Guild Wars 2

Hi,

Returning to GW2 after a lengthy 6 month break, I have an 80 Thief currently and i’m looking to play alot of WvW.

What’s the ‘best’ class currently to roam around in WvW, I played alot of it on my Thief but found it quite boring after a while as I had a condition build thief so looking to role something new.

Also, what are the most active WvW servers? I really don’t want to join a dead one :/ I’m not aware of any changes that have been going on so not sure if there’s been something to combat this.

Many Thanks!

There isn’t a best class so to speak, it’s really down to w/e you find most enjoyable. Everyone’s play-style is different.

Jade Quarry used to be a really active T1 server but because ArenaNet hasn’t done anything with WvW since even before you quit, a lot of the good/active guilds have stopped playing or have dwindled into nothing.

My quild honestly stopped playing once we noticed the PVE focused development trend so I am not quite sure how active Jade Quarry is anymore but Henge of Denravi, Sea of Sorrows, and Gates of Madness used to be up there quite a bit.

I think a lot of us are just now starting to speak up about our frustrations so I apologize if it comes off as blunt. We are just staved for WvW content and really hope ArenaNet can still deliver.

The short answer: move along. Nothing to see here.

The long answer is there are roaming builds for many classes, though Thieves have a unique niche as the quintessential troll class of all MMO’S. Your going to be painted into a corner that forces you to use stealth in high doses and an extremely high concentration on direct damage. The condition meta isn’t in favor of thieves even with the addition of Torment and Runes of Perplexity, it’s basically spike it and stealth away if roaming is your thing. It’s very effective and I’ve personally seen a 10k cloak and dagger, followed by a 20k backstab against a little over 2k armor (by being on the receiving end).

As for picking a server, it really doesn’t matter anymore. Match ups are randomized so we’re seeing tier 3 servers tossed into the mix against tier 1, or say a tier 5 against tier 3. Just absolutely imbalanced match-ups with winners and losers that are determined as soon as the matches are generated.

Ignore server WvW focus as your selection criteria. Just pick one you can go have fun on. Ranks are meaningless and any victory your server gets will be hollowly won against weaker servers, and any losses are excusable against obviously stronger higher tier servers.

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The short answer: move along. Nothing to see here.

The long answer is there are roaming builds for many classes, though Thieves have a unique niche as the quintessential troll class of all MMO’S. Your going to be painted into a corner that forces you to use stealth in high doses and an extremely high concentration on direct damage. The condition meta isn’t in favor of thieves even with the addition of Torment and Runes of Perplexity, it’s basically spike it and stealth away if roaming is your thing. It’s very effective and I’ve personally seen a 10k cloak and dagger, followed by a 20k backstab against a little over 2k armor (by being on the receiving end).

As for picking a server, it really doesn’t matter anymore. Match ups are randomized so we’re seeing tier 3 servers tossed into the mix against tier 1, or say a tier 5 against tier 3. Just absolutely imbalanced match-ups with winners and losers that are determined as soon as the matches are generated.

Ignore server WvW focus as your selection criteria. Just pick one you can go have fun on. Ranks are meaningless and any victory your server gets will be hollowly won against weaker servers, and any losses are excusable against obviously stronger higher tier servers.

I just came back too and that about sums it up.