Guild Wars 2

I love speed and mobility, so I think the thief might be fun to try. though I’m thinking I might have troubles initially by being squishy in PvE.

CC is pretty good too though.
I found with the warrior that, while maybe I didn’t choose the best weapon sets, I had little in the way of CC, and if an enemy was hard, I switched to rifle and kited it for awhile. big mobs would overwhelm sometimes though, perhaps that happens with all professions however.

I’ve been playing the warrior and having some fun, but I don’t know if I want to get him to 80 and have a lot of trouble in WvWvW, which I hear can be trouble for them in their state.

so I’ve been considering making a new profession, and was thinking between guardian, elementalist, and thief.

what I’d like to know is, which of these 3 perform most solidly in WvW (or other PvP aspects), whether it be roaming or zerging/defending, while also able to solo PvE content? because I’d like to work on map completions with this prof as well.

the warrior has had a pretty easy time of taking down veterans (even lasting against melee champions for quite a while until more people arrive lol), I’m curious if the other profs can do that. I know the guardian probably can, but how do ele and thief fare in PvE on their own?

I’m also interested in mobility and out-of-combat speed with easy upkeep (ie not needing to swap in a 3rd weapon set to use a swiftness skill, but more using a signet passive or what-have-you).

what’re your thoughts?

so it sounds like if I want to PvE a lot, and dabble in big brawls in WvW, I should be ok with a Warrior? they just kind of fall short when singled out and isolated?

and cooking and tailoring? is the end-branch of tailoring worth it over armorsmithing? I ask because I’d probably level the crafts up as I level as well, so I could use some of the low level items crafted from armorsmithing.

I’d really like to give the Warrior a try (I’ve only played the Guardian briefly to ~level 17), but everywhere I’ve read, it seems like they’re held in such low regard in WvW, or PvP in general. is it that terrible?

since I’m still relatively new, I don’t really know how to design their trait choices or gear choices, either while leveling up, or for PvE / PvP. so I’m struggling with that if I end up playing one.

what exactly makes them so disregarded in PvP? is it something that can be rectified through a style of play? or am I better of selecting a different class?

and to save making a new topic, one side question: if I wanted to level 2 crafting abilities with a warrior, would cooking and armorsmith be good choices (for food buffs, bags, & specific armor upgrades)?