I bought GW2 beta last year and have a lvl 80 thief. I want to play again and need help in picking a second class.
Mini autobio of me:
-active CS player (Counter-Strike 1.6, Source, and GO)
-FPS player mainly
-Competitive
-Team player
-Can get distracted easily
-Rather impatient, want things done quick and easy
-Will mostly solo in PvE (Hearts and Stories)
-Will play mostly Dungeons
-I like AoE offensive skills
-I like splash damage, melee or ranged.
-I am very flexible in terms of role. If the party is missing a support class, I’ll change my traits and such. Vice versa. Flexibility thus is very important in the class I want.
-I prefer direct damage over condition damage since the results are immediate.
-I prefer defense over HP. It’s just low-maintenance.
-I will play Human.
-Boons > conditions
-I like having companions so I can bait them and not die.
-I like a class that is fast and strong. Don’t really care about magic unless it can deal lots of direct damage and survive.
- warrior Rather impatient, want things done quick and easy
- warrior Will mostly solo in PvE (Hearts and Stories)
- warrior Will play mostly Dungeons
- longbow warrior with huge fire aoe I like AoE offensive skills
- longbow/greatsword/axe&axe warrior I like splash damage, melee or ranged.
- warrior with fgj and banner in utils I am very flexible in terms of role. If the party is missing a support class, I’ll change my traits and such. Vice versa. Flexibility thus is very important in the class I want.
- greatsword/axe&axe warrior I prefer direct damage over condition damage since the results are immediate.
- warrior I prefer defense over HP. It’s just low-maintenance.
-I will play Human.
- longbow warrior with fgj utility for fury and might, and firefield for might combos Boons > conditions
- greatsword warrior, engage first, then trollolo with whirlwind and rush to escape I like having companions so I can bait them and not die.
- longbow/greatsword warrior, set them and fire and chop what remains, run away with ww and rush if it fails I like a class that is fast and strong. Don’t really care about magic unless it can deal lots of direct damage and survive.
Please stop implying that axe/axe is a good weapon set for warrior.. its not. Last I checked axe was still considered one of the worst offhands for warriors. Also, GS and axe mainhand both have AoE cleaves, albeit at melee range. They are still perfect for dungeon content since you’ll be stacking most often.
- warrior I prefer defense over HP. It’s just low-maintenance.
I wonder if you’ve ever played a warrior or you’re just adding ‘warrior’ to everything on the list just to stress a point. Warriors have the highest base HP of all classes, though their defense is also on par. The statement u listed would be true mainly for guards, which are a solid alternative to warriors. They are more wanted in dungeon groups because of their versatility in that they can switch from DPS to providing boons (heals/reflects etc.) Warrior boons are also group-oriented but more to boost the group DPS (banners, shouts, etc.). In group settings and for short fights, warriors are best, otherwise guards. However solo-wise warriors will still out-DPS guards simply because of the nature of their skills.
In the end it is a question of what fits your play-style. Playing a guard requires more skill and effort if you want to succeed at it. You would have to play smart knowing when and where to drop reflects/heals/protection etc. so that your group can benefit best from it. Playing a warrior in dungeons in sadly not that difficult, but still very satisfying (some say boring). Most times you stack, spam bursts and stack vulns, plant banners and just DPS. Other times you can bunker down with your shield/invul skills if you need to. Its really less work with a warrior but both classes have roughly the same survivability, long as you know how to use them right.
hehe you got me there, i never used dual axes, but seen a lot other warriurz using them. i prefer longbow+gs anywhere, because i like being might stacking bot, and because gs provides mobility that cannot be ignored
your right, I’m partly a hypocrite as well :P as I still use axe/axe to stack BL when there are trash mobs that die pretty easily and I’m not concerned overmuch with DPS. Still though, for boss fights and when it actually matters.. axe/axe would be kinda useless.
I played as guardian and it’s so boring for me. I don’t like being support class. I want to fight headon and deal damage. Thanks though. I chose Norn Warrior. Gotta get that epic armor from Arah.
