pve or pvp? 

you should be fine with a greatsword and secondary long bow all the way to 80

longbow more flexible and reliable for your projectile paths, once you mastered bow, u can switch to rifle imo

not many warriors like rifle style, i only use it for my pvp build

longbow would be more popular due to aoe choices of atks and the double projectiles for 1st skill, so the damage isnt too shabby comparatively

longbow more flexible and reliable for your projectile paths, once you mastered bow, u can switch to rifle imo

not many warriors like rifle style, i only use it for my pvp build

longbow would be more popular due to aoe choices of atks and the double projectiles for 1st skill, so the damage isnt too shabby comparatively

yes! every profession have their own different weapon skills!

Wat are u focusing on right now? If doing map completion, all Signets build can go also, and maybe equip warhorn + signet or rage for perma swiftness

Later on if u wanna do dungeons/wvw, then other skills are much much more useful such as 'For Great Justice' aoe might, Banners to give extra attribs while doing dungeons etc etc

not very hard to find level exotic gear.

if you do some casual structured player versus player and choose a dungeon reward path, you can get level 80 exotic weapons and armor.

aye, it is common to lose in structured player versus player in your first match.

for "practice mode" aka hotjoin (free to come and go as you wish) there is no form of match making at all so you can meet players of various experience in there.

you may practice 1 vs 1 with our guild members in empty servers to warm up, get a feel of pvp.

soon you will come to realize that gw2 sPvP (structured player versus player) is way more balanced than any other mmorpg pvp out there.