Guild Wars 2

Coming back into the game after leaving it in its release. Any suggestions for picking a class?

I think that you can have fun learning any profession in that game. I have 8 character and here what I found fun to learn for each of them.

1) Guardian. Playing the meta, I had so much fun to learn how to support my team. Blind, aegis and reflect to keep my group at 90% hp is challenging, rewarding and fun.
2) Warrior. BIG NUMBERS. How the heck can I reach higher number with my 100 blades? So much competition between me and one of my friend, but I have to admit, he got the best of me. But its not fair, Warrior is its main, not mine ;(
3) Elementalist. OMFG playing the meta for dungeon. 2 Dodge, no vigor, no protection, no blind, no aegis, no HP, no toughness, no HEAL?? How can i survive? But i did. It took time and hard work. I was on the ground begging for rez more than anything during the first weeks, but I did it. Location, location, location. I’m proud of me now
4) Mesmer. Love and hate story. I hate it a low level, love it at level 80 when i learn how to shatter, then hate it again, then love it with all the phantasm, then hate it when I see the dmg, then love it when i see the utilities. Its a really different gamestyle. You love or hate it.
5) Engineer. Mastering the art of pitching grenade at 1500 range on a moving target, while you are running. That’s the stuff. I still get confuse, when i need to switch with all these kits in the middle of a 1vs1 duel. That’s awesome, even if sometime i don’t even fully understand what the heck i’m doing.
6) Thief. I will hunt you down. You are two against me? No problem, i should be able to win that fight. And if i don’t? Then its my fault and i need to find out what i did wrong. What a powerfull feeling, turning around your target that can’t see you, until the point when you feel you have the advantage. Its also terrible good to backstab a stealth thief because you figure out that thief are so predictable when they are stealth.

7-8) Never really had fun leveling or playing Necro or Rangers. That doesn’t mean they are bad right? But, its just the way I feel.

Personally I have the most fun playing complicated professions which involve a lot of button pushing during fights.

Specifically the elementalist, engineer (lots of swapping elements/kits) and a ranger build that involves switching weapons a lot, micromanaging pets and ground targeting traps. For some people it would be far too much hassle for what another profession could achieve much easier, but for me it makes the fights more fun and flexible.

But for you I’d suggest just experimenting and seeing what you enjoy. All professions are viable in PvE so just go with what sounds fun, and if you’re not enjoying it try something else.