New player has a few questions
1) You’ll have to apply the skins to each new piece of armor.
2) What are the names? Another way to find out is to type “/wiki” without the quotes, followed by a space and then the name of the item.
3) I used map completion as a guide years ago.
1) Yes, I understand that, but I can apply it to my crappy LVL 19 armor and it’ll still be available to me for all other armors as long as I have transmutation charges right?
2) Stuff like “Tomes of Influence” etc. There’s no way to turn on the descriptions?
3) I completed Queensdale, but I’m not lvl 20 so I can’t go into the next quest yet. I am just wondering if there’s a guide so I can learn about what I can do, like Crafting and mining which I had no idea before. I’m seeing some lodging so I guess I can chop trees?
The skin is permanently unlocked for the account so you can apply that to as many heavy armor pieces as you like as long as you have the transmutation charges.
Welcome to the game.
I think of this game as a sandy themepark. You are being led you just don’t know it yet, lol. There are definite patterns. The more you play the more you see them.
The transmutation charges along with occasional armor give-aways and SO MANY DYES this mmo has the best in wardrobe possibilities. I wish other games would learn from GW2.
Firstly, the primeval armour chest will unlock the skins for you which you can then apply as many times as you want to your armour as long as you have transmutation charges. The chest itself only provides 1 set of skins that do not require transmutation charges so you may want to wait until you hit level 80 with some exotic armour which you will likely keep for awhile. Leveling goes by fast so you will be going through armour fast as well so there is not much point in applying the skins just yet (imo).
If you want to learn more about something, type it into your chat bar like this: “/wiki [insert name of item/place/quest/etc.]” . Don’t include the quotation marks, those are just for your benefit,… and hit enter. This will take you to the GW2 wiki web site for whatever it is you are looking up (assuming there is an entry for it). The GW2 wiki is extremely thorough and helpful for a game wiki.
A good place to start as a new player, is to just work on your personal story. This will take you around the map as you work your way through it. Explore and do heart quests in between your personal story quests to keep busy.
Have fun!
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Thanks guys for all the advice guys. I’m not quite sure I got that free transmutation because when I try, it says “1 transmutation charge required.” But either way, thanks.
1) Yes, I understand that, but I can apply it to my crappy LVL 19 armor and it’ll still be available to me for all other armors as long as I have transmutation charges right?
2) Stuff like “Tomes of Influence” etc. There’s no way to turn on the descriptions?
3) I completed Queensdale, but I’m not lvl 20 so I can’t go into the next quest yet. I am just wondering if there’s a guide so I can learn about what I can do, like Crafting and mining which I had no idea before. I’m seeing some lodging so I guess I can chop trees?
1) for skins, I believe you can double-click it to apply it to one piece of armor for free (no transmutation charges used), and it is also added to your wardrobe, so you can apply it to other armors for the cost of 1 transmutation charge.
2) https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Tome_of_Influence lol, yeah, only says ‘double-click to consume’. looks like it adds 1000 influence to the guild you’re representing. so don’t use it until you’re representing a guild. influence is a guild currency, kinda like hero points. they let the guild build upgrades such as karma boosts, guild vaults, wvw bonuses, guild missions, etc. 1000 isn’t exactly a lot, so don’t be too worried about using it (you can buy 1000 influence for 2g)
any others you’re not sure of? most of the time it’s not as important as it looks (very rarely are you able to squander something valuable that early on)
3) map completion is not personal story. map completion is exploring parts of the map you haven’t been to yet: the points of interest, heart events, vistas, hero points. personal story is not bad for leading you to new areas, but it’s very slow, so you shouldn’t explore through that alone.
as for a guide, http://intothemists.com/articles/general/new-players-introductory-guide-to-guild-wars-2/ looks to be ok.
also: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/wiki/newplayers
yes, mining, it’s a good thing to do. find a merchant (stack of coins on the mini map) and buy some gathering tools (probably iron tools, since you’re a bit higher level). mining pick, logging axe, harvesting sickle. each will gather from different nodes (ore node, wood node, plant node), all 3 are visible on the mini map. copper tools gather T1 materials (copper, green wood, onions), iron gathers T2 (iron, silver, soft wood, strawberries), steel gathers T3 (gold, seasoned wood, zucchini), etc. a higher tier tool will still gather lower tier but they cost a bit more to buy.
