Guild Wars 2

Hey guys,
I’m coming back to GW2 but still without the expansion.
I know the elite specs are pretty much required for PvP nowadays, but in my case, what build should I play if I don’t have the xpac?

My preferred weaponset is D/P Shortbow.

Thanks for your feedback.

I played S2 as core thief. Made it to Ruby in about 40 games, then my time ran out (since I cannot play 24/7).

Just go with a standard ‘oldschool’ DA/TR/SA. I took Flanking Strikes and Hidden Thief. Got several complaints (and the odd, you must be hacking) bursting people down that way.

It is very doable, although some friends told me that Ruby+ would be a lot harder. Since more people know what they are doing there!

Above poster is pretty spot on, keep in mind when taking shadow arts though that rev/engi/ranger have reliable reveals which negate the entire line, and yoy cannot cap in stealth, see allot of them on the other team just swap the line for CS or my preferred is acro for hard to catch and the gm trait that negates soft cc.

Hanza.6872:

I played S2 as core thief. Made it to Ruby in about 40 games, then my time ran out (since I cannot play 24/7).

Just go with a standard ‘oldschool’ DA/TR/SA. I took Flanking Strikes and Hidden Thief. Got several complaints (and the odd, you must be hacking) bursting people down that way.

It is very doable, although some friends told me that Ruby+ would be a lot harder. Since more people know what they are doing there!

^ Good advice here. Run this with D/P and you should be in good shape. Daredevil is good for the extra dodge, but it’s not as critical as other elite specializations. Good luck!