Guild Wars 2

I’ve bought this game on its release date but never managed to ‘get used to it’. I haven’t played it for 2 weeks in total ever since I got it. I always end up going back (sorry for mentioning this) on WoW, which I’ve been playing for the last 8 years. I really like this game because it’s really different when compared to other MMOs out there but I need that ‘something’ that keeps me excited and looking forward to play this amazing game.

What tips can you guys give me? Maybe from someone that has been playing this game for a long time.

Thanks

Kronzeh.2765:

I always end up going back (sorry for mentioning this) on WoW, which I’ve been playing for the last 8 years.

SINNER, GO BACK FROM WHERE YOU CAME FROM AND DON’T YOU DARE COME BACK HERE AGAIN.

jk, now on a serious note I usually get bored of this game when we get this weeks in which there’s no real updates to the game, so I usually end up loading some games from my Steam/PS backlog.

However no matter what, the thing that always gets me back to the game is my guild, just goofing around on TS and running dungeons with no pressure. My advice would be to either get into a guild that it’s a relaxed one or just play the game for goals, say this week I’ll complete X dungeon achievements or I’ll focus on my wardrobe or character’s appearance.

Having a task might make it easier to accomplish things and not being overwhelmed with the lots of things that are available. Good luck!!

I CAN’T MY SUBSCRIPTION IS OVER AND DON’T WANT TO PAY ANYMORE! Haha :P

Well I’m relatively new with everything in the game. I remember when the game was released, there was nothing to do once you hit level 80. How’s End-Game nowadays and what’s there to do? I don’t know why but I find it really hard playing another MMO that isn’t WoW :/

There are plenty of things to do end game. My fav is fractals. There is a gear grind here kind of similar to wow going for full ascended gear. It’s just more time/rng gated. PVP is fun IMO and you always have wvw and world bosses aka raids. Some people don’t like gw2 end game I for one find it refreshingly laid back.

For me I hit level 80, and I still have a lot to get, my ascended gear, work on legendary, map completion, dungeons, daily and monthly quests.

No matter what, there is always something to do that keeps me busy, and even like someone said, join a guild, I am in a pretty good one, and we do stuff together all the time.

I think what makes this game shine is its fluid combat system.

The most important thing for me as a new player was to get a comfortable keybinding. Make sure you are comfortable with all the control before your exploration.

There lacks a lot of guidance for new player in this game. If you are a lazy person like me. you can look up some guides from profession forum. Also, it takes pretty long to unlock skills and traits so you may want to try out things in PvP preparation area.

What makes or breaks this game for people is figuring out what in game it is you enjoy. It actually offers a lot more choice on what (kind of content) you want to play than most other MMOs do, right from the beginning (ok, level 2 really ).

You are free to go all over the place, explore in any direction you like, and see how far you get before you find yourself up against opponents too strong. There are points to discover on each map, waypoints that let you move more easily between locations (for a modest fee), points of interest, skill points (that allow you to unlock utility skills) and so on. Discovering any of these gives you experience, so don’t hesitate to simply start running and see what you find.

Dynamic events are kind of the equivalent to quests in more traditional MMOs, only they aren’t available all the time, but rather happen depending on circumstances (sometimes just timer-based, sometimes based on the outcome of other events, sometimes plain random). There are interesting stories in some of the event chains, so don’t just run off if one event is over but stick around and see if it will lead to something else.

You will find jumping puzzles and explorer achievements tucked away in pretty much every map. Check the achievement log in your hero’s panel, and you will find a multitude of things to try in achievements to go after.

WvW and PvP are separate game modes that you can try at pretty much every level. While a low-level player will be less strong in WvW than a lvl 80 (since stats and equipment are scaled to 80, but there will be a difference in traits and utilitiies unlocked, as well as gear rarity level), PvP gives pretty much the same options to players of any level, which also makes it nice to test classes that you have not leveled fully.

A lot of the game resolves about collecting “fluff”, too. There is a skin wardrobe that you can find in your account bank, that allows you to collect a multitude of weapon and armor skins and equip those on every one of your characters. Many people have a lot of fun collecting new skins, in open world, through crafting, dungeon vendors and so on. Even more collecting seems to be incorporated in next weeks update, so if you like that kind of thing this game will be able to keep you busy for a while.

Just jump in with an open mind, look around you, and check out things. If you can let go of expecting the game to tell you what to do, you will surely find something to interest you and have a great time.

Just one…

Play as many classes as you can at the start.

People have different preferences in gameplay, and class mechanics really, really play a major role here. Your initial class may end up being a class whose experience you can’t ever find tolerable, or it may be one you’d really love.

Coming from WoW, you need to adjust your mind-set from ‘race to endgame then start playing’ to a more relaxed style of levelling. Take your time to enjoy all that the game has to offer – you won’t ‘out-level’ zones, even though you will gain xp very fast from everything you do. It does require some adjustment to lose the habits of a gear-driven mmo, but when you do, you will find the game rewarding in a very different way.