[Lenneth]

Hmm,

Interesting enough I do see parallels between Diablo 2 classes and GW2.

Guardian=Paladin
Mesmer & Thief=Assassin
Warrior=Barbarian
Elementalist=Sorceresses
Ranger=Druid/Amazon
Necromancer=Necromancer

With that in mind, I'm inclined to give the warrior or ranger a try. Any recommendations on what race to pick from?

Would you be willing to play with us newbies so we can all play together?

Actually

Thief = Thief, they focus more on stealing resources from/wounding/distracting enemies than dealing damage.
Guardian = Kindof a Warrior Monk, similar to a paladin but a bit different
Mesmer = More similar to a Sorcerer(ess) than a Assassin but add in Jedi Mind Tricks.
Warrior i guess is similar to a babarian but more of a Freelance expert Soldier type class with some samurai elements.
Ranger is more like a WoW Hunter, but can solo a hell of a lot better, not even similar to a druid (also gets a pet that fights with them).

Engineer is similar to a Ranger but uses guns and devices instead of Bows and traps (and robots (Golems) instead of Pets).

I have no problem with Newbies, heck I have some low level characters that I could use or I could try to create new ones to use for that.

as for what Profession/Race not sure what to reccomend, let me see if I can dig up some youtube vids on each.