Guild Wars 2

I took a break and after a few months I am back and just got my 2nd char to 80.

I basically WvW. I am pretty much broke or near broke all the time. On my first char I did Orr event grinding to get gold for exotics (very boring).

I don’t really care about Ascended, I guess someday they will add them to WvW. I can use exotics until then.

So I have the yellow Invaders and wondering what is the best way to get exotics now? Is it still gold grinding? And badges still seem to be a pretty slow way to get gold invaders. And no idea where to get a high level breather or backpack thing. heh

I noticed a thread on food and bought some of that Ghost omnom stuff, which definitely makes a noticeable difference.

Any other obvious tips on anything like that? Even store stuff, I usually don’t bother but I play the game enough that I would like to support it beyond just purchasing it. So if some items on there actually help in WvW, please let me know.

Thanks.

Food suggestions depend on your profession and build. For example, ghost omnomberies will only work well if you have a high crit chance.

As for exotic armor, the easiest way to obtain it for an avid WvWer is from karma vendors. http://dulfy.net/2012/09/08/gw2-templegod-karma-armor-sets/

First you have to decide which gear you want (which stats you want). From there, you have to decide which pieces you want to get. For PTV, for example, you can keep an eye on the Aurora’s event and buy as much of it as possible with the karma you have. Karma comes easy in WvW over time. Often you can spread your gear out over different ways of obtaining it.

Sometimes the stats you need mean you have to grind out a dungeon for a couple of weeks. Another option is buying gems and transferring it into gold to buy stuff off of the TP. If there is a crafter in your guild, explore that option as well. I make around .5 – 1 gold a day in WvW, so over time I am able to afford pricey upgrades.

Thanks, that link is perfect. As for my build, I build to what my gear provides (currently). Then go from there. I have heard about using karma for Aurora’s event but have yet to try it. I might just buy gems and buy what I can off the TP. I need the gold for other stuff as well (upgrades, siege, food). Might be the ideal choice to support the game and avoid as much PvE as possible.

Look at this and figure out what combination works for your build/playstyle: http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats

Best thing to do for gear I think is speed running dungeons (some paths can be done in 10 minutes), as you get both tokens and gold, CoF and AC are the most popular.

What is your profession?

Run naked. Be free of all concerns for armor and gearing up. You simply need to worry about weapons. As a bonus, aside from being free from the trouble of gearing up properly, you are free from all repair costs.

Naked. Fight that way.

Best way to gear quick is to split it with all available resources. Make a build work with all P/V/T armor (ruby orbs or whatever orb for your stats in all if you want cheap build). You get 4/6 P/V/T armor from karma merchants in Orr and 2/6 from badges. Save money made in WvW or whatever else for exotic weapons first then ammy ^ accessories/rings.

Search TP for “spineguard” pick up rare P/V/T backslot for cheap, put in orb (exquisite jewel if you have ~50s).

Start out with all greens and replace them with each pieces as you get them. Save karma jugs and spend gold to get 75 gems to buy a 50% karma boost, then drink a bunch at once so you can get karma armor faster.

Afaik the best level 80 aquabreather in the game is the Gavebeorn breather, available at Gavebeorn’s waypoint in Orr. You’ll need to slot another rune of the set you’re using in your armor to get the 6-piece bonus underwater as well if i’m not mistaken.

Run all 3 paths of AC once per day. A full run takes about an hour if everyone is 80 and knows what they are doing. Make sure you use Omnomberry Bars for the magic find and gold find bonus. You’ll easily pull 2g in that hour plus any other rares/exotics that you could salvage or sell.

On my necro, whom I plan to just use for WvW, I am planning to get the full PVT AC dungeon set. I already have a rare PVT backpiece (which I’ll upgrade to ascended at some point) and accessory via fractals. I plan on getting the PVT ascended rings as well. I will be able to get my first 1 probably today once I complete the fractal 10 daily.

Thanks all, that is a bit of good info. I know what I need to do now. Will take a awhile so just hope they don’t extend the gear chase before I am done, heh.

Wvw will give you karma that you can spend at the Temples to buy gear.

If it comes down to allocating where your limited monetary income goes, for offensive classes, buy stuff in this order:

Weapon(s) > Jewelry > Armor — weapons provide your base damage so they get first priority, followed by jewelry which provides a bigger concentration of major/minor stats than armor, followed by armor.

For defensive tanky classes:

Armor > Jewelry > Weapon(s) — it’s an 18% difference between exotics and masterwork armor in all values including defense rating, so getting that on top of 80% of the major/minor from jewelry is a big deal.

If you’re a balanced build, it’s likely smartest to get your “major” armor pieces first (head, chest, legs) followed by jewelry, then upgrade everything else as you see fit.

I know my post isn’t quite helpful in terms of how to acquire gear, but getting it in the right order should improve quality of life more comfortably than just getting what’s cheapest.