Every Core Class in Guild Wars 2 EXPLAINED in Under 90 Seconds!

[@tchevensky7802]

For those whos afraid of picking elementalist, there is several builds right there that makes the class really esasy to pick up. Like fresh air, basically you wont be touching the other attunements because your critical hits make your lighting element reset, so you can keep spamming lighting all the way :)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

The elementalist looks intimidating but I promise you that it is not!

[@tchevensky7802]

@@CaffeinatedDad what do you mean? i play this game for more than 5 years i guess, and ele for me its kinda easy

[@legendofnat5477]

@@tchevensky7802youve been playing for 5 years of course it is

[@VarjoPira]

Do note that "easy to play" does not translate into "low skill cap" in Guild Wars 2. Classes like warrior, ranger and guardian are easy to pick up, but seasoned players can 'cheat' fight mechanics with timing and correct skill chains, without sacrificing damage. Overall, they're more timing-focused than the caster classes, who emphasize skill order. If we're talking maximum efficiency and ability, there are NO easy classes in Guild Wars 2.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Truer words have never been said! Well put!

[@WyMustIGo]

ROFLMAO

[@Kiduk90]

@@WyMustIGo Whats so funny about this? Please explain.

[@manmataya]

Girl... you know good god damn well miss VargoPira here is a guardian main trying to degend anet's golden child smh

[@VarjoPira]

@@manmataya I main ranger, but play every medium armor class, guardian and warrior. Mages haven't really interested me due to their different playstyle.

[@adamironbender5120]

I've been playing for about three weeks now and your videos have been a huge help to me thank you my man.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey happy to help! I'm glad I could provide some value!

[@yochillz69]

I'm new to Guild Wars 2. Or well new to MMO's in general, Guild Wars is my very first mmo and I just started today

[@Bunstonious]

I have played the game since around launch, however it's never been my main game. One of the things that impacts my ability to play is anxiety (Thanks wow) and the game's over reliance on rigid rotations to do good damage, due to past trauma my memory is very bad so I am unable to remember a complex rotation and I struggle to keybind due to the memory issues (and this also impacts my class choices too). My order of favourites below. 1) Revenant - This is probably one of the more flexible rotation wise and has been one of my favourites since I picked it up a few years ago. The Renegade spec is a master stroke in my opinion and I perform the best with this elite spec over everything else, it's also got that edgy feel that I so love. 2) Warrior - They pick things up and hit things... I love hitting things. I love spellbreaker as a theme, I love berserker as a theme and I WOULD love Bladesworn except that there is no way to change the appearance of the gunsaber, they really need to add this functionality. I love everything about the warrior and it's close to Revenant for me. 3) Engineer - I dislike base engineer and I hate kits because you can't change the skin of the weapons, but I LOVE scrapper and I LOVE Holosmith. I also think that the sheer amount of Mechanists in raids on launch and how it was a meme shows how good Mechanist is. It's a great class because of it's elite specs, but as a technologist myself I appreciate this class a lot. 4) Mesmer - I'm very bad at Mesmer because they usually have a complex rotation, but I LOVE the theme and I LOVE making gold with tips from ports. The time mage theme of chrono I like, the condi Mirage is fun and relatively easy to play, it's an all around fun class to play. I just wish I wasn't so bad at it :( 5) Guardian - I want to love Guardian as I love the "Paladin" archetype, but they're really hard to play for me for some reason and I always perform worse than most professions. I'm also still salty that the longbow sucks on Dragonhunter which is my favourite theme in this entire game. Just buff longbow ANet please. 6) Necromancer - In some ways I feel like Necromancer should be higher on my list, but every man and his dog plays one. What can I say, the theme is A++ and the execution for them is A++. I didn't think i'd like Harbinger when they announced it but it's some of the most fun I have had in this game, ever. Whoever designed the elite spec, hats off to you. 7) Thief - Again I suck at Thief, but I like it's playstyle and if I wasn't such a scrub i'd really enjoy it. As a person i'm not much of a 'stealthy' guy and I almost never play assassin classes, but Daredevil and Deadeye are exquisitely designed. I'd love rifle to be better for deadeye, but both elite specs are amazing. I haven't tried spectre as it's isn't my jam tho. 8) Ranger - In WoW I love the hunter, in FFXIV I hate the bard (because it's not a real archer) but in GW2 I find the ranger to be one massive missed opportunity. I wanted them to lean in to the bow style and have a good DPS spec that uses the bow but it's always rated so middling. I don't like Druid at all and I don't feel it fits the theme that much, I don't really like the weird glow that untamed has for their pets and I really like soulbeast as you can not have a pet (although you feel forced not to have a pet with that spec). I just wish it was better than it is, and it always feels like the bridesmaid to all the other professions. 9) Elementalist - I hate dying, and I spend more time dead than alive with elementalist. The rotation and elite specs are far too complicated for me and so I just can't get into it. I wish I could, but I legit suck the worst at this class than anything else. :( Thankyou for coming to my ted talk.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Wow... beautifully said. Not gonna like I chuckled when j read the untamed glow comment out of curiosity how many hours have you put into the game?

