Guild Wars 2

Hello everyone.

As the title says, I came back to GW2 after about 13 months now and I really need some things explained.

My Warrior is currently lvl35, waiting outside the entrance to the Ascalonian Catacombs with another 50 or so other players, wondering how to do exploration runs without messing up everything. I didn’t join an exploration run yet, I’m making this topic before doing something that’ll get me hated.

Since I’m a low level how do I choose a fitting group in the group finder? Most groups are lvl80 and have details such as “zerker only”, “exp zerk”, “3k/5k/7k AP zerk” and so on. Could someone, please, explain to me what any of this means?

Thanks!

First off.

gw2dungeons.net

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Dont be afraid to make your own group!

Simply state . “newbie Path X Guidance appreciated”

It may or may not take a while depending on time of day but someone will join!

zerk means berserker. It usually implies running the usual support/dps meta builds, and it also means they expect level 80. As said above, start your own lfg if you can’t find any “all welcome”, or " all level".

HellHound.1523:

Hello everyone.

As the title says, I came back to GW2 after about 13 months now and I really need some things explained.

My Warrior is currently lvl35, waiting outside the entrance to the Ascalonian Catacombs with another 50 or so other players, wondering how to do exploration runs without messing up everything. I didn’t join an exploration run yet, I’m making this topic before doing something that’ll get me hated.

Since I’m a low level how do I choose a fitting group in the group finder? Most groups are lvl80 and have details such as “zerker only”, “exp zerk”, “3k/5k/7k AP zerk” and so on. Could someone, please, explain to me what any of this means?

Thanks!

Zerker is the term for DPS meta that most of us are running.

Exp = Experienced, basking having ran it enough to know which bosses spawn and how to deal with them.

AP is for your total Achievement points.It is just some silly way that people think they can determine skill. Personally I don’t go so much off the AP thing, since I rarely bother to hunt them up myself and I consider myself pretty skilled.

That aside, what you should think about is:

If you want to try the Dungeon at 35: You can do it, but your gonna be in for a little harder time, as opposed if you did it at level 80 with better gear and traits. (I have heard players say that hey will never do a dungeon again, because is so hard. I can only assume most went in at the lower level, but I don’t know for sure)

While it is possible you might run AC at the level your warrior currently is. Its alot less likely if you try to join one of those groups. Because all the ones you are listing here are there for a fast run just to get the gold at the end. (Not a bad thing, but your not quite ready for a speed run yet)

Now you could make your own group listing it as “Un-experienced Player, first try, need some help/Want to have fun” You will find, there will be people who will be happy to join and help you through. And explain how the dungeon works.

If you just want some personal knowledge about the exploreabe paths in the dungeon you can look at the Wiki Site. Or better yet try some of the video and written guilds (gw2dungeons.net) that people have put out. Keep in mind that if your watching a Record speed clear video you might get confused and think that the boss is alot easier then it is, because of how good the team doing the video was.

Path 1 and 3 are the most common in AC, (but I usually try to knock out all three if I can), because the NPC in path two has a tendency to bug out on us now and then.

Hope this helps. And I see this is your first post. Welcome to the forums.

Just to give you an exemple.

First time me and my friend did AC. We were all between level 35 and 45. It took us about 3 hours and never completed the path. Today, we complete it in less than 15min.

Right now you have two things against you. You have a low level character with low level gear. And you have no knowledge of the path.

So ya, you will have a hard time in that dungeon. It is feasible, but hard. You really gonna have to find a group of player that are willing to bring you with them, explain the dungeon and carry you.

It would help you a lot, and that’s the advice that I give to all new member in my guild. Wait until you reach level 80. There is a lot of stuff in the open world that are easier to complete while leveling. At level 80, you will have a better understanding of the game in general and of your profession. You will be better equip to go into a dungeon. A group of player will only have to explain you the dungeon, but you will be able to carry your own weight.

It will be more fun and pleasant for you and the other player.