damage.

Warriors are all about dps.

Looks like guardian is the way to go.
What weapons and what builds would be good to use ?
Also, if i were to delete all my chars. would i be able to re select a server for free?

I play a support role on my Guardian. So I play with GS – Mace/Shield – Staff. I also have Scepter for ranged activities. As for straight dmg output, Hammer / Greatsword are your two melee weapons of choice, and if you are looking for ranged Scepter does decent damage. You sacrifice DMG for staying alive if you go ranged though. It still all depends on what you like the most.

Yes, You can select a server for free. I tested as well as a previous thread I posted in a while back.

I say this to all new guardians and I will say it to you too: test ALL weapons and don’t bother with only 1 build. Build how you see fit and when you are lvl 80, you can change it all you want to fit YOUR weapon of choice.

Alright im going to make a guardian, i switched to desolation server.
Not sure what body type, skin and stuff like that to choose lol.
Also does it matter wich one of the 3 items you pick? Shoulder pads and helmet.

They are only for looks. But keep in mind that is the only way to obtain one of them, and if you trash it, you can’t get it back (kinda).
Of course you can always transmute it on higher level items if you wanna keep that skin.

What proffesions are good to get?
and waht body type would you recommend the standard one?

Crafting is quite unrewarding all around. You better decide that later on.
As for the body type, I think most are okay. Just don’t take the one that’s too beefy, cause they tend to stretch armors. (unavoidable on a norn)

There are absolutely NO Tanks and NO DPS, and NO Healers in this game.

If you are New to the game, you should check out this guide that explains how Combat mechanics/traits/armor/weapons function.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/GW2-Combat-system-101-Guide/first

There is also a video on how each professions play out in combat attached to
The guide. I’m sure it will be a helpful resource in checking out what your style might be.