[@Bunstonious]

@@CaffeinatedDad haha, thanks. Honestly I don't really know as i'm on and off, however I DO have a Skyscale so that takes a fair bit of playing so maybe like 500 to 1000 hours all up? I have about 20 level 80s and about half are boosted in some way (tomes + leveling the last 10 or 20 levels).

[@JB-tx5fm]

This was very comprehensive... but I'm no closer to picking a class than I was before😩

[@Dayman87]

Been playing on and off since release, every time I feel like coming back I watch videos like this one to see what's doing well and refresh my memory.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's one that even though I know this I like making/watching these

[@AirickGuitar3917]

I've been playing since the 2nd to last Betas. Love the game. I remember seeing the showcasing for the Guardian, and I was like "that's it, that's my profession", and It's still my main xD

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Love the dedication! Lol being able to stick with into 10 years of the game good for you!

[@AirickGuitar3917]

@@CaffeinatedDad "Poor predictable Airick, always uses Whirling Wrath" "Good 'ol spin to win. Nothing beats spin to win"

[@JoshSweetvale]

​​@@AirickGuitar3917 When not Dragonhunter: "God I miss my longbow" When not Firebrand: "God I miss my spellbooks" When not Willbender: "God I miss my 789 skills."

[@Witiok1992]

My choice is a charr ranger. From the first trailers untill now.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

@@Witiok1992 excellent choice!

[@EnzoVinZ]

I disagree with Mesmer as "medium" difficulty -- it's a challenging difficulty since it's a class unique to Guild Wars, not a lot of players will be familiar how to play that profession. As for Ele-MENTAL-ist -- you have to be mental to play this profession -- it's in the name. Tagging it as "challenging" is putting it lightly. Great video as usual.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I know! A channel supporter got that for me earlier! Misspoke! As for the ele it just takes time to understand is all! It's a great class just recommend learning the patterns!

[@atlaqs]

i super love elementalist cause it fits for me - i learned how to play maplestory first cause i found it fun (got 3 250 laras, 2 175 AB’s and like a few kannas) and so i learned how to macro really well and so when i feel like it ill play staff or wand ele with focus

[@Ragnar452]

Virtuoso is on the easy side. Its fun, especially the condi one. Not top dps, more like in the middle, but it does its job.

[@EnzoVinZ]

@@Ragnar452 I totally agree. Virtuoso is like GW1 Mesmer, but the GW2 Core Mesmer is a completely different level of difficulty.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Elementalist has been equated to playing the piano. I'd equate Mesmer to playing poker while playing an MMO.

[@Rabblemuch]

"I do believe its time to hit that like button and subscribe" Buddy i did that the first minute already because you explain things so well...

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

Warrior is the "weapons master" archetype rather than the "melee fighter." Don't forget longbows and rifles, lol.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I said they have a few ranged options sprinkled in!

[@unrefined2591]

started playing a long time ago after playing GW1, but didn't actively play until 2 weeks ago. Bounced around a lot, but currently leveling a necro, mid 60's currently. Other love is the Mesmer, necro is just so much more forgiving. Ty for the videos, they help a ton

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Personally I love the mesmer as well. It is a lot of fun! Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@lm4122]

If your are leveling a necro you will succeed :) (mesmer can be a single target powerhouse obliterating any target with a combo burst out of stealth) necro was my fav class and was the class i started as well, when people would gank my condi rev i would swap to condi scourge even used the sand portal as a gap to hit on most range classes it was so fun and easy vs against several players they raged alot hahahaha but that is the balance of the game lol.... i assume that has been nerfed quite a bit atm since i dont play the game anymore, oh btw for fun check gunflame warrior i belive Anet will never fix that gimmick build you can one shot alot of players with decent damage setup and players cant block the damage as well :)

