Guild Wars 2

I am really new to crafting in this game and was just wondering if I want to craft while leveling how much crafting exp should I set as my goal while leveling.

For instance at level 10 what should my crafting skills be up to before moving onto the next zone. I just want to make sure I am keeping my crafting skills up high enough to keep up with the material changes like copper to iron.

How are thieves in pve? I absolutely love the class for pvp and wvw (although being squishier than my other choice, the engineer, I can usually get by fine by trying to not get hit).

I am wondering how thieves are for pve mainly dungeons. I can live with being squishy as long as I am able to survive by other means, but even with my engineer some mobs can 2 shot me if I’m taking any aggro. I hear thieves tend to die alot, but is that just because of the play difficulty of having to dodge attacks more than other classes or is there survivability really just that low.

Also enjoy being useful and wanted for dungeons.

I am having a difficult time deciding on which of these two classes to play. I played a hunter back in wow which was by far my favorite class because of the mobility, traps and awesome pet choices, but I’m not sure if I want to do the same thing again.

I have leveled an engineer up far enough to do some dungeons and really enjoyed throwing out elixirs and boons +healing spells for the team rather than just hitting attack buttons; i’m not sure what the ranger has for support options.

I plan to play this character for pve and wvw.

I’ve narrowed my choices for class selection down to ranger, engineer, or possibly thief but I can’t quite decide between the 3.

I am looking for a class that will excel in pve and wvw. I prefer not to be too squishy but I don’t care for heavy armor either.