Guild Wars 2

Hi, I’m newbie. I’m newish to gw2, I played for a few weeks almost a year ago, but now I’m back and playing a warrior that I plan on taking to lvl80 (I’m level 15 now). I’m looking for resources, tips, pointers, advice to help me gain a better understanding of what I’m doing (or not doing yet).

I’ve been playing guardian for as long as I’ve been playing GW2; about 3 weeks. I’ve been running around with a sword and torch and a hammer. While hammer has been my jam so far, I also really like sword/torch but I’ve heard it’s not optimal. Why is this, what does everyone know about sword/torch that I’m missing?

I defected from WoW two weeks ago and am having trouble sticking with a profession to continue on with. I played a warrior and a druid in WoW and often preferred versatility in play-style. So far I’ve played a guardian and a thief to level 20; and a warrior and engineer to level 10. Not sure I really understand any of them yet but it would seem they are generally within my preferred play-style. What I’m looking for is something that is decent in all aspects of gameplay, that is easy to learn and offers decent variety in play-style. I want to be able to solo adequately but also be able to be supportive in groups, A jack-of-all-trades, if you will. Which profession does that most closely describe?