[@francisccsabaherpai7068]

If core necro seems forgiving to you, just wait until you unlock reaper, which has recently been buffed some more. Insane survivability and great damage too. Also scourge is nothing to sniff at either. Mesmer is fairly difficult, especially core mesmer, but it's quite good too, shatter greatsword was always my go to dps. Virtuoso is a great single target dps, be it power or condition damage and Mirage is a good dps choice too, with the option to go support dps, currently running condi virtuoso for dps and double staff alacrity mirage for support dps.

[@akhsdenlew1861]

You can play whatever you want.. it doesn't matter. OR you can play guardian, which is anets favorite class.. and always be sure that your class will be META and fun in every single content with multiple specs. The 2nd choice is the correct choice.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Loool well said!

[@omegasrevenge]

Or mechanist^^ still op as fuck.

[@userunknown4331]

Im just getting into this cause people on Once Human were talking about it. Your video helps with my decision, thank you

[@kaungsan99]

I just started playing for the very first time 2 days ago and I chose Engineer as my first class in this game... I am loving every second of it until I saw this video and now I am scared to continue the class XD

[@Jeezloxxy]

You shouldn't be. Engineer has a lot of skills because of the kits, which might make it daunting for a beginner, but there are a lot of builds that are incredibly easy to use and still perform great. Let me know if you're still struggling with engineer.

[@yamuni7444]

Playing for about 3 days. Your vids are amazing and have been super helpful!!!!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help! Hope you are enjoying your time here!

[@vaidkun]

core engineer may be difficult, but mechanist is one of the easiest elite professions. just equip rifle :) spam few keys and let your jade mech do the rest.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Absolutely agreed! But to get to the mechanist you'd have to fight through a good portion of the stories until you had the hero points to unlock!

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

so true, compared to mesmer or revenant , engineer is very easy, maybe endgame with all the tech it might be overwhelming, but by endgame you learn mechanics, thats why i dont suggest newbies go auto max level, play from 1 to 80 and enjoy game

[@ImKioto97]

For those that want to try elementalist but are thrown off because of the difficulty. As a newer player who's starting endgame content and going throw the expansions right now, here's my take. I've always been a fan of Magical dps classes in MMOs and I love games to be somewhat challenging. The ele caught my eye because it seemed to fit the criterias. I found that it's difficulty depends entirely of yourself. I had a lot of success early in the game using the staff and just maneging distances (also using ele summons) and It honestly wasn't even hard. As I got to understand the basics of the class I swapped to mid-short range weapons and a faster paced gameplay (and I continue to do that since I'm loving sword/dagger Weaver spec). Yes, it's hard, but I chose it. So the moral of the story would be: don't fear the ele, just make it easy at first and go as far as you are confortable. The ele is a dope class, best magic type class i've seen in any mmo

[@Darxetta]

Thank you for the video! I just have been returning to gw2 and have been figuring out what classes i like. I created my first character 9 years ago now, but i dropped the game shortly after the fall of Lions Arch. At the time I played a Norn Ranger, which was a great intro to the game and allowed me to play solo even though i had no idea what i was doing. Then i returned after 2-3 years and created my Sylvari Mesmer.. this is when i got OBSESSED with gw2. I played through all the expansions, cried during the story, and got really into chronomancer builds and group map and world boss events. I sadly dropped it again because my computer broke and I was starting a new job in a new city... but my icon in some social media is still of my mesmer. And now im back with a human revenant and sylvari necromancer (though i return to my mesmer often). I cant leave this game forever, and so happy that it still has such an active community. Ive gotten my FFXIV friends to try it out and get into it. They introduced me into high tier play there, and now we are learning together in GW2. Ill send this vid their way when they start asking about classes.

[@drimz2949]

Mesmer is unique and beauty

[@CharterForGaming]

General tip. Use the structured pvp lobby to try out your class. Everything is unlocked there

[@helljoes]

just picking up the game today, most recent mmos i messed with was a touch of lost ark, new world and wow but i just wanna play something new so gonna try this 2023 is kind of a miss for me for mmos with the new ones I've seen so hopefully it keeps me for at least a year or so 🙂 thanks for the content my dude

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's looking really good right now! I'm sure it'll hold your attention! Also thank you for the kind words!

