Guild Wars 2

I like to solo and zerg farm. What are my options? I started on mesmer (legion then shantasm), but pretty much realized this game only has 4 classes lol.

Thief
Ele
Mesmer
Guardian

Which of the above do you think would be the best overall person to hotjoin with, please emphasize build as well, as that is crucial.

My aim is 200+ point games on average, which any of these can achieve, just wanted your opinions.

Your post sums up everything that is wrong with SPvP and why everyone is fleeing it in droves.

All the classes can do fine in the right circumstances

Warrior- 5v5 or 8v8 run a HB build and look for the worst people in the lobbies to spike down quickly to boost your glory per minute

Guardian- Prolly the worst class for puging IMO as bunkers are terrible in 8v8, and in 5v5 bunkering doesn’t give you squat for glory. Stick to tournies with these guys.

Engineer- 8v8 or 5v5- They can do well in any circumstances, power or condition, aoe or not it matters not for them.

Thief- 5v5 as a backcapper with spikes in between

Ranger- Trappers can score crazy higher in 8v8 especially since it often ends in large scale fights where u tag pretty much every enemy

Necro- Same as rangers but with marks and enfeebling blood/ epidemic

Mesmer- Play if you want to win pug matches. portal in 8v8 is bonkers, and in 5v5 your strong thanks to the likely hood of 1v1’s or similar

Ele- Well rounded. The aoe lets you tag multiples in 8v8 and the mobility is great for backcapping in 5v5

Hotjoin glory farm?

mesmer, necro, thief.

SteepledHat.1345:

Your post sums up everything that is wrong with SPvP and why everyone is fleeing it in droves.

Don’t hate the player, hate the Anet.

Literally any class can do extremely well in hotjoins. If you are wanting to grind glory, you’ll get a lot more return out of playing something you enjoy and don’t get bored with, even if it doesn’t get quite as many points per game.

i’d say mesmer, its HILARIOUSLY easy to play greatsword, just spam!
and take the utilities that stealth you.

The OP got it right. Those are the 4 best classes in hot join. Its not worth bothering with the other 4.

Divinity.8041:

I like to solo and zerg farm. What are my options? I started on mesmer (legion then shantasm), but pretty much realized this game only has 4 classes lol.

Thief
Ele
Mesmer
Guardian

Which of the above do you think would be the best overall person to hotjoin with, please emphasize build as well, as that is crucial.

My aim is 200+ point games on average, which any of these can achieve, just wanted your opinions.

Yep, those 4 make up 80% of the hotjoin population, and there is a reason for that. Overall I’d say Thief; they have a really high skill floor and a decent skill ceiling. So if you suck, you can still gib people, but if you’re decent, you can do even better.

mesmer, best burst/survivability combo for zerging

Thanks for the suggestions, please give me more!