Guild Wars 2

Am i the only one who thinks warrior is kinda boring?
Warrior just seems like the same no matter how you choose to play.
Even though the warrior is the one who has the most weapons to choose from it just seems like they dont really give you anything special. Also we can all agree that Greatsword is the only thing thats really usefull if you wanna do damage.
Ive tried every setup/build/weapon now, and theres not much fun over any of them.
Hammer sucks exremly much, same counts for warhorn and LongBow. So does weapons are left out.

Ive always loved playing warrior, i love jumping into combat and just woopin everybodys bootay. But for some reason warrior is boring as hell in GW2.
May be its only me, but wanted to hear if anybody else felt the same way?

I’m quite enjoying the warrior, actually. Some things are a little weird, like I’ve never played a game where a warrior can use a rifle before, but hey lol.

Like you, I like the whole melee combat thing in games, I don’t play ranged characters much. I would suggest maybe trying a guardian if the warrior seems boring for you. You never know, that may be more what you’re looking for Good luck!

I somewhat agree that the warrior becomes a bit “predictable” eventually. I’ve started experimenting with other classes because of this. Currently I just use my warrior in sPvP since it is the class I feel most comfortable pvping with (at the moment).

I actually find the warrior to be more fun than any other MMO warrior I have played as for a very, very long time. It finally feels like even warriors can be useful, rather than being cannon fodder for the mages/archers. Oh, and to the nine hells with greatswords. I love dualwielding, and will not use two-handers as my main weapon out of sheer principle. It’s not like all the other weapon combinations are weak, or anything. You just need to build your character around what you’re trying to use. Having this wide of a weapon variety at our disposal and being able to reset our traits for pennies, thus letting us conveniently explore numerous set-ups definitely isn’t what I would call “boring”.
Well, to each their own, I guess. Perhaps the GW2 warrior is too radical a change for you. Try the other classes, perhaps you’ll find something else that floats your boat.

UgaBuga.6457:

Hammer sucks exremly much

How so? I think Hammers are good.

EKAN.4051:

UgaBuga.6457:

Hammer sucks exremly much

How so? I think Hammers are good.

I agree with EKAN, how so? I’ve seen many posts praising hammers, warhorns, and longbows. Need some reasoning to understand your thoughts.

it’s becoming boring because the number of viable builds in spvp (more so 5’s) is limited to two, maybe three weapons.

UgaBuga.6457:

Also we can all agree that Greatsword is the only thing thats really usefull if you wanna do damage.

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Have you even seen Rifle, Dual Axes, Hammer, etc. in action? Each particular weapon has its spot. GS is good for mobility, Rifle is ranged on a single target (or a line if you get the piercing trait), Longbow is ranged AoE, Hammers are group control, etc. Neither is the only one useful for damage, in any way, shape, or form. I actually find that using Rifle and Longbow is a very pleasant departure from the typical Warrior role while still being immensely effective. If you know how to kite well you can be nigh invincible.

The weapons differ greatly in their uses, like on all classes. Utilize their strengths and pair them together to cover their weaknesses. For example, GS’s mobility pairs well with Hammer due to the latter’s lack of mobility and the former’s lack of significant control options.

Listen to Balkito. Warriors are prob one of the most versatile classes in the game. If you get bored with a Warrior, just uninstall now.

For high burst you have 2H swords, dual axes and rifle spec. CC/Support? 2H hammers, war horns, dual maces. High sustained dots? Bleed builds with 1H swords …

So many options and each one is perfectly viable in sPvP. Personally I believe 2H swords to be one of the worst possible specs for warriors and easily countered… but to each their own.

Eh they can sometimes be boring. You have your weapon skills that never change and the most dry bones set of utility skills in the game. The elites aren’t even amazing to look at like they’re supposed to be.

That said I think if you get bored in this game… you can do a different class/race/story for a bit.

UgaBuga.6457:

Am i the only one who thinks warrior is kinda boring?
Warrior just seems like the same no matter how you choose to play.
Even though the warrior is the one who has the most weapons to choose from it just seems like they dont really give you anything special. Also we can all agree that Greatsword is the only thing thats really usefull if you wanna do damage.
Ive tried every setup/build/weapon now, and theres not much fun over any of them.
Hammer sucks exremly much, same counts for warhorn and LongBow. So does weapons are left out.