[@Geova7771]

11:49 yeah I want to call " The Avatar ” LOL

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's what I'm saying!

[@IrondragonGamingYouTubeChannel]

Picked up gw2 when it first came out. And played it for a few years. And I recently stated playing it again to play the expansions. My very first class was an Elementalist

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ahh a gamer of class! The elementalist is a great choice!

[@Emacspirate]

Medium armor Mesmer you say? 😏 Great work as always thou!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Great catch! Lol I made a comment about it lol thanks John!

[@James-di6zm]

I was downloading the game and I came across your video thinking it would help me choose a class... man I'm even more confused now, all the classes have a little something I like about them...

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hahaha that was not the point! I was meant to help you! Lol

[@CrixGuides]

Dope video. Where do you get your non DMCA music from?

[@justjosh11]

Thanks this was useful. I played on release for a month or two, and maybe 3/4 years ago played for another week or so, but not since. Played GW1 a lot back in the day, played a lot of WoW from vanilla to cata, recently picked that back up and having a blast in dragonflight. BUT, have an itch in the back of my mind to give GW2 another go for a while, so this video was useful as i literally remember nothing!

[@BonkHazard]

I've been enjoying engineer recently, I decided to pick Holosmith cuz I convinced myself by just saying "Green Lantern Jedi", once I collect another 250 hero points, I'll probably give Mechanist a shot, I've heard it's the simplest spec because a great deal of what you do is delegated to the robot while you do your own thing.

[@sickmit3481]

Guild wars 2 is the first game where i spawned worked my way to level 45 and then got approached by some level 300+ player who wanted to show me some hidden secrets and cool loot spots and he even did some of the jump and run parts with me too.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Isn't it crazy? I can't find many other MMOs that really do this as well as gw2 has done at least the communities efforts that is!

[@illidion6]

Guardian is my main. I love my virtues, they are my blessing which helping me on my way. Firebrand is the strongest support, i prefered this one untill willbender appeared but now i have a great variation of roles... Direct DPS, condi DPS, quick , heal, alacrity and everything can be combined by changing the proportions and builds.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

If you find joy in a class then play the hell out of it! It's great fun!

[@jasonweible2834]

I haven't been able to find a main in 4 years or so. Every time I think I found one, I see someone playing a different profession and it's like "oh that looks cool. I'm going to play that now". Probably why I have 12 characters. :) Even when you pick a specific profession there are so many different ways to play it that you'll spend a lifetime mixing and matching. I guess currently Guardian is the one I play most often. Even with all the people playing high burning firebrands and DPS Dragonhunters, I still get the most joy playing my little core guardian buff bot with 100% concentration and 8 different buffs running.

[@Halo549]

Note to self. Mesmer is light Armor Class/Profession. Someone most likely already mentioned this? You said Medium. But corrected that by putting Light in the text about the Class/Profession on the screen.

[@JessRaiden]

I just got into guild wars 2 and man everything overwhelms me but I’m leaning towards Mesmer thanks for this video!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help! Mesmer is a ton of fun!

[@JessRaiden]

@@CaffeinatedDad so far revenant is giving me the hardest problem lol

[@MostlyHarmless76]

Cool and informative video. I got into GW2 at launch after being a player of the original for several years. Thing is, I haven't played in about 6 years. Logged in for the first time today, and noticed that a lot has changed. So I deleted my characters and started from scratch. Ranger and Engineer were the ones I played most, BTW. Although the Mesmer's really cool, too.

[@calvinreedjr4259]

Been playing since 2015ish. Haven’t played in about 3 years. Getting the itch to come back

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's in a good spot right now! Good content has come out recently!

[@Fububoo]

10:32 keep in mind guild wars 1 competed with EQ. The Mesmer is just an an updated enchanter with more mage skills.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I always thought mesmer was a super unique spin to a magician class!

