Guild Wars 2

I’ve spent a chunk of time testing out all the classes, levelling to 10 and going to the PvP lobby to test out skills and such. However, i cant find the right profession.
I have a level 80 ranger from a while ago (just came back to gw) but I find it extremely boring.
It took me a long while until i found a class on WoW that i could play all the time, (8 100’s until i found the joys of monk)
I really dont want to go through the process of levelling every class to max until i find one i like, so im looking for some help with it.

Warrior:
I find quite dull, the lack of anything complex and visuals just make me fall asleep.
I also really wished sword/shield builds were viable, but have been told its not even worth it.

Guardian:
Liked it at first but then that too became extremely dull, mostly because of the thought that, a guardian generally seems like a tanky type, but using a greatsword over x/shield really just makes it seem boring to me. The buffs and the sustain seem good but it just isnt that fun.

Necromancer:
I really want to like this, the health steal mechanic is what i really like, (mained a blood dk for a while, also refused to give up BT over IE on league). But when i play it, i just dont feel like im doing anything, i can dot everything up and fall asleep. I would have thought the sustain of this profession would be incredible, but quite a few times the healing hasn’t been enough.

Thief:
I like this profession for the d/d condi build, but seeing as its getting nerfed and that it doesnt seem to work at 80 just puts me off. I tried a power d/d build and the crits were nice, but setting up for it was just annoying, where sometimes i wouldnt be placed in stealth but initiative was spent. I just dont like feeling so squishy.

Mesmer:
The idea of the class is good, but i just found it really boring to play. I like the clones and the mobility.

Engineer:
Was fun at first but then became extremely dull. I think it may be because i like melee more. The toolkits were good.

Elementalist:
Seems really fun but is way too squishy for me.

Ranger:
I really liked this profession when i used to play, but coming back i just find it so boring just sitting back watching arrow after arrow after arrow…you get the idea

It would mainly be for PvE but some PvP. I main Mistweaver/WW Monk on WoW if that helps. I like high sustain, high mobility classes. Im not a fan of the greatsword.
I do like big critical hits too.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Have you thought of a P/D thief? There are 2 vairations that you might want to consider:

1. P/D Condition/Hybrid: This build has a crap ton of sustain and was built for scrimmaging in WvW. It’s decent enough in PvP but pretty much sucks in PvE. I’ll post the link below.

2. P/D Burst: This uses almost the same stats but is more on a burst damage concept. It’s pretty fun in most aspects of the game but can be squishy if you don’t time your

P/D Condition Hybrid

P/D Burst

If you like thief you could try many variations of it.. pd condi as listed above, D/p (sorta like DD but easier to land nails and more mobility) s/d thief for mobility and all around uniqiness like none other, go dd/pp and just wail on people for giggles if you want.

I had the same issue as you, I ran dd since beta but with the nerfs and patches, balances and overall gameplay changing I found it just to be not to my taste anymore, if you like thief find a thief playstyle you enjoy.

As for Ele you may like dd ele? (its insanely fun to play very similiar to the old dd thief days) I havent tested it out in pvp much, but it is an absolute riot in wvw and one of the highest damage outputs in the game.

@FinalPatriot the first build wont work too well as i mostly do pve but ill deffo have to check out the P/D Burst build. Thanks

@ades I’ve tried a few as in weapon variations, but i dont really like the sword skills. I’ve heard a bit about d/d ele and it sounds fun but it would be so squishy and i prefer a bit more stability. Thief was fun because i could just drop caltrops? and jump around evading everything while they die to bleeds, so crazy watching a large pack of mobs die that could easily take you out in a couple hits. Although, the single target damage was a bit low. Thanks