Guild Wars 2

Hello Everyone,
OK so let me start off by presenting my problem. I love my mesmer and have a LOT of hours of play on him. I am a 60. Ik most people are gonna tell me to re-roll but I get burned out fast on gw2 leveling so redoing those levels could be the end of my time here(lol). I made the mistake of not paying attention to my story for all 60 levels. I really want to get into the lore of gw2 with the upcoming xpac. I just dont know what to do. Am I able to redo story missions or am I stuck? Basically do I reroll my character and risk not wanting to play anymore, or do I just move on lost without the story?

There has certainly been a LOT of controversy following Anet changing the leveling experience. I can NOT speak for the trait changes, or anything else for that matter. I decided to give gw2 another try and rolled a Norn warrior. First 10 levels were a little dry, but they had me go heart to heart and it was a fairly smooth experience. The thing I love is that when you hit level 10, you get a bunch of story quests to do in a row. This REALLY created the story for me and caused me to care. I have a 58 mesmer(no 80, ik, I suck) and I have no idea whats going on in the story, why? Because it seemed to “side quest” feeling with the lack of attention it got. I would get a story quest every few levels. At least this ensures the story is introduced to me better. So I cannot go too deep into why its better, but in terms of the questing experience, I like it!

Hmm, thanks for all of these excellent responses! Definitely making me think of rerolling as a new character. Ik I am getting a lot of advice regarding the mesmer, but allow me to kind of say I disagree. The mesmer is actually the only thing I did enjoy the first time I played. The class was awesome! I learned combos after watching about two hours of youtube videos and read many guides. Its not easy, but the combos/theme is what kept me into the game even 59 levels later. I actually had an initial 19 level run with the thief before quitting. A couple weeks later, I made my mesmer. I wont claim to be an expert by any means, but I will say I think I had the mesmer figured out. It was more or less the events and pvp that kind of caused me to leave. I really do appreciate the warm and friendly responses though. Makes me think this game might have an excellent community still

Genlog.4983:

i will say start a easy class to play
you try mesmer before but its a dam hard class to enjoy and you rely must be a skilled player to no him good also in WvW ore any other pvp areas

ranger is very good ( Ad last btw )
its also a easy class to relax and solo easy with a good pet beside you
like a bear pet can easy tank for you with out trouble that you will die fast

let him do the work and you just pew pew with a long bow

also i recommend for you if you wanna try some pvp
To go to the Edge of the mist

its a smaller area then world vs world also a good training for you to do some pvp experience try to find the commander there and follow the zerg train

and for story ea race have a different 1 try to relax and read it all
for me Norn are great i rely like there style its old fashion

there hunters and they like to tell story’s and drink allot of beer XD
and the area is all snow and nature and they love animals

i hope it helps a little

and sorry for the broken English

Haha, np about the English bro. I really appreciate the response. It definitely makes me want to play, but that didnt really address exactly what I was looking for. By battlegrounds I meant Edge of mists not giving xp.

Hello everyone,
I started Guild Wars 2 in the early release with everyone. I was immediately turned off and it was a struggle for me to play. The thing that made the game for me personally was the classes. Each class has actual mechanics that are different instead of just spells. Its amazing. My mesmer had 4 different phantom related spells, while the engineer has a different spell for whatever your using(you get the point). I ended up hitting like….maybe level 59 on my mesmer(cant remember off the top of my head). I really want to get back into the game given the loyal fan base. The game gets a lot of backlash but I do see some sort of unexplainable good quality to the game. I had a few things that sort of ruined my personal experience ill list below. I guess if maybe I could get ideas or tips on how to make these things more enjoyable. Sometimes I wonder if I played this game “right” tbh.

1)The “living world”- My initial complaint were the supposed “dynamic events”. Defend it if you want, I wont cause a fight but I found these extremely unoriginal and boring. At least there are always quests in normal mmos. I found that these were basically quests with timers that you have to repeat. I would complete hearts and do some events along the way and still be behind in levels. The entire process was confusing me and a complete miss for my personal play style.

2)The PvP- The thing with PvP was that I did not get experience for battlegrounds….extremely discouraging for me. I didnt care for the WvWvW too much either. It would take me a while to find groups, and when I did I would die in the massive fights easily and then would just repeat the process of searching for everyone.

3)This one is more of a current concern. I hear the story is great, but how am I supposed to know whats going on? I didnt even listen to the story quests on launch (I know, shame on me). I am willing to restart as a new character if I can get back into the story.

So these were primarily my issues. I am not claiming any of them to be facts, they are merely my perceptions. Is there anything you guys think I went about wrong or could do differently to enhance my experience in GW2? Like I said before, I see a certain quality to this game that makes me want to like it.

Thanks for reading! I know it was a long post but I could just use some input.

Personally I hate the idea. I feel it would deplete any value in having an 80 of a specific class. It is good to know players cannot simply change to another class unless they have an alt of that class. Think of it like this, there is usually always a class or two that are simply overpowered due to balancing issues. Everyone would switch to that class and it would just simply be chaotic. Thats my opinion anyways

Why are you guys all so idiotic on this topic? Use your brains! Right now I discover a map and never look back because I hate paying fees to use waypoints. If they introduced mounts I would be more likely to return to areas since I don’t have to pay a fee every time I want to go there. Mounts are much needed and should have been here upon release.

I completely agree! I find it ironic the game is named guild wars, yet there are no guild wars. I think some new guild activities are much needed!

Hey everyone
I have been playing a mesmer the last week or so and just hit 30. I have been anxious to try a dungeon, however I hear everywhere about mesmers being important due to their Portals. I have this ability but I just dont understand the use in it and why so many people say they need it. Can someone just explain to me how this would be used effectively?

Hey everyone
Alright I want to start out by saying that I only got to an 18 as a thief, however I have played a few other professions a little. To be honest, I thought the game was an absolute wreck when I first played it, still do for that matter. However, I have heard many others talking about how much they enjoy GW2 so here I am, about to give it one last try. A couple things bother me, and if some of you could clear these up, that would be great! Upon installing I made a mesmer since I absolutely love the idea of that class. I quickly came to a conclusion their damage was terrible, now did I know what I was doing? Probably not, however it was not what I was hoping for. Then I rolled my thief. I also love the idea behind that class however I am repeatedly killed while doing hearts and story quests. I mean, I am really getting destroyed out their. I run around guys to “dodge” them but even that doesnt seem to be doing the trick. Any ideas on wth im doing wrong?
Next issue would the in-game store. I am completely fine with it, however there is nothing I hate more then players being able to “out-buy” you. If I am not mistaken you can buy gold from it? Can someone clear this up with me?
My final primary issue is the leveling. I find myself often out of hearts and story quests, leaving my scratching my head. I hate the dynamic events because they arent dynamic at all. They respawn after a while and I grind the waves or bar up. This game is a grind and there is simply no argument to that. I dont mind that completely though, because mmo’s are grinds for the most part, I just cant stand fanboys who try to say it is not. I am getting sidetracked but anyone have any tips on how to level aside from Dynamic events? I also discover maps and get all the other crap on the map. I am in no hurry to hit 80, I just simply would like a nice solid way to level.
Now I am not completely bashing GW2, I see great potential in it. For instance I love the setup of the auction house, the culture throughout the world is great, the graphics are nice, and the jobs and crafting seem like they are well put together.
Sorry, I know this was a fairly large post, but I would appreciate if some of you could give me and tips or ideas on what you do/did to enjoy your time and level at a nice rate without having to grind xp on DE’s. Thanks again guys