Guild Wars 2

Hi guys,

After a very long time, I’m finally returning to guild wars 2 and I picked up HOT.

I was now wondering what class would fit my playstyle the most..

+ I like fast paced flyid gameplay (no long channels like hundred blades of warrior) and good sustained damage.

+ I dislike having alot of downtime on my spells. I want to be able to go from fight to fight and Almost always being ready for combat. For example in Elementalist, i like THE versatility but i very much dislike the internal cooldown of attunement swaps.

+ I’d some survivability (thief is not my thing)

+ Good for dungeons and great for higher fractals

+ Great for running around and exploring maps / jungle SOLO as I often run around solo and I tend to pick a fight with most things I see..I enjoy trying to kill veterans and champions solo etc ?

I was mostly considering:

1. Revenant? Don’t have much knowledge but they seem fast paced with sword
2. Necromancer (2nd hp pool so solo should be do-able?)
3. Engineer

I refuse to play:

1. Warrior – Straight up boring and relying on long channel (hundred blades) sucks

2. Ranger because sword attack feels clunky..

Would appreciate your input!

Revenant or Engineer is going to be best for you. Necro will not provide you the fast-paced action you’re looking for.

I only played Revenant a bit during BWE 2 & 3, but they were extremely fun to play. You should hit up the Rev forums for more info there.

As far as Engineer goes, if you like juggling kits and skill combos then it’s probably a great fit for you. The Engi is much more than hitting every kit skill on cooldown, especially when playing solo. A large part of playing Engi effectively is properly utilizing combo fields and finishers. Overall, despite the occasional boredom from using kits all the time, it’s an incredibly fun and engaging class to play.

Yeah kit juggling and getting the important spells off is fine for me. THE combinations i do have difficulties with? I know healing turret overcharge into detonate or big om bomb into fire field of flame thrower or fire bomb but that is kinda it.

As for revenant I am afraid it Will suck in higher fractals as no condi damage build ????

When I played Rev, condi build did suck. Not sure if that is still the case as I’ve been so busy with Scrapper. With Scrapper comes some more combos, but it’s not too bad. But utilizing combos can make the difference between life and death. Like overcharging the healing turret, getting three leap finishers with rocket charge followed by detonate turret, it’s a pretty huge heal. Just stuff like that, not too hard to pull off, just something to keep in mind as you want to make sure you dont waste fields or finishers you might need.

Hmm is there Some sort of compendium where i can learn all this?

Then my only choice is: asura, human or charr ????

Btw is there a leveling guide out there? ????

Just make that engineer and start playing, thats the only real way to learn.
If you read everything from some guide you won’t get any of those “AAAAH THATS HOW IT WORKS!!” moments

I suggest making easy to reach binds for About Face(180 degree turn with 1 button), look behind(so you can mortar/grenade behind yourself while running away at full speed) and combat cam.

Combat cam really changes the way you play with flamethrower, elixir gun and medkit, it’s the best new thing for engis in HOT xD

Also good if you’re kiting in circles with bombs, because you’re running sideways instead of that weird sidestep strafing you normally do without combat cam mode.

Tbh, make easy to reach binds for everything can’t really play engi if you gotta press 6-9.. if you’re not some mutant with 3 hands or something.

Rev’s condi sucks, because it’s mostly Torment (pityful dmg if target is not moving) and Chill.
Rev is otherwise pretty durable, has permaswiftness (where are your annoying Streamlined Kits now) and other buffs, although, compared to engi, the gameplay is a bit dull – but then, that’s probably any other class.
I find myself often switching skills even on the go, like… for this mob I need retaliation, for this quickness, etc.
On the other hand, engi is a bit squishy, compared to rev. But being able to switch into Juggernaut to trek some parts of maguma is godsend.