[@napatsahapat-jr3bm]

Love the video! Very concise yet sufficient introduction to the feels and style of each class. Personally, I love the elementalist, it is one of the most fun and rewarding mage gameplays ever. However, if it were up to me I’d have to put the difficulty as a bit easier than the Mesmer. The clone mechanics of sticking only to one enemy makes clones die out too quickly to protect you, whereas for the Elementalist you have more adaptability and AoE damage to survive any situation. Maybe I just haven’t played Mesmer long enough to be skilled, but I like the Elementalist a lot more.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's a great point! Especially as a new player may struggle to keep their clones alive... admittedly I'm not new and struggle with that too. Also ele main for life!

[@Ace-cv1xd]

personally one of the main reasons why gw2 will forever be the best mmo for me is the way they have perfected the mage class; elementalist. its just perfect. everything about it is perfect.

[@Ace-cv1xd]

mastering elementalist is like mastering invoker in dota 2. thats how difficult it is.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly I love the playstle. Up close, fast combat hits it just right!

[@druality_84]

I was one of the lucky people to access the early closed alpha tests and betas, all the way up to launch. Mesmer main since day 1. I played up till and a few months after launch and tend to play for a couple months at a time, have a year or so break then come back for another couple months. For some reason I find it a little hard to stick to, it could be the fact I get distracted with new shiny things, but no matter what I end up back on board, the game is good enough to keep pulling me back in.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

This game is absolutely a time sink vacuum! It refuses to let you go!

[@druality_84]

@@CaffeinatedDad agreed, it's comfortable and open enough to keep you busy but different enough to stand out in the crowd.

[@ckcarr2965]

downloading the game right now, just played wow till level 15 on the massive free trial they give lol, saw a video of hunter on it thought it looked cool then watched one of your videos where you show the top 3 played classes and saw the ranger so I'll start with that. subbed btw

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey I appreciate it! I played hunter in wow for a long time and for sure enjoyed it but the more I've played gw2 the better I've enjoyed the systems and the gameplay. Welcome to the game!

[@ckcarr2965]

Thanks man! Feel lucky I got to start now because I see you have so many amazing recent videos! I ended up changing to a charr necromancer after trying archer in pvp, (tip from one of your videos :D ) The game is now downloading on my 2nd computer because my wife saw me play and like the look of it, Woohoo!

[@Knwldgs333]

Good music choice during necro ! thanks useful information !

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Upon listening again I think I made it too loud! Thanks for the kind words!

[@swanofnutella4734]

Been playing since 2012. I've never referred to a "profession" the entire time, and it has never caused confusion when I refer to a "class"

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Some don't have any confusion but this was aimed at newer players who may get confused at the term profession!

[@TracelessYT]

Started in og GW2 beta, but been gone sooooo long - looking forward to picking it up again!

[@RomuloSilva]

thanks for the video... i was tring to understand what class to pick but after many videos i was like "what are those names and itens and everything else ?" also was nice to see it`s yours... i'm a xiv player and started following your adventures through the MSQ

[@lightfm90]

Great intro to the classes, thank you

[@markanthonydaguplo542]

Thank you I will download now guildwars 2 thanks for the video guide Sep 6, 2023

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@gerardoventura4988]

Damn this game looks good

[@nikolaosavdikos5096]

Awesome video ! I really really enjoyed it dude

[@grotwurksmekshop6607]

I picked it back up today. I started it many many many years ago (2015ish?) but didnt jump in heavily.

[@quartz8468]

never played it but highly interested to play it!!! ur video sure help encouraging me to try the game

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's honestly a great game and will suck you down the rabbit hole!

[@sethcarey3619]

Been playing since guild wars 1, mes/sin. Guild wars 2 came out and Mesmer to like level max and I feel like that was 13 years ago lol. Haven’t played it since. I miss this game though. Totally didn’t even know there was heroic specialties now.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

There's another video similar to this by a creator named kyoshia who covers the elite specs in detail of your interested!

[@Jinny-Wa]

The only mmorpg where i can't decide which class to play. Big reason why i never get in to the game properly. Ive played it like 1000-2000 hours something between but that's just dabbling between the classes

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I've played mostly ele, but then I played deadeye, then engineer, then guardian, then ranger.... lol I'm all over the place too

[@spankyjeffro5320]

Same. They're all interesting. But, not enough to completely grab me. Especially considering weapon choice is scarce, and not all classes have Deeps, Tonk and Heals as their Specializations.

[@lucyarmy8879]

Thief looks good

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Fast and Evasive!

