Guild Wars 2

So after 7 months I decided to try GW2 again since I now have the time. I created a new character and logged on, to find that the starter area was completely empty.

So what european server is the most populated in ALL areas?
I don’t want to be on my own all game till I hit lvl 80 Q_Q

Also I’m wondering what class is the most fun for WvW and PvP? I was thinking thief, since I’ve already played a mesmer 7 months ago.

Thanks for your time!

I play on US servers (Jade Quarry), but it’d be hard to find any server that has all areas populated just because the player base has migrated to either endgame or speed-leveling content. In PvE, if your server is active at the time you’re on, you’ll normally find people in the human and Norn starting areas (because of their high frequency of events), Kessex Hills (for the event chain around Overlord Waypoint), and wherever the living story leads you.

I don’t play sPvP but I like Elementalist for WvW because you can blindly spam staff AOE while defending to quickly rack up player kills for the daily/monthly, plus all of the speed boost and stun break to be able to move around the map. That said, I’d try dusting off your Mesmer because that class too gives you a lot of options.

Heya, Desolation is well populated, I would say. Also, if you want to play PvP, take necro or thief. Those classes are pretty good at the moment. Mesmer is a good choice too.
Don’t know much about WvW though :P.

Try guesting to different servers to find one with a population you like.

Most people are either in certain starter zones getting their daily, doing the meta events or living story right now. Or idling in LA.

I agree that it’s a good idea to guest to different servers before you change permanently, you don’t want to pay or delete your character to transfer only to find you don’t like your new server either.

But I’d also recommend checking out Desolation. Peak times are evenings and weekends GMT time, but I usually see at least a few people in each area whenever I’m on.