Guild Wars 2

Alert, for absolute Newbies a semi spoiler is about to show.

I know that the Personal story merges considerably at L40, and then again midway through the L60 chain. That being said, that still leaves a lot of personal stories out there.

With that in mind, for those players who have been around for a while, what is the maximum number of slots you have used up for a single profession. I’ve read in many forums of a player that had say 3 races all playing the same profession but has someone gotten more?

I’ve heard of one player with 64 characters, the max you can have on one account. I think that person bought a second account. o_O

Meanwhile, I have 2 or 3 of most professions. Oddly, my favorite class I only have one of. Huh.

1 slot per profession.

I currently have 8 rangers (of 18 slots). I had more, but several didn’t survive the 2+ years.

I would easily have double that number of rangers if it were not for the trait changes and NPE that led to killing my love for designing, outfitting (with armor, not outfits), adventuring and leveling a ton of characters.

Also, the number of rangers I have has no relationship to the personal story whatsoever as I gave up on the personal story when I discovered that it required a group dungeon to finish my “personal” story. Their further removing and shuffling of story chapters (thus causing it to make no sense) was the last nail in any desire I had to return to give them another try.

StinVec.3621:

I gave up on the personal story when I discovered that it required a group dungeon to finish my “personal” story.

I had the same thought. Then I got over it and used LFG to find a group to do the dungeon with. Smh.

One of everything except guardian. I have 3 guardians.

If you’re a member of a guild, you can probably find some compatibles in there that will help you get that final chapter. We’re just about to do that.

As for the question…This is probably TMI, but you did ask…

I’ve been playing a year and I’ve got characters of all species and professions and try to mix the story lines so that I don’t repeat more than is inevitable. I love the fancy mental footwork of shifting from one to the other. I’ve got 80s in most professions and am closing in on 80 for the other two.

My original favorite was rangers and I still love them. You never really run solo, the pet can act as a warrior or guardian and keep the enemy stationary while you snipe from a distance. Plus it’s fun collecting the pets.

SUGGESTION TO ARENA NET: How about making pets one of the collections for all characters? That w/b so cool…

I’ve got four rangers and wish I’d made one of each species rather than two humans, a Sylvari and an Asura, but oh, well. I got a new account with the sale that’s going to be all mesmers (probably Asura, because they jump so well) so that if I have friends (or a character in my other account) who need help getting from point a to point b, they can put down that handy-dandy portal.

Count at the moment: professions: 4 rangers, 3 mesmers, 1 of everything else. Species: 2 humans, 1 Norn, 1 Charr, 3 sylvari, 5 Asura.

I started out with a couple of human characters, but as I’ve played, I’ve grown fond of all of the species. My least favorite is probably the Norn, because while the stories are totally appropriate, they don’t particularly appeal to me. Also, even tho they cover distance as fast as any species, they feel to me as if they lumber. They look human but take fewer strides because their strides are longer. Consequently, the rhythm is just ssllooww. The Charr are as large or larger, but park the weapon and they go into that wonderful cat-leap run, which to me is fun (and appeals to the jump more than run side of me). the Sylvari have grown on me, with their philosophy, tho I still find most of the Sylvari female characters total ditses. My favorite these days are, curiously enough, the last species I tried, i.e. the Asura. They’re delightfully snarky, they feel as if they’re moving fast because their short legs have to churn to keep up, which I like, and if I’ve had a hard day, they inevitably make me smile.

And watching them stomp something like a wurm hole is worth the price of admission!

Andred.1087:

StinVec.3621:

I gave up on the personal story when I discovered that it required a group dungeon to finish my “personal” story.

I had the same thought. Then I got over it and used LFG to find a group to do the dungeon with. Smh.

Your dismissive and belittling comment seems uncalled for to me. Shake your head all you want, I explained my disinterest further with the rest of my comment:

StinVec.3621:

Their further removing and shuffling of story chapters (thus causing it to make no sense) was the last nail in any desire I had to return to give them another try.

I had considered “getting over it” and doing it anyway, but the further destructive changes to the personal story killed any interest in even doing that.

Currently designing and outfitting a second mesmer (sylvari) to go along with the Pact Fleet weaponry. I only need a carapace chest before I finish her look and can then begin leveling and adventuring with her (despite the trait/NPE changes). Unfortunately for me, Vinewrath isn’t being kind with granting the carapace chests. :\

So now up to:
[8xRanger] [2xNecro] [2xWarrior] [2xMesmer] [2xThief] [1xEle] [1xGuardian] [0xEngi]

May do more rangers after HoT, depending on how specializations affect them and the need or desire to create additional ones.