Guild Wars 2

Hi guys i wanted to just know real quick which is the most popular US server?
My necromancer main story quest shows 22…but I am only lvl 17 and and I am also getting my butt kicked by lvl 17 dynamic events. Something must be wrong.The zone i am in is 1-15.Should i just grind out the same dynamic events till i get high enough to continue my story quest?

My gear is a mix of lvl 14-16 pieces could this be the issue? i am dying so many times,especially when groups of enemies come round me in lvl 17 dynamic events and kill me quick.

should I just buy new gear from the trading post?(i don’t want to waste my silver and copper) or should i just do lower level dynamic events till i get the gear that will fill my slots.I just don’t wanna go broke unnecessarily and i feel like I ’m doing something wrong and spending far longer in lower level areas than i should.

Hi there,
As for the server question im unsure on that one.
The trouble is with necro/mesmer and other proffesions that use light armor is that if a mob gets close enough to mele you, you are going to feel it badly. Sadly this is more so in lower lvl regions. if you encounter more than one enemy that chance doubles. My advice for this is to give yourself enough range to use your traps/marks etc and give yourself enough breathing room to make a quick exit if needs be. Stay clear of mele range if at all possible and pick out single enemies where possible.

The gear you will pick up as you progress but still wont offer masses of protection for your necro. If you can though use all available upgrade slots with gems etc and always check your karma npcs for trinkets to give you a special ring/amulet etc.. and even weapons and armor for that extra little boost.

Im currentluy using a lvl 67 guard with tier2 cultural armor and exotic weapons and i still get owned if im not careful even in low lvl areas. Just pick your encounters carefully. Anything up to and above your current lvl is going to be a challenge!

My suggestion would be to go explore everything on your current map/region, do all available heart missions, find all Vistas/poi etc… and rack up those exp points. Even gathering gives you xp! The higher you get the easier it wil become.

Dynamic events are design to be difficult even for groups sometimes so soloing them can be very challenging, and with a necro even more so.
Just stick with it and persevere it will pay off in the end.

Thanks for the info, i was just getting a bit frustrated thinking i was doign something wrong.I just did a lvl 17 quest where i am supposed to guard the skirrit as they gather material and dide so many times my gear broke, I was begining to think that maybe they should have put a lvl 20+ req on the mission instead of 17 on my quest log.I also began doubting my armor.
The worst part of the quest was at the last before you finish it you get swarmed by like 6 enemies and i just die becuase they kill all my npcs and then me so fast .i was like WTF!!.

Anyway I will go ahead and explore the map and maybe even do the same lower level dynamic events ive done before and level up that way.I was just s little disappointed at that.I also did a lvl 16 dynamic event (being lvl 17)and also got my butt handed to me untill someone popped outta no where to help.

I keep thinking maybe it’s my server that is too quiet because i don’t see anyone running around which is why my first questtion was which is the most popular server so at least if i do run into events that require groups i may easily run into company.

someone also gave me some info that i should stockpile my karma till end level, so i should not use it on anything while leveling.I wondered if that was the same for my silver if i should stockpile it for 80 and just where quest rewards or just buy gear every 5 levels or so from the trading post.

Either way I’m stuck in this zone till i can get to lvl 22 to continue my story quest which requires 22.Which is fine as long as i am not ignoring/forgetting something very important that shall help me level properly.

It is very frustrating at low levels no matter which class or race you choose. Iv leveled most available combinations to at least low 20’s and necro was by far the most frustating, so i hear where your comng from.
Karma is entirely your choice. Doing dailys, montly and other events gives you loads of karma. So you will always have loads of it available. It all depends on what exactly you want from the game. If your aiming for all the top level exotics legendaries and what not then stock pile it. If you want to cruise through PvE then spend some on what you see fit to help you. But it is your choice how you spend it.

When you chose your server was it low/med/high? Im currently on gunnars hold eu server and that is med. But there are always enough people around to help.
Some areas are more populated than others. For example Wayfarer foothills and queensdale usually have loads of people lurking around waiting for big boss fights. Plus there are loads of events popping up in these areas too. I found The slyvari starting area and also the asura starting area a little quieter than others. I could be wrong though, but try going to these places and see if there are anymore people around to help out. Other than that maybe look into swapping servers if your really not happy. But im sure it costs money to do this so its a last resort id say.
You can go to lions arch and travel to any other area for free from there using the portals. All starting levels are the same level.

A really nice player by the name “Better red thendead[EA]” took time to help me out , ran me though some of the cities answering many of my questions , thank you so much!!!
Ow and thank you too Trickster for answering my questions and giving me some advice.
I feel much better now thanks guys!