Guild Wars 2

Let me start off by saying I used to play WoW very frequently. I basically just PvP’d in that game. The gearing there was much simpler than I see it so far in Guild. I’m getting a lot of loot playing WvW, especially because I get sucked into it, and I have so much fun. There seems to be a lot of crafting items that have importance in gearing or something, but I really have no idea how to use any of it. (Btw I am leveling up characters from level one still, but I used boost since HOT went on sale, I thought might as well buy it.)

If you’re still leveling, gearing isn’t all critical yet. I think the most common thing (at least what I do and the people I know) is to just buy a set of blue/green as a complete set every 10 levels or so, from the Trade Post.

The major part of gearing comes once you reach level 80, where you will want to find a build you want to play, and buy gear after that.

If you save up your badges of honor over the leveling, you will be able to buy a bunch of level 80 exotics for cheaper from the WvW Armor/weapon traders. Will still cost you a few gold, but much less than buying a set of the TP.

You can also buy some level 80 Exotic armors etc with Karma in PvE world (But these can’t be salvaged, just a warning so you don’t put expensive runes in them).

Aside from ascended items that are extremely rare drops, virtually nothing that drops is worth having.

Wait until you are 80, buy exotic and fill in with ascended gear as you find it. It is worth leveling up your crafting to make ascended weapons as those hit harder. Logging in every day (even if you don’t play that day) will generate laurels which are best spent on ascended amulets and accessories from the laurel vendor. Ascended rings tend to drop somewhat frequently and far more frequently than any other type of ascended.

If you pick certain rewards tracks in wvw, you can have level 80 exotic gear waiting for you when you hit 80. The dungeon rewards tracks all give 3 exotic weapons and 1 exotic armor piece, so it’s worth doing at least once depending on what class/build you want to play. Berserkers/Soldiers gear for power, carrion/rabid/dire/rampagers for condition.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/WvW_Reward_Track#Dungeon_tracks
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Equipment_acquisition_by_stats#Dungeons

Thank you for the replies. On my character I boosted, I’ve been doing WvW, and I have one of the tracks going now, I’m getting mostly crafting resources, though. I don’t know where or how to craft that either. The WvW vendor is the one right when I enter the mists, right?

There are several wvw vendors. They were easiest to find on Desert Borderland, but it’s currently rotated out. I think they’re south of the waypoint in the citadel in your home Alpine borderlands in that pillar area.

one thing to consider are the wvw weapon master /armor master. they sell exotic gear of various stat combinations for wvw badges. you cannot get all stats sets from them, but they are worth checking out. be sure to check out all the tabs on the buy window to see the stat sets.

On the enemy borderlands – next to TP and repair anvil….

Sixmitchells.6510:

Thank you for the replies. On my character I boosted, I’ve been doing WvW, and I have one of the tracks going now, I’m getting mostly crafting resources, though. I don’t know where or how to craft that either. The WvW vendor is the one right when I enter the mists, right?

You need to have done the Story mode of the dungeon to have the Dungeon track open, otherwise you’re stuck with the one open in the rotation.