How many of the professions do you play?

[Fenella.2634]

I don't delete alts (yet), so I'm limited by character slots. Currently I have six slots on my account, all of them different professions. I actively play five of those, mainly necro (scourge & core, never reaper). Also ranger, elementalist, thief and lately mesmer. The sixth character is a warrior. I find myself unable to get into warrior gameplay, same as with reaper. I just can't make them work. I still keep that char around for crafting and minor farming. And maybe someday he'll become useful, I don't know.

[alchemist.6851]

almost every class gives a new experience of the game play .... guardian is different from warrior... ranger from necro... well done Anet

[InsaneQR.7412]

I play all:ranger mainGuardian and mesmer as main altsThief, engineer and ele rarely, but i like to play them, especially for breath of fresh air from my main.Necro and rev are my least played.

[Lametoile.7394]

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The only reason is that, though I really enjoy the game, I don't play it much. I've always focused on one main character, with quick test of others professions for flavour.

Warrior, btw. The only spec I no longer play is simply the core profession. I used almost exclusively spellbreaker but i like berserker a lot too

[Cat Warrior.9240]

Just two, and most likely only two for as long as I dare say. Herald and Holo, my two mains that I've dedicated almost everything onto: learning wvw/pvp and completing most of the pve content on them. My reason is that I spent all my time on these characters, that I don't wish nor care to try or change to other classes. Besides, after maining engi for 6 years, I don't think I could get bored of Herald/Holo anytime soon.

[Blood Red Arachnid.2493]

I just can't get in to Rangers and Warriors. I don't like those classes, no matter how much I try.

[MrForz.1953]

Originally I'd have said Engineer only but I happen to invest some resources in Thief and Warrior.

[DemonSeed.3528]

I play all classes and elites, all power/hybrid/condi and all weapon sets. The only one I have used the least is probably renegade unfortunately but here's to hoping a rework happens before next expac.

[Lexi.1398]

most used would be my mesmers, helps that my 3 fave builds are all mes. use for all content.

next most played would be my ranger (slb) for anything that needs ranged/whenever im too lazy to do combat properly (a lot, and also because i love her aesthetic), guardian (ls3 farm + world boss train). after comes rev who i use for most open world content, but less than others because she holds a lot of legendary-building junk so i cant use her as much as i want.

my necro after, but her only use is gold farm so when i'm lazy she gets sidelined, i wanna use necro more but i need another character for reaper builds first. then warrior (ls4 farm + wvw), theif (PoF stuff, i just like it thematically), engineer (im reaaaally bad at engi so i use mostly for anything in open world that has a big need for cc), and finally ele i use the least of all- mostly because it's a lot of effort for something all the other builds do better, and probably the only profession i could consider that i dont play enough to warrant me answering 9 instead of 8 here, buuut my eles make about third choice when it comes to a given PvE content because i'm too much of a nub for it but i have a LOT of fun using it.

i like to use whatever takes my fancy at the time, so they all get quite a bit of use because there isn't a single profession or build i find boring to use (except pistol theif), though i have strong preferences towards mes builds. xD

[wwDefuser.2056]

First of all ... great poll ! Thankfully no kitten topic :D

I voted 2. I Play my Rev and my Necro (Core/Reaper). I used to play mesmer 'three' when Condi Chrono were viable. I dont own PoF cause i dont have that much time left for gaming and i personally dont need the PvE content - > over 90% of the time PvP.

[HnRkLnXqZ.1870]

ThiefIn every MMORPG I play for an extended period of time, I create a network of assistants & helpers to organize my stuff and to get different tasks done. In Guild Wars 2 I use Asura Thieves. I really like the lore behind Asuras and enjoy having small, cute and intelligent creatures around. I currently use three of them. One is my old main, basically the only armed one which has level 80. He is one of my main-crafters, stealth-specialist (for getting friends and other people into hard to reach locations) and a special storage-character for extremely rare materials. The 2nd Asura Thief is is also a stealth-specialist with a special movement-build (to outrun a raptor), currently used as a bag-opener. The 3rd Asura Thief is my personal favourite, a level 32 Jumping Puzzle character, geared to travel level 80 zones without mounts, utilizing stealth and other tricks. I love playing him, although he is technically a 1-shot for most creatures. I use the thieves a lot, sometimes to aid other people, mostly to solve some tasks. At last I would like to mention that I cannot play thief for real, I am a horrible thief player (damage wise). The level 80 one is on a crazy clone-build, fun to play but not efficient.

