Guild Wars 2

Simple, probably dumb, question. I’ve got a Warrior, and I’ve seen he’s got quite a few nice defensive traits. Does the Guardian do it better, though? I’d assume so, since that’s what Guardians excel at in most MMO’s, but I’ve heard a lot of stories about the Warrior being unnerfed, so I’m just wondering..

I know this game doesn’t really have roles, by the way, I’m on about for fun.

Thanks =)

you can’t tank in this game

There are no real “tanks” in this game. You will not be taunting, facetanking the brunt of damage, etc.

What a guardian does is provide survivability, to both itself and others, where other classes/groups might perish, the guardian will endure. But you will not be standing toe to toe with a difficult boss, and just standing there, taking damage, and being okay for any significant chunk of time. You are not going to get a classic tank in this game.

If your question is “which of the two classes is more survivable”, then yes, guardian is the answer, barring the exception of that one “unkillable” WVW spec, which is only really applicable in that sphere and is useless (and very, very killable) in PVE.

Ezekiel.1985:

There are no real “tanks” in this game. You will not be taunting, facetanking the brunt of damage, etc.

What a guardian does is provide survivability, to both itself and others, where other classes/groups might perish, the guardian will endure. But you will not be standing toe to toe with a difficult boss, and just standing there, taking damage, and being okay for any significant chunk of time. You are not going to get a classic tank in this game.

If your question is “which of the two classes is more survivable”, then yes, guardian is the answer, barring the exception of that one “unkillable” WVW spec, which is only really applicable in that sphere and is useless (and very, very killable) in PVE.

Thanks =) I’ll try and keep a balance between usefulness and survivability =)

Painbow.6059:

you can’t tank in this game

If we can’t tank in this game, how come I was able to withstand(didnt die at all) mobs 5 levels above me in a higher level personal quest as a guardian?(it was the order of whisper quest). How come I was able to kill a skill point mob who was 9 levels above me and didnt die?.

Tanking is only possible against a few things given the odd aggro setup of the game. Going full tough/vit/heal gear and traits is a waste based off that especially since DPS is king in PVE. Guards are the best at tanking the correct way which is putting on half knights/zerk gear to grab aggro of a select few things and cycling blocks and backpeddling at max melee range or dodging when you have no blocks left. There are very few things where this would be optimal like the last archdiviner fight.

WilliCalifornia.1837:

Painbow.6059:

you can’t tank in this game

If we can’t tank in this game, how come I was able to withstand(didnt die at all) mobs 5 levels above me in a higher level personal quest as a guardian?(it was the order of whisper quest). How come I was able to kill a skill point mob who was 9 levels above me and didnt die?.

because guardians are easy to play, i could do the same spamming blinds aegis and reflects but a lot quicker

This game doesn’t have tanks, so IDKMYBFFJILL.

“Tanking” in this game is mitigating dmg via blinds, blocks, reflects, etc.

Aside from WvW, there is no point running “tank” stats, as it actually hinders the party more than anything else.