Hello there! Seeing there are a lot of similar questions out there, but not exactly helping me I thought I`ll give it a try and post this topic.
This is another “which profession should I play” question… but before you all jump at me saying that “I should play whatever suits my playstyle” should hear me out first. I tried out all the prof. in the game, huge fan of every one of them, every one has something special for me and I know every has a flaw (or many in some cases). I like PvE a lot, but I also want my `main` to be playable in PvP and WvW as I like those too. I `only` have 6 lvl 80 and I am desperatly trying to get gold for other 2 char. slots.
I have an ele as sort of my `main`, then a guard. cause it`s like a hevy spell/swordwielder elementalist-ish (broadly speaking). I made a warr. to see what`s the hype about, so did with the thief, ranger and mesmer. I made then all after I played around with classes like necro. and engi, professions that I levled until 50+ then deleted them cause reasons (which now I deeply regret).
The thing is I like them all for different stuff which is also the problem, I can`t settle down to play one prof. for too long, and that`s why I don`t feel I am progressing as I should be. I feel like it`s keeping me `immobilized`… I see guildies and other players having at least 1 legendary or at least ascended gear… – me? – barely have artificing at 500 on my ele. and made my 1st ascended staff…. I know I could do more, but for the reson mentioned above I keep abandoning my `main` (whichever that may be). One day I feel it`s my guard. the next its my ele. again, then I want some mesmer, but then again mesmer its not like my ele. then I go back to my ele. but that feels too `old` and I want to play something new… I like the ele. because it has the combos and many skills, its dynamic playstyle, but then again it kinda feels way too hard sometimes for all those reasons… You see my dilemma? I must be the wierdoest gw2 player ever… help me!
Now I stopped progressing with my ele. again and started making some money (sowly) to buy my next char. expansion slot to make one of the last 2 prof. I don`t have at lvl 80. But again, I can`t decide which one to make first engi. or necro.? I can be easly influenced. I like something close to a spellcaster that deals dmg. not necessarly in the front line (like guard.) but also can support the krewe in a dungeon run (not. like ele and definietly not like ranger). I don`t like the lack of AoE (like mesmer) but don`t wanna focus on AoE and DoT (like necro.) And the list can go on with the other professions…
I see other players mastering many if not all the professions and I admire them, comparing myself to them I am at the point where I know a little of everything but not enough to be good. I want this to stop somehow, especially if HoT comes out, I don`t want to waste my time in this expansion too as I did until now from 2012 (with some brakes).
My questions: are there other players out there suffering from this decisions like I do.. this `altoholic`craze? Is there a definitive cure for it or just a way to deal with it on the short term? I know… hard to answer these first world problems. I would however appreciate any answer.
Thanks and sorry for the long speech, hope you got my point nevertheless!
p.s. Sorry for the mistakes but english is not my first language.