Q:
Necro, Mes or Ranger?
I am trying to decide which is of these to level, I already have an engi and thief and I want a good pve/pvp/wvwvw toon to go with, I like playing all ranges and I prefer having options open. Also, I want to cripple then nuke my enemy or at least build up to heavy burst. Also I want to be able to quickly shift from range to melee and vice versa when I need to. Lastly, I want to be able to strike first from a distance, then if needs be coming in for the killing blow.
All three can actually do a bit of that, though the necro really you’d only come up close for the dagger. My personal favorite is mesmer but I play all three and love playing them all for different reasons. Though my mesmer kinda lacks in pve right now, people love mesmers in all three because they have so many useful utilities.
-Portals are the biggest one, you can port WvW golems, let your friends skip through obstacles in jumping puzzles, port them from diff points in pvp. Another desire trait is time warp, which is good for things like world bosses.
-Variety is another good trait, you can be full zerker mesmer and have really good burst at both close and range, you can go condition or shatter and blow up your clones for team support, or you can go PU and rely on lots of stealth.