Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

I am actually torn between profession choices and cannot convince myself to pick
one. But i wanted to know to what extent will latency affect each of
these classes and which class can I play to its best with the latency I
have atm.

Btw I play with a latency of 150-250 ms averaging 200ms.(this
is after using both leatrix and wtfast). My physical location is quiet far from the server anyway :P

“I know latency has its toll on PVP” but I would like expert opinions on the technical and gameplay aspects of professions
in order to pick a profession i can relatively have most success in a competitive level of pvp in gw2.

I have always loved playing physical damage classes and I know with latency melee damage professions are just not possible to play because staying on target would be a nightmare.
So im ready to play a ranged class but prefer it to be more of a physical damage class!

As of now the classes that appeal to me most are :- The adventurer profession all 3 of them as ranged

1. Ranger (purely ranged)
2. Thief (purely ranged)
3. Engineer

and i have also heard of the warrior rifle and bow build even though i am not a big lover of plate wearing class. If u guys do think there are other classes pls do mention those too but as i said before i lean towards physical damage classes :P

So what do u guys think would be the best pick in relation to “latency and profession play style”.

Thank you all for your time reading and your valuable suggestions.

Bump, pls help needed ……

I’d tell you to go with ranger since the pet can manage to stay with your enemy while you hit it from far, but I don’t think 150ms would be a huge downfall on pvp honestly.

ty jota…. but what do u think of engi and dw pistol thief compared to ranger!

Shameless bump!

I’ve been thinking about this and what got me thinking about your latency issue is that you don’t have a much higher latency than I have. And I do pretty well on pvp. I have a lv 80 eng granadier/rifle and a lv 40 thief d/d + sb.
I tested lots of diff combinations on my thief and I never really liked p/p. I mean it looks awesome and that pirate appearance and all but I don’t think p/p thief or eng compares to ranger’s damage if you know how to play the profession.
In the end I’d tell you to go out and test them all actually, because each profession has it’s advantages and annoyances.