Guild Wars 2

the classical situation of a player (first time on GW, ex-WoW player) not able to choose what class to play.
but the situation is kinda weird because i cannot use the same “parameters” i used back in WoW to pick up a class, here every class can do pretty anything, if specced.
i actually need a hand since i don’t like spending time with a character i won’t be using anymore.
usually in a class i look for good solo capability (pve/ leveling, not including “elitè” mobs), and pvp-wise i’m interested in a class able to win against the others and not being countered by a specific other class. of course it’s up to the player- specific set of skill to win, i don’t mean things like “spam key 1”.
after trying for the first 10 levels mesmer, ele and guardian i was even more confused. mesmer especially was interesting but i see it takes more effort for the same results as other classes, perhaps it’s a matter of being low-level. i actually find more satisfying playing classes which work like a car’s engine: the more you press on the gas pedal (work hard on skills) the more powerful the result is.
[i know this can be applied to every class where the less is spamming skill 1 and the most is playing skills with timing, i hope i’ve given the idea]

If you want to be king of PvE, pick Warrior.
Thieves are one of the best sPvP classes (together with elementalist and mesmer) and semi-gods of WvW (culling).
You can spam-1 pretty much anyone to death in less than five seconds with thief.

I’ve been playing since release. Here are my 2cents.

Warriors are one trick ponies, They can do massive dps but are very boring to play

Rangers i’ve also heard are bland, but other rangers say they enjoy their class (they’re not bad, but some say the gameplay is boring).

Necros are the king of AoE and Conditions. Easy to counter however.

Engineers are kinda good, but they are the most challenging class to play

Thiefs are great in PvP. They are hard to level early, and still have some trouble later on because they are squishy

Elementalist right now are really good.

Mesmers sound like the best thing you’d look for. They have a unique play style, but are amazingly good in pvp and pve.

Guardians I think are the current gods of the game. Their class is amazing in all aspects in the. I advise any new players, especially to mmos, to play this class.

If you drop the superlatives, you pretty much have the situation.

Every class is viabl;e, has variations and appeals to different appeals to different personal preferences. So throw out what you know about other games and start something new. :-)

You have 5 character slots; try different classes for about 10 levels so you get a feel for the mechanics. Remember that some classes develop over time (mesmer, thief, elementalist) and these are more difficult to play effectively.

Also try different races. The models, animations, voices and stories vary. You want something yiou can stick with for 80 levels.

Good luck and let us know how we can help.
Feel free to message us or ask in game. On Tarnished Coast there is a helpful community.

perhaps i’m just getting frustrated because my mesmer is not this big deal (level 10) so far, i was a paladin back in wow, but the guardian is way too linear for me.

mesmer is by far the hardest class to level, but if you stick with it, its the most interesting class by far (imo)

so it is pretty normal ? what in long term? gets any “easier” after a certain level?

bibbiri.6028:

so it is pretty normal ? what in long term? gets any “easier” after a certain level?

I find that most classes get a lot easier to play at around level 30-50, since you get to fill out most of your slot skills and start making good progress on a trait build by then, as well as get a much clearer idea of how you can play the class.