Guild Wars 2

I have enough gold to get 16 levels through crafting. My Elementalist is 49 at the moment, which 16 levels should I skip?

I would skip from lvl 54 to 70

after 70 you have a good amount of traits to play around with while u 100% the high level maps

Is there any advantage to 100% completing high level maps?

Why skip??
It all depends off course how you play the game and what you enjoy and not enjoy. But personally I see a lot of people skipping things they later decide to get anyway when they are 80.
I know I am a completist and want all done always. But I now see a lot of people in my guild struggling and missing out on guild bounty chests just cause they neve have been there to that map. I’ve gone from 54 to 70 this weekend without more problems then before and actually made 3 gold.

After letting you read my promotion of saving money My answer would be 45-60, the level 60-70 maps are easy with the traits and skills available then. but the 45-60 maps are imo a pain sometimes.

mobilejunkie.9260:

Is there any advantage to 100% completing high level maps?

Depends how how you feel about getting 2 exotics.

ooohh which two exotics and which maps?

mobilejunkie.9260:

ooohh which two exotics and which maps?

The exotics are random, unfortunately. The maps are the Orr zones for certain, possibly Mount Maelstrom and Frostgorge Sound as well.

And fireheart rise.

But i don’t recommend skipping levels. Just do map completions on all maps and you will naturally become lv80. Having a fully opened map will help you next time when you need to get somewhere in a hurry.

Since crafting gives you a fixed amount of xp, you get the most out of it for the last levels. Tbh you aren’t skipping levels anyway, the stuff you were doing for fun while levelling you still do at 80, you just have all the traits.

40-60 if you can.
1-30 – do all the starting zones and personal story. All of these zones are the most well polished, full of events, and offers a nice diverse scenery
30-40 harathi. That’s really all there is to say on the matter. Go after a big reset (that resets all the events) and it’s one of the most fun zones in the game
Skip 40-60. These levels are really unfun. The zones you have available are a poopy coast, and some broken ascalon zones
60-80 has mount maelstrom and fireheart rise as starters. Both of which give exotics. Then you have straits, malchors, frostgorge and cursed shore. Not to mention the personal story to catch up on. Giving you plenty to do, and decent rewards for the map completion.

40-60 are imo the worst levels in the game.

emikochan.8504:

Since crafting gives you a fixed amount of xp, you get the most out of it for the last levels. Tbh you aren’t skipping levels anyway, the stuff you were doing for fun while levelling you still do at 80, you just have all the traits.

Thats why I asked ‘Why skip?’ If the answer is, I want to get 80 quicker, then I would say it’s a waste of money to just open up some traits.

If the answer is I want my crafting maxed anyway on this character. Then by all means do use it for XP.

Definitely do the following zones 100% for 2 exotics + crafting mats:

- Mount Maelstrom
- Fireheart Rise
- Frostgorge Sound
- Straits of Devistation
- Malchor’s Leap
- Cursed Shore

That’s 12 exotics and hundreds of crafting mats as rewards. The exotics are random but obviously have a chance to contain superior runes and sigils that can be worth up to 8g each.

What levels to skip??

For me levels 20-40 are the worst, because you have crap kit and limited trait options. At 40 you can open the next tier of traits and begin building your character. into something you want to play. After 40, you can level very quickly the rest of the way.

Zenyatoo.4059:

40-60 if you can.
1-30 – do all the starting zones and personal story. All of these zones are the most well polished, full of events, and offers a nice diverse scenery
30-40 harathi. That’s really all there is to say on the matter. Go after a big reset (that resets all the events) and it’s one of the most fun zones in the game
Skip 40-60. These levels are really unfun. The zones you have available are a poopy coast, and some broken ascalon zones
60-80 has mount maelstrom and fireheart rise as starters. Both of which give exotics. Then you have straits, malchors, frostgorge and cursed shore. Not to mention the personal story to catch up on. Giving you plenty to do, and decent rewards for the map completion.

40-60 are imo the worst levels in the game.

QFT.
I have 8 toons on lv80, crafted to lv60 if i could.