I would actually recommend ignoring crafting until you’re a higher level. maybe not even until you’re level 80, at least on your first character. instead, it would probably be better to sell the materials you gather on the trading post for some gold to buy new equipment every few levels.
if you want more low level areas, you can go into Divinity’s Reach, go to the Palace Way Point in the middle, go south east from there through the asura gate to Lion’s Arch, then go through one of the other gates in that area. Those will take you to the other race’s starting zones, all level 1-15. or, if you want more challenge, you can go south from queensdale to kessex hills (near the Swamplost Haven Waypoint), which is level 15-25. One of the neat things about gw2 is that no matter your level, you still get the same level progression no matter what level enemies you kill. So there’s no need to always be fighting enemies at your level. Don’t try to take on things stronger than yourself, that can get dicey.
Mystic’s Gold Profiting Guide
Forge & more JSON recipes
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^^Thanks for the concise advice!
Another question, where do I “buy” armor?
I believe the default for the black lion trading company is ‘O’ ? it’s the lion icon in the top left corner.
that opens the trading post (Black Lion Trading Company) where you can sell things you don’t need and buy things you do from other players.
on the left, select the trading post part (icon is an old-timey scale)
that opens the right window to the trading post, use the left options to find what you are looking for. ex: maybe a new helm? select ‘armor’, then ‘headgear’, then click that little gear and enter a level range (I like to do like 2 below my level min to my current level max), then select a rarity. I’d recommend either fine or masterwork while you’re first starting. look through those to find a stat combination you want at a price you want.
there’s two options for buying: placing a buy order, or buying from a sell listing. buy order is cheaper, but you have to wait for someone to fill the order. sell listing is more expensive, but instant. I normally will buy things through buy orders and sell things through sell listings (I dont mind waiting).
then replace the equipment every 5-10 levels.
you’ll then need to pick up the items from a trading post delivery agent. every city has several, they are on the mini map with a old timey scale icon. in Divinity’s Reach, there’s one just west of Minister’s Waypoint
I recently leveled an alt, and found that at the later levels, you’re given enough rare and exotic equipment just from leveling that I didn’t really need to buy new stuff after level 40 or so. up to you.
Mystic’s Gold Profiting Guide
Forge & more JSON recipes
(edited by Mystic.5934)
^^Thanks for the concise advice!
Another question, where do I “buy” armor?
From levels 1-79 I would not bother “buying” armour. Just use whatever drops you get. The levels go by fast and the pve content is fairly easy. If you feel that you need better gear, you can buy some at the Trading Post (TP), but I would just stick to green gear – its cheap and should be sufficient for your needs.
When you hit level 80, I would suggest buying rare armour from the TP, and then go farm the dungeons for tokens which can be exchanged for exotic armour at the dungeon vendors. Once you have your exotic armour, salvage your rare gear for ectos.
I usually buy green armor every 20 levels and upgrade my weapon every 5-10 levels.
btw, even if an item is soulbound (as masterwork and higher do when you equip them), you can still salvage them using a salvage kit (also purchasable at a merchant, right next to gathering tools). this basically turns the equipment into materials (such as ore or wood logs or leather or cloth). A lot of the time, the returned materials are worth more than the cost of buying the item. If not, it’s likely close. So don’t be too afraid to spend that money, as you’ll get it back later.
this is also not a bad idea to do to non-useful items you find. sometimes it’s easier to sell as the materials than as the item.
some items can’t be salvaged. usually things like the items you get for gaining levels, but also a few others such as karma items (though I hear we’ll be able to in a future update). for those, if you want to get every last bit of value out of things you have, you can throw them into the Mystic Forge (in Lion’s Arch). 4 of the same rarity items gives you a random item of that rarity.
Mystic’s Gold Profiting Guide
Forge & more JSON recipes
(edited by Mystic.5934)
3) Is there a new player’s guide anywhere?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/wiki/newplayers#sidebar2