Guild Wars 2

As the title says im a returning player, played at launch for a little. At that point i kept jumping around between mes, elm and necro. They all had high points and low points, im just wondering what the general population thinks of those professions? I am mostly a solo pve player maybe a touch of pvp here and there.

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What class would you suggest and why?

Mesmer; terible to level, but very viable at level 80. of the three most powerfull at PvP and very nice in dungeons and to help portal friends atjumping puzzles

Ele: Challenging and versatile. Very squishy at first, but much better later

Necro: easy to level, Nice in wvw and pvp, less viable in dungeons (although, in dungeons if you dont bring minions you should be fine)

I’ve only been playing a couple of months, and I have only played as a mesmer (just crafted my first ascended weapon). I can answer from a dungeon and spvp perspective.

People still post “LFM zerker warrior/heavy only!” in dungeons, but I have never really had a problem finding a group for a dungeon run. People like mesmers for our reflects, portals and such.

Mesmers in spvp run phantasm builds, or condition PU builds, or very difficult shatter builds that I have yet to master. I am not very good at spvp, but I have maintained a 50% win ratio, which I suppose shows I am not completely horrible (just half bad). I understand good mesmers are really difficult fights.

As for eles, they are welcome in groups. I have seen many people ask for fiery greatswords and ice bows, which do high damage to bosses and structures in dungeons. I think they do ok in spvp, I am not sure.

Necromancers, unfortunately, are not as welcome for dungeon runs. Some groups exclude them entirely. That said, minion masters are a terror in spvp right now, at least for me. About the only thing I can figure to do is moa morph them, which is kinda cheesy. Also, condition necros are really tough for me too.