Guild Wars 2

So I have tryed a number of times to try getting into guild wars 2 as i was a HUGE fan of the origional guild wars. The issue I am having here is i can’t survive trying to level solo at all. I am trying to play a warrior as that is the class that was my main in the origional GW but i also want to try and go thief, maybe guardian. The point is no matter who I play as I cant even reach level 10 because I follow the story line for my toon and eventually it just gets crazy trying to kill things. do you HAVE to do all those little heart events? I know there are the world events as well, which is super awesome, but they arent too frequent. I just cannot figure out how to level by myself in this game.

I do really want to get into this game, I am so tired of WoW.

Well, I’ve been playing awhile, but recently wanted to try a warrior, and was having a bit of a hard time, as I was used to running ranged characters. I have all the dodging mechanics down even with them, but was having a hard time still.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/warrior/New-to-Warrior-1/first#post1796976

I followed this post, and a few above it recommending starting with sword/horn + rifle combo, and it’s starting to get a lot easier. I’m starting to get into playing with 2 one handed axes, and some other weapons (actually enjoy the 2H hammer more than the 2H sword as far as 2H goes).

I think the key early on is using that regen signet and getting the defenses up. Easy (and cheap) enough to respec down the road as you get your sea legs. I’m only 16 myself, but plugging away at it.

Genji, you want to try to complete as much content as possible. Do the hearts in your area and try to find all the WP, and PoI. Your personal story has a level indicator next to it for what the recommended level is to take on that story. If you have done all the hearts in your area and are too low a level to progress to the next area or do your story quest head to lions arch and then to another main city. Do their starting area much like you did yours and your should be high enough for a higher level area.

For Leveling a Warrior using a GS with signets was super fun.

I’m a relative newcomer to the world of MMOs and despite having had GW2 since release I only really got into playing it recently.

My main character is also a warrior and I would have to say that I have found some of the Personal Story quests incredibly difficult if you go at them at just the suggested level. My advice, ignore the personal quests for a while, tool around levelling up completing mapzone quests etc till you’re a good 5 levels above then give them a try.

Or if you have any friends on the same server, drag them along to soak up some bullets for you After all what are friends for..

If you try to do JUST the storyline it will fast out level you, I made a new warrior fairly recently as a char and by time I was level 7 I was upto the level 14 story quest which obviously not doable at half the level.

And that was with a bit of level grinding at an earlier level.

You don’t have to do ALL the heart quests you can potentially get enough levels without depending on how many dynamic events you take part in, how well you do in them and how many and what you kill (with XP bonuses for killing old mobs etc)

However doing the hearts both helps with map completion, fills in a bit of story of the area AND puts you in position to find local dynamic events.

So if your at the point where your story quest has outleveled you too much its pretty much time to head back and do some hearts (either old ones you missed or move to new ones that are level appropriate, either works just as well)

Thank you so much for the reply’s everybody

I guess I will do more of the heart quests. Its just a drag at that low of a level as I dont see much lore and Its lame having to do the silly things that they make you do there, watering flowers and the such lol. Maybe I will also give some other classes more of a chance too, I am thinking of maybe going with a ranger since that is the class i played least in GW1

You can alwaysgo to another area if you don’t like watering flowers. Try Norn or Charr starting zones.

(you can click the PvP icon to teleport to the Mists, which has a portal to Lion’s Arch, which has portals to all other areas)

It’s not just heart quests, but dynamic event quests too. There are three reasons why people usually have trouble with content at level.

1. They don’t know how to move. This doesn’t just means dodge. Circle strafing works very well in this game.

2. They haven’t been upgrading their armor, weapons and trinkets. Each time you finish a heart, the heart giver becomes a vendor. This replaces normal loot rewards for quests in most games. If you’re not upgrading your gear, you’re going to be undergeared as you get higher.

3. Some battles are just easier ranged. Warriors can use rifles and bows. You really dont’ need to hug a champion to kill him (and you probably shouldn’t try).

Hope this helps.

You don’t HAVE to do the hearts, but as far as I can tell, they are the single best experience boost for any new player. Discovering each area (completing the map) and doing the quests is a massive amount of experience compared to just killing things.

The personal story is a a really cool part of the game. It adds lots of color and fun, but it isn’t really the way you level, it’s just an additional part, granted it does give good experience and rewards.

If you want to see more of the lore then you should definitely be doing the heart quests and dynamic events. But also speaking to the NPCs before you start (or during) and listening to their dialogue with each other during events.

That’s where you’ll get all the information that other games put into a text box or conversation before you accept a quest. It’ll tell you why they want you to do these things and a little bit about the area you’re in as well.

Speaking to other named NPCs will also give you bits of lore and information about the area and their activities.

You can explore the cities if you just want some XP. It will also give you more of an indication of how to get around in this game.

You can also go to the other starting zones and quest there if you want.

By the way, I strongly recommend that you try out each profession before you really start. Don’t just go:" I played a warrior once, therefore I MUST play a warrior now".
I played a warrior for 5½ year in WoW and by the time GWII was out I had become so sick of basic warrior melee combat. I needed something new and refreshing so I was amazed by the Elementalist profession, which is the profession of my main.
Even now, I have been playing since the 28th of August, I just tried playing a Necromancer today for the first time and it felt so right for me.

And you may want to check out the videos of Guild Wars 2 that the Yogscast made on Youtube, they will really help you out if you are a new player.

Good luck OP, I hope you get to enjoy this wonderful game as much as possible.

Worst piece of advice I was ever given was “in any RPG always start off with a human fighter/warrior because it’s almost always the easiest to learn and therefore the best way to start”.

There’s nothing wrong with playing a human or a warrior (or both) and they are often the easiest but I’ve found it very rarely suits my playstyle and I wasted a lot of time in a lot of games trying to enjoy it, or get through it so I was “ready” to play what I wanted before I learned it was better to experiment and find what I did like right from the start.