[@iljagaimovic9166]

Honestly I consider Warrior and Rogue the hardes classes 😂 I tried all the classes But how it was said, everybody has different understanding of complexity

[@CaffeinatedDad]

True! It tends to be subjective

[@avirei98]

I have been playing since release and I am a mesmer main. Currently playing a personal build of virtual so and being able to stack boons on myself with 70-100% uptime of most of the bones and vulnerability depending on how long the fight is 🤤 I feel like a bard with a knife. Or maybe a jester with flying daggers? It's so cool!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hahaha I've never thiught of it like that but that I'd a beautiful comparison, a bard with a knife

[@RandomDrood]

Thanks for the guidance, very useful video!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help!

[@akybosule]

A quick question. Do I need to buy all expansions to see or play with other people who have those expansions?

[@CaffeinatedDad]

You do need the expansions to go to the related zones but you can play with anyone regardless of what expansion level they have. In that meaning the zones you both have access to

[@derion917]

Hi! I am going to try GW2 after WoW. Wich are the best core builds for pvp?

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I would suggest warrior mesmer or necromancer as they still are pretty strong. Check metabattle.com or hardstuck for complete explanations

[@knightjia97]

I appreciate the video! Just about to return but logged into my lv40 elementalist and don't even know how to begin 😂

[@argentofox2567]

Another great video! I have a few 80s but I think I want to start fresh after my 6 year break.

[@Keinish79]

I have found some builds that can be a lot more forgiving if you are playing PvE. I would say every class has something like that. Although others could be more powerful you will still get the job done.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I think that's why dps counters were not initially incorporated into the game so you can focus on the fight and boss versus crunching numbers

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@CaffeinatedDad yea but on the other hand if you.. just run around and avoid stuff, without contribuiting to the damage, then you're just useless. Yes it's important to do the mechanic, but what i've learned in my .. 20+ years of MMORPG playtime is that Damage is the MOST important thing. If you have good damage, you clear the boss 99.9% of the time. First of all, if your players in your raid are doing GOOD damage, that also means that they are good in the game.. Second, more damage = less mechanics anyway. So by doing damage you LITERALLY avoid mechanics. third , Faster clears which is very important for the mental state of each player as well as people not getting angry during the raid. Even if u wipe once or twice, if your damage is GOOD and u just failed 1 or 2 mechanics, that's fine... you'll still clear it for sure lol Yes sometimes people will "Greed" for better dps, but that downside is very small compared to the downside of having an afk dodger in your raid.

[@MangaGamified]

@@akhsdenlew1861 What / who do u suggest? Do you know Pugna of Dota 2? I'm looking for a profession with that kind of animation Life Drain

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@@MangaGamified in guild wars? I don't know.. perhaps the new thief - specter or necro..

[@danh8804]

Mesmer sounds a lot like Illusion Control from "City of Heroes/Villains", or Controllers in general.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It has a heavy emphasis on control and illusion magic. I've never played city of heroes but it sounds like it would match

[@lilianawinter]

thank you for this video! i honestly have had this game and all expansions but rarely play. been trying out all the classes except guardian (need to try that) and find i love thief, mesmer, and necro the most but still unsure of if i want to stick with any of them as a main class yet. i never really stay on this game for very long as i dont really know what the story is but the class mechanics and combat and other things keep me coming back wanting to give it another shot.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's tough getting started for sure. Theres all going on and if you don't really find that tie to the game it's kind of like why stay? I'd say find an elite specialization you like and try to grind that out. It's what hooked me

[@lilianawinter]

@@CaffeinatedDad thank you for the advice i appreciate it!!!!

[@wandering.westward]

Somewhere around here I have a physical copy of vanilla GW2. Despite that, I don't think I've ever gotten past level 30 or so - hoping to change that now lol.

