Guild Wars 2

A little history. I bought this game when it first came and out and I was a little disappointed on several aspects of the game play. I realized that it probably just needed some time to “get better” and rather then deal with the frustrating times of waiting for things to get fixed while playing I decided to leave and then come back as I am sure a lot also did.

So I am back. I have been keeping a close eye on the improvements and I must say the Dev’s constant improvements have impressed me.

I now am realizing I need to choose a profession but I am having a difficult time deciding.

To help you out let me explain the type of player I am.

1. I have played several MMO’s longest lasting would be World of Warcraft as I am sure most can say the same.

2. My favorite class even from the start of WoW was warlocks just based on their unique design and I played that class up until about a year ago when I decided to let that addiction go.

3. I have read over the Necro forums as I would expect that profession to be close to what I played in WoW but I do see a lot of complaints about the class in both PvP and PvE. I do not mind waiting out changes to a character I will like but I want to make sure there is “potential” in the class before I make the long level grind journey and invest the time into making the character perfect.

4. I have experience as close range combat as a warrior, rogue and paladin all of which I enjoyed equally. Hunters were boring to me and so I assume the ranger class will probably be the same.

5. I am not a casual player. I am all in and I am very detailed and theorycraft everything I can which is why I am coming here first to make sure I find a profession that will not be frustrating and will be worth the time I am willing to invest.

So with that said I guess my goals are this.

A strong PvE class which is not considered “OP” in PvP because those tend to get nerfed which drastically affect PvE which I hate. So I am looking more at PvE with a decent to good stance in PvP.

Ranged professions are fine as the majority of my experience is with ranged however; I wouldn’t mind mixing it up and going melee as well assuming there is a good way to close gaps and they are not easily kited to death in pvp.

Thanks for your help and suggestions.

Heh … well Warrior is considered one of the strongest PvE class but one of the weakest PvP class.

Anyway according to dev comments and leaked patched notes necromancer should be getting quite a few buffs next patch(June 25) including a new Death Shroud ability which sounds a bit OP vs crowds but we’ll have to see it first. I don’t play my necromancer as much as some of the other classes but I don’t really have much complaints about it either aside from some bugs and limitations on Death Shroud(can’t interact things, can’t res people). On the other hand mind is built more towards power than condition damage while most people seem to go for all condition damage.

Alright well Warriors looked fun but again I am looking for a profession that is strong in PvE so I can get into groups pretty easily but also PvP without being to frustrated so meaning I want a profession that is going to be able to hold his own but not dominate and be considered OP.

It sounds like Necro might be good on both aspects not OP in PvE or PvP but decent at both.

Any other suggestions out there? I will probably wait a few days and mess around with the different looks of the different races so I am set go with a profession and race once I get the communities help on my decision.

There is Guardian. Seems to be good in every format.

Mesmer is strong everywhere, and should have no problems finding groups. It also has some fairly unique play styles.

Like others have said, Necro is scheduled for some loving next week, though remains to be seen if it’s enough or not. That said, despite all the QQ, they are not in any way useless.

Note1: All classes have both ranged and melee options, most often set by the weapon you’re holding. So a War can go Longbow/Rifle for range, or a Ranger can go Sword/Greatsword for melee. As such, there are not strictly “Ranged Professions”, though some classes have more options at some ranges than others.

Note2: The time it takes to get an alt up to L80 and fully geared is far far less than what you’re used to in other MMOs. Getting a level an hour is done without trying very hard. If you’re leeching off your main, then getting geared at L80 takes about 20 minutes of talking with the Trading Post (and spending money a well established main could earn in under week of casual play). As such, you’re much more likely to have several professions to rotate through.

please become an elementalist we need more theory crafters. But honestly all the profession specific forums are negative (except for thief and mesmer and warrior only about pvp)
What helped me choose was youtube. Watch famous youtubers of each profession and see which you like best.
Nemesis-Necromancer
Daphoenix/Woodenpotatoes- Elementalist
Dontain- Warrior
etc.
You might also enjoy the guardian but I hope you’ll give the elementalist a try.

Swimsasa Stoon.8936:

What helped me choose was youtube. Watch famous youtubers of each profession and see which you like best.
Nemesis-Necromancer
Daphoenix/Woodenpotatoes- Elementalist
Dontain- Warrior
etc.

There are also some good mesmer guides on youtube by MrPrometheus.

Khisanth.2948:

Anyway according to dev comments and leaked patched notes necromancer should be getting quite a few buffs next patch(June 25) including a new Death Shroud ability which sounds a bit OP vs crowds but we’ll have to see it first.

I agree on this.

I think you can stick with necromancer because of the comming updates, it also fits your gaming-experiences and preferences with other mmo’s. It’s true they didn’t have much attention from devs last months so I can relate to all the necro’s complaining, but I hope and think that should be over or less, soon.