Guild Wars 2

So I’m a Norse warrior class about level 20 so I want to know several things. A) what is crafting and what are the benefits? B) Does your personal storyline teach you anything about crafting in which case I’ll leave you guys in peace. C) What crafting class should I get?

A) You use the materials you gather (ore, leather, cloth, claws, totems, etc.) to craft items (swords, armor, etc.).

B) No. To learn a craft you need to talk to a crafter in certain cities. For norns the closest is Hoelbrak.

C) If you’re a warrior, weaponsmithing or armorsmithing would work, paired with something else (they both rely on lots of ore so it goes very slowly if you choose both). You can only have two active crafting professions.

It can be fun, I focused on it for awhile. However, if you want to build up enough gold to buy decent items later in game, you’re actually better off selling your materials at the trading post.

Thank you for that, I’ll think on what you’ve said and maybe become a weaponsmith.

Really the only decent thing about crafting, at the current time, is the amount of exp you get from crafting. As it stands you’re better off selling mats and buying gear for half the cost.

You gets 10 levels total for maxing out any given profession, so if you have the gold you can hit 80 without killing a mob. From my experience it’s roughly 5g now for 0-400.

It’s not worth the time or effort to craft anything for your character. You will end up simply making yourself frustrated and broke.