Guild Wars 2

I’m thinking about playing a Ranger or a Guardian, I would like to be able to level decently, but mostly I’m interested in sPvP. I understand pet management at this point needs some work, but I’m confident that will be fixed

So with that being said, for sPvP how are Rangers?

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I’ve not done my sPvP myself but to address your question about pet management, the pets themselves are quite responsive the only issue holding them back right now is the unresponsiveness of most pets unique skill or F2 ability.

Yea, from what I’ve been reading the F2 has been an issue for most, but I’m sure that’ll be addressed quickly. I also keep hearing they’re great in PvE, but really haven’t heard anything for/against sPvP

For casual sPvP they’re fine. They’re very solid in 1v1 and make good roamers and point defenders.

In competitive 5v5 tPvP, they’re currently one of the least desirable classes in the game. This has more to do with how good Thieves, Mesmers, and Guardians are than that Rangers are bad, though. Right now, certain classes (the aforementioned) just have way more burst damage and/or group utility than other classes, and so those classes are less desirable in highly competitive environments.

If you’re wanting to do casual sPvP, WvW, and PvE, Ranger is a great choice. If you want to do tPvP at a highly competitive level, you’re taking a gamble. Right now they’re not on par, but a few balance tweaks could change that.

Guardian is presently amazing at most aspects of play, simply because of their versatility, survivability, and phenomenal group utility. Their only real downside is their relatively low mobility and lack of ranged options.