Guild Wars 2

Hello all … some background.

I have a level 80 thief. I play MMO’s mainly for pvp. For GW2 I prefer solo or small man WvW action, I do not really care for sPvP. With all the FOTM Thiefs exploiting the class and the guaranteed incoming nerfs (and all the general negativity) I am looking for a new class for myself.

I have never really been a fan of casters, the engineer class is alright but appears to be more of a kiting class. So I have narrowed my selection to either a Guardian or a Warrior. The type of game play I enjoy is roaming solo, capping supply camps looking for small man fights and definitely away from the zerg.

My question is for people who have similar tastes and have either rolled or have friends that they play with help me pick a direction for my next level 80. I am also trying to take into account what class might get future nerfs or buffs and it appears that the Warrior is probably on the low end of the scale needing some bug fixes and general overall buff to some abilities.

I know they have their strengths and weaknesses, but for the role I am looking to fill which would make more sense? I am leaning towards the warrior (mostly for mobility), but have not taken any options off the table.

The play styles appear similar and I have read alot of discussions on both the classes, I guess if you were in my shoes (and know what kind of end-game I would like to play) which one would you prefer?

Any information, videos or general helpful comments would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Well if you hate ranged then guardian is definitely for you, because their range is the worst in the game and it’s constantly a point of contention among the guardian community when it comes to WvW.

Anyways, in small man fights I think guardians would do better especially if it was a 1v2, though I do fine on my warrior in most cases. If the player is smart enough to kite your guardian (most aren’t) then you are basically dead though. Guardian is obviously more preferred in sPvP and I play thief/guardian exclusively in sPvP now but overall I think warrior is better than either for WvW because of the huge focus on ranged combat whether you are looking for it or not. The warrior can use longbow in keep siege/defense and rifle for ranged fights if melee becomes out of the question, and has warhorn to get to places/get away from places quickly. I run axe/mace + rifle in WvW usually or axe/mace + hammer if I’m with a ranged class.

That’s my favorite thing to do in WvW as well. Personally, I’d choose a warrior (I already did) for that role, because whether you’re running in a small group or running alone, the mobility is so much better. In a group, you can speed up the whole group with a warhorn, or if you’re running solo, you have signet of rage on a low cooldown (even lower if traited), a 10% passive speed boost trait, warhorn, greatsword, and sword to get around.

Now with weapon choice, your chase potential really varies. I’m not gonna get into it ‘cause I don’t know how interested you are in that, but some weapons are fantastic at sticking to your enemies and some are not as good. But that’s up to you. Either way, for a “roaming” role, I’d definitely choose a warrior.

Bump for another day of opinions.