Guild Wars 2

New to this game and I’m wondering what profession I should choose. I usually play a tank but Iv’e been reading that melee chars are not as good in this game? Any advice helps

First thing to know: This game is not the same as other mmorpgs.

That’s all I will say as I don’t know enough about the game to give advices.

Every class in this game is great if played correctly. Guild Wars 2 is very well balanced. I would recommend warrior. They use the most weapons out of any other class which will give you a good opportunity to see what kind of play-style you like best. I’ve actually yet to play the warrior, though. Might want to do some research before you pick, Kindadrunk.

I can’t fully agree with Windmill, and really would not recommend picking a Thief if you want to play PvE, especially not if you are new to this game.
You may end up being completely useless in high level content/dungeons, or at least stuck with VERY few possible builds to play (while melee dps most certainly won’t be one of them).
Warrior and Guardian on the other hand are completely fine, if not more than that, so enjoy

In PvP every profession is fine (and this is clearly what the Thief is made for, sadly only).

If you like tanking damage and supporting the team play a guardian, thats about as close as you will get to true tanking in this game.

Cool guys thanks for the tips, see you out there!