Guild Wars 2

for main hand, going with torch off hand.

Condition damage/bleed/burn build.

Neither, roll a Warrior

The main issue with the sword is that the auto attack bug makes it annoying. That said, I rather liked using a sword when I used one.

I really don’t like the axe all too much, it feels a little bit awkward to me and, from what I can tell (I WAS NOT RUNNING EXOTICS YET) the sword does a bit more damage.

I would probably just carry around both, since sometimes having the range is going to be nice while at other times you might want to engage straight up.

Neither. Greatsword.
Reason #1: No rooting.
Reason #2: Melee damage, cus range damage is just fluff in comparison.