Guild Wars 2

As I hit 80 the other day and only had 3 gold and 30k Karma to my name and a random assortment of 71-78 gear, I was wondering what the best path to getting kitted out would be.

My thinking is to just start off with Masterwork 80 pieces and begin the hunt for exotics I’m after (for stats and skins). As I prefer to run S/D and D/D with Shortbow with a preference for Trickery or Shadow Arts (I change builds daily, just learning and experimenting), I was wondering what sets (Invader, Berzerker) would be the best investment for dungeons and WvW.

Any advice?

Thanks!

Buy 6 rares of the trading post, probably 1.2 gold right now. pick up green jewelry, that’ll run you another 25s.

Then save up for crafted armor and work from there.

I have no idea how you only have 30k Karma … that aside, I would pick up a full suit of green magic find gear, then get to farming for your exotic crafted set. Probably pick up a mystic weapon along the way if the stats match your build.

How much did you have? Did you just never spend any? I tended to grab upgrades as I went along, if the gear I had was ten or so levels behind. I quested through the human zones and a few of the Norn ones, in addition to my story. I hit 80 in the Straits in the 75 events, and still have story to go.

Maybe those WvW sessions “robbed” me?

I had about 95k. I never spent any (all the upgrades on the way to 80 are pretty transient and not worth spending $ on at any vendor, cash or karma).

WvW is usually pretty good for karma acquisition, usually. Kinda depends on activity though.

Edit: To clarify, there were long stretches of time when my gear was below my level by very large amounts, lol. Ohwell.

Ah well, lesson learned. I’m in no rush, I just needed some direction since the Whispers set was well out of my reach for the moment.

Masterwork quality is perfect to start with.

PsionicDingo.2065:

Ah well, lesson learned. I’m in no rush, I just needed some direction since the Whispers set was well out of my reach for the moment.

Minor sidenote: the Order of Whispers light armor shoulders do not actually show unless the helm is hidden (the helm actually covers the whole shoulder area). It’s probably not the same for the medium armor, but you should check just in case. May save you some $. You can check easily by going into the sPvP lobby to the PvP locker and previewing the items there.