Guild Wars 2

Ok, so I took a longgg break from GW2, but recently came back. I just dinged 80 on my ranger, and am wondering where do I go from here?

If I want to mainly WvW with a side order of PvE, what type of gear do I want, and what are the easiest ways of obtaining said gear? Should I be looking to get Berserker gear or Knights gear?

I am a noob.

Depends on your playstyle, and what you like to do in WvW.

For PvE zerker is and always will be the meta build.

I’d recommend Berserker gear first since you want to PvE.

Then, try that Berserker gear in WvW (but be carefuly with your squishy self). If you enjoy it … yay, done. If not, start to tweak for more/less survivability … changing from power to condition … being more of a hybrid … etc.

You’ll only know what you enjoy in WvW by trial and error.

Don’t just assume your build is wrong just because you died quickly in WvW, either.

Practice a lot first and don’t get discouraged. WvW is extremely fast with the kills and damage output, so consider why you died before re-investigating gear/build choices. When you find yourself without any answers is when you might need to make changes, although even then it usually comes in the form of skill order (possibly conserving your QZ for a stunbreak if you see a thief/warrior coming at you, and so on, or just replacing it with LR if you feel it more useful). Sometimes it’s just a matter of adapting to/knowing your weaknesses and working your hardest to make those weaknesses less exploitable by your enemies.