Guild Wars 2

I thought I would ask this in the thief forum because people who enjoy thief might enjoy what I enjoy to some extent.

So far I’ve only really leveled my guardian and thief. Been thinking about leveling a new alt but can’t really decide. I want something different from thief, but still versatile and original.

First I thought about warrior, but that seems way too straightforward to be fun in the long run. Then I was thinking about engineer or mesmer, but they seem a bit passive in their playstyle. So I ended up with elementalist, but an elementalist is (just like a thief) a bit squishy and at a bad place at the moment.

Any thoughts or advice on what you enjoy and why?

strange, the thief is also in a BAD place all the time !
nerf trains hit like a truck, and no compensation given back

sugestion: don’t play thief, unless you want to troll ppl

Engineer and mesmer (When played at high levels) are two of the least passive classes in the game.

K U T M.4539:

Engineer and mesmer (When played at high levels) are two of the least passive classes in the game.

That’s why I’m asking for opinions, because I simply don’t know. Mesmer does feel somewhat passive or indirect though, with the phantasms having to do your bidding.

For pvp mesmer is pretty easy. Glassy engineer builds can be very challenging. Ele is also very challenging. I would say burst thief, ele and HGH engi are the hardest builds to play

K U T M.4539:

Engineer and mesmer (When played at high levels) are two of the least passive classes in the game.

^ this – i recommend trying both

Mesmer clones deal damage but you’re not passive. Often times you’re generating new ones or shattering the ones you’ve got. They’ve got more mobility than you think too.

Engineers have a very dynamic style. A lot of mobility. Their varied weapon/kit ranges mean bouncing back n’ forth from mid to close to long range and back again. Kits offer a unique no-CD weapon swapping. Since you’re used to a thief’s only limitation to spamming weapon skills being initiative, you’ll enjoy being able to constantly swap kits and fire off skills.

Seras.5702:

K U T M.4539:

Engineer and mesmer (When played at high levels) are two of the least passive classes in the game.

^ this – i recommend trying both

Mesmer clones deal damage but you’re not passive. Often times you’re generating new ones or shattering the ones you’ve got. They’ve got more mobility than you think too.

Engineers have a very dynamic style. A lot of mobility. Their varied weapon/kit ranges mean bouncing back n’ forth from mid to close to long range and back again. Kits offer a unique no-CD weapon swapping. Since you’re used to a thief’s only limitation to spamming weapon skills being initiative, you’ll enjoy being able to constantly swap kits and fire off skills.

Alright man, think I’ll level my engineer next then. He looks pretty sweet anyway

Anet wants you on a warrior and in sPvP for their e-sports.

I still can’t decide. Elementalist looks like a lot of fun because it’s more about fast combos and less about calculated moves like a thief (would be fun to do something different for a change) but on the other hand it’s also a really squishy class. And this game really does not like squishy classes at all.