Guild Wars 2

I currently have 2 gripes about the game. One is a potential bug and the other is just feedback.

1. The rate at which a particular map awards XP is completely off balance. When I first started playing (as a human warrior) I did a 100% completion sweep of Divinity’s Reach, Queensdale, and Kessex Hills, while also finishing every class quest in those 3 areas and reaching 75 in my crafting, which netted roughly 2 levels of XP alone. I also participated in every event I stumbled upon, maybe 20 or so over the life of each map. I was only level 20 at the end of all of that, and the Gendarran Fields, the area the game meant me to go to next, is level 25. I was then forced to 100% the Brisban Wildlands until I reached level 25 and could move on with the story safely.

2. I love the art style of the game, and especially the map. However, in its current state, it’s hard to tell which parts of the map are undiscovered, especially if it’s a small part on the sides of the map, and then it’s usually in a mountain.

I don’t understand how can people complain about xp in this game.

1st. If map recommended lvl is 25-35 that dosnt mean if u enter it on 25 and finish it 100% u will be 35.

But seriously, u get sick xp for crafting, u get sick xp for doing dungeons, u get sick xp for events, quests, wvw, exploring, dailys and ppl still complain…

In what game did u get xp for pvp or crafting or for finishing dungeon or just plane running around the map? You can get lvl 80 in a 2 week swith casual gaming and thats rly short time comparing how much time u need in other online games.

Just forget about lvls and play the game for itself, u wont even notice and u will be 80

80 in 2 weeks? What kind of casual are you talking about? I started during the 3 day headstart and i’m only at 35 at this point, and I probably play an averaged-out 4 hours a day. However, this is completely beside the point…

“You get sick xp for…”, these points are moot because the definition of “sick” is opinion. I would love to forget about levels and just play the game, but that is the exact issue here. After doing everything I described in the initial post, I wasn’t high enough level to quest in the next map. Kind of hard to just enjoy the game when mobs are killing me in 1 hit huh?

The flow of the game/story is ruined when I am FORCED to Craft or PvP in order to gain enough levels to quest in the next area. I know i’m not the only one with this concern, too.

It is also of your opinion that you are being forced to do anything in this game. You have several options to continue to gain exp; participate in more area events, gather items, go to other races low level areas and explore, craft, PvP, WvW, or for the truely far fetched go to the higher level areas anyway and find groups of people doing events in that area until you can do it alone. At no point are you forced into anything. I play about 6 hours a day since early access and I am 65 currently.

From what ive noticed all the numbers mean on the zones is the highest and lowest lv of mobs in that zone. if you really have to be 25 to kill a 25 thats on you, so far for me anyway as a mes or a ele i can easly kill non vet’s 2-3 lvs over me np solo, with a group of 2 or 3 ppl you should be able to easly do 5 lvs over you. on my server untill hitting the 45-55 area’s i never really had a problem with finding multiple ppl in each zone killing same mobs as me and with GW’s claming method anyone can kill and get the xp they deserve or live event rank they deserve im not really sure how one can complain. my current char i am speeding threw did no crafting no story just 100% map complettion and minimal events just what was avalible while running around and just hit 24 right as i finished the lv 15-25 zone outside divintys reach. imo i think the xp rate is fine maybe you just didnt have enough events pop up for you while you did your run through i was getting 800 ish xp per gold by time i left that zone.
well hope you stick around and have better luck acquiring lvs in the next few areas.
oh, gathering is great xp as well on avg you get about 45xp a node and can sell /use the mats as well ^^