Guild Wars 2

Problem: Might only concern those at level 80, but I’ve found that the only information for how to find and craft attractive armor and weapons has been in the forums or other 3rd party sites – NOT in-game. I’m a casual player, and my current armor is what I’ve obtained through drops or purchasing on the Trading Post. I haven’t been able to find an NPC or in-game tip that tells me where I can purchase, gather, or craft “cultural”, “exotic”, “legendary”, “order” or any other armor other than the “default” types.

Suggestion: Add an NPC in Lion’s Arch that will tell you how to find armor and weapons for your profession. This NPC would point you to vendors, much like a scout reveals heart quests. They could ask you questions like, “What armor/weapons are you interested in?” And the answer choices could be things like, “Crafted”, “Exotic”, “Legendary”, “Order”, “Dungeon”, etc. Then further choices could be given.

Vendors tend to stock everything, so there’d be no need to have profession-specific directions.

As for most armour:

• Cultural is marked on the city map.

• Crafted is, well, crafted.

• Order armour is in Order headquaters.

If you aren’t sure, just ask in-game. We don’t need NPC’s for every little thing

Good point. Sometimes it’s hard for me to get out of the single-player mindset.
And I guess the point could be made that keeping tutorials, tips, and guides out of the game opens up the door for more third-party publishers to create guidebooks, wikis, websites, etc.

Having said that, I think it’s easy to create frustration because the basics haven’t been explained well enough in-game.