Guild Wars 2

Spiderbite.8049:

Relshdan.6854:

imagine trying to level a mesmer in this new system….

fun fact: Made a mesmer yesterday…
poor little gnome-rodent wont ever be played now.

I know the feeling, I made a mesmer the day before this ‘patch’ came out and now I’m actually struggling with doing anything with him. The fact that they changed it from being able to switch weapons from lvl7 to lvl13 is a serious hindrance when playing a class that relies on kiting.

The skill level locking, the weapon swap locking, the level restriction in general has made me look at the idea of making any more alts and laugh sarcastically. The fact that you don’t even get your elite skill till lvl40 is dumb, unnecessary and (once again) a hindrance.

Well, if I ever needed a reason to go and seriously check out a new game that’s recently gone live (or nearing it), this patch is it. They took a fun game that I could easily sink hours into playing and made it into a tedious grind fest for any kind of content it used to have.

This is exactly what I was looking for in the ways of a guide to the game. Coming in as a new player, I can tell you that the feeling of being lost is not a pleasant one. The only thing that tripped me up was the one section about the traits. Just how it was worded.

“You’ll notice 2 small icons in each Trait Line which gives you
Stat-Bonus

The first 2 Stat-Bonus should be:
(A) Power Increase
(B) Condition Duration Increase

NEVER Choose a Trait Line based on these Stat-Bonus
ONLY Choose Trait Lines based on What Traits actually do."

Okay, that’s all well and good. But what had me slightly confused was the last part. “Only choose trait lines based on what traits actually do.” It made no sense, aren’t both above examples also examples of what traits do? It made sense once I had read it a few times, but the initial reaction was one of ‘wait… what?’

All in all, great guide. Good for those who really want to get in deep with the game and play it seriously.

This is an awesome guide Dreamy! I’m really glad this was brought to my attention, and I’m happy to be able to give positive feedback. I’m still a newbie to the GW world, so this was a huge life saver.

Bumping this up and it better be stickied!