Guild Wars 2

Greetings currently in a dead.lock betwen witch from theese 3 proffessions should I level up next:
Theif: I realy like thief for pvp stuff, + i don’t realy know anny people in my guild that has an theif;
Guardian: People say its realy good for dungeon partys and that its a breeze to level up;
Necromancer: Same as the guardian;

Note that I already have an elementalist and an warrior, I feel more inclined for having a thief (because I have no medium armor char), but people say to me that its the hardest proffession to level up and i don’t realy know much about their effectiveness in dungeons.

I would appretiate anny sujestions made, just don’t want “don’t choose ‘this’ because it sucks”
Thank you in advance

I am currently leveling a thief and have both the others at level 80. I wouldn’t say the necro was a breeze to level up, though this was true for the guardian. I don’t find the thief particularly difficult to level up as long as you’re not trying to pull mobs by packs of five.

The thief is known to be quite hard to play in dungeon, but this is mainly true for full berserker build. Their skills are slightly more oriented toward PvP though, which you seem to like, so I would definitely start with the thief if I were you. All you need to do is stay away from elitist parties that will judge you for your profession.

If you are leaning toward playing a profession that other people like to have in a party, go for a guardian, but in my opinion, you shouldn’t play a video game to please others, and any profession can be good or bad depending on the player.

Thief has many play styles. Your average build seems to focus around a highly mobile character that is a glass cannon and it usually relies on stealth mechanics. (This is often what people talk about when they think of Thief is PvP / WvW.) Having said that, you can really do a lot of different things with the class if you refuse to be locked into group think.

If you’re looking for an easy PvE leveling build, I’d recommend Sword/Pistol & Shortbow. Sword #1 will be your highest dps output and it has a longer melee reach than a Dagger. Sword #2 is your leap into melee and a source of condition removal. Combo #3 had its damage nerfed a long time ago, but doing slightly under your high Sword auto attack in exchange for a stun and evasion while you’re channeling the attack can be really powerful. Pistol #4 is a ranged daze for interrupting mob scripts. Pistol #5 creates an AoE Blind cloud around you and this will constantly re-apply Blind to mobs within that cloud.

Between spamming Pistol Whip (Combo #3) and Black Powder (Pistol #5), you can cut your way through mobs of melee combatants. While ranged mobs can give you issues, you would still have a Sword #2 pseudo-leap and your Steal pseudo-leap to quickly close into melee range. All things considered, S/P is considered to be the most “easy mode” way of leveling a Thief.

Beyond that, pick your spec and gear. For example, my main character is a Venomous Aura spec Thief who runs around in Knight gear. It’s a tanky build with a high self-healing rate and it provides AoE buffs that proc extra dps on mobs while healing the buff recepients (including yourself). My play style of holding an area of territory and being able to tank a Champion trash mob are considered freakish by the Thief community, but it’s still a viable spec. (People tend to get freaked out when a character build requires x60 Trait points, x2-3 Utility slots, and sometime even your Elite slot in order to be effective.)

If you decide that you want to play a Guardian or Necro, then more power to you. I just want to make sure that you understand that the Thief mechanics can be manipulated to support some radically different character builds and play styles.

I’m leveling a guardian and it’s a breeeeze. So fast and easy.

:)

i got 6 class 7 character . about to level the thief. because of the updated .i stopped levelling it..
in new patch thief its doom it.

level which one really depend what is your purpose. I got ele, mesmer, nerco, guardian, ranger and 2 warrior.

mostly guardian and warrior its really good and welcome for dungeon run..
specially run Fotm guardian its so helpful….

nerco, mesmer mostly its not very popular for dungeon. but so powerful on WvW or PvP..

ele i think its both.

thief its not the hardest to level up.. mesmer its.

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i got 6 class 7 character . about to level the thief. because of the updated .i stopped levelling it..
in new patch thief its doom it.

level which one really depend what is your purpose. I got ele, mesmer, nerco, guardian, ranger and 2 warrior.

mostly guardian and warrior its really good and welcome for dungeon run..
specially run Fotm guardian its so helpful….

nerco, mesmer mostly its not very popular for dungeon. but so powerful on WvW or PvP..

ele i think its both.

thief its not the hardest to level up.. mesmer its.

I wouldn’t say Mesmer isn’t popular for dungeons, I would say it is one of the most popular, behind warrior.

Mesmer is pretty popular in dungeons. It’s not due to their damage but for their utility.

Leveling a Thief will improve your overall mobility skills, so when you go back to playing an Elementalist or Warrior, your survivability should improve a bit. This is because the Thief survives by being evasive, while other professions have an easier time standing their ground and taking a few hits. However, that is also what makes the Thief hard to play, as it takes more “work” to kill a foe.

We could probably level together if you’re at EU, and if you want to..
Thinking about making a 2nd mesmer or warrior, maybe a 3rd class..