GuardianOriginally designed as a farm-character, I rarely farm with him. It is geared to survive zergs and HoT content and could even be used in fractals. I often use him as a DPS option for easier fights and completing story missions. It is the only character I own, which I unlocked an entire weapon-skin-set for, just for the looks. I only own one guardian, but I really enjoy playing it.

MesmerCreated as a joke to mock a certain group of people, my giant cat is dressed in a costume of a asian fair dragon. Largest character-box possible, to prove that Jumping Puzzles are not a matter of size at all. Whenever I explore a new map on my main, he has to explore it after. I need the portals to help friends and guild-members, he is also my guild-puzzle character. Using a very weird dps build, I usually just mash buttons in combat. For some weird reason the enemies are always dead, I am always alive - especially against champions. It is a mere mystery for me, why button-mashing works so well on this one. But to be honest, he is dressed like a jester. So I think it is ok? I have a lot of fun using him, he is basically my left hand in the game.

EngineerMy only main for more than 5 years now, yay. Currently playing two scrapper builds, condition and power. Neither of them can be considered efficient, but I enjoy playing it. It is the only character I have 3 full ascended sets + 1 legendary weapon on. The inventory is filled with environmental weapons and all sorts of gizmos and toys. I have most experience with this character and play almost everything with it. The builds are optimized on survival and group-support. Currently working on a dps build, using the Holosmith 'urgh'. Whenever I see another Scrapper, I greet him.

[Lucas.3718]

i may have 8 character slots but i still struggle about what i should main between guardian,thief and engineer. im just using bannerslave warrior if one is needed.I was a guardian main since launch but kinda broke up since hot cuz i liked rev. then rev got nerfed into the ground and i came back to guardian.I started to play thief since i started to raid occasionaly because he can dish out high damage with little to no effort. and engineer is my pick as a new raid class since snow crow says power holo can be played everywhere.but the class ive truly mastered is guardian, no question.

[SoulSin.5682]

I believe that the answer takes a personal level here.

For example, I have one character for every class, but even tough I sometimes play each class I don't know or have mastered all characteristics for each class.In that point, for me is the same as saying I don't play that class.

I have in dept knowledge of Thieves and Guardians as my most played classes.Followed up by Necromancer, Warrior and Mesmer. I know most metabuilds for those classes and some of their gameplay mechanics, but i don't know every characteristic for their traits and weapon set synergy like the 2 above.

Engineer I am currently learning.

The others I have never used outside dungeons and open world and I barely equipped then fully.

[VDAC.2137]

I have level 80’s for each profession, two for several, but some I almost never play because the style doesn’t suit me (revenant) or I haven’t taken the time to learn it yet (engineer).

Yet I work on fully equipping them, at least at exotic level, some even ascended and with expensive (for me) skins even though I almost never use them! XD

[DrFox.8091]

I farm with all professions everyday.I really "play" with only 4, for specific farm/dailys/tasks.

• Chrono (supp or dps) - Scourge (heal or condi) - Soulbeast (power or condi) - Deadeye (power or condi)

Warrior for weekly key farm.I rarely use : Dragonhunter, Spellbreaker, Scrapper, ReaperI never use : Herald, Druid, Firebrand, and TempestSome choices because of the gameplay, some because of the lack of time and gear to invest for a spec. You know, Inertia..

