Thanks.I have a few tomes to get to Lvl 50ish and could skip a bit closer using crafting and finish it all up with exp. boosters.I won't buy a Lvl 80 Boost on a character I may/not keep for long. I appreciate everyone who has responded here. I'm glad many people have the same feelings toward certain professions as I do. I feel a bit more normal.
Mantras would be a good example of that in this patch. 4. I have yet to see Anet indicate some change to optimize for content, as you would expect if they were balancing to meta level. I think where 'average players' are considered is with changes to how things work or thematic ones, like Mantra or Retaliation.
As in almost any MMO, Guild Wars 2 has a robust crafting system that will let you gather materials and craft a wide variety of items, both for personal use and to sell to other players. There areThey can be steered to the least played classes (Reveannt and Engineer) and each are unique in their own rite and be tied to an elite spec. Revenant - Some kind of mistwalker spec where the user can create a portal that is only one way. Perhaps users gain stability and/or protection upon exit. Engineer - Has to build each side of the portal .