Guild Wars 2

I was going to post this in the Warrior forums, but they seem very angsty and if you were to believe all the class board posts, every class is the worst class.

I still have trouble deciding which weapons I want to stick to (I’m not a fan of keeping many weapons in my bags). Currently my warrior is 40, so not too many traits yet. I only do open-world roaming, although I want to try out dungeons later. So something that works for open-world and dungeons. I’ve narrowed it down to the following:

Greatsword
+ Dat damage
+ Free evade
+ Mobility/Gap closer
- One-dimensional. I switched out from GS at 30 because I got really tired of pressing one button and muttering “please don’t move please don’t move” every time

Sword/Sword or Sword/Shield
+ Bleeding fits my character and I love love the legendary sword, which I may work towards.
+ Block
+ Gap-closer
+ I heard torment is good, and now sword #4 applies torment
- Condition builds still aren’t great

Hammer
+ Plain fun
+ Lots of CC for trash mobs, accidental overpulls and open world veterans
+ The only worthwhile burst skill to use
+ I like the toughness trait line
- No mobility
- Feels slow and sluggish, even after the buffs.
- CCs do nothing against champions and dungeon bosses.

I keep a longbow/rifle in my bag for when I need ranged, so I didn’t list them, but those are my choices. It’s hard to build a trait build until I have settled on two weapon sets. Right now I’m thinking GS/sword because they have overlapping trait lines, but I really like the toughness line (cleansing ire is nice + adrenal health for open world) – I feel naked not having toughness on a warrior.

I am not sure how I feel about adrenaline yet. I like using them, because I think it’s silly to ignore a core mechanic of a class. At the same time, only the hammer has a worthwhile burst ability.

Thoughts? I have cookies.

This will probably get moved to warrior sub-forum.

I’d go for GS and sword/sword. The obvious reason is GS does a ton of dmg, sword’s dmg is nice but you get nice mobility, perfect for travelling the open world. The only issue is in dungeons if you’re partying with a necro or something then switch swords out otherwise you’d easily be screwing them over due to condition cap.

Btw, with cleansing ire the longbow’s burst is really strong due to it not requiring a target to be hit in order to remove conditions. It’s why it’s now my primary ranged weapon.

As much as you don’t want to i would suggest carrying various weapons with you. My warrior’s primarily used for PvE (mainly dungeons) but i do run around with a GS, LB, rifle, shield, axe, sword, mace, warhorn and hammer in my bag. It is really useful being able to switch weapons when the situation calls for it.

sinzer.4018:

As much as you don’t want to i would suggest carrying various weapons with you. My warrior’s primarily used for PvE (mainly dungeons) but i do run around with a GS, LB, rifle, shield, axe, sword, mace, warhorn and hammer in my bag. It is really useful being able to switch weapons when the situation calls for it.

Thanks for the reply! I know I should keep different weapons, but I have a simple mind and I figured as long as I don’t pvp or do high level fractals, it won’t matter as much. I may keep the hammer and shield in my bag, I really like them both, but my choosing now is more of what traits I should build around.

Hammer and Sword/Warhorn is a great setup if you’re just running around open world doing quests/events, want to knock stuff around and have some mobility too. I always keep a Longbow in my bag as well.

In open PvE I really like Axe/Axe. It has a lot of damage. Hammer, sword and GS seems slower for me.

I have to say, by sticking on a certain set of weapons you are both gimping yourself and setting yourself up to be bored.

Swap around, try new things and the gameplay will keep feeling fresh.

Well i can say i love my Longbow/Banners Support Warrior

Haven’t quite tried anything else, so i can’t be of an assistance here :p

I use:

PvE/WvW:
- When fighting greater aggro: great sword + bow
- When fighting single enemies: greatsword + rifle
PvP:
- Axe & Maze + Hammer

I’m skilled on might stack in PvE, and survival + damage in PvP