Guild Wars 2

For WvW Roaming I’m trying to decide between maining Warrior or Engineer.

I really can’t decide so all insight will be appreciated. I’m really just looking for a fun class that has a lot of build diversity.

I know it’s not really very much to work off, but I also dislike kiting and that kind of gameplay as I prefer to fight someone head on and for fights to be short with burst, as opposed to very long drawn out fights like some Elementalist or Guardian 1v1s.

Thanks,
The Baws.

I’ve not yet rolled a warrior, so I can’t say much with regards to warriors except that (from an outside perspective) Anet seems to favor warriors.

With regards to engineer, I can say that engineer is certainly powerful and you can definitely go far with one if you choose your build right. That having been said, engineer has several small quality-of-life issues which don’t hurt balance so much as prove a nuisance for players- turrets are (still) buggy, gadgets are single- use with no passive effects (would have been better if they acted like signets), kit weapon power is a fixed amount tied to level rather than tied to gear damage (they only just bumped it from white to exotic damage, just in time for ascendeds), plus cosmetic issues regarding back pieces and legendaries if you’re into that

But despite all that, engie is still pretty fun to play, and will definitely go far (especially in a group)- you have a steady stream of conditions, plenty of blast finishers at your disposal, and a good amount of cc if you spec correctly. Not to mention some of the skills (rocket boots, flamethrower) are just ridiculously fun to use on a release-your-inner-child level.

Edit: if you want more information about either class, I recommend you look anywhere OTHER than the class-specific us forums on this forum. The class forums here are basically filled with advocates for that class, and you’ll find that everyone loves to feel the victim

The class forums are a great source of knowledge and can help you with your builds after you have chosen your class. Warrior sounds like what you want.

Hi there,
To be a good opponent when roaming regardless of class you cannot just stand still and try to face tank / dish out damage as you will be eaten alive by any decent player of any other class. I play warrior, necro, guardian and ele in wvw and I enjoy roaming on my warrior so I can give some feedback on that front.

Wanting to stand and dish out a large amount of damage may work stomping nubs using gimmicky builds like GS + Mace/shield, but any decent enemy will eat you alive as they will dodge your stuns and 100b will eat fresh air, the biggest skill to master that will give you the best advantage on any class is learning to out play your enemy by baiting them and feigning attacks, and that can take time to get good at. Learning to make the fight happen on your terms is the secret between stomping bad players and successfully winning in 1 v x,

Warriors are in a good spot right now and a good build in the right hands can be very successful but you are still one player. for ultimate domination try and run with a buddy/ group as it’s truly surprising what 2 competent players can accomplish against larger numbers.

Saying that if you want the FOTM build use the GS mace shield build but believe me without the skill you will be a free loot bag to some people, I am not saying your not an accomplished player or anything or that I am some superstar at my class as I’m not and I’ve had my kitten handed to me by some good players more times than I care to mention, but I have also won 1vX and also come out on top when jumped whilst taking an enemy camp. As I said earlier situational awareness and the ability to read an opponents intent AND knowing when to back off (buff awareness, your CD’s etc.) is really the skill you need to master and as that skill level increases the amount of deaths and loses you suffer will greatly decrease.

I know this is a bit wordy so it hope it helped.

See you on the battlefield.

Thanks for all of the input so far I forgot to put that I will mainly be roaming with a friend of mine who plays Thief.

I roam with thieves on my engineer. It’s very fun, but prepare for carpel tunnel. Also, if you don’t like kiting, you may not like engineer. I spend alot of time moving all over the place. Even when I’m in bomb kit, I’m semi-kiting the entire time. Engineers can also have access to stealth with fits well with thieves. Honestly, my favorite class to roam with the thieves is my PU build mesmer with traveler runes.

I’ve started considering Thief too alongside these two classes.

If your friend is a thief, go thief as well. Build both for perma-stealth and get the ultimate trolling duo. Seriously, you can troll other roamers so much its not even funny.

Engineer has more utility since it has a stealth and a great solo elite but the warrior is faster which counts for a lot in roaming. Also the warrior is more useful in skirmish/zerg.

If thief is on the list, that is the premier roamer class. It may not fit everyone’s play style but the high mobility, evasive nature and excellent DPS allows the class to freely roam far away from a spawn point with little worry.