Guild Wars 2

I am brand new to GW. I played a lot of pvp in WOW. I have tried several characters up to level ten or so and tried to jump into a few hot joins after reading up on builds and gear, but I am still pretty clueless. I think I almost need to duel or go one one v one for a while to get the hang of everything. I don’t want to level multiple characters to cap to figure out what I want to pvp with. Is there a profession that is more straightforward than the others?

In terms of play I like professions that have some good movement perks, decent damage, and some survivability. In WoW, I paladin, druid, warlock the most. All have some healing, some damage, and some survivability.

I liked Necro in PVE but I’m not sure I’m up to managing a ton of conditions without a lot more experience. I think I need a more direct damage class until I have some experience with the game.

I tried engineer, but don’t like all the click targeting for grenades.

Guardian was ok. I’m considering Ranger, warrior, or thief. Any help on picking one of these to level fully and learn the game mechanics. Tips on where to practice skills for pvp would also be helpful.

Thanks

I played a paladin for seven years in WoW, and here I play a warrior. Warriors are simple to play, and offer the widest variety of play styles. They are also arguably the most mobile with the right weaponset.

My favorite is a tanky build (prof Paladin), but it’s definitely a group build. For mobility, I’d suggest Greatsword and/or Sword+warhorn. Top mobility with both, good with either. Greatsword makes a great solo roaming build too, it has been the most popular since the game launched. I stay away from popular builds so I don’t have any specifics, but I’m sure you can Google one.

Also, Necros are good in sPvP. If you want to play one, I’d stick with it if you like it. I’ve found I can enjoy the game with nearly any kind of crazy build, and WvW and sPvP are 95% of what I do.

I liked the Necro for the most part but they are slow.