Guild Wars 2

Hello all.

First off I just want to say I am a pretty new player, been playing on and off for a few months with reasonable breaks in between so not at max level yet (60 or so). Saying this I am mainly a pvp player in most other games and am wondering how warrior is in the current state of the game in WvW, Roaming and regular PvP matches?

Are we shoe-horned into set ‘cookie cutter’ builds or is there a decent amount of flexibility in the class to branch out and still be able to take people down like a DD ele and other power house builds I keep reading about?

I simply don’t want to hit level 80, start to get geared and find out that the profession is pants for most things (I’m leveling pve and not crafting as I have limited funds, only doing occasional EoTM when the zerg is strong or need a break) that I am wanting to do.

Also saying that how are they looking in the beta currently? I’ve been seeing amazing things with the necro’s elite spec, but the warrior seems to be more ‘meh’ by comparison. I also have a necro I’m on and off leveling and she is at 32 or so and have fun with her, but not pvped yet outside of the zerg fest of EoTM.

Any helpful pointers or opinions would be greatly appreciated, just try and limit the abbreviations, I don’t know a lot of them yet, thanks

Welcome to the game.

Right now, Warrior build diversity is pretty bad. Almost all decent PvP builds must take Strength + Defense + Discipline to survive and have a chance of defeating enemies 1v1. The reasons being:

(a) that Warriors rely on a quick weapon swap (Fast Hands) for almost every vital combo, so you have to take Discipline,

(b) some classes burst so hard that you need Defy Pain and Endure Pain to survive, so Defense is critical; and,

© greatsword is pretty much essential for damage, so Strength is mandatory.

D/D Eles are difficult for any class to defeat, no matter your build. Don’t feel bad about rotating off a point occupied by a D/D Ele, because fighting them is either futile or turns into a stalemate and a waste of time.

There seems to be no consensus on Berserker yet, but many think that even though it is fun, it is not worth sacrificing one of your three key trait-lines (Strength, Defense, and Discipline), because those are so vital.

In conclusion on PvP, Warrior can be effective in PvP, but only if you use one of the current meta-builds that offer some variation of greatsword + x (couple choices for mainhand swap) + shield, and (of course) the three essential trait-lines.

So if you’re looking for creativity or experimentation, unfortunately Warrior is not your bet right now. Engineer, Mesmer, or Necro offer some more options.

In WvW, you can get a bit more creative for Warrior, because you can rely on zergs for strength in numbers.

PvE, I think someone else can give a more informed opinion than I, but as far as I know, there is an optimized metabuild if you run dungeons.

Thanks mate, just what I thought then

Guess I’ll stick to leveling the Necro and wait for the reaper then, that looks like fun in all the videos that I have seen and it’s got pretty good reviews, previews..player experience thus far

Ione.4621:

Thanks mate, just what I thought then

Guess I’ll stick to leveling the Necro and wait for the reaper then, that looks like fun in all the videos that I have seen and it’s got pretty good reviews, previews..player experience thus far

Don’t let the down sides discourage you, warrior even with the limited build diversity (which isn’t limited at all compared to say…dps guard) it’s still a blast to play and you can blow people up in seconds. Of the classes I’ve played a decent bit its by far the one that I find the most fun and immersing (teef comes close). There is no mandatory weapon set in sPvP. In WvW GS is recommended because its mobility is amazing compared to our other weapons but ditching it for sword is just fine.

I can confirm everything that Rekt said above. I used to main necro until I leveled warrior and fell in love with it – mobility, durability and immersing gameplay. Yes, you have to pick those three trait lines and if you go to wvw, GS is pretty much mandatory, but you can still try bunch of builds and also have fun with the rifle. As for me, I am playing pretty much only warrior now, it is that much fun for me.

Warriors aren’t that bad, and you actually got a decent build diversity. both in role and usable weapons.
berserker feels a little underwhelming but it’s really fun and hopefully will get buffed for HoT release.

Also, you don’t need to lvl and gear up if you want to do PvP. Just hop on to Heart of the Mists and play with max lvl and full gear. This way you can try and see for yourself if you prefer warrior or necro.