Guild Wars 2

hey guys
im a returning player,just got HoT
i wanna start a fresh main but i just cant choose
i prefer mostly ranged,but heres the thing for me
heres the thing for mein mmos i mostly stick to one main and almost never use alts
i want a class that has a role in all the game modes,i dont wanna choose a main and then being locked out of wvwvw for example or dungeons or raids cuz my class is just bad in that game mod
in any mmo ive played so far i never had such a poblem
but here all i see is: class x is not viable for dungeons/wvwvw/spvp so if u wanna dungeon/wvwvw/spvp don’t take it
are there no classes which have a role in all the game modes?
the classes that appeal to me in terms of flavor : ele/ranger/engi/reveran(not in that order)

Classes that are welcome (generally speaking) in any game mode include: ele/war/thief/guard/mes/engi (most of the time)

Classes that often get discriminated against are: ranger/necro/and sometimes engi (though I dont know why) but this mainly applies to group content such as dungeons

I cant comment on how people generally feel about revenants.

Keep in mind though, if you play with friends or with your guild, most rational people wont care much about your class as all of them are pretty good and its all about having fun. There are no seriously flawed/fail classes (imo) in GW2, each simply has their own unique strengths and weaknesses for particular situations.

Edit: I should have made the disclaimer that with the new builds possible for each class, peoples preferences for group composition may begin to change a bit.

Edit edit: You identify ele as one of the classes that appeals to you, well, you cant go wrong with ele as it is one of the most popular classes for virtually anything (but it is also one of the harder classes to be skilled at)

I know nothing of the revenant.

Ele and engi are both solid professions, if you don’t mind playing your keyboard like this.

Ranger has a very low skill floor but a very high skill ceiling. You will also be unwelcome in organized dungeon/fractal groups and high end pvp. Rangers are excellent WvW roamers though.

i had the same dilemma as you. And i will tell you something…EVERY single class will always lack something. For me the important things are:
Spvp
Wvw(zergs)
Roaming(wvw)
Open world (everything works in open world content,maybe Hot OW is a little bit harder)
Dungeons
Raids (haven’t played any raids, so i am not gonna talk about this one)
And the MOST important by far….Enjoying the playstyle

So after analyzing everything, i came to my conclusion, and chose 3 professions :

Necro.-I find him extremely good at spvp, and reaper is awesome, he is avg in wvw, HATED, and DISCRIMINATED in dungeons atm…And would be great for roaming, if it had more mobility (people can just run from you, but if they fight you, they are dead)

Thief.-Excellent roamer, lacks range for zergs imho but its ok at dungeons, they are a little weak at spvp when fighting toe to toe, but they have great damage mitigation. Hardest to master of all classes here(IMO)

Ele.-Jack of all trades, “ok” at dungeons, “ok” at spvp, “ok” at wvw…and a great roamer (probably top 3 roamers atm). Ele is my favorite class …my problem with them is tempest, Reaper feels AMAZING, i never really liked necro that much until i played reaper, Daredevil looks bad kitten , and he has so much damage mitigation, and tweaking your dodges is cool…Tempest on the other hand…idk i just don’t like it, if you take the tempest trait line, you will lack some things from the main, traditional builds. (also warnhorn sucks, cough cough…)

Still need to try mesmer, they seem good in EVERYTHING, and chronomancer looks cool so far, shield too. What i dont like, is that i mostly enjoy male characters, and a male mesmer looks gay af… haha (also hard to master, according to other ppl). GL on your choice, let me know what you picked.

I had a huge problem with finding a main as well there was just something that didn’t click with everything I tried.. Closest I came was Ranger but it was more because it felt and looked awesome rather than being an awesome profession, I realized at one point. Then I tried Revenant – people can say what they want, but I absolutely love it. If I hadn’t found it i’ll probably give up the game at one point. Doesn’t mean it’s the right one for you but you should giev it a go, play a few zones, try some different weapons

I’d just like to point out that after HoT, every class is desirable now, including Necro, Ranger and Engi if they have their Elite Specializations on.

Reaper’s DPS is amazing. Ive broken several of my time records in Fractals with it.
Druid is being demanded in mass for it’s healing capability for more rough encounters.
Scrapper can do a lot of damage, and soak up even more damage, and Scrappers are desirable for their Stealth Gyros when your Thief is AFK.