Guild Wars 2

Hello,

I just started playing not too long ago and would like some advice. I am not new to MMO games, but this one is brand new to me.

I have made a human Guardian and Elementalist and am interested in the classes, but am not sure how to progress them. The thing that I find in this game is that it isn’t a traditional quest-quest-quest game, and I find myself having to do other things to level up appropriately for the next quest. ie. waypoint finding, those random events that pop up, helping NPCs, etc.

I’ve heard crafting is a viable source of experience but I am nowhere near capable of being able to do so with the amount of gold I do not have.

Any tips would be appreciated.

You can travel freely to the other races starting areas and complete them. It gives ya XP and some small cash. You can also try World vs World. See if there is a friendly commander, do as she / he says and take some keeps and towers. It’s good XP and karma.

The game is geared towards rewarding people who just straight play the game. This means that if you are interested in PvE stuff then definitely go out into your starter area and explore/do events as they pop. Clearing the hearts on the map get you nice chunks of XP and more importantly get you that much desired money/experience playing your character. I’ve found that between map opening the starter cities and LA and doing the level 1-15 areas for all the races that I can net some fairly decent money and levels (not to mention skill practice). Once you’ve gotten a hang of the basic and not so basic mechanics of the game and the classes, then I’d say use crafting or WvW as a leveling tool. By then you should have more than enough materials and silver/gold for that. (Which reminds me, gathering mats can net you some good early xp.)

Thanks everyone!

Crafting gives you the same amount of progress towards the next level on every level, meaning you can craft your way from 1 to 21 or from 60 to 80; imo doing the latter is better.
Unlike in other games killing mobs is actually one of the slowest ways to level in GW2; instead focus on map completion (all waypoints, vistas, etc.) and events. Choosing skills that gives you Swiftness makes this easier.