Guild Wars 2

GW2 is so much more different than any other MMO I’ve played (which is great!) but now that I’m 80, I’m not sure where to go at this point. I bought the game yesterday and use that boost option so I have all about 5% map completion. I’ve spent hours upon hours reading about the game so I’m well aware of most aspects but with trying to get my new mastery tree completed, crafting for ascended gear, feeding the PvP addiction, and just exploring, I’m not sure where to start first. There is just so much to do that it sort of feels overwhelming.

Anyways, I’m sticking to my original character (necro) and while I like PvE, I’m a bit afraid of jumping into fractals right now until I get a better grip on my class/build. Overall, I really just want to progress towards finding/crafting better gear, earning some gold so I can buy dye colors, etc.

Can you all please give me some suggestions on a direction I should take? Right now I feel like I have a massive ADD problem where every time I turn around its like, “LOOK, SOMETHING SHINY! WAIT, THERE IS SOMETHING SHINY OVER THERE!!! AAAGGGGH… MORE SHINY EVERYWHERE!”

Ok, that last part with a bit over the top but you get the point…

-Sidil

I would recommend doing the Personal Story, as that takes you through a fairly diverse selection of the map.

Your best bet is to level a character naturally. The L80 Boost is the bane of new players. You miss the entire tutorial, and flounder.

If not willing to do that, I would concentrate on World Map Completion (lower level maps to highest level maps in order), and the Personal Story (as suggested above) first.

Welcome to Tyria, and good luck.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Your best bet is to level a character naturally. The L80 Boost is the bane of new players. You miss the entire tutorial, and flounder.

If not willing to do that, I would concentrate on World Map Completion (lower level maps to highest level maps in order), and the Personal Story (as suggested above) first.

Welcome to Tyria, and good luck.

This is some good advice. Thanks!!!

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

L80 Boost is the bane of new players. You miss the entire tutorial, and flounder.

This should be the tooltip on the 80 boost. I have been telling people this for as long as I’ve been playing, and nobody seems to heed it until they take their brand new 80 to VB and die helplessly and repeatedly.

I echo the welcome to Tyria! Look me up if you’re ever in need of a hand, I’d be glad to help a fellow adventurer if I’m on and not tied up in something else.