Guild Wars 2

Other than being a beast in PVE, is the warrior still good for anything?

Short answer; Yes.

what would be the long answer? i’m on the fence too between ele and warrior.

It’s viable – not top tier in anything but pretty good.

There are specific people in the Warrior forums that you want to stay away from. I’m not going to tell any names but the pattern that those people show are lack of ability to improve, pessimism and ignorance.

Believe me when I say this, Warrior is balanced and should be where other classes are (such as Mes and Ele).

I use it to good effect in wvw roaming and havoc, it still has a role in larger scale wvw, and I understand it still has a role in most dungeon speed parties due to PS. Basically, if you enjoy the playstyle then you should do fine with it wherever you go.

Though I do well with it in small scale wvw, it’s not clear what it’s role is in organized havoc these days. It’s not great in gank squad for obvious reasons, and it’s cc is very good but wasn’t the best prior to the mesmer mantra debuff (not sure how that sits now). It can hit hard as a zerk, but that makes you a very vulnerable target unless you can use your mobility to get out of the heat without leaving your friends hanging.

Eles are the premier support class now, so much so I don’t think that’s a good avenue for warriors at all anymore.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s high armor and health pool allow you to sit there and take beats though, or that it’s faceroll easy because the mechanics are simple. Higher end play requires quite a bit of precision due to (1) big telegraphs on most skills, (2) limited active defense, and (3) always being visible.

I actually find other classes, notably mesmer, more forgiving to play.