Guild Wars 2

Hello!
I have a few questions I hope I could get some advice on for level 80 or may be before the cap?
•First off I’d like to ask, what and where and how do you fight “world bosses”?
•Besides dungeon runs, are there any events that usually have good drops?
•This is probably a popular one, but what does everyone do at end game? I currently have a level 50 Guardian. I know it doesn’t sound impressive, but I’ve gone through each profession and finally stuck with this one. I’m a MMO vet and just want to know what everyone is doing after the level grinds. What people are doing for gold, and does level 80 help you make gold for your next character?

I have two characters at 80. I’ve been having a great time since I finally got into Orr and get to fight high level bad guys for awesome loot. If you want great drops, get into Orr and run with the raids that take temples. Loads of fun and high level drops. I also do a lot of roaming in high level areas so I can harvest everything for gold and get all the armor and weapons I want. I also started doing WvW and PvP, which I had never done before. Then there are the living world events which you can do for extra fun and to make things interesting. Really, this game never has to be a grind. Keep an open mind and try everything!

Where is that exactly? I appreciate your reply, by the way. I hear everyone talking about these great areas, but where are they? Do they need quest to get into?
I’m glad you mentioned WvW, I have no idea what I’m doing in there. I’ve tried it a few times, but I just find myself trying to fit in and run around with the rest of the group. While running around doing that, I’m thinking to myself, what exactly am I doing here?
I’ve been doing that lately. I set my self little goals to get over time. I’m in the Army so it’s a little hard to get time to play, and to stretch time with my wife and child. When I play now I find my self mapping, and exploring.

-There’s world bosses in different zones, they’re sometimes part of a meta event, but they only spawn every few hours, so they’re easy to miss if you go through an area just once. There is a site that tracks the timers on these bosses.
-World bosses drop a chest that rewards a guaranteed rare item, plus extras.
-The levels aren’t really supposed to be a grind. At max level you’ll most likely be doing whatever you did at lower levels (exploring, events, world bosses, dungeons, WvWvW etc.) Otherwise you can also grind money or karma to buy yourself a nice set of gear and weapons, or save up for a legendary if that’s your thing.

For world bosses:
http://us.gw2stuff.com/
(and select your server from the US or EU menus)
That site tracks the events which spawn some of the larger world bosses and has a decent map that shows you where they are.

In most or every zone? Sorry for all the questions, lol. I never got to play Guild Wars 1, and not sure how similar it is. I can see being level 80 feeling like that, Arena Net did a good job making that feeling.

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In most or every zone? Sorry for all the questions, lol. I never got to play Guild Wars 1, and not sure how similar it is. I can see being level 80 feeling like that, Arena Net did a good job making that feeling.

The gw2stuff website includes a map of the location of each of the events it covers.

I suggest you do some online searches to find places. I use the GW2 wiki quite a bit. I have also found these forums and other players to be a great source of info and help. Consider joining a guild that likes to help players (the one i’m in s great).

As for wvw, i suggest you do follow a group…and the commander…unless you are great at pvp. There is nothing worse than being caught out by yourself wandering around and getting stomped! Basically i just attack bad guys when i can and always make sure to carry supplies to help build weapons and stuff. The idea is t take and hold points or towers or castles fr your server team. Just follow the character with the blue arrow over his head…you can find him easy on the map. He is the commander and should have a plan of attack.

Read these forums! I wish i had done so a lot earlier. I have learned more in a few weeks of reading the forums and participating in a good guild than i learned playing the game on my own for 8 months.

Wow! Thank you guys for the feedback! Really enlightened me on playing at level 80 now! Thank you everyone