Guild Wars 2

When you’re in a lower level area most everyone get’s down-leveled to a certain level. Is there any way to see someone’s true level? Also, in towns, I noticed some names are purple. What does that mean?

In Lions Arch you can buy a power level reader its about 45 Silver. Mines over 9000.

In serious form, players real level are only displayed in main city hubs

Walle.6087:

In Lions Arch you can buy a power level reader its about 45 Silver. Mines over 9000.

I wish this was true.

Invite them into your party.

Walle.6087:

In Lions Arch you can buy a power level reader its about 45 Silver. Mines over 9000.

Holykitten I about choked on my coffee when I read that. Thanks, needed the chuckle this morning.

I know it’s a little out there, what with power level readers and such, but have you tried asking them?

BroScientist.9875:

When you’re in a lower level area most everyone get’s down-leveled to a certain level. Is there any way to see someone’s true level? Also, in towns, I noticed some names are purple. What does that mean?

Inviting them to a party or seeing them in town is really the only way at this point. Level isn’t a really big deal in this game though, so asking them might actually work here, as opposed to games where people might be inclined to lie about it.
The purple names you mention are like that because their level is that far ahead of yours. Names are colored according to their distance in level from yours. If you go into a PvE zone with mobs of the same level as those players, their names will be purple too.

LFM Lvl. 80’s ONLY! Pst.