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Generic question #1001: Help me to choose - Ranger - Thief - Guardian & Mayybeee Engineer


Jarid.4952

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So ... I sit here since days, and asking myself, what to play...

  • I really like medium mlothing - But
  • Thief it seems, you just spam 1~2 button to do maxdps and thats it, kinda bothers me, and they don't seem that overly requested, but then, i really like DD & DE.
  • Ranger seems to be pushed in Druid (lions arch druds everywhere) - no real weapon choice it seems and from 10 players, the're 7 Ranger. (Demand = actual Players)
  • Engi i really dislike the core gameplay with kit spamming - Scrapper is nearly useless (and medium fun) - Holo is super fun, engaging "Rotation" - But one nerf and its core Engi all over again (and playing a class only bcs of its Elite spec kinda bothers me)

And then there is Guardian

  • I dislike Heavy Armor
  • DH seems Sc/t - GS, and thats it - "but i wanna play LB - PLS DONT!" is kinda the people mantra
  • Firebrand seems wonky, i don't know if i should like it
  • I dislike Heavy Armor (can't say it enough :B)

Before i go any deeper, the reason i'm making this Thread: Do I perceive something wrong, or is it really so? Maybe Thief is more engaging than i think, Ranger isn't that pushed into Druids & Core Engi isn't that bad (yeah right)& maybe there are aesthetic armor sets for heavy armor

(Warrior has only Condi Range option= No go - Revenant is always resource starved & no real weapon options - Mesmer & ele i'm allready playing - Necro seems PVP only)

Help, i need somebody, help, not just anybody ...

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If you like being complicated for no particular benefit, go engineer. I enjoy the class because it at least keeps me from getting bored.

Guardian is simple and effective. If that's something desirable to you, go for it.

Thief is primarily intended for PvP. If that's your thing, go for it. It's got major problems in PvE (spamming 1 or 2 skills basically).

I haven't played enough ranger to make a decision on it, but it personally bored me.

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Just my 2 cents: i play thief in every variation in pve (but mainly as DD) and i'm having a blast. I'm playing thief since i have started with gw2, switched to some other classes in between, but i always go back to thief. The fast paced acrobatic fighting style is my thing.

As for being requested or needed in endgame: i can't speak for raids (i don't raid) or high lvl fractals. But up to lvl 50 and nobody complained so far. ;)

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@Jarid.4952 said:Before i go any deeper, the reason i'm making this Thread: Do I perceive something wrong, or is it really so? Maybe Thief is more engaging than i think, Ranger isn't that pushed into Druids & Core Engi isn't that bad (yeah right)& maybe there are aesthetic armor sets for heavy armor

While it's true that every group wants druids specifically, it's not because druid is the only thing ranger can do (soulbeast as condi does great dps too), but it's because for a specific role in those groups (healing+unique buffs+might stacks) druid does it better than any other class. So if you'd like, finding a group as a condi soulbeast isn't particularly more difficult than as any other dps spec, or by being able to fulfill a second role you can go druid for when things are slower since they're always in demand.

Speaking as a thief main, it's all the other classes that are boring and un-engaging. You just stand there and hit all your big damage CDs, swap to your other weapon to hit those big damage CDs, and repeat. So sure, for daredevil on paper it doesn't have the sexiness of putting out big attacks all the time and may look like you're pretty much only hitting one or two weapon attacks other than your AA. But behind the scenes you're juggling two resource bars to prevent either from capping while still keeping enough in reserve to respond to mechanics, making sure not to interrupt your autoattack chain at the wrong point, and due to using movement skills as a part of the rotation you're constantly managing your positioning and dodge angles throughout the whole fight.

For engi I'd say you're spot on, just gotta pray that holo doesn't get nerfed. I know that I would't enjoy having to play beethoven's 9th symphony on piano every time I sit down to guild wars.

I've seen some decent heavy armor sets, but speaking from a totally biased perspective, medium is where it's at 100%.

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@"Jarid.4952" said:So ... I sit here since days, and asking myself, what to play...

  • I really like medium mlothing - But
  • Thief it seems, you just spam 1~2 button to do maxdps and thats it, kinda bothers me, and they don't seem that overly requested, but then, i really like DD & DE.
  • Ranger seems to be pushed in Druid (lions arch druds everywhere) - no real weapon choice it seems and from 10 players, the're 7 Ranger. (Demand = actual Players)
  • Engi i really dislike the core gameplay with kit spamming - Scrapper is nearly useless (and medium fun) - Holo is super fun, engaging "Rotation" - But one nerf and its core Engi all over again (and playing a class only bcs of its Elite spec kinda bothers me)

And then there is Guardian

  • I dislike Heavy Armor
  • DH seems Sc/t - GS, and thats it - "but i wanna play LB - PLS DONT!" is kinda the people mantra
  • Firebrand seems wonky, i don't know if i should like it
  • I dislike Heavy Armor (can't say it enough :B)

Before i go any deeper, the reason i'm making this Thread: Do I perceive something wrong, or is it really so? Maybe Thief is more engaging than i think, Ranger isn't that pushed into Druids & Core Engi isn't that bad (yeah right)& maybe there are aesthetic armor sets for heavy armor

(Warrior has only Condi Range option= No go - Revenant is always resource starved & no real weapon options - Mesmer & ele i'm allready playing - Necro seems PVP only)

Help, i need somebody, help, not just anybody ...

I've played GW2 since 3 months after released. My main is Ranger with 3k games in PVP 2k+ rank games Platinum/Gold rank in season. It can get boring to be honest, if I would be given the chance to reroll all of my time and be proficient in another class.... that would be ONE OF ANET'S SON... Engineer you can never go wrong with Engineer because Anet favours them and a few other classes (Warrior/Thief mostly Warrior) and you would never be disappointed with specializations/traits/weapons/expansions etc look at patch notes if you want proof.

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I would suggest Guardian.

  • Beginner-friendly profession;
  • Viable on all game modes (PvE, PvP and WvW);
  • Equally viable Power and Condition builds;
  • Firebrand is fun. You got competitive damage with F1 tome, paired with the utility from F2 and F3 tomes;
  • You can play supportive, if you feel like it.

You can use Longbow on open-world PvE, no one will care. Just don't bring it to Fractals/Raids.As for Heavy Armor, I dislike it too, but that's why there's outfits... and honestly: if you want to play Fashion Wars 2, you must choose Light Armor professions.

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