Guild Wars 2

So after a thief, an elementalist and recently a warrior i decided to break the ice and see what is the big fuss about the guardian. I did not quite like the warrior because i don`t see it very flexible in playstyles, its just straightforward dps with big HP and DMG. Ele is my fav so far because its varied playstyles (weapon and skill wise), however it has limited support abilities which i hear the guardian excels at… As i forced myself through the leveling i kinda enjoyed playing the guardian, i did not expect much until i hit lvl 80 so i switched weapons almost every day (scepter+focus being my fav. for lvl-ing). But after hitting level 80 i feel almost like with my warrior… its just does not feel right, i expected… more? I have buffs and support abilities but not the fun the ele gave me… its weird, before i didn`t have a guardian i heard a lot a ppl. talking about it. Maybe i was just overhyped or is there really something in this class that i just can`t see yet? I tried to look for answers, but most of them are outdated or just plain off topic. I am running: http://en.gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQJARSl0ApWo97wVI8DNBBRl9TkgLoVBA2pwKMDA-TVCEABTcEAeS5XcPAAFV/Jn9Hq4CAAwhAwQlgupLIAACwNvZ28mBO6RP6RP6R7m38m38m3sUAMpMC-w

As i saw with no guidance at all, it suits my expectations, however its nothing like the `ads.` said. no flashy powers and mindblowing guardian action, just restricted to shouting some phrases and using my virtues… can`t seem to have many combo options as well… compared to the ele. Thought about rerolling on an engi or mesmer (especially these two since they are hyped as well) and i don`t think that`s right this early after hitting lvl 80. Note that i played every profession for at least 30 lvl, however forcing myself through 80 was only with the above mentioned 4 classes. So could someone elighten me of what i am doing wrong? What are my options? Should I just leave this class? I want: support, dps, combos and just overall fun like with an ele (minus support). I know i should just continue playing with ele if i want all that, but i got bored of that class and maybe i got too used to it? And i also know that every prof. is different.

Thank you in advance for any reply!

For me the joy of playing a Guardian is timing all my blinds, blocks, etc just perfectly and walking away with no damage taken. If you run Greatsword, sword/focus and have Justice is Blind and Renewed Justice traits you can keep most things blind for a long time.

As Lagerfueled said, the beauty of guardian is going into a fight, timing your abilities and coming out without a scratch. The only thing that has the true versatility in gameplay compared to Ele is Engi. But, you can still do quite a bit with guardian but it’s always has a defensive foothold.

The key to guardian is knowing what’s coming, and with that knowledge you often have something to answer it with. Can you blind? Aegis? Projectile defense? Block? You can even do that for your whole group in some cases! Is a CC attack coming? Stability! Ohh we took a little damage or got a condition… well we have tools to fix that

Try going with Master of Consecrations instaed of the more retal. Then drop Pure of Voice and slot that point into radiance 3 to get your VoJ spam going, that’s a huge huge amazing trait setup the 3 in radiance.

From there I’d look at the 45005 build honestly as it’s a good baseline for a more offensive setup while still having the necessary support tools. Also go to something other than signet mastery… Shelter… learn to use it for the block as well as the heal and you’re doubling up getting quite an amazing skill out of it. Blind exposure there is the generic choice and a very good one with all the blinds you can be throwing out there, though don’t waste them for vuln.

Indomitable courage also isn’t usually necessary, often stand your ground if well timed is more than enough to cover yourself and your group, and when you do need that courage traited up you can usually drop absolute resoluation for the time and then swap back after that stint is over in whatever you’re doing. The one exception is WvW zerging… stability is your life

Check out Obal’s PVE guide and other guides, guardian has it’s niche of fun, but you might need to find it. GL

Thanks for the answers! I really appreciate you took the time to write all this down… I will try these out immediately!