Guild Wars 2

While I agree that both sides have their merit I would usually side with the min/max meta group simply because of this:

Pushing for optimized play style shows that another playstyle is not optimal and therefore needs to be looked at and improved upon.

Look at this way GS members… you need a buff, or at least ranged gameplay needs a buff in light of the boon stacking melee meta.

Ultimately, we all get what we want in the end correct? Play the way we want and get mostly optimal results.

Sword/x and Sword/Y and run phantasms. I honestly haven’t tried a GS build in a long time but the Sword is surefire way to learn your evasions. Mostly because GS is best at long range which is hard to keep when it’s only you and the mob. Maybe some others can provide better advice on that. But at the very least, have a S/X set.

Also, Blurred Frenzy (Sword 2), isn’t a DPS burst skill as you may think, it’s a situational 3rd dodge, keep this in mind and it CAN save your life.