Guild Wars 2

i cant seem to decide what to make. i’d like something that can pvp well, yet can put down monsters at an efficient rate. something that can take hits, and isnt mesmer or ranger; i have those maxed.

being able to switch between melee and ranged would help too. thanks for the help

guardian? most balanced class

Engineer is really fun, however it’s more underpowered than any other.
The day is coming when they’re getting buffed, hopefully. Until then it’s still a blast, and I don’t regret one minute of maining an engineer.

Warrior, I guess. I was going to suggest Guardian, but its ranged is restricted to scepter, and I don’t know anything about using it in PVP.

Orion the Cursed.1206:

guardian? most balanced class

I second this. Good in PvE good in WvW… wouldn’t even need to reset traits or get a 2nd set of gear. It is somewhat lacking in range though… scepter is unreliable after mid range.

I’m going to second Guardian, it’s very well balanced, but I’m also having a lot of fun with my thief (although some people say the thief is a bit squishy, and harder to advance). Mesmer is also very versatile, I’m told, but I haven’t leveled mine much.
I forgot to mention the Elementalist which is my main character, and the one I’ve played the most. I’ve tried scepter and focus, scepter and dagger, dagger and focus, dagger and dagger, and all playstyles are fun. Plus, you have the different attunements if you want to switch tactics. Definitely give the Elementalist a try.

k, so, excluding mesmer and ranger u can choose from Necro, Ele, Thief, Ingi, Guardian or Warrior.

All classes can equally join PvP and be successfull there. (Dont listen to those rage kiddis talking about balancing. Its all about learning and adapting). For PvE Warrior, Guardian, Ele and Ingi can pretty much AoE everything down in seconds. Ingi and Ele is mainly ranged. Warrior and Guardian mainly meele. Personal preference again. I, for instance enjoyed my Guardian the most in PvE, but it really all depends on you

Kind regards
Lucifer

Aberrant.6749:

Orion the Cursed.1206:

guardian? most balanced class

I second this. Good in PvE good in WvW… wouldn’t even need to reset traits or get a 2nd set of gear. It is somewhat lacking in range though… scepter is unreliable after mid range.

I only proposed this because he wanted a equally character good in both pvp & pve. Engineer are more biased towards pvp while warriors are more biased towards pve.

For guardians in range pvp, scepter are good finishers and lockdown while staff can suport and protect your group. I’m actually seeing a lot of staff exclusive guardians in pvp recently.

Thief are realy powerful but have low base-health
they have strong AoE with sword and shortbow in PvE and pvp. they can lock down targets and have many combat-focused debuffs (blind, poison, stun, cripple etc)
their raw damage can match greatsword warriors.

But I must say, as Thief as my main, its a INCREDIBLY boring class, it is way too easy to learn, there are few viable builds, we cant even have some awesome stuff like dual-weilding sword, our animations get boring after a short while playing.
only elite skill that is good is thiefs guild (Basilisk poison sucks!)
I am 100% sure you would have a lot more fun with a more variable and flashy class like elemantlist and engineer!

Good day sir!

how is guardian vs warrior

Lenn.6347:

how is guardian vs warrior

Warriors can do more damage but not heal themselves as much.

Edit: As i mentioned Warriors = PvE kings. Your ranger & mesmer will probably do better in PvP compared to your warrior.

Choose the guardian.
Funniest class to play IMHO followed by mesmer.