Guild Wars 2

This isn’t a QQ post, it’s a genuine question. A lot of people argue that the Staff is bad in general (it is decent for utility but that means it has conditional use).

Truthfully, I find it to be a tad mediocre, but not bad, in general. However, there is something must be going over my head – Fire is much better than the other elements. I realize it sacrifices utility for straight damage, but even considering that it still feels very imbalanced. The healing on Water is meh most of the time (perhaps in a dungeon it’s more worthwhile), and the utility on Earth and Air is nice but doesn’t compensate for all the damage you use.

Every time I try switching out of Fire I end up getting myself killed because whatever I switch in to is mostly dead weight. Is there something I’m missing? I have a bit of a hybrid build but it seems to me like I should be having more success across the board.

It doesn’t seem to be as imbalanced with other sets as it is with the Staff.

What is your build, and where do you play it? Do you have a theme or a tactic that you use predominately?