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Timeframe for 1-80 solo: 80-100 hours.
Timeframe for 1-80 boosted: 10-40 hours.
Timeframe for 1-80 boosted solo: (haven’t confirmed): 30 hours.
1-80 Solo: General PvE, attempt World Completion, will get to nearly 80% if you 100% every map.
Tip to leveling faster: Instead of 100%ing maps, simply 99% every map you go to (leave one Point of Interest or Vista unchecked). When you get to level 70ish, run back and complete every map you’ve been to. The map completion bonus is based on your current level, not the level of the map, whereas the experience for Hearts, PoI, Vistas, Skill Points are based on the level of the zone.
Tip to leveling easier: As soon as you finish the tutorial, explore all the cities. (99% or 100%) when you’re done, you should be level 5-6, this will make things significantly easier at the beginning. Don’t forget to re-gear (soon).
1-80 Solo Method 2: WvW or EotM. Run around, follow Doritos, Get Experience, ???, Profit.
1-80 Boosted Solo: Multiple methods. The fastest method (which will take less than 30 minutes) is to make out crafting professions. Each profession to 400 will get you 7 levels, and you can get some to 500 for another 3 levels (not cost-effective). Doing this for all the crafts will get you to level 57-75 depending on how many crafts you got to level 500. If you’re doing this, I would suggest map completing the major cities first to get to level 6, thereby getting you to level 80 through crafts. This will cost upwards of 500g for a single character (approximately $50 using LEGITIMATE conversion methods).
1-80 Boosted: Run a dungeon on a higher level character and swap to your low level, enter the dungeon, get the final reward = instant 70% experience. If you have money, you can pay 1g for dungeon completion (you get 1g back so it’s essentially “free”) and you can do this multiple times per day (but you will only get back 26s after the first time). You can also just buy the run without being on a higher level.
Weird method:
Using your Experience Boosters, convert 1 using Enchanted Powder. Save it.
Convert 5 into an Improved Experience Booster. Save it.
Get some cheap food (preferably halloween variety). Save it.
Get some cheap potion (preferably one that lasts 1h). Save it.
Get a guild with guild exp up.
Find a heroes banner or guild experience and blah banner.
Activate Improved Experience Booster, Experience Booster, Enchanted Booster → Killstreak Booster, Food, Potion, and run around killing things. If you have a Laurel, trade that for a Laureate Experience Booster and use that as well.
You will get 290% bonus experience, meaning you can get almost 4x exp off of mobs. Run around killing everything in sight. You’ll probably need a gear upgrade quickly, so this isn’t that good unless you’re prepared.
Also note: All of these methods are bad and should feel bad if you’re on your first character EXCEPT the first one listed.
You never played a GW game but want to rush through it? Is this what you mean by “boosting” ?
Currently playing Heart of Thorns.