Guild Wars 2

Locuz.2651:

The game is relatively balanced if you look at classbalance only (in pvp that is not sure about pve).

There are some abbilities traits and even entire builds that are somewhat broken or really easy to play. But you can never elliminate that completely since we are talking about an MMO after all. The game could use some balancing in terms of risk/reward (some high impact abbilities are too easy to land for example).

The only class that is relatively weak now is ele. Other classes are all good in their own ways. Some are better support, others are better 1v1’s or bursters etc.

So before i can give you advice on what class (+build) to play; what you are looking for in a class/profession?

Well, I tend to play warriors and assassins the most. So, warrior/thief is what I’ll be playing most likely. As for builds, you lost me there.

What drew me into the game was PvP. I visited the Structured PvP forum and it’s just like every other mmo. People complaining about imbalances. It’s to be expected. Balancing a game like this is a lot harder than it looks since there is a PvE and PvP audience and you can’t please one side without making the other angry. What my main questions are: Which classes are the most overpowered, and which classes counter which?