[dodgerrule.8739]

I play everything but warriors. From being here since the beginning warriors had it way to good for too long. Their abilities are just sub par now and they’re only good for berserkinf with not much strategy

[DeanBB.4268]

I have 45 characters on my main account (one of which is a weekly key runner) plus alt accounts. Right now I am playing my original "main" (dragon hunter) that played the story up into PoF, upon which I wanted a change and a necro/reaper took over, plus a ranger finishing world completion so I can do another two legendaries.

I think next up is a thief to finish world completion.

[Mooncycle.3168]

I try to focus on 2 professions at a time, with a third primarily for fun. I mainly play engineer, warrior, and revenant, (and quite a bit of ranger) but there are builds I like on every profession. I rotate professions when I get bored with any of my most played ones, but I don't try to play everything at once. I just can't play at a decent skill level on 9 different professions at the same time. I don't mean to sound like I believe I'm amazing at the game, but you get comfortable with what you play the most. If I try to play too many professions and builds, then I end up mediocre at everything. Some people only play 1 profession for this reason; others play 2; still, others can play all 9 well, but I try to keep it at or below 3.

I generally play builds over professions though. For instance, I enjoy being a hard-hitting swordsman as a revenant. If that playstyle was no longer decent in the content I enjoy (i.e. revenant was pushed into a tanky support role), then I might play thief instead.

[Leo Schrodingers Cat.2497]

Thief and Engineer. Thief is my main... but at the way that ANEt is strangling the profession... I may just become an engie main over the course of the years.

[otto.5684]

It depends on how you define “play.” I have at least one character of each class fully decked in exotics. I also unlocked all elites.

If it is consistent PvE playing. It varies from time to time. I currently play guardian, warrior and Mesmer equally in PvE. I probably play 5-6 classes in PvE at least once a week on each.

SPvP between guardian and warrior.

If I stack classes from most to least played:

GuardianMesmerWarriorRev...(big gap)...NecroRangerThiefEle...(really big gap)...Engi

[Auburner.6945]

Been an Ele only player since I started playing. But lately since the class isn't getting much love from the patches, I've been running boonbeast (I hate LB) for a while until things get serious in WvW, or a serious duel, and I hop back on Weaver. Weapon swapping is really hard, you don't think that one button holds such power to hold me back as an ele player LUL. Once ele gets buffs, it will get back to 1 class only.

However, I still play ele most of the time. Over 2500hrs, 2300+ are only on this class.

[Lily.1935]

Actively I play 5. Infrequently I play 7.

[mPascoal.4258]

I main Warrior, but beyond that I play Revenant (currently my favourite DPS spec for raids is Renegade, but I do have all the others builds for it except Healer which I do have to get now with the Salvation rework) and sometimes I swap around the 3rd between Thief and Guardian. Have other characters, but the specs don't appeal me enough to comit to them

[CETheLucid.3964]

I've noticed people who play "all" the classes tend to be mediocre at most of them and have a hard time deciding what to do with themselves. Not everyone of course. But I find it tends to be the people who make it a point to tell you they play all the classes like they're trying to sell you something.

It's very critical to their identity that you know they in fact play all the classes and couldn't possibly ever have one or two that they excel at or prefer.

[Yannir.4132]

@"CETheLucid.3964" said:I've noticed people who play "all" the classes tend to be mediocre at most of them and have a hard time deciding what to do with themselves. Not everyone of course. But I find it tends to be the people who make it a point to tell you they play all the classes like they're trying to sell you something.

It's very critical to their identity that you know they in fact play all the classes and couldn't possibly ever have one or two that they excel at or prefer.

Generalizations rarely work to anyone's benefit but I do recognize this sentiment.What I find important about that idea is that it gives you the best possible base towards understanding balance, understanding what you are fighting in PvP/WvW and having an unbiased opinion about it. There are certainly other ways but it's by far the quickest way to that understanding.

Though personally (let me get a bit defensive here), I do have a main for PvE and I'm pretty open about it. That doesn't mean that I don't enjoy playing most of the other classes from time to time, for one purpose or another. Mesmer is probably the class that I've always enjoyed the least, so I tend to mostly leave myself out of balance discussions about it.