Guild Wars 2

Game is downloading as i speak, gave up WoW a few weeks ago, and i’ve decided to try this game out played alot of melee heavy pvp in wow and was curious what the pvp is like and what the warrior/ thief professions are like, and pretty much looking for all helpful hints to a newbie just starting. Thanks

Hi and welcome to the GW2 community. I can’t help much with PvP because I don’t play it. However I thought I would chime in as you mentioned WoW. The combat in GW2 is fairly different. Gone are the days are standing in one spot. In GW2 you need to be mobile with dodging, kiting and so forth. Dodging is a big aspect of combat and it may take some time to get used to. I would suggest taking some time in PvE to get used to the mechanics before jumping into PvP. Anyway that is all I can help with unless you have any non-PvP questions.

I would also be happy to teach you EVERYTHING you need to know in game! =D

I can teach you PvP and PvE!
You can contact me on Skype too!

Skype Username: DreamyAbaddon

been watching tonz of videos on this game and i seen that there is alot more interactions with your character’s movements and more or less his agility, my concern is that is this game as macro/addon heavy as WoW? i mean will i still need to run 20ish keybinds and so on and so forth? im open to all in this game i will surely give pve a try and see what happens. Whats the lvling like? is it the constant grind for weeks doing quests over quests over quests like WoW? or is there more suitable alternate ways to lvl?

and is my razer naga still going to have as much affect in this new world?

Your razer should be fine. With a good gaming mouse you should be able to hit all your skills and weapons swaps easily once you bind them. I use a Logitech G600 and have plenty of buttons at my thumb for what I need. In fact the only thing I really use my keyboard for is moving, dodging and chat aside from a few other things like opening my hero panel, tp and so forth. That reminds me of another thing and is kind of debatable but I feel using my mouse to turn is a big advantage. It frees up the keys I would normally use to turn right and left for dodging.

As for leveling there are many ways to do so and it is relatively fast. In PvE you get Xp for exploring, harvesting, doing heart quests, dynamic events, and of course killing. There is no competition for kills, loot or resources. As long as you tag a mob when someone else is as well you get xp and loot.

As far as starting low level, many choose to explore each races starter zones to get going. You will also get XP for exploring all the major cities. Basically do as much as comes your way and you will level fast. You won’t need to gear up but every 10-15 levels or so. This is especially true if you are exploring levels where you are down leveled.

alright awesome but do you have any input on my prior post Trogdor?

Welcome.

First off all there are two kinds of pvp. The first is an arena match of team versus team (sPvP), where you need to fullfill several tasks (capture the flag, obtain siegweapons, kill foes) these matches are short and in a small map.

The other is World versus World. This is a pvp/pve hybrid. It is being playedon 3 (soon 4) huge maps, where you have to fight npc’s and enemy’s from other servers. The task is too kill the enemy’s and capture forts and castles. This can be done in small skirmishes (1v1, or 4v5, or 1v3, or anything you encounter) oryou can join the big zerg (sometimes over 100 players in a single group running around and annihilating anything in the way untill they meet an enemy zerg that is bigger/more powerfull and destroys it).

As for classes. At the moment both warrior and thief are considered very good in WvW and good in sPvP. The warrior is considered a bit more off a easier class, while the thief is more challenging. To compare the playstyle:
Warrior: heavy armor, high dps. The can be good ranged, but the true power is when they are close up. it is a real hack and slash class.

Thief: medium armor, very high DPS. The lack off armor is made up by very high attacks, combined with heavy conditions. The strategy is to hit and run. you hit them, you hit them hard and then you get the hell out of there. To do the last they have stealth, allowing them to get out virutally undetected and also to sneak up to the unsuspecting enemy’s.

To compare, a warrior is a medieval knight where the thief is a ninja.

My advise is to start with sPvP and try both classes.
In both sPvP and WvW you are level 80, but in WvW your simply boosted up, but in sPvP you get full health, and power, combined with special pvp armor (all for free) and all stats, traits and skills unlocked. This makes it excellent to try the two classes out and see what playstyle you prefer.

