Noob needing some help

Hey guys,
I have a few questions. I have never played Guild Wars, but I am interested in starting to play a bit. I played WoW for a while but I quit before BC came out because there were just too many bugs and I found myself getting bored.
I want to start Guildwars almost totally for some PvP action.
As such, is this the game for me?
I have heard criticism that GW is boring when it comes to PvP is this true? Also, what classes are the most fun to play during PvP?
Thanks for your time

If you wanted PvP you have come to the right place. Even though some will argue that PvP is slightly unbalanced, it all comes down to the skill factor. Unlike WoW, everyone can get the best weapons, skills and armor pretty easily. The difference however between the average players and awesome players is skill.

Most likely you will purchase the PVP only version of guild wars which is available through the store (in the gw client). This PVP version starts with everything unlocked from that campaign (skills, mods, weapons etc etc) and is a great asset to someone who wants to play PVP.

All in all, GW is very fun both in PVE and PVP and I am sure you will enjoy the PVP more than WoW!

wrong forum section.(theres a newbies section"questions&answers")
yeh if pvp is what u're after its the game for u. but its all arenas....no pvp world.
its the opposite of what u said......pve is boring but pvp is good.
all classes can be fun.(i personally hate monking)

I apologize about posting it in the wrong section...I tried to scope around but apparently I missed it.
Is there a class that is high dps in PvP because that is what I am looking for.
I am also goig to start out with just prophecies is that a good choice?

Check this thread out to help you decide which chapter to get - lots of good info:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10102502

Prophecies does have a nice nostalgia feeling to it.

Anyway, warriors have the best DPS in the game, but they are easily shut down (ie, blinded, weakened, hexed, etc). Yet all classes (except for monk which is the healer, can deal significant damage in PvP, yes even mesmers whom I adore).

I'd suggest playing PvE a bit just to get the hang of the interface and how skills work. But, then again, you could just go PvP only, there is nothing stoping you. There is no "best" class and I'd suggest getting Nightfall just cause its the newest and has the most players in it currently.

Warriors have the highest possible DPS in the game. Assassins (Factions-only) reduce health extremely quickly but can only do so sporadically. Dervishes (Nightfall-only) are slow attackers but compensate with a high-damage weapon and the ability to hit multiple enemies with one swing. Warriors are the "archetype" if you will, and are very well-balanced for "spiking" or "pressure," in my opinion.

Elementalists may seem like the highest DPS characters, but Area of Effect spells in this game are fairly weak unless you have multiple characters running them, and have long recharges and high costs, reducing effectiveness. In high-level PVP, Elementalists are used mainly in a support role.

Paragons (Nightfall-only) can have very high DPS, but their spearchucking attacks can be dodged simply by moving around. Their high armor and party-buffing "Chants" and "Shouts" are often used to supplement the team for either damage or healing.

Necromancers are not high DPS at all; they're more like shutdown and annoyance. Mesmers are the same way, except that Necromancers are currently focused on slowly whittling away the enemy whereas Mesmers just disrupt and screw with it.

Rangers are most often used in PvP as high-degeneration and disruption characters. While their arrows don't do a spectacular amount of damage, the Health degen ability of skills like Apply Poison and Burning Arrow makes them ideal for that kind of purpose. Rangers are also very well-equipped to interrupt enemies.

Monks are the healing class. Plain and simple. They have some paltry damage skills, but these are almost never run on a primary Monk. Monks are used to make the health bars go up and to prevent the health bars from going down. "Protection Prayers" are the most-used skills and have such effects as decreasing the amount of damage an ally can take at one time, negating the next damage against you and healing you for that amount, and healing an ally every time they take more than a certain amount of damage.

Ritualists (Factions-only) are quite unpopular in PvP at the moment. They're used fairly often in the "Heroes' Ascent" PvP type, but there have been numerous complaints that due to the Ritualist's mechanics, all it can be used for is a gimmick. As such, they are looked down upon by many of the more well-known PvPers.

The preceding information is subject to change at any time. Also note that I attempted to put the language into something someone who's never played GW before can appreciate, so some of the generalizations may be somewhat off and intricacies may not have been explained. However, the above information is, in my opinion, a solid description of how each class is used in PvP at the moment so that you may make your decision accordingly.

Thank you very much for that post it was very well written and very helpful. I appreciate it.