Ive always loved playing warrior, i love jumping into combat and just woopin everybodys bootay. But for some reason warrior is boring as hell in GW2.
May be its only me, but wanted to hear if anybody else felt the same way?

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/56537-ayra-pvp-video-thread-high-quality-pvp/

You really haven’t tried out many warrior builds. You don’t need to look up guides to find a spec. Think, read your traits, and create one of your own. You’ll find yourself stronger in the end for it if you spend the time tweaking and reworking, I really only provided that link as proof.

nubery.9346:

Think, read your traits, and create one of your own. You’ll find yourself stronger in the end for it if you spend the time tweaking and reworking, .

This!

I’m new to PvP and I made it a goal to try it out and give it a fair shot in GW2.
Unlike WoW I loved that I could really choose how I wanted to play the warrior. I started by making a bleed build. I wanted to shoot them from a distance then switch and tear them to shreds with a sword when they got close. I didn’t build it right and I tried to add to much to the build.
So my second try I tweaked it a bit. Long story short I found myself making a build, playing a couple games, then tweaking it. Wash, Rinse, Repeat. And I did that for about 2 hours.
There really comes a sense of pride when you can make a viable build. Once I did that I really enjoyed the warrior.

The warrior does feel a bit boring compared to some other professions but I still somehow keep coming back to it quite often. For me, I think it stems from the fact that their skills are a bit lacking in visuals. The actual mechanic is fine but compared to the shinies of an elementalist, the whirling around of a thief or the blue shinies of a guardian the warrior weapon skills just seem bland to me.

Still, way better than warriors in pretty much any other MMO I’ve tried.

People asking why hammer sucks…
Hammer doesnt suck. Its good for team combat because of all its stuns, but the damage is extremly low! compared to the greatsword or dual axes. Also Yes Rifle is good. But i would say the only good weapons would be Greatsword and Rifle, if you actually wanna kill somebody in pvp.

It also saddens me to see everybody else with all their cool spells, and then having a warrior thats just… well boring as hell to look at. Yeah sure i could roll a different class, but the problem is, i dont like playing ranged. i had to choose either Guardian or Warrior i chose warrior because ive always played warrior in all MMO’s. Its not that i dont like the warrior in GW2, its just really boring, compared to all other classes…
Theres not much tactical play with the warrior. You cant set traps, you dont get any cool spell effects.

UgaBuga.6457:

People asking why hammer sucks…
Hammer doesnt suck. Its good for team combat because of all its stuns, but the damage is extremly low! compared to the greatsword or dual axes. Also Yes Rifle is good. But i would say the only good weapons would be Greatsword and Rifle, if you actually wanna kill somebody in pvp.

It also saddens me to see everybody else with all their cool spells, and then having a warrior thats just… well boring as hell to look at. Yeah sure i could roll a different class, but the problem is, i dont like playing ranged. i had to choose either Guardian or Warrior i chose warrior because ive always played warrior in all MMO’s. Its not that i dont like the warrior in GW2, its just really boring, compared to all other classes…
Theres not much tactical play with the warrior. You cant set traps, you dont get any cool spell effects.

Warriors laugh at traps and misc tricks, we just wanna get in your face and smash. We coined “face roll”. We leave the shannanigans for everyone else.

At least that’s how I’ve always viewed the warrior archetype in most RPGs

I find the diversity of abilities on my Warrior to be extremely lacking. Almost all the utility skills serve as buffs, and most of the #4/#5 abilities are on loooong cooldowns…. so we end up with essentially;

2 auto-attacks
2 “burst” skills
4 short CD abilities
4 long CD abilities
5 buffs/heals/banners

Compare to elementalists that get 20 abilities on a single weapon, a ton of active utility skills, and an array of potential weapon utilities that grant an additional 5 abilities each.

The Warrior class just feels like the most restricted class in terms of the variety of active abilities.