Guild Wars 2

Hi, I’m brand new, so I apologize if these seem like strange or uninformed questions. :P

The Home world selection screen has me a bit worried with its talk of permanent homes.

Should I pick one world over the other?
How much does it cost to buy a ‘world transfer’?
Should I go low population, high population, or medium?

I’ve heard a lot of talk on the forms about PvP and PvE severs, and this has me a bit confused. How do I tell which severs are witch, and would that mean I can’t do one or the other if I pick the wrong one?

There are no PvE or PvP servers. Also, a high population server usually has the tendency to have more players. Not always though, if what people suspect is true and ArenaNet made the population based off of accounts on the server rather than currently playing users. Then again, it might be based off of currently players users. Nobody really knows for that one except ArenaNet. Now, at the moment, world transfers cost nothing, but you can’t transfer again for a whole week (or 2, I forget).

The reason there are no costs at the moment is due to ArenaNet wanting the server populations to settle first. At launch, you didn’t need to wait at all. Then it went to 1 day wait, to 3 day wait, to 7 day wait. Eventually they plan to add in costs but the game launched at the end of August and they still haven’t introduced any cost for it. So, the cost is something you won’t have to worry about yet, I don’t think.

Also, the cost for a world (server) transfer is paid for by buying gems in-game and then using the gems you bought on your character to pay for the transfer at the character selection screen. Gems are a virtual currency kinda like microsoft points (if you’re familiar with Xbox Live). Basically, here’s a summary of what i’ve said.

SUMMARY

Q: Should I pick one world over the other?

A: In essence, the only reasons to pick one world over the other is for the population size, to play with friends, or to be with a certain community of players or to be on a specific World vs World server team, since World vs World is basically 3 servers fighting each other across huge maps.

Q: How much does it cost to buy a ‘world transfer’?

A: In essence, it does not cost anything to buy a world transfer though you will have to wait a period of time before transferring again, though ArenaNet does plan to add in costs later on in the game’s lifespan.

Q: Should I go with a low, medium, or high population?

A: That really depends upon how many players you want to be playing with. Low populations means there’s a minority of players on that server. High means there’s alot. Medium is inbetween, really.

Q: How do I tell whether a server is a PvE server or a PvP server?

A: There are no distinctions between PvP or PvE on servers. Infact, there is no difference between them in that respect, other than populations, World vs World teams, and communities.

Hope that all answered your questions!

Transfer is free until guesting is implemented, is what Arenanet said.

They lenghtened the transfer time to offset WvW cheating.

- The world you pick is your server. If you’re into RP, go tarnished coast, If you want to WvWvW, go for one of the very high population servers.
- World transfer is free at the moment, though you can only do it every 7 days, I assume it will be a gem cost eventually
- I would go high population so you get the most amount of active people in the starting zones

There is no open world PvP or PvP servers in this game, PvP or WvWvW is accessed through an in game option and you can do so at any time and at any level

Thanks everyone, very helpful! ^-^