Guild Wars 2

My character is a Guardian level 14 but her effective level is 5. What has happened? Her HP used to be over 1000 but is now only 500. How can I restore her to full strength and what has happened to her? I have tried healing her but she is at full health although at this lower effective level.

You will be scaled down to the level of the area that you are in. You have wandered into the level 5 area of which ever map you are in and it has reduced your HP/Stats to match those of the mobs you will encounter. This will happen wherever you may be in Tyria, except within cities or areas where you may be scaled up to level 80 (Fractals of the Mist or PvP/WvW)

Phew, thanks – as you can guess I am new at this game. Thought I was in deep trouble.

No problem, I think we all experienced a moment of panic the first time (if we weren’t forewarned). It helps provide a more level playing field when you have new or level-appropriate players doing the same events as high level players who may be exploring the zone too.

Haha, this never happened with me on my personal level. However I freaked out when it happened to my pet. I must have sent in about 3 or 4 bug reports to Anet during Beta. Once I figured it out I send an apology report lol.