Save my lvl 80 boost or use it before PoF

Save my lvl 80 boost or use it before PoF

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Posted by: eldrjth.7384

eldrjth.7384

Im a returning player who stopped playing GW 2 shortly after the vanilla release, so pretty much a new player with the the changes that have happened since then. I decided to pick up guild wars again after the announcement of a new expansion and the lack of other options, and I always like the combat in this game.

My question is should I save my lvl 80 char boost that I got wit HoT expansion until PoF release or should I use it now? I already have a thief at lvl 80 with full exotics that I grinded out before originally leaving the game and the elite specialisation fully unlocked after purchasing HoT recently.

The argument for using it now is that if I understand the boost correctly through trialling the boost, is that it doesnt unlock the elite specialisation (you still need to earn the Hero Point) so you are required to grind that out. So it doesnt matter which char I boost cause it would require playtime regardless to get it maxxed skill wise. And Ive liked what Ive been hearing so far about holosmith and it was the class I was going to get to 80 second anyways years ago that is, but from what I have read is in a poor state currently so if it doesnt come good with the 2nd elite from PoF could be a crap choice. Also if I buy PoF I will get a 2nd lvl 80 boost which means I can blow 1 of them no worries.

I think you can earn Hero Points faster with more level 80 chars too right?

The argument for saving the boost is I can see which specialisations are going to be good after PoF release and in the mean time I can play on my thief DD who is full exotics anyways. This will give me 2 lvl 80 chars based upon the latest balance/game changes. I also tend towards the Power chars in a game for face-rolling and wouldnt mind taking the best 2 for a variety of uses, though the meta is always evolving.

Also note I havent totally committed on buying PoF yet and have wanted to check it out after all these years with the old expansion being cheap if you buy the key from someone not arena net and have no idea how long I would be playing GW 2 the 2nd time round.

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Posted by: onevstheworld.2419

onevstheworld.2419

I think you can earn Hero Points faster with more level 80 chars too right?

Not completely sure what you mean here, but points are character bound. Having more levels 80s does not make it any faster to get HPs for each one to get thier elite, other that learning the most efficient methods with each subsequent character.

If you buy PoF, you’ll get another level 80 boost. It’s not a prepurchase bonus.

Finally, the game gives you tons of Tomes of Knowledge via login rewards and PvP/WvW reward tracks. So if you play even semi-regularly, you’d be able to instantly boost multiple toons to 80.

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Posted by: Randulf.7614

Randulf.7614

If Holosmith is grabbing you and you are happy to be up to speed on the game with your other level 80, I’d use the boost to prep your engineer ready. Holosmith seems to be the one I’m hearing a lot of positive comments about Vs the other specs. This has come from in game chatter. I would def avoid listening too much forum chatter about the new specs. Apparently they’re all “broken” and none are fit for release, which I find nonsense.

One further thing, be careful who you buy HoT from if you are getting ti cheap. A lot of dodgy codes going round from places that aren’t registered as official partners.

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Posted by: Kaleban.9834

Kaleban.9834

I main Ele and Thief and I used my boost on a new Warrior.

The Warrior is meta in all PvE content, and the new spec will be meta in PvP.