Guild Wars 2

Hi, I used to play GW2 about 3 years ago, and I ended up leveling a Guardian through crafting extremely quickly (got 80 in 3 days, I enjoyed crafting what can I say) and it ruined the game for me (I skipped way too much story and combat leveling like this).

I ended up quitting and then pre-ordered HoT when I heard about that. I just now got around to actually installing and playing it, and I created a Revenant character to start fresh with. I got the character to 19 and have been having fun re-learning the game, but I’m thinking that I like Guardian more and especially like the idea of Dragonhunter. For fun, I played both the Dragonhunter and Herald in the PVP training area on dummies to see how each played and the abilities they each get.

In short, so much has changed since I first played, and crafting caused me to skip a lot of the original story and combat system to begin with (I got my character to around 30 to begin with, then got to 80 through crafting). I’m not sure if I’m better off starting a new character to learn everything, or if I can learn/explore just fine on a previous level 80. I have full exotic gear and a few other cool things on my original character, which is why I’m hesitant to restart.

As a side note, how do I decide on a build for Dragonhunter? I’d like to play it with a longbow and greatsword, but I just get confused with all the build options. Ideally a DPS/Support build would be great. Thanks!

I am on a coffee break and on a phone, so I’ll keep it to the most important bit.

Do not delete your old character even if you start a new. Birthday gifts are character based.

Agreed, don’t delete.

For DH, GS/LB used to be the meta build before Anet nerfed LB #2 and raiders realized that hammer was better sustained DPS, but that weapon combo is still very good burst-style damage for open world content.

DH/zeal/virtues was what I used to run, and the support came from swapping out utilities depending if I needed quickness, reflects, stability or condi clear. Currently I run zerk Ham/LB DH/zeal/honor.

That’s cool, I didn’t know that used to be meta it’s just the weapon combo that I personally like (greatsword is my favorite type of melee weapon and I’m also a fan of bows for ranged combat). I won’t delete my character, but I’m also not sure if I want to start all over on a new character either. I guess the real question is if I missed enough to make starting over worth it to learn everything or if I can figure my way around on my 80 and learn from there.

I’m also having a heck of a time deciding on a profession. I tried Dragonhunter, Reaper and Herald in PVP on dummies and they are all fun (and I would likely pick one of them). I guess the hard part is deciding which to main. I don’t particularly care which is the “strongest” in meta, but I would be interested in knowing which fits what role specifically (like if one favors a support role or another favors tanking).

Sorry, I’m just lost with all the new content and the new elite specs. It’s cool stuff, but I’m bad with deciding things like this lol.