Guild Wars 2

Have some question about the new traits system can I get some answers.
1. I see at lvl 80 u hav 14 traits my question at what lvls do u get them because I hav a lvl 50 who only has 2 currently
2. Can u refund your traits forever or is it a set number of times
3. Do I need to some missions to unlock more traits

1. Various levels, outlined on the wiki, on the trait article. You can also find it in-game by typing /wiki trait. It’s roughly every 4-6 levels.
2. You can reset/re-allocate your trait points as often as you like.
3. You unlock the major traits by doing various in-game events/challenges. Anything from dungeon story mode & map completion to something as simple as completing a JP or killing a minor or world boss.

Thanks man great answers helped alot

If you look at the traits and click a specific line (ie: Domination if you’re a mesmer), it’ll bring up the list of major (blue, green and yellow) on the left side with a spyglass that will tell you how to get each trait when you put your cursor over it.

You can also buy specific ones from you class trainer for a fee of coin and skill points. The coin amount varies depending on the level of the trait (adept, master, or grandmaster).

1. You get 14 trait points. https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Trait Acquiring the actual traits requires completing the mission or buying it from your profession trainer.
2. Free resets all day every day.
3. Missions or a trip to your profession trainer.

How expensive it is to unlock all?

“43 Gold coin plus 360 Skill point” according to the wiki.

Ouch.

I just came back to the game. Is it really that frustrating to get the traits now? Does it take a lot of effort?

rsiloliveira.6429:

Ouch.

I just came back to the game. Is it really that frustrating to get the traits now? Does it take a lot of effort?

More along the lines of being annoying than great effort. If you need to kill a particular champ or do a particular event and they are on cooldown you just have to wait around. Some events are bugged while the Orrian temples can have relatively long respawn time. There are also things like map completion and doing WvW stuff.

Also characters created before the trait changes are not affected. They get all the traits unlocked.

Khisanth.2948:

rsiloliveira.6429:

Ouch.

I just came back to the game. Is it really that frustrating to get the traits now? Does it take a lot of effort?

More along the lines of being annoying than great effort. If you need to kill a particular champ or do a particular event and they are on cooldown you just have to wait around. Some events are bugged while the Orrian temples can have relatively long respawn time. There are also things like map completion and doing WvW stuff.

Also characters created before the trait changes are not affected. They get all the traits unlocked.

Ah, I see. I will probably just buy the most annoying ones then. xD

Thanks for the info

There is supposedly an overhaul to the trait system on the way. If you are not in a big hurry, then wait. Maybe level up another toon? Or go unlock the “doable” ones and hold off on the rest?

That’s my strategy at the moment.

Khisanth.2948:

Also characters created before the trait changes are not affected. They get all the traits unlocked.

?? I have my character since launch (or close, I believe, as the character is at least 2 years old), and I believe there a a couple traits that I still need to unlock. Most traits were unlocked, though. It is just a few of the upper ones (when you invest 6 points in a line), so perhaps I had most of them automatically unlocked? I don’t know how many are supposed to be locked.

Also, it could be because I didn’t have 100% world completion or my personal story completed or something.

Kusiobache.7203:

Khisanth.2948:

Also characters created before the trait changes are not affected. They get all the traits unlocked.

?? I have my character since launch (or close, I believe, as the character is at least 2 years old), and I believe there a a couple traits that I still need to unlock. Most traits were unlocked, though. It is just a few of the upper ones (when you invest 6 points in a line), so perhaps I had most of them automatically unlocked? I don’t know how many are supposed to be locked.

Also, it could be because I didn’t have 100% world completion or my personal story completed or something.

The traits you’re referring to must be the “XIII” ones. I believe those always required either a mission or purchase even for characters created before the NPE.

And yes, there has been mention of a trait system overhaul since the current NPE trait discovery system or whatever they call it is just plain annoying.

I believe for legacy characters it is actually those that reached level 30 (or was it 31?) and thus unlocked traits, have all but a few unlocked. If your character hadn’t reached level 30 when they made the change to the system, they don’t have them unlocked.

I had one in the 20s from before that, which I started leveling again in September to 80. He had all the traits (with the obvious exception of the XIII ones) already unlocked, so no. It was all characters that previously existed.

Well, I swear that isn’t the case with mine, but obviously am confused. Maybe that’s what I thought, so never tried to assign traits. I have a toon created back at the start who is now about level kitten will have to check tonight.

And no, I can guarantee the character only had to exist. My necromancer was level 2 when the NPE hit and she never had to unlock any traits but the XIIIs.

I bought extra char slots and filled them up prior to the update because it was obvious from the preliminary discussion that the current system would really, really suck.