I play this game on xbox360 controller but your Razor naga should do the trick fine.
No macros in this game, it’s highly skill based.

No Grinding either, Just play and have fun exploring and doing tons of new content as you explore the world and enjoy the rich lore.

Play this game like a normal RPG game, avoid playing it the same way you did as WoW.

There are tons of contents to enjoy:

((Dynamic Events)), ((Personal Stories)), ((Vistas)), ((Skill Challenges)), ((Jumping Puzzles)), ((Open-World mini Dungeons)), ((Story Dungoens)), ((Explorable Dungeons)), ((Fractcal of Mists)), ((World Bosses)), ((Minigames)), ((Holiday Events)), ((Gathering)), ((Crafting)), ((Exploring)), ((Heart Tasks)), ((Living Story Events)), ((Holiday Events)), ((PvP-T)), ((WvWvW)), etc etc.

Tons of these are self-contained content you can enjoy as you play and you will get EXP and rewared for EVERYTHING you do!

Just have fun as if it’s a single player RPG game in a Massivly Multiplayer Online World where you can solo or play with friends how you want!

Welcome to GW2 =D

Hellbillydlx.2506:

alright awesome but do you have any input on my prior post Trogdor?

I added to my post above.

awesome seems like its gonna be a fun game!!! now for what prof to play =D

Hellbillydlx.2506:

awesome seems like its gonna be a fun game!!! now for what prof to play =D

It is very fun and it is a very beautiful world to explore. That is one reason I mentioned taking a shot at PvE first. Just from doing hearts, vistas, points of interest and harvesting you will find all sorts of awesome things to look at. My one word of caution is to kind of forget some things you learned in WoW because it is rather different in GW2. I bring this up because I have seen a few people say they don’t get it, “because in WoW…”

Have fun and feel free to look me up in game if you want. I’m a rather casual player but like helping new players when I’m on. That reminds me, you can also guest onto other servers to play PvE aside from WvW. This comes in handy if you want to play with others on other servers. I would suggest you do a bit of research before you pick your server because some are much more active than others. I’m on Tarnished Coast and I love it there, loads of good people and very active. Also it is the unofficial RP server for North America.

Hellbillydlx.2506:

awesome seems like its gonna be a fun game!!! now for what prof to play =D

Get online and I’ll help you with that! =D

thanks trogdor i’ll definitely look you up thanks for all the help

Oh I missed your question about profession. IMO a good profession to start out with at least for a while as you learn is Guardian because of survivability after that probably Warrior just to learn mechanics. My personal favorite is Mesmer but they are a bit tricky until L40 because they depend a lot on traits which you can’t open until then. However it is a blast watching clones and phantasms wreak havoc.

Word of caution just from my point of view. Guardian and Mesmer do not have a passive movement speed boost. Warrior does but it’s in a trait line and depends on using melee weapons which is pretty standard for Warrior anyway. To my point, I suggest not rolling a giant Norn or Charr Mesmer or Guardian. Although those races don’t move slower they look slow as heck without a movement speed boost due to the animation. Just and FYI

Wait a second… Is there there healers in this game?

Hellbillydlx.2506:

Wait a second… Is there there healers in this game?

Not really. There is no “trinity”. Most professions have support capabilities to some degree though. But there are not really tanks, healers and so forth. Each profession brings their own set of tools to the table and depending on their build they can play different roles depending on the group. A large part of GW2 is about damage avoidance using dodging, stun breaks, condition removal etc.

Hellbillydlx.2506:

Wait a second… Is there there healers in this game?

No healers and No tanks.

The game’s combat system is quite different.
Check this guide out to get a head start to what to expect:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/GW2-Combat-system-101-Guide/first

Hope it helps! =)

DreamyAbaddon.3265:

Check this guide out to get a head start to what to expect:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/GW2-Combat-system-101-Guide/first

Hope it helps! =)

And this thread for all sorts of good info on play as a whole:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/OMG-If-you-only-knew-this-tips-for-new-players

:)