Is guardian viable?
Good… better? Better at what?
Can’t tell you if a warrior is better or not, I would just stick to the profession that is more fun for you, as both are viable (and in a pretty good spot) in all 3 gamemodes.
Yes. Nuff said.
But I would pick the one I enjoy more.
Yannir for males. (guard,thief,war,ele)
Sonya for females. (necro,rev,ranger,mes,engi)
All classes lvl 80.
Sonya for females. (necro,rev,ranger,mes,engi)
All classes lvl 80.
Right now in wvw Dragonhunter / Guardian >>>>>>>>>> warrior. Indeed, wariors outside of some roaming nike builds are almost as useless as vanila rangers.
In PvE it doesnt really matter unless raid meta, you can pretty much do well on any class on almost all content except upper fractals and raids and even then its more dependant on the rest of the team comp rather then a single player, neither of which I do so I can’t comment.
In PvP I think guardian is in a better spot then warrior, though there is a smaller gap then in wvw.
Also, fun wise, while warrior with its funky novelty builds back in the days such as killshot, rifle, mace/mace/hammer etc. was more fun then guard, currently DH is way more fun then warrior in just about every aspect. Though different peoples opinions will vary.
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Sup everyone, so I came back after 1 year break and i would like to create a new character and was thinking about guardian. But I am unsure if its really viable/fun to play as.
Im interested in everything PvE, PvP, WvW etc.So is guardian good or is warrior better?
Hello OP, I’m going to answer by assuming that you are going to play the current meta builds for each game scenario
PVE: Warrior is better. This is simply because both metabuilds (PS and con PS) are in high demand in every endgame content (High level FotM and Raids). This is because you’ll be constantly providing 25 stacks of might to your party/squad members. Guardian has a decent DPS but is currently outshined by Elementalist, DD and condi Ranger. Warrior is better.
PVP: This depends on playstyle. DH will be good holding points, has a good damage mostly against unexperienced/unskilled players and relies on traps. Pretty decent survivability and easy to play. Known in the PVP community as Cheese or DragonCancer. Warrior has a good mobility, current metalbuild deals high condition damage with good survivability, upper thing of this build is that will trash necros and have a really high chance to win against condi chronos, that are 2 of the most annoying PVP current builds. Depends on what you like to play.
WvW: Don’t know.
Honestly, Guardian is pretty sought after in every mode.
It shines the most in WvW however.
Right now in wvw Dragonhunter / Guardian >>>>>>>>>> warrior. Indeed, wariors outside of some roaming nike builds are almost as useless as vanila rangers.
In PvE it doesnt really matter unless raid meta, you can pretty much do well on any class on almost all content except upper fractals and raids and even then its more dependant on the rest of the team comp rather then a single player, neither of which I do so I can’t comment.
In PvP I think guardian is in a better spot then warrior, though there is a smaller gap then in wvw.
Also, fun wise, while warrior with its funky novelty builds back in the days such as killshot, rifle, mace/mace/hammer etc. was more fun then guard, currently DH is way more fun then warrior in just about every aspect. Though different peoples opinions will vary.
This is not very accurate.
In WvW, warrior has its place in zergs by playing a power burst damage build. It also brings the important utility rezzing banner. Guardian is the obviously more important backbone of any WvW group. But saying warrior is useless is false. I also find warrior more enjoyable to play. As for roaming, warrior is clearly the better choice.
In PvP, both can be played to be effective. Guardian is easier to play but warrior can do just as well.
In PvE raid, warrior is a must-have because of EA/PS. Guardian is just another dps role who has to compete against ele, rev, thief. Warrior wins hands down in this category.