Guild Wars 2

I ask because I am a level 25 walking planet, yet the coolest thing I have found so far is a malign long blade (2h) that came with some extra stats on it.

I never liked games that handed you all the sweetest stuff immediately, but with how long it took me to reach level 25, I feel like I should be working my way out of all these generic looking armor pieces, and whatnot. The 1 handed sword I use on one of my switches is still very, very generic looking.

Any tips on where to go or what to do? Any advice is appreciated.

You’re stuck with the generic stuff for a long time, sadly. Once you hit 80 though, there is a whole new world of variety out there. The earliest “nice stuff” you can get is at lvl 35 when you can buy T1 Cultural armour but it is expensive.

It would help if we knew what class you were so we could recommend specific pieces. There are a few less generic sets scattered around at lower levels, but the better light ones aren’t necessarily in the same places as the better heavy ones.

Look into crafted pieces (on the Trading Post). There might be some more variety there.

Overall, though, you are stuck until the late levels when it comes to looks. Once you have one character that’s 80, though, you can find gear you like, get it with your 80, and pass it down to alts with transmutation stones (the basic ones can be farmed by making an alt, completing an easy city, depositing the stones, deleting the alt, and repeating the process). And if it means anything, the leveling curve will be constant from here on out- the time it takes to go 79-80 is the same as 20-21.

Urthona.3198:

It would help if we knew what class you were so we could recommend specific pieces. There are a few less generic sets scattered around at lower levels, but the better light ones aren’t necessarily in the same places as the better heavy ones.

Ah wow, how’d I forget to post that? Apologies, my mistake. I am playing guardian since this is my first time around, and people said it’d probably be the easier class to play, and get the hang of things.

Unfortunately, heavy armor probably has the least variety pre-80. The first set that’s not a generic variation of chainmail is the pit fighter set, which happens to be sold by karma vendors around your level. That wiki link has a list of places to find it, if you like it.

Check out http://www.gw2armorgallery.com/sylvari-heavy.htm for pictures of all the skins. You can then look up the ones you like on the wiki and see when they become available. It is possible to transmute higher level skins onto items with lower level stats to wear it earlier, if you can find a way to afford it. I gave my charr alt a couple transmuted T1 cultural pieces at level 10 so i wouldn’t have to stare at tail clipping for 25 more levels.

Hm, what a shame that things are so limited at this point in the game. However I will keep my hopes up, and thank you guys for replying and giving me more information, I appreciate it!

When you hit level 35, you’ll have access to the explorable mode of the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon. If you can find a good regular group and learn the dungeon well (thus resulting in faster runs with fewer deaths), you’ll make a lot of gold (if you want to buy higher-level armor- be aware that level 80 gear requires fine trans stones) and gain a lot of levels by running it.

Dungeons in GW2 are a different flavor than in most MMOs, though, and can be tough on newcomers. Skill and coordination matter a lot, and no amount of gear will save a disorganized group. Start with AC story mode (level 30) first to learn the basics, and, as stated earlier, find a good group or cross your fingers when PUGing.

Puma D roronoa.6784:

Hm, what a shame that things are so limited at this point in the game. However I will keep my hopes up, and thank you guys for replying and giving me more information, I appreciate it!

As I said, once you hit lvl 35 go check out the Cultural Armour Vendors in your race’s home city. It costs a few gold for a full set, but well worth it if appearance is your thing.

Falunel.7645:

When you hit level 35, you’ll have access to the explorable mode of the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon. If you can find a good regular group and learn the dungeon well (thus resulting in faster runs with fewer deaths),

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! lol

Ignore that advice and enjoy the game, open the Trading Post window and set the filters to show you gear for your level only, and just buy the best you can afford. You have to actually go to a Trading Post to pick up the gear but you can buy and sell from anywhere.

Although you prolly don’t have the right amount of resources when you start out, you can buy higher level gear and transmutate the skin to lower level gear (for level 80 gear keep in mind you need a more expensive kind of transmutation stone).

However the skins most people like are also expensive and you are throwing away the good stats for minor ones (it’s like buying a roll’s royce, taking out the engine and putting a Skoda engine in it). I have two characters that have been running round with lvl 40 and even lvl 60 skins from lvl 1. But then again I had the resources from my other characters to waste my money that way.

ElixireL.5190:

Falunel.7645:

When you hit level 35, you’ll have access to the explorable mode of the Ascalonian Catacombs dungeon. If you can find a good regular group and learn the dungeon well (thus resulting in faster runs with fewer deaths),

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! lol

Ignore that advice and enjoy the game, open the Trading Post window and set the filters to show you gear for your level only, and just buy the best you can afford. You have to actually go to a Trading Post to pick up the gear but you can buy and sell from anywhere.

There’s nothing wrong with doing explorable modes on-level if you learn from it and find a group who will take you- namely, friends or guildmates. I’ve run with level 35s who struggled at first but did wonderfully after they picked things up, as well as level 80s who dropped every single time Kholer pulled and got us all killed in Path 2 by chasing after warriors instead of focusing fire on eles and necros. Yeah, they’re generally easier as a well-geared 80, but being able to pay attention and follow directions is far more important than gear or levels, at least in my view.

If your objection is to grinding dungeons at an early level, I had “regularly” in my post, but edited it out. I agree that it’s best to enjoy the game and not worry much about looks or level- if looking good makes the leveling process much more enjoyable, though, then that’s a workaround. If dungeons prove to be fun, then more power- if they’re a hassle, then the runner will have to decide whether it’s worth the effort or not. Do what makes the game fun for you.

I hear that armor skins in the gem shop are on sale today. I wasn’t too thrilled about them but some time ago I bought the Primeval one and once I applied it to my Guardian I realized that I just needed different shoulders and gloves and I had her look nailed.

The first use of a gem shop skin requires no transmute, you just apply it directly to the target item. After that you have to do standard transmute stone stuff. A few shots of how it can dye (note I am using Ascalon shoulders and Inquest gloves because I didn’t think the skull motif worked so well for me):

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