Guild Wars 2

I am very lost! I got my thief to level 15 clearing the starter area as Sylvia but I’m having second thoughts if its the character I want to level to 80. I’m looking at Mesmer and Elementalist cause they I really just want a burster for PvP. I’ve never done this kind of game before and trying PvP makes me nervous cause I don’t want to make other peoples games bad. Is there a matchmaking system so I won’t cause anyone else issues or a Player v Player Bots I can do ? Can anyone link any good noobie guides they found helpful ? I read the GW2 manual and I’m still kind of lost. I know there are a lot of random questions in here so tahanks for any help!

If you only want to PvP, you don’t have to worry about levelling up your character to 80. As soon as you exit the tutorial, you can enter the mists (the sword icon towards the top left of the user interface). You will be automatically levelled to 80, and have access to max armour, all your traits and all your skills.

Here you can practice on test dummies that are scattered around the mists.

Also, talk to the PvP Master (he also has cross-sword icons above his head), and go into a lobby. These PvP games are fairly relaxed and you won’t be ruining someone’s experience by entering them. People join and leave servers all the time.

If you’ve got a friend that wants to help you practice, you can also ask to spar each other by finding an empty lobby.

Hello and welcome to GW2. Let me assure you that the Thief is probably the best profession as far as burst damage goes so your choice should serve you well. There’s no Player vs Bots, but you can find NPCs that will fight you in the heart of the mists. There’s also no matchmaking unfortunately. However, I still suggest that you try hotjoin games as they are for new players/messing around and nobody will care about your performance (this is not LoL :P )

Any tips for learning how to PvE ? Find new players to play with ? And learning to PvP ?

Find a guild to join, most of them focus on PVX which is a combination of PVP and PVE. Guilds can come in handy to find a party and look for advise from the veterans in the guild.

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I am very lost! I got my thief to level 15 clearing the starter area as Sylvia but I’m having second thoughts if its the character I want to level to 80. I’m looking at Mesmer and Elementalist cause they I really just want a burster for PvP. I’ve never done this kind of game before and trying PvP makes me nervous cause I don’t want to make other peoples games bad. Is there a matchmaking system so I won’t cause anyone else issues or a Player v Player Bots I can do ? Can anyone link any good noobie guides they found helpful ? I read the GW2 manual and I’m still kind of lost. I know there are a lot of random questions in here so tahanks for any help!

Never, ever feel nervous about making people play badly. If they get killed and blame the new guy, they’ve got a bigger problem than just a bad attitude.

GW2 depends largely on how you want to play. I’ve got a necromancer, and she’s pretty tough (some people will tell you they’re broken, or that the minion AI is crap, but I’ve never had any problems).

You’ll want to look up different builds for your class (just search ‘[class name] builds’ on Google and you’ll turn up dozens of suggestions). Mine, for example, is a ‘minion master’ build (which relies on summonable NPC ‘pets’ for a lot of its damage), but there are lots of options.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with different builds and find one that works for you. There’s no in-world PVP (other than the Mists and World vs World), so you’re not going to be in any danger from other players.

Finally, if you’re a roleplayer at all, I invite you to come over to Tarnished Coast — that’s one of the unofficial ‘roleplaying’ servers and we’re always happy to see new faces!

Good luck!

Thief Mesmer and Elementalist are all very good classes for WvW.

Also: Try reading the sticky-threads and using the search function on the forums if you have a specific “beginners” question – many have already been answered, and it would help reduce the clutter.