Guild Wars 2

I’m a big fan of GS, and I use rifle to be able to back away from fights and fight from afar if things get too hairy. I’m a big fan of burst damage (the big numbers make me feel all good inside.) and as far as traits go since I’m only level 52, I don’t have the level 60 book yet so I put 20 into Strength 20 into Arms and starting to put points in toughness to help my rampant habit of dying, everywhere. I wanted to go max into Strength, go into arms and then whatever points i have left I’d have to decide where to put them.

Since I started, I haven’t been socketing anything (mostly because I know that gear will be replaced and i don’t have the moolah to keep dishing out to keep myself socketed.) Also, about Knight Armor, what is that exactly? Just a style of gear? (Like Toughness/Vitality) or is a specific kind of named gear?

I came into this game with a lengthy experience with MMOs (WoW, Rift, insert many free MMOs) so I assumed there was a socketing system. But I know jack about it. I know abokittenely nothing about it. I know jewelers make jewels which I assume are stat increases when thrown into gear. but I’m not sure about runes, or anything of the sort. I’m basically flopping around unsure as to what to do as for how I should direct my warrior (as far as gear and upgrading goes) for what I want him to do: Which is murder everything.

Now I’ve only been playing GW2 for a week or two. Already got my Charr Warrior to 52. My question being for DPS (In dungeons mostly.) Do I have to build tanky? I’m running as GS/Rifle (Rifle for those times where going into melee = dead.) But I feel as if being a rifle warrior cuts my dps away hard, and my melee just ends up me dying over, and over. Should I build tanky? And if so how do I go about it? Do I just throw points into toughness? Do I need to get toughness/vitality gear? (This is something I’m hoping I can avoid.) I don’t want to have to drastically change my warrior from what I’m doing (Otherwise it won’t really feel like I’m doing what I signed up for, which was being a beat face juggernaut with a GS to grind.) also, I’m unsure of what stats to prioritize if I want to be dps (while still not flopping over dead in a dungeon.) Some things I’d like to know:

1. Whats a good trait build as a dps warrior?

2. What stats should I prioritize?

3. Any tips or advice for me not to keep getting my butt handed to me in dungeons?

4. Any PVE Warrior advice for me in general?

I thank you all who’d willing to help me out.