Guild Wars 2

I don’t really know what to make of the new leveling perks, it’s okay, I guess, but I’ve been around for that long that I can’t really judge how it is for new players.
But I just reached level 18 on my necro and would now be able to use asuran gates. I have no idea if this is a bug but I already used them after the patch and in fact they should be availlable at level 1. reasons: Friends level their alts together, one wants an asuran ranger, the other a norn mesmer, they wouldn’t be able to level together until they’re level 18. Other reason: It is impossible to reach the level cap in one starter area alone, the level cap would be 15 for a starter area and with crafting and wvw being availlable at a higher level now there’s no way one could make it to 15/18 without doing repetitive stuff which gives less and less xp.

You can’t use an asura gate until level 18?

Guhracie.3419:

You can’t use an asura gate until level 18?

wow this is absurd.

why is this even implemented?

Why do people post without actually going in game? Yes you can use gates, did so on a lvl 2.

Yeah, I just went in-game to check and went through a gate fine. I was responding to the OP with a question about it.

Okay stop it everyone. This is getting silly.

The only thing it seems you can’t do that you’d normally need to at low levels is do skill point challenges. That’s it. Everything else you can do, including using Asuran gates.

The logic is that Anet is introducing concepts to people. Most new players have no reason to go to LA until level 20, which for most new players is the first time they’ll ever use a gate.

My level 2 character gathered, used asuran gates, got points of interest and vistas and crafted.

The activities aren’t gated. They’re revealing stuff to new players as new players need to know.

Vayne.8563:

Okay stop it everyone. This is getting silly.

The only thing it seems you can’t do that you’d normally need to at low levels is do skill point challenges. That’s it. Everything else you can do, including using Asuran gates.

The logic is that Anet is introducing concepts to people. Most new players have no reason to go to LA until level 20, which for most new players is the first time they’ll ever use a gate.

My level 2 character gathered, used asuran gates, got points of interest and vistas and crafted.

The activities aren’t gated. They’re revealing stuff to new players as new players need to know.

I can’t name my pet, access my profession skills, or the utility skills that were previously available. Nor can I weapon swap.

Okay, to clarify it for those who tell me to play the game before posting anything: There are new things being availlable each time you level up and I just got the “You are now able to use Asuran Gates” at level 18 – like I wrote in my post, btw. I also wrote that I have been able to use asuran gates before level 18. But appearantly anet wants us to use them at level 18 it’s just not working as they intended – any further questions?

Guhracie.3419:

Vayne.8563:

Okay stop it everyone. This is getting silly.

The only thing it seems you can’t do that you’d normally need to at low levels is do skill point challenges. That’s it. Everything else you can do, including using Asuran gates.

The logic is that Anet is introducing concepts to people. Most new players have no reason to go to LA until level 20, which for most new players is the first time they’ll ever use a gate.

My level 2 character gathered, used asuran gates, got points of interest and vistas and crafted.

The activities aren’t gated. They’re revealing stuff to new players as new players need to know.

I can’t name my pet, access my profession skills, or the utility skills that were previously available. Nor can I weapon swap.

Weapon swap was always gated. So they changed the gate, but that’s it.

The pet can be accessed from level 5. We know weapon skills have been gated.

But all the stuff about pois and vistas and Asuran gates and gathering and crafting…just try it before you post that’s all.

Vayne.8563:

just try it before you post that’s all.

That’s what I did and I have been able to use all the stuff that had been marked with a “now unlocked” today – did you even read my posts?

Bundles are also now level gated. So maybe you should check the game before you make the encompassing statement that everything is as it should be. (This is @Vayne. )

Sounds like a bug. Maybe it was true in the Chinese client and the notification got carried over by accident.