Guild Wars 2

Just stick with it, its not that difficult. Hardest thing is probably getting good at using your combo fields. Theres quite a few guides on youtube, should help you out alot.
Both Teldo and Yishis vids are quite good.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Teldo/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/bemeric1/videos

You dont have to use 3 kits, you can just ease into it (tho I’d advice you to atleast use the bomb kit). I found my engi to be the only class that remained fun all the way to 80 (and beyond), as you’re learning and getting better all the way. Other classes might do things easier and/or even straight up better, but none with as much fun. In a game (quite frankly) thats really the only reward you’ll ever really get.

SaintSnow.6593:

Yes it’s easy now from all the buffs over the year that it doesn’t take too much to succeed against inexperienced players if your running meta builds. But against top rated players, it’s just as difficult as anything else and you actually have to be good with the class. I made a ranger for the first time ever the other day and I was still able to succeed against randoms in hot join with some random build I threw together. But that’s probably only due to the fact that I only pvp.

Just as difficult in terms of performance (i.e neither classes becomes gods when played to their cap), but imo it still takes alot more magic to do so on ex. a 3-kit engi. Class complexity will always be an overhead that takes attention away from your primary focus, the opponent. And thats bad.

As for the average players (which is the majority), the difference is major. Most warriors will do well, while a poorly played engi is almost completely useless.

Are you using Ether renewal? Was completely blown away when I tried it out, increasing my survival ten fold. Sigil of restoration really doesnt heal that much in an offensive setup (imo), and once use becomes completely useless. Also it doesnt help with conditions, which are often the biggest problem..

Good healing, remove conditions every tick (8) on a 15 sec cd, yes please.
The channel really isnt a problem imo in PvE (solo).