Guild Wars 2

Hey Guild Wars 2 fella’s!

I’ve recently started to play GW2 again after a long break, and I feel that I want to start from scratch, But the problem is, I find all the classes pretty interesting since they all offer a bunch of different playstyles.

I will mostly WvW and try to join some organized guild.
My plan is to level up a new character with some good healing-, buffing- or *debuffing-abilities.

*debuff – cripple, freeze, poison, weaken, you name it.

As you might understand, damage isn’t my main priority. I’ve come to a point of my MMORPG-journey where I look at the DPS-builds as “been there, done that”, I want something new.

I’ve been thinking about necromancer, the Mesmer, or maybe even a warrior.. ?

I appreciate every suggestion, tips and infomartion you can give me.

Guild war 2 is, once again, pretty new to me, but im eager to learn!

See you on the battlefield!

Roll whatever you want, it mostly depends on the build you end up running.

Guardian has good buffs and healing and so does the ele. Necro, mesmer and thief are good at spreading conditions and necro’s and mesmers can boon strip. Warrior also does good buffs and conditions but most of the class is still damage.

Don’t go for a ranger though.

ummm. Elementalist build for group support.

a ele is fantastic for group support. they provide the combo field needed for buffs and healing, as well as being able to do quite a bit on their own as well. stakitten are great for AoE, d/d bunker for roaming.

a mesmer is fantastic for its utility skills. portal, veil, null field, timewarp are pretty much essential for any group to have. there just isn’t any other class that can bring what a mesmer can. afterall, when a keep flips, no one ever says “sweep for guardians!”

Phantom.8130:

“sweep for guardians!”

Now I have a sudden urge to call that out the next time we take a keep. :p

Guard the under-valued support class, SO much condi removal, and allie buffs. Not to mention if you get a good gaurd chain of Line of Wardings and you have some ballis and ACs you can hold a position quite easily. Not to mention guard can still dps quite well and tank at the exact same time as being a support

Run all shouts, Knights armor, PvT accessory’s and you’re golden jonny boy

Phantom.8130:

a mesmer is fantastic for its utility skills. portal, veil, null field, timewarp are pretty much essential for any group to have. there just isn’t any other class that can bring what a mesmer can. afterall, when a keep flips, no one ever says “sweep for guardians!”

Mesmer is great but portal is pretty much dead. I don’t think I’ve taken on in the last 4 months. I really thought they’d let the watchwork portal devices work in WvW then people would have to sweep for guardians.

But yes, you can always go for a good mesmer. I do know that a lot of mesmers have become very bored with mesmer though. Sometimes they are used merely as a class for minor gimmicks (which is sad because it deserves more, way more).

Caliban.3176:

Phantom.8130:

a mesmer is fantastic for its utility skills. portal, veil, null field, timewarp are pretty much essential for any group to have. there just isn’t any other class that can bring what a mesmer can. afterall, when a keep flips, no one ever says “sweep for guardians!”

Mesmer is great but portal is pretty much dead. I don’t think I’ve taken on in the last 4 months. I really thought they’d let the watchwork portal devices work in WvW then people would have to sweep for guardians.

no, the portal certainly isn’t dead. portal bombing isn’t as prevalent as it once was, but there are still ways to make it work. it just requires a bit more creativity. however, portal bombing is, and always was, only one of the many uses of the mesmer portal. multiple mesmers are used to chain-portal golems across the map in a matter of seconds, to be able to hit anywhere at any time. then there’s always the tried and true “mesmer hiding in the keep” thing, as well as portalling in reinforcements after the defending side has patched the outer gate. i’ve also used it with blink to reduce a zerg’s tail, and keep everyone moving as a tight group. not to mention, it can also be used to move a zerg past a choke point that’s being covered by arrow cart fire, to the back lines, to kill them all easily.

Go guardian or warrior imo. Both other a ton of control options.

Warrior in particular are pretty op right now with their insakittenup regen, strong AE stuns, strong condition damage, etc etc.

Guardian is the posterchild for GW2 though so you can guarantee they’ll never be nerfed.

Phantom.8130:

Caliban.3176:

Phantom.8130:

a mesmer is fantastic for its utility skills. portal, veil, null field, timewarp are pretty much essential for any group to have. there just isn’t any other class that can bring what a mesmer can. afterall, when a keep flips, no one ever says “sweep for guardians!”

Mesmer is great but portal is pretty much dead. I don’t think I’ve taken on in the last 4 months. I really thought they’d let the watchwork portal devices work in WvW then people would have to sweep for guardians.

no, the portal certainly isn’t dead. portal bombing isn’t as prevalent as it once was, but there are still ways to make it work. it just requires a bit more creativity. however, portal bombing is, and always was, only one of the many uses of the mesmer portal. multiple mesmers are used to chain-portal golems across the map in a matter of seconds, to be able to hit anywhere at any time. then there’s always the tried and true “mesmer hiding in the keep” thing, as well as portalling in reinforcements after the defending side has patched the outer gate. i’ve also used it with blink to reduce a zerg’s tail, and keep everyone moving as a tight group. not to mention, it can also be used to move a zerg past a choke point that’s being covered by arrow cart fire, to the back lines, to kill them all easily.

I was wrong, I have taken a portal as a golem.