[@archiebruce1172]

you know guild has always been about going down there own path and making a unique MMO that is very successful. I played guild since its early release back in the day, so yeah been playing since the start and its always been fun and so enjoyable

[@MagnussenDK]

Honestly, I’ve played this game on and off since release, many even a few betas. Played GW1, or rather tried it, never really liked it. But I have yet to finish a story, for a single character, do end game or fractals, which is the part that I am really looking forward to. I love the game play, and the system, had some issues getting used to not having the trinity, but it makes it a whole lot more interesting. I love exploring the game, do jump puzzles and platforming. I really enjoyed the first dungeons, the story part, never got past that. There is such high variety in this game. What I loved about wow was the dungeon aspect of it, 5 man, not raid, did the raid, it was just never really any fun. And everything is in this game, great story, easy to have fun solo, exploration that is rewarding and fun classes. Love my engi, difficult to play, so I take it slowly, I don’t mind that much, not as mind nummingly slow as my holy priest. But his dammit, I can never pull my self together and really play this game, I have no idea why or for what reason. I love this game, and I really do want to play it. Might just be patient friends I lack, to tip me over 😂

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's an acquired taste to be frank, it has to fit you where you are in gaming and honestly when you start making head way on a project it gets the ball rolling!

[@csabitapaszto]

Started last night, picked warrior because i play warrior for 12 years in wow but i have also created a ranged for druid as my alt is a resto druid.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Similar idea really, the druid in gw2 is like a mix between resto druid and boomkin, switching between normal state and avatar state

[@MauiWaui69]

For someone who has been playing MMOs for years and kind of went towards the stealthy classes but good sustain - would you suggest willbender, spellbreaker, or thief?

[@ApathRL]

Watching this before trying GW2 for the first time.^

[@dxpxrtxr]

was searching for an advice like this. ty

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help!

[@duongquan4986]

Warrior with Bladesworn Elite Spec, because i like seeing big numbers

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I saw like 60k dragonslash hits!

[@fortpyjamas]

Great vid! You just convinced me to give GW2 another go. Oh by the way, when you mention Mesmer in the video you said 'Medium Armor'.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oh I know! I only caught jt after publishing!

[@nuruddinshah684]

A bit of a off topic subject Say that you have a mouse with multiple Marco keys. (Like a Razor Naga series) Any tutorial with it for new player in any MMO.

[@Rigel_6]

My GW2 experience was some time ago and rather short (I don't think I went beyond what, 20th lvl?), but man oh man, no other game pulls off Necromancer as well. In other mmorpgs (be it eso or wow or the like) necromancer (or DK for wow) is just a food coloring of "skulls appear when you use your skills" or "when you use your skills skeletons appear. Spoooky". Meanwhile GW2 Necro is just a spam of AoE on Aoe with a side of AoE and serving of minions for apetite "Yo dawg, I heard you like AoE circles, so I put AoE circles on my AoE circles", pretty much a (mouse) point&click adventure game

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Omg i read the meme in the voice... dammit lol

[@thomaskemp9348]

iv now been playing 2 minutes and cant wait to play

[@s1mp_licity38]

Pls do one of these for all of the elite specs

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Stay tuned!

[@veronicaclark2189]

I’ve been playing since the days of gw1 before factions, nightfall and Eye of the north. That was so long ago now lol

[@CaffeinatedDad]

My how time has flew. It's crazy because I was thinking about Guild wars 1 alot recently

[@Seraphim09x]

I have played my tempest elemental for 7 years now...i still find it fun....

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's a fantastic elite spec!

[@remziwigett5472]

I found the Mech/eng is pretty easy, as the pet/robot packs a punch and keeps attention of mobs. using a rifle . its pretty simple button wise.

[@GRIFFINPOLSKA]

its too easy tbh, like this class literally makes you such a dumb unit

[@cannedbread7710]

yeah especially scrapper quickness for me is very comfy with nice utility skill

[@GW2MindOfAMadman]

Mech is easy, getting to enough hero points to unlock mech with a core engineer might be more difficult. You'll need to learn how to juggle kits in order to be able to play the single button spec.

[@cannedbread7710]

​@@GRIFFINPOLSKA full auto attack rifle engineer goes brrrrr

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Absolutely agreed, the mechanist has simplified the spec to point where you don't need to have 40 buttons to press. The core engineer has a steeper learning curve to be able to make it to the mechanist however!

[@cameronchiles4561]

Finally someone who says like and subscribe mid video. You make some good content dude, ill gladly follow now that you convinced me to play with the last video about this game changing the game when it comes to mmorpg. 🎉

[@forest_hobo]

been thinking to give this game a try. I love polearms especially spears! So I wonder what would be a good class with a spear I wonder?

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Unfortunately gw2 only has a spear as an underwater weapon. The closest thing to a spear is a Staff that looks like a spear :(

[@exephen]

Since day one my friend, since day one. We've seen the end of the world as we know it in 2012, with the coming of Gw2.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! A true vet if we ever had one!

