Dear community members, Since a few years I am returning to GW2. I just completed the living stories and the Path of Fire expension.The last couple of days I am enjoying myself in WvW on my Guardian (main). Wvw Is a part of the game I never played a lot but I find now more and more interesting. I am currently searching on the internet for a correct build that suits my gameplay. I am aware of the fact that everyone has other needs for his gameplay but I found myself a bit in the dark here. All the time I invested in PVE my Berserker build suited me quite well. But in PVP or WvW you need way more survivorbillity to stay alive. I am a kind of support/tank kind of player who enjoys playing in large teams to get to objectives. I try to stay for now more in the backline because of the fact that I still learning and get finished of quickly. Because I don't know al the team maneuvering not to well. On Metabattle I discovered a build that I like. But the armor that is required is Ascended. Because I don't want to invest to much (crafting) in one thing not knowing if it suits my needs. So I would like to start with Exotic armor. I try to match the stats (healing, toughness ect) of the Ascended armor in the Exotic armor, but I don't know what to eleminate since that stats on Exotic are less then Ascended.On the internet there is much information avalible on what you can take. But players always talk about the small advantages (1,5 percent extra healing, or 2% extra damage). I am not yet on this level or a hardcore Guild Wars player to get into this part, yet. I hope to see your vision on my needs and hope to get some kind of starting point to play with.As I said, I am a returning player and not yet to invested in all the small advantages. As a summary: Class played: Guardian (Firebrand) - DH is a possibility toRole: Backline support/damage dealer. (PVE style was tank/dps)Starting point: Exotic armorWant to buy the armor/jewelry of the TPKind regards,Nino *Sorry for my bad English as I am not a native speaker.