Guild Wars 2

I am pretty new to PC games I played Diablo 3 to death and now this is the latest greatest game so I am giving it a try! I created an Elementalist and I forgot the race but I began in Metrica. Honestly I am a bit overwhelmed I can’t seem to find out where to start really, there are like a jillion things to do! Any suggestions? Thanks.

If you’re in Metrica, you chose an asura which shows you are a person of discerning taste and intelligence, at least that’s what an asura would tell you

Check the map and find the telescope icon that will be a Scout who will show you an overview of the zone. They will also have a mark over their head and wave to you.
(Go to any NPCs that wave at you, that’s not just flavor behavior, they usually are offering info or something.)

The hearts are easy to find but they are not the core of the game. Dynamic Events are the core of the open world PvE content and you will only find those by exploring and stumbling across them. Look for orange markings on your maps or head toward flocks of players in a fight, they can always use your help.

There’s no kill stealing and treasure is shared so feel free to join in anytime. Explore, play at your own pace is my personal advice.

Check out PvP if you feel up to it, but read the Wiki or in-game hints about that. There’s a lot to learn with this game, and a bit of reading will go a long way.

Look for the Telescope, Heart and Green Star (questline) icons on your map.

Telescope tells you about the map within a certain area.
Hearts are locations with a quest to do for Karma, Gold and Experience.
Story-line Quests are a quest line that is based off the options you picked when you selected your race, profession, and options on character creation.

You can level from questing the story line, grinding mobs, resurrecting people, discovering new places, gathering and finding Vistas. The choice is yours though a combination of all of this is best, if not inevitable.

Best of luck, have fun!

There’s no set path to go through, just explore!
Pretend that you’re truly your elementalist, adventuring through the world. You’re in this town Metrica Province. What would YOU do? Walk around and see what’s going on, right? Talk to some NPCs and see what they have to say.

Walk around, take your time.