Guild Wars 2

I’ve had the game since launch but a week afterwards my computer died and I’ve been without until earlier this month. I’ve decided to come back but I want to start a new character. I have a lvl 44 Guardian, but trying to pick it up and play it again is really difficult since I feel like I’m a noob again so I decided I would start a new character.

I got an elementalist up to 14 but I really struggled with the squishiness and dying all the time. I then tried. I then got a warrior up to lvl 15 and a ranger up to 10. I’m really enjoying both the classes but I’m trying to decide which fits my needs most.

I am a mostly PvE player. I might get into WvW at higher levels but PvE is what I normally do.

I tend to solo a lot, but will group up later for dungeons at some point so I want a character that is beneficial to a party as well as to myself when I’m questing.

Before you say “play them both” my time is limited, so I would like to maximize my play time on 1 character rather than spreading it between 2. I do intend on getting playing the other classes I have, but I need to pick one for now.

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Do you like managing pets and playing from range (mostly)?

Or would you rather have a more in-your-face, chasing down the enemy type combat with limited range options?

Answer these questions and you probably will have your answer.

Thanks GraynX. I don’t have an answer to that because I enjoy both methods of play. Is one more handy to a group?

Neither is better with a group, they both can be successful, if played by a player that understands the class.

Some might argue that warrior has better support skills, if that is the type of play you would like to play.

Ranger is a little more forgiving since you can kite more successfully, I suppose.

I would recommend continue leveling both at the same time. It has been my experience, when leveling more then one class at a time, that I will eventually settle on one of them.

It may come down to how good you are at managing your pet. You have to treat your pet as an extension of yourself to play the ranger to its potential. So that might be the determining factor.