Guild Wars 2

I started this game on a warrior, and recently came back to the game and played into my 30’s. The game is easy enough that I can much my way through most solo content by general “mashing” of buttons, but the more I get into it, I’m starting to feel as if there may be a better choice than a warrior for what I want from the game.

My main interest in the game lies in WvW and sPvP currently, and the warrior is a bit too “in your opponents face” for me to manage. I was curious if there was a way for those of us with slower wits to contribute in this fast paced game.

I haven’t gotten into much WvW or group PvE content, but I have experimented with sPvP and it is brutal, as expected. I really wish the team sizes were a bit larger, but that’s okay.

I’m not concerned with being the best, or anything close to that. I merely want to pull my weight and help the team, in whatever fashion I am capable of. The combat in this game is still something I’m getting used to, and even with the few buttons on my action bar things can get clunky sometimes.

I may keep on the warrior, but i was also thinking of starting a character from scratch so I can relearn some things from a “newbie” perspective. I want to be as hardened as possible when I take to the battlegrounds for Tarnished Coast. I’m just not sure how to do that. I was hoping to make a ranged character out of my warrior, thinking the range would give me more time to think and react, without the micromanagging of a ranger pet, but I’m not sure.

I’m open to suggestions from veterans as to what I can do to help. Right now I’m just happy I have my keybinds the way I like.

Welcome back to Tyria

Making an alt to “relearn” the basics of game-play is a good idea. Definitely keep your warrior, but leave it on the side for the time being. Don’t be afraid to try out other classes that might be outside your “normal comfort zone” too. This game is very different from other games in its style of play. You may prefer one class type (ie: melee, ranged, caster, etc) in one game but find out a similar type here is not to your liking. Experiment and see what really suits you the best.

Secondly, find a nice guild to call home. Having people to chat with and answer questions will be a big help too. You can get further tips and insight from others to give you something to work from when learning how to play to the best of your own ability. (I’d offer a place in my little home, but we focus more on PvE than PvP, though we’d still be happy to answer questions and are homed on Tarnished Coast. For the Toast!).

Changing your keybinds was also a good way to go. I finally broke down and got an actual gaming mouse for myself (Logitech G600) and it really helped my ability because I can now reach all the keys for skills and other things I use most often. There are quite a few good gaming mice out there so do some research and find which suits you best if you decide to try one too.

I wish you luck in your travels. Feel free to add me to friends and poke me with any questions you may have. I’ll do what I can to answer them.

What AriaSilverfyre said is good.
Remember you have 5 character slots. Make some experimental toons to see how they feel (remembering that professions have more options are higher levels).

Since I am also on TC, PM me in game if you have any questions.

Good Luck and Safe Travels.

Guardians are good. Hard to kill and useful to parties, so everyone is happy when a guardian shows up.

Hey Breidr and welcome back! As suggested Guardians make very new player friendly chars, easy to level and built right they can fulfill support or DPS roles, Guardian was my first char for learning the basics!
Please remember though.. When leveling a character the early levels can be very different from the latter ones, Mesmer is horrible to level and feels useless until you have most of the trait point but its still my main class!

Ranger might be a good choice with the recent buffs! pet micromanagement can also be something that you learn slowly.

Key bindings are a godsend too, you don’t need an expensive 99button gaming mouse, just try build around your keyboard hand.

If you’re on EU then feel free to PM me for practice pvp duels.
Good luck and have fun!