Guild Wars 2

Hey guys. I’m returning to GW2 after a long hiatus and having gotten hold of HoT, I now possess a L80-boost that I’m dying to use. The only problem is that I’m quite lost regarding a few things. I apologise in advance if the questions I am about to ask have already been answered elsewhere but I have been trawling the net for guides and none have really helped me with what I want to know -

So basically, I’m thinking of playing a PS Warrior, however, the exotic gear I’m given during the L80 trial run at SW are useless in that regard. My question is how do I get different exotic weapons/armor/sigils other than the ones I have been given? The weapons vendor sells non-exotic gear; the quartermaster simply provides the same old stuff. He does say I can experiment with different gear if I can get them, but I’m not sure how to get them in the first place.

Sincere thanks to those who have taken the time to read this.

Hello and welcome back,
My response is not mine, I’m quoting someone else who said.
If you like a character type you may enjoy leveling it the old fashioned way, but since you have 5 character slots, maybe use the booth on a profession you may find boring to level… Get my drift?

OK, gear, when I first reached 80 I used rares because I was poor and they were cheap, or used karma, or cultural so didn’t need TP.
Alternatively, when the Trading Post is open for you, you can buy cheap exotics and upgrades for them.
Carrion for example is a poor man’s condi set and not too expensive.

Your posting here is a good idea too, this game has many generous people who may even donate some gold to you to help you buy your set/s.

Good luck and have fun

Black Lion Trader sells everything you need!

Thanks for the responses, guys. It seems, however, from your answers that if I want different gear I’ll have to buy them. I should have clarified in the OP: I was hoping to get FREE exotic gear of my choice. Since the boost includes free exotic soldier gear, I assumed that I could choose other non-soldier exotic gear too.

Oh well. Time to get some gems…