[@exephen]

@@CaffeinatedDad Hehe! Btw I like your video. It really summarize the class and the gameplay for each professions in a global view.

[@uncarbonated88]

I have been playing this game on and off sinds day one 10 years ago and its may most played and loved game of all time. So no this vid is not for me and yes I know every bit of information in this vid but I just like your voice and the way you make your vid’s, I would watch your content even if it was not GW2 content:-). Keep up the great work.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Well I greatly appreciate your kind words and your time. I'm glad I can be entertaining and enjoyable for you!

[@Deviantloverable]

Playing this game for 5 years, still watching this hahaha

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I watch everyone of these types of videos... lol even if I've never played the game!

[@Deviantloverable]

@@CaffeinatedDad i totaly get that, i usualy try to find my favorite arctype ( ninja/ monk) in mmos. Gw2 does the best job of letting you create your original fantasy character. The class and gear system is just top- notch for my taste. There are other games that let you do that, but than the combat and glamour does not match my taste.

[@matheussanches6964]

First time i played i started as a hunter, didnt quite like it. Jump fews months ahead and i started as an elemantalist, hell, it is fun but oh boy! Its as hard as it gets.. Learning rotations and bashing buttons, and when u realize that you gotta attune properly to increase damage is mental! Now im considering boosting an easir character to lvl cap so just i can have a more forgiving class to have fun with. Love my elementalist though, its my main

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ahh a gamer of class! I did something similar, I thought I'd enjoy the Ranger because I played hunter in wow and honestly I didn't like it as much as an elementalist. It's such a fun class to play!

[@gamesmaster90]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to research. Very helpful.

[@nicholaslongaker7065]

I am a caffeinated Dad as well, and I approve of this video with a like a subscribe.

[@drawingood]

Hi there! Please, what is that sword ranger is using? it looks like a zweihander. Thank you!

[@michaelcombs2087]

I just started playing last week! Very new to everything and I was wondering if there was a way to increase damage font size? Its a bit too small and yours looks like its a nice increased size. What expansion is revenant? It looks awesome.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

The revenant I believe can be unlocked with any expansion, I'd search the wiki to confirm. To my knowledge there is no way to make the combat text larger

[@ouijamaru420]

Bought this ages ago just dug up the old email downloading now I'm missing the newest expansion but I'm sure I have hundreds and hundreds of hours ahead of me. Necro, Mesmer, or thief are the 3 I'm torn between

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Personally I'd choose the mesmer out of those. The mesmer just feels right when played!

[@firtee_adorabold]

Started last night and rolls a thief cause I wanted to be a pistol/sword pirate lol. Now I'm curious about the mesmer

[@KZ_MMA-KZ]

Very well done, thank you

[@PsilentThunderer]

Great video. I have been playing since day two of release. Ele is my favorite always. Ranger a close second.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ele mains unite!

[@surrealneo]

Appreciate all this and everything you've shared, I look forward to taking this information and adapting it to my game play. Thank you

[@jyamashu]

Great details about the classes. I just my friends into guild wars and sent them this, to help them pick what one they would like to play. PS what is the song playing when you are explaining the Revenant?

[@MultiGoban]

Difficulty order Easiest to hardest: Necromancer Ranger Warrior Revenant Guardian Engineer Mesmer Thief Elementalist

[@imdamanization]

I'm late but there's a class called Psionicist in a game called Allods Online(was great but became p2w later) that is very similar to mesmer.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's awesome! I for some reason think the psionic style classes are really cool!

[@imdamanization]

@@CaffeinatedDad yeah I just started playing but am planning on using the level 80 booster I got on a mesmer. Btw does map exploration happen automatically for the starter regions when I use the booster?

[@angeloiv4965]

So is the elementalist the only healing class, if you choose to build as a healer? Or is most of the healing in Guild Wars 2 a self heal done by the tanks, since you mention they have some healing abilities?

[@The_real_tactical_ghost]

I need to play this again

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's in a great spot!

[@kauawolfbrpudin]

Whats the best class for minions/pets,the necromancer or ranger?

[@FromAgonyToLight]

Ah. No Cleric/Divine caster-type in GW2? A pity.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Yeah they never really leaned into a holy caster