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Posted by: Kitsune.7894

Kitsune.7894

Okay so firstly hi all ! Hope you all have a good Christmas

Now to the topic…

I’ve literally just come back to the game I’ve had it sat on my shelf for awhile, I previously played a Warrior but only hit level 9 haha yeah i’m a noob.

So anyway I’m back and this game so far is drawing me in I love the art style soooo much and just the general game. I’m considering leveling a Mesmer as they look really fun to play and typically in MMO’s I play a rogue or warrior.

First off I am debating thief or mesmer – Mesmer’s I’ve taken a real shine to so I’d just a little info on each one. E.g. End game use, pvp etc

Secondly, I’ve heard of this ‘Edge of the Mists’ zone which apparently gets you from 1-80 pretty kitten fast. Any info on this would be great – I won’t be spending all my time here as I’d really love to explore GW2 and open up the content.

Typically I role a human or Norn however whenever I reach level 9 the content seems to jump up to level 11 for me and I get smashed by mobs thus being stuck… I may be missing something obvious or just need more practice.

So yeah if anyone could give me any sort of Info I’d really appreciate it I’m not in a rush to 80 but I’d like to make it as smooth as possible. Thanks ^^

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Posted by: Vayne.8563

Vayne.8563

Edge of the Mists is for people who really don’t like leveling. I tend not to recommend it, because you don’t really learn anything about playing your professions in Edge. You learn more doing stuff in the open world, and you also unlock more of the word that way.

The leveling is fast enough. If you want to go a bit faster, make sure you take food and some sort of potion (they’re very very cheap on the marketplace), to get a bit of an experience boost. Use experience boosters if you have those as well…but even without them, leveling is pretty kitten ed fast.

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Posted by: Belzebu.3912

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Typically I role a human or Norn however whenever I reach level 9 the content seems to jump up to level 11 for me and I get smashed by mobs thus being stuck… I may be missing something obvious or just need more practice.

Every race has a starting map, Humans have Queensdale and Norn Wayfarer Foothills, but you can go to the starting map of any other race and do the heart/vista/skill points there, also since it is required to complete the Worldmap anyways, you can do it as soon as possible.

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Posted by: Kitsune.7894

Kitsune.7894

Typically I role a human or Norn however whenever I reach level 9 the content seems to jump up to level 11 for me and I get smashed by mobs thus being stuck… I may be missing something obvious or just need more practice.

Every race has a starting map, Humans have Queensdale and Norn Wayfarer Foothills, but you can go to the starting map of any other race and do the heart/vista/skill points there, also since it is required to complete the Worldmap anyways, you can do it as soon as possible.

Oh sweet cheers for sharing that ^^ that will help greatly ^^

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Posted by: Kaz.5430

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I’d really suggest that you play through the game at a slow pace. Trying to rush through the content just gets you to max level quicker ,and you miss out on the majority of the game. All you’re going to learn by levelling up in EoTM is how to run around with a group auto-attacking.

Another thing that you could do (other than going to the other racial starter zones), is to hang around for a bit in the areas that you can do. Chances are a dynamic event will start up and that’ll give you something to help level up. Once you get to level 10 you can do a load of personal story missions and that will then level you up to several levels beyond the zone you’re doing.

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Posted by: Kitsune.7894

Kitsune.7894

I’d really suggest that you play through the game at a slow pace. Trying to rush through the content just gets you to max level quicker ,and you miss out on the majority of the game. All you’re going to learn by levelling up in EoTM is how to run around with a group auto-attacking.

Another thing that you could do (other than going to the other racial starter zones), is to hang around for a bit in the areas that you can do. Chances are a dynamic event will start up and that’ll give you something to help level up. Once you get to level 10 you can do a load of personal story missions and that will then level you up to several levels beyond the zone you’re doing.

Cheers for that, I’ve started with a Norn Mesmer – Really enjoying it so far.

I think I’ll definitely take the route you suggested as it sounds like it explains a lot more lore and background, especially the personal story missions. Thanks all ^^

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Posted by: ElBuenDavs.3689

ElBuenDavs.3689

Before I begin, stay away from Edge of the Mist (EoTM for short). Yes, it will level you up fast, but at the cost of being under-geared, getting used to play as part of a Zerg and not truly understanding your profession. Above all, you are missing a lot of fun things that shine when you are doing things for the first time around at low level.

About debating between thief or mesmer…. stay with the warrior. You already started working on him/her. They are all fun to level and toy around (so far, in my personal opinion, eng was the most fun of the bunch). But if you want to go with a new profession, just toy around for 10-20 levels, and see which one felt better and stay with it.

About end game for characters, they all have a place and role, so there is no real “bad” choice or left out class (unless you want to go all pro-player, speed clear freak and such. If that is the case, some profession aren’t even picked and others are held in a pedestal. But that is another story). All can fill any role, just with its own style and mechanics. If you are planning of casual planning, with any profession you pick you are more than OK for late game.

Being honest, if you want to take full advantage of the game (PvE wise) do as much events as you can, explore as much if not all of every map (you get a nice achievement if you do full map completion). Check every vista (don’t skipped them), try to find out as much of the lore (in-game and out-of-game), place attention to details. Enjoy the story, I really dig the story once the pact is getting formed.

Don’t forget to craft, I know players that don’t like it, but it will keep you really well equipped, you can make some money out of it, and if you ever plan on getting ascended gear, better start from the very beginning than trying to level up crafting in 1 go. Plus, if you farm at least 40-30% of the requirements for every recipe, you will be saving BIG time than buying it directly from trading post. I recently did a berzerker armor for my necro lvl 80, ended up costing me 18gold to craft, checked how much it cost to buy all equipment and it was around 35gold. Pretty much saved half the money (could’ve spent 0 cash if I had fully farmed every material).

Hope you have fun in the game as much as I do

FYI: If you do dungeons, enter the ones groups that don’t have any requirements and be upfront of being new to it. Helps other players explain to you and do it at a much easier to digest pace. But please hear what they are telling you, have nightmares of players that don’t follow the explanation I’ve giving them