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Posted by: Kinneer.6798

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Sorry if this is asked before but the search did not searched anything for anything.

So I am starting out in GW2, did the five hearts in Queensdale and the first quest in Divinity Reach with the rescue. I am 75% into level 4. Is this normal? The last heart questions was already showing it as level 5(?) yet I am still level 4. Looking around the next heart quest is level 6. The last one was level 5.

Am I missing something? I rather not grind mobs repeatedly to make up any missing XP. Before saying don’t worry about XP and levelling, I am because I do not want to be stuck so early in this game with nothing to do because the quests are above my levels.

Some guides suggests I could try the other starting zone, but why should I have to? Surely Queensdale should supply enough content for my human char without having to take content from other races’s starting zone.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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Talking to NPCs may start a Dynamic Event. Hearts are only on the map to insure you are in the area for any DEs. More of a means to an end, than a way to level up. Try exploring all around the area you are level-appropriate for.

Also, you can completely explore Divinity’s Reach for a few extra levels. Or gather some mats and craft a bit for some levels. Almost anything you do gives XP.

Good luck. =)

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Posted by: Solomon Darkfury.3729

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Yes this is normal. Have you done any of your personal story? That will help you level up rather quickly…

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Posted by: chris.7053

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Well I didn’t run into that. I gather every resource I come across this gives xp. I also worked on my personal story and finally I did every event that popped up. All that some what over leveled me.

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Posted by: Astral Projections.7320

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You not have to stay in that one area. There are 5 starting areas. Switch around and do events in all 5 to level within a certain range.

But anyway, events give a lot of exp and you can do them repeatedly. Talk to named NPCs and try to see if you can trigger them. Look for orange circles on your map or NPCs with orange emblems over their heads or orange crossed swords.

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Posted by: Amadan.9451

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you can also try some level more than you zone especially if there are people around it’s not that bad, there will be a moment when you will stop even watching what level the zone you are in is.

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Posted by: Naus the Gobbo.5172

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I’d recommend you to always start a new character by exploring the main cities, aka. Divinity’s Reach, Hoelbrak, Rata Sum, The Grove, The Black Citadel and Lion’s Arch.

If you start at level 2 you will be about level 6 when you are done and that will make starting zones much easier to navigate through level wise.

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I suggest asking in map chat ( use /m ) and ask if there are any events up. It’s what I usually do when I go into a map. Someone may respond with: champ up [insert name of way point] click on that and it will ask you if you want to travel there, provided you have discovered it.

There are lots of dynamic events (DE) that pop up in the world, too. Each one that you participate in will give you x percent of exp, karma, coins depending upon tier of reward (gold, silver, bronze). Exploring the zones will give you x percent of experience needed to level up as you discover the map, likr viewing vistas, unlocking way points, points of interest, skill challenges, etc.

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Posted by: Karizee.8076

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Think of the hearts like bread crumb quests. They lead you into an area but it’s the dynamic events that unfold there that are the real meat of the game.

There are only ~300 hearts in the entire game – there is over 1500 dynamic events. So when you see an NPC running up waving his arms and asking for help, or another one politely requesting your assistance, pay heed. They are not there simply for decoration or flavor

Also many of the events chain, with another event branching off the one you just completed. A good clue is any named NPCs are worth paying attention to.

Be on the lookout for meta events – these occur periodically within certain timelines when certain events have been completed. Great xp and loot from these, people often call out events and meta events in mapchat.

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Posted by: Stone.6751

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Keep an eye out for events and make sure you are filling in your map as you go, so look for Skill Points, Vistas, and Points of Interest. Those will also help pad your XP as you move from one area to another. Also, complete your Daily for a little extra XP as well. You can also take on a Heart that’s a level above you, and as others have said, your Personal Story will help level you up quickly.

Leveling in this game is pretty fast. Honestly I felt like the game didn’t really start until I was 80.

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Posted by: synk.6907

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Talking to NPCs may start a Dynamic Event. Hearts are only on the map to insure you are in the area for any DEs. More of a means to an end, than a way to level up. Try exploring all around the area you are level-appropriate for.

Also, you can completely explore Divinity’s Reach for a few extra levels. Or gather some mats and craft a bit for some levels. Almost anything you do gives XP.

Good luck. =)

Both of these are great points (not that others in the thread aren’t, as well). Hearts give you an idea of where action happens, and if you can get involved in a DE at the same time you’ll have a greater boost in XP when you complete them.

Also I, too, would definitely recommend anyone wanting a head start or a little boost to catch up to hearts in the early levels to explore your race’s city map completely and then head through the asura gates to LA. Do LA, and then do one, two, or all of the remaining cities. Not only will you get a feel for the cities if it’s your first time visiting them, but you’ll get an enemy-free feel for how game exploration works and a decent chunk of XP.

It’s tedious when you are on X alt of out however many, but hitting the cities first kept me from having to grind out hearts or events between story, for the most part, on my characters.

Crafting also helps, but that might not be as easy to get going on your first character until you get some more supplies.

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Posted by: Kinneer.6798

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Thanks for the help. I did join in a couple of DE, or at least I assume they were. One with a raging bull and another to do with catching rabbits?

I will do the city explorations. Sounds good to explore the place and grab some XP along the way.

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Posted by: Astral Projections.7320

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Any events that give you exp that are not hearts are the DEs. Doing all the cities is a good way to get several levels easily as well as learning where things are.

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Posted by: Drayven.6408

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Sorry if this is asked before but the search did not searched anything for anything.

So I am starting out in GW2, did the five hearts in Queensdale and the first quest in Divinity Reach with the rescue. I am 75% into level 4. Is this normal? The last heart questions was already showing it as level 5(?) yet I am still level 4. Looking around the next heart quest is level 6. The last one was level 5.

Am I missing something? I rather not grind mobs repeatedly to make up any missing XP. Before saying don’t worry about XP and levelling, I am because I do not want to be stuck so early in this game with nothing to do because the quests are above my levels.

Some guides suggests I could try the other starting zone, but why should I have to? Surely Queensdale should supply enough content for my human char without having to take content from other races’s starting zone.

Hello to you my new playing friend! It wasn’t too long ago that I myself was just trying to level up… I encountered a few of the same issues as you have, but indeed the content created in Queensdale will get you all the way to 15… It could actually push you all the way to 80 if you wanted to -stay- there, though I personally see no reason why someone would do such a thing to themselves…

To get to level 15 efficiently using only Queensdale, you will want to explore the zone entirely. This includes all points of interest, all vistas, all waypoints, and all of the renowned hearts. I would say also attempt to do all the events you encounter while on the map, and are running around.

That being said, I did not include Storyline Events, Crafting Experience, Dailies, Dungeons, Jumping Puzzles, and World versus World versus World PvP, which are all viable ways to level up… Even with all that, I’m sure there are even more ways to get experience as well. In fact, crafting is arguably the fastest way to level in the game… Though at the same time, it is also quite expensive to do so that way.

Personally, I got to level 25 using Storyline, Exploration, and Events… From that point, all I did was Explore and do Storyline…

Note that 100% Map Completion is required if you wish to create your own Legendary Items… So getting this one out of the way as soon as possible, is a great idea… I hit 80 long before I ever completed exploring the map. In fact, to be honest, I’m still so new I’ve yet to get 100% Completion, and am currently finishing it up by completing the WvWvW areas! (Less than 2% Remains for Exploration!)

Explore the game… Enjoy the game… Find out what works best for you, and realize that you don’t need to be in the highest level zone you can handle to still level up… I was leveling up at 60+ while exploring and running events in level 1-15 and 15-25 zones!

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