Race and Profession

As a beginner in this game ill be getting it Friday, I don't know what race or profession to start as.

Profession wise I like to be far from the target however I hear Mesmer and Elementalist are squishy, I hear necromancer is good but they got that creepy face paint.

Race wise I don't want too start as a human and promised my nephew an Asura ranger, so what's best for a complete noob, Charr, Sylvari or norn?

You need to decide what race you'll enjoy looking at the most on your screen :P Ranger is a good choice for a new player. I have an Asuraan ranger that's my next alt to level up. You can mix and match so many traits/skills/builds etc that any class can be enjoyable for a variety of play-styles. Ele is squishy, but you can build a bunker build using D/D but then they're close range combat. My favorite PvE class is Warrior and my favorite WvW class is Thief. My Warrior is Norn and Thief is Human. In regards to necro or mesmer... I enjoy both classes, but I think I die more often leveling up on my necro. Endgame necros are one of the most survivable classes though. I have 5 lvl 80 characters right now: Thief, Warrior, Guardian, Elementalist and Mesmer. I am on my Warrior the most in PvE and Thief in WvW. My Ele was my first character and I'm planning to move away from the glass canon build that I have and go for the D/D bunker build... you should look it up on youtube. The play-style looks like a blast.

I wish you luck with your decision. Hopefully I didn't confuse you :laugh:

No thanks to you I narrowed it down to a pretty dainty lil black Charr......with badass guardian or warrior skills!