Guild Wars 2

Is leveling by crafting still worth doing I have a level 20 thief that I want to get to 80 and I have like 4 80s total at the moment and map completion to level can be a real grind and get boring after doing it so many times so my question is is crafting still worth the money or am I better off just leveling the normal way and if you have any good ideas on leveling thief or just leveling in general it would be much appreciated

It’s worth it, if you have the gold. 1-400 should get about 11 levels on average, but overall I believe it’s around 50-60g for a full ride from 20-80. Try gw2crafts.com if that’s still working. LA event levels pretty well if you can find a zergtardfest.

Adula.3698:

It’s worth it, if you have the gold. 1-400 should get about 11 levels on average,

Not anymore …
When ascended crafting was introduced the exp lvl gained from 0-400 crafting were reduced to 7 or 8 lvls, even with craft boosters. You gain the other 2-3 exp lvls crafting 400-500 now ..

This means gaining 10 exp lvls by crafting is much more expensive now

Old way: 0-400 = 10 lvls
New way: 0-500 = 10 lvls

Even through cooking and jewelry are still only 400, they have been changed as well. I know this because I recently leveled a necro, maxed cooking and jewelry and got only 17 or18 exp lvls using craft boosters.

bri.2359:

Even through cooking and jewelry are still only 400, they have been changed as well. I know this because I recently leveled a necro, maxed cooking and jewelry and got only 17 or18 exp lvls using craft boosters.

Cooking seems to give still 10 levels, all others just 7 from 1-400.

Crafting Boosters also don’t give you more total exp, they just give you a higher crit-chance that means that a single craft can give more exp and so you can maybe craft to 400 with lesser mats.

All my alts get cooking maxed because it’s cheap, and it’s only given 7 levels since ascended came out.

Okay, my bad on the misinformation! I haven’t done crafting by leveling… in a year or so.

Nikked.7365:

All my alts get cooking maxed because it’s cheap, and it’s only given 7 levels since ascended came out.

Hm .. a friend recently just leveled 3 characters cooking and he always has gotten 10 levels for that. I was also a little astonished about that.

I can confirm, cooking 1-400 only gives 7 levels.