Guild Wars 2

Hiya!

Okay, so i’ve been avoiding WvW a bit, simply because I’ve been having a blast leveling up and exploring the big pve world.

However, I’m a huge pvp-freak, and I was thinking about bouncing in and trying to level/progress this way.

I had a couple questions about this:

First of all, I’m level 47 at the moment. How much exp do you gain in WvW? is it significant? Do you level fast, or slow?

When it comes to gearing up.. can you find viable sets of gear in WvW, or am I to rely heavily on PvE for this?

What about farming? Say i jump in to explore, taking out stragglers along the way. Is it possible to do the PvE content as a side thing, and gain good rewards?

I guess I’m just looking for the benefits to level in WvW and get myself out of the PvE environment. Is it manageable?

You can level in WvW, you can get armor drops, some of which can be quite good, nothing better than from PvE though. I wouldnt recommend doing WvW for leveling though, unless your on a server that can sufficiently take keeps/towers as that is good exp/karma but still isnt real practical. PvE is the better/faster way to level but it is possible to do in WvW. You can get badges of honor from player kills in WvW which can be used for level 80 exotic pvp gear which is the best armor you can get from WvW, the random drops are okay but nothing to use at 80. WvW, even though it is possible to level in, should still be viewed as PvP not another leveling alternative. However if you can run with the zerg that is constantly taking keeps/towers that would be good exp.

Awesome, exactly the info I was looking for.

Appreciate it tons, thanks!

The problem with relying on the PvP side of WvW to level your character is that there is no consistency in EXP gains as it all depends on the performance of your world, whether it be killing enemy groups or capturing points. However it can be done very easily under the right conditions. I levelled my character from 25-80 in WvW, and there’s people out there who have done practically the entire process from only playing WvW.

It’s possible, just not reliable, as it depends on the competition trading captures with you constantly, and you having a competent group or you to join in with to take those captures back. On a good day you could expect a level every hour or maybe less.

Lastly there’s also profession to take into consideration. Getting EXP from player kills/NPC involves tagging them with sufficient damage, and certain professions are can tag a lot more enemies than others.

There are vendors in WvW that provide gear for karma, the gear which they have available scales progressively depending on your level. You obtain karma get for captures in WvW (or even events back in PvE), however I would advise saving your karma for level 80 to buy the armour sets as stats vary by gear and you might want them for a build.

PvE’ing in WvW is good if your server is dominated and you have the ‘outmanned buff’ which increases stuff like EXP gain/magic find. At least that’s what I’ve read.