Guild Wars 2

Let me preface this by saying I really really really want to like a Warrior, but I just can’t seem to find a way to make it fun. Now I know it may not be for me and yadda yadda yadda, but I’m willing to believe that maybe I just hadn’t tried everything you could try with a warrior. So here I am, looking for suggestions or advice that might prove more interesting than auto attacking things to death.

1) Weapon choice is kinda killing me. GS is lame, Hammer is pretty cool but he CD’s are too long, Sword feels way too vanilla, Bow is pretty awesome, Rifle is cool, and I havent really delved into axes. The weapons I like, I just have no idea of how to work them into some mangeable build.

2) Traits are a turnoff for me. I was playing around with them, but I had a hard time finding something that was interesting. I’ve yet to try banners, so maybe i’ll try that. I thought about a ranged warrior but haven’t heard/read much on that…especially since it seems to have few applicable traits. Not too interested in shout spam, and the might/crit Gs thing seems like a snooze.

Basically i’m looking for different builds/weapon combos to try that others had found fun and engaging, in case I missed something.

I can’t contribute in terms of a specific build as I’m still experimenting, but dual axes is bloody awesome. It’s not the most mobile (I think GS has that at the moment) but with abilities 2 and 5 you can do area damage quickly and efficiently. With a strength buff or crit buff your 5 ability can do some nuts damage. If your enemy tries to flee, using F1 can catch up and hurt them bad as well. Your 3 ability is also great if they get a little away from you and you’re on cooldown for switching to your ranged weapon (you ARE using a ranged weapon for your alternate, right?).

Other than that, a shout or two, a banner if you’re playing with other people, a horn if you want to buff your group, and a charge/kick/stomp for screwing with enemies…it’s a lot of fun.

I was actually thinking of stacking a couple of the phys utility skills with that grandmaster trait, but then I realized i’d have very little in the way of stun breaks and condition removes. Still I might try it out. Something like Kick/Bull Rush with Stomp and a Hammer to just knock stuff around. With the Juggernaut elite skill that might be fun lol.

EDIT: maybe dual axe/hammer as my two weapon sets, with whirling axes as a mobile and easy way to build up adrenaline after my knockdown combos.