Guild Wars 2

Hi all, I need help with deciding which class can suit me well.
Please don´t respond “play what you like to play” I really don´t know what to play cause i am new in GW2 so i don´t know all mechanics.
I always played ranged class character cause of mobility, bot in GW2 everything seems same to me.I have 20 lvl ranger but with longbow i do same damage as with short bow but slower (and short bows are ugly anyway) and I really hate pets in this game.Then i have guardian lvl 16, but again same story.He is more support than damage (I hate being support or heal) so i feel useless compare to other “pure” DPS specs.It seems to me like every class is directed away from role i want to be.I don´t require any answers “play class X” just want to discuss little bit about.I did this topic cause I hate when I am already max level and then I decide to play another class(I don´t have so much time for playing and every bad decision ruins me ).
Thanks for all posts, hope we will meet in game.

so you don’t want “play what you like” and you don’t want “play x” so what do you want? An in depth discussion of the pros and cons of each class?

Yes ….(except warlock)

If you are soloing, Thief is easymode for the later maps. So many ways to distract pursuers (ambush, thieves guild, caltrops, blinding shot, hide in shadows).

You should definitely play a warlock. Fear is super OP and death coil is like an instant iwin button. Also, flaming horses.

Heh friend play Thief so I don´t want to do his job but better , but yes I am thinking about Thief. Only what i hate on him are daggers, this weapons don´t suits me well .

Tickles.4195:

Heh friend play Thief so I don´t want to do his job but better , but yes I am thinking about Thief. Only what i hate on him are daggers, this weapons don´t suits me well .

You don’t need to use daggers on a thief.

Still I am more oriented on ranged.Which class is most capable do high ranged damage, but sustain.Or same question with 2handed weapons(swords probably).

Every class has their pros and cons. You’re not going to find a class that does high damage and have high defense. It’s all a trade off. You just have to find a customization of traits and skills that suits your playstyle.

It’s a little thing, but I know a couple of times I made a character and immediately went into that tutorial area in the mists to play around. I shot at the practice mobs and tried to get a feel for the class skills and mechanics, and having access to all of the traits is nice.

I also am totally fine with playing up to around level ten or twenty and deleting a character. Sure, we don’t get elites until 30, but around twenty levels of play is usually enough for me to decide if I have a good feeling with a character or not, and it’s not so much that I’m upset deleting it. I have done this when I had only the five character slots and wasn’t sure if I’d like a class, and I have done this when I wasn’t satisfied with my race/gender/class choice. Perhaps there is a level for which this works for you, as well, and you just need to try out the classes until you find one that "sticks".

Though in fairness for me it’s less "what class do I like" and more "which class(es) will I be playing more than the others".

Awesome.6120:

You should definitely play a warlock. Fear is super OP and death coil is like an instant iwin button. Also, flaming horses.

hahaha, high-five

Elementalists can get perma-switftness in multiple ways, and they also fit the ranged requirement. They can focus more on sustained damage than burst, if you build them correctly.

Alternatively, believe it or not, warriors can be insanely mobile, although this mobility comes from melee weapons instead of ranged ones. (The ranged ones pretty much root you constantly.) If mobility is your thing and you dislike thief, I’d definitely give warrior a try.

Probably warrior can be best choice for me, only one thing I am afraid on warrior is low survability and low CC.Even in heavy plates and with 2H mace i was always dead first…

low survivability on a warrior? You must be doing something wrong.

Awesome.6120:

low survivability on a warrior? You must be doing something wrong.

Probably yes

Tickles.4195:

Awesome.6120:

low survivability on a warrior? You must be doing something wrong.

Probably yes

If you put everything into DPS you have the potential to be more fragile than say an Elementalist. Vit and Tough are your friend! You’re pretty useless to your team if you’re dead.

Urthona.3198:

Elementalists can get perma-switftness in multiple ways, and they also fit the ranged requirement. They can focus more on sustained damage than burst, if you build them correctly.

Alternatively, believe it or not, warriors can be insanely mobile, although this mobility comes from melee weapons instead of ranged ones. (The ranged ones pretty much root you constantly.) If mobility is your thing and you dislike thief, I’d definitely give warrior a try.

This. And half the skills make you vault around the battlefield like a friggin gymnast.

I am playing warrior just now and I must say I am so squishy .

This is not a game where you can play as a DPS. If you want to be effective you need to spec offensively and defensively. 20 in tactics can be extremely beneficial to almost any spec for a warrior. That extra vitality is important.

I would prefer going he toughness line but I don’t like the toughness traits.

Also, you need to gear more defensively as well. Don’t turn away a piece of gear with toughness or vitality just because it’s not max dps.

Make sure you can dodge.

Try mantra mesmer with greatsword. You seem like the person who prefers to be that carry glass cannon ranger in games. Mesmer are probably one of the few who actually have high crit. dmg and long range.

Tickles.4195:

I am playing warrior just now and I must say I am so squishy .

One of my 80’s is a thief and I think you would like it… they do ALOT of damage with shortbow and you can change the " skin " to something you like later if thats an issue

I actually main weapon Shortbow in WvW.. It’s devastating, the first skill is a 3 way ricochet that hits for 1.5 to 2k+ ..on autoattack… THEN the real beauty of the Thiefs shortbow is the ClusterBomb. it can be spammed kitten near endlessly ( only costs 3 init ) and I regularly hit players for 5-7k crits and with a blast field over 10k.. ah its an AE? no cast time.. only drawback is its 900 range but I dont even stealth

I just target say a ranger…hit STEAL > teleports me to target.. then spam Clusterbomb at them… 90% ppl panic and dont stun and die in 3-4 secs.. the other 10% stun us and u gotta be ready for that. Stealth get distance andeither Cluster them more or kite and just hit the 1key.

Now thats all with full berserker gear so HP are only 12k.. but stealth is a huge help since you heal as you stealth.

I actually am playing a guardian atm and love it.. where did you get they are support only? What I love about the guardian is you get alot of passive regen and AEGIS..and more AEGIS with traits. Im using a GS with blood sigil and a staff with bloodlust sigil and all power/precision while leveling and destroying everything in my path