Guild Wars 2

Hi all,

I have been off for about 6 months and looking to return as a more casual player (dividing time between GW2 and Overwatch).

I am looking for a profession that good at getting around, does not have to many skills for attacking but I will use regularly and is fairly forgiving. I currently have a Necro (Reaper) and a Thief (Daredevil). I like close to midrange fighting and want to do more then just the AA things to death (i find it very boring).

So can you help me?

I’m leaning to condition ranger, though any ranger would work. My reasoning:

Having the pet, especially a tankier one, makes it much more forgiving than most professions. That’s a good start on that side.

One of the biggest contributors to “rotation” for ranger is using the trait that causes huge cooldown reduction when you swap weapons in combat, which in turn means more or less weapon-swap-on-cooldown, which changes the skills you use. No AA only, but AA is still good enough that you can get by with it if you are distracted.

Mobility is pretty solid, with a 25 percent boost in base, and 33% in the elite spec, with no conditions required. No teleport ala mesmer, but otherwise you are about as comfortable as it gets.

Stealth is available to you, which can sometimes be that big difference in getting around.

Ranger is honestly mostly a close-to-mid range fighter. The longbow is the only very long range option, and it’s actually not that great overall for most things. MH Sword or Axe, OH Axe or Torch, and you have zero to 600 range, and interesting play.

agreed on condi ranger. You need to use your offhand torch skills and more than just the axe autoattack, but it isn’t so complicated as engi or ele rotations.

Concur, it sounds like you’re wanting a ranger.

Elementalist fits some of what you want. They get a signet with +25% movement early on. Switching attunements and setting up combo fields certainly isn’t boring. It is fun when it works and boy is the DPS high. However it isn’t forgiving and you need to know a fair number of skills.

So yeah, ranger fits better.