Guild Wars 2

As far as I know, no you can’t. I asked about this the other day too in regards to starter gear. You have to take the soulbound item out with the character it belongs to, then transmute it to another item in order to get it usable by another character.

If it’s something you can’t get again, I’d definitely try support. I have no idea if they can help, but definitely worth a shot.

Welcome to the game! I’m also new to the game, so I can’t give you a ton of advice. But, I can tell you what has helped me so far:

Read the sticky at the top of these forums about the tips you wish you had known earlier.
If you’re looking for profession advice, go through these forums and read threads made by others asking for profession advice. Or race advice, or crafting advice, or whatever. The people that post here seem to be great folks, and they have given out a lot of wisdom to others new or wanting to change professions. Reading those threads will give you highlights on what each profession is like. Then if you have any specific questions that you can’t find the answer to, feel free to post and ask. That’s what I did, and it helped me get a solid grasp on what I was doing in-game. Then it’s just all about learning the smaller things, and practicing.

It’s always easier to direct someone with more info from them, so if you want some profession advice, tell us what kind of roles/classes you like to play. It’s good that you included you’re new to MMOs also, as that means you might want to start out with a more simple/forgiving profession (unless you want the challenge, of course).

Anyway, hope that helps a bit!

Well, there’s no specified class roles, that’s true. No specific “tank” or “healer” professions, as they all provide “support” that encompasses all of the trinity (tank/heal/dps).

From what I understand, the racial skills aren’t worth making any profession a specific race. I’m new to the game as well, but I’ve always heard/read/seen that the racials have no real influence. Pick what race you like. Make it whatever profession you like.

Sooo, I will be of small help, since I don’t have specific waypoints for you, but I did spend most of the weekend farming these so the only info I can give you is the ideal “order” for killing them:

Waypoint port to Spider
Walk to Boar
Waypoint port to Oak (Phinney Waypoint)
Waypoint port to Cave Troll
Walk to Bandit

Add: Wasp when she’s up (near Boar, usually do her before/after that Champ)
Rinse/Repeat

If you don’t know which one they’re on, ask in /map. Whatever one they’re on though, you’d be better off going to the next one in the cycle and waiting for the group to arrive. Then it’s just follow the group. We had the group following this order and it was perfect. Sometimes you had to wait a minute for Boar to spawn. But otherwise, no downtime, no waiting, everyone won! Yesterday we had a 2nd group start going out of order and it messed everything up. Both groups didn’t know what was alive or dead and it was so chaotic and annoying I just stopped even trying. I used to see people complain about others not following the order, and as a bystander I thought it was silly, but it turns out there’s a very good reason to go in “order”.

Alrighty, thanks guys!

Just realized something about remaking a new character to transmute starter stuff over – I don’t know how transmute fully works yet, but would you need to do the transmute ON the character it’s soulbound to? I.e. the level 2? Transmute the piece to a non-bound piece then send that to the character you want it on?

Khisanth.2948:

Uh if you haven’t salvaged all those blues and greens yet you might as well wait until after tomorrows patch so you could get some Essences of Luck out of them at the same time.

Oh wow, thank you! I had no clue a patch was coming tomorrow with that change. I still have plenty of blues and greens left to salvage tomorrow, still farming Champions.

Awesome, thanks Danikat!

Cleaning out my blues now unless they are a big upgrade for a character I have made that they can wear very soon, salvaging the rest!

Gonna hold onto the ticket stack until event ends, as suggested by you both.

Thanks Solkard!

I have my alts rolled, I just don’t want to completely fill their inventories with stuff they can’t use yet either. But I think I will get rid of the blues for the professions I won’t be rolling yet in the meantime, which should help.

My Elem is a Tailor, did it just for the bags haha. Just working on farming more Jute to make more 8-slotters.

And thank you for the tip on remaking a profession and using transmute to get starter gear. I did that for a couple of the starting profession faces/masks, not sure why I forgot I can just do that later too.

Quick question on transmute: I know it takes 2 items and you choose between the stats and skin, then it makes a new third item…right? Do you lose either of the original 2 items?

Alrighty folks, since I am new to the game, I must ask for advice on the best way to handle my full inventory and bank.
I send out all my collectibles right away, so those aren’t an issue. But I do have a couple characters I have been trying to save gear for, so those are taking up space in my bank.

1) What should I do with all the Blues I have been holding in the bank for alts? Salvage? I am doing some crafting, so I could use the materials. Sell on the market? Sell to a Vendor? I’ve been getting greens now, so it seems silly to keep the blues since they seem to drop often.

2) What is the Queen’s Gauntlet? Have all these tickets, and while they stack, if I don’t need them, I’d like to get rid of the stack.

3) Is there a cap on Karma? I’ve just been consuming and saving all of mine for later down the road.

4) I found out you can’t get the skin of your starter outfits ever again, so I’m also saving those. Is there anything else you only get at low levels that you can’t obtain again that I should also save?

5) Any other tips are appreciated!

Thank you!!

Chaialyna.1023:

Sera.2457:

Next newb question: Splitting stacks of stuff – I’ve seen Ctrl+click and Alt+Click (and then drag) both mentioned as the way to do this, but neither work for me. Ctrl+Click+Drag just ends up linking the item in chat and Alt+Click+ Drag just moves the stack. I’m trying to split gathering tools btw, if that makes a difference.

Alt+Click+Drag is the way to split a stack. Gathering tools can’t be split, however, because they are tools with a finite number of uses rather than a stack of single-use tools. So for example a scythe that says 50 is one scythe that can be used 50 times, not a stack of 50 single-use scythes. Confusing, perhaps, but there you have it.

Thanks so much! I thought that might be the issue, totally makes sense now why I couldn’t get it to work.

I can’t assist much, since I am brand new and have my own issues deciding on professions, but it might help if you post what you have tried and didn’t like. Could help narrow it down more. I know Warrior has a lot of good weapons choices, have you tried one?

Oh, and I take it back about Warrior and 2Hers. I thought the first weapon she had was a Greatsword, but it was just a 1H sword that I didn’t care for. I picked up a 2H hammer and it’s AWESOME.

My hardest decision currently is trying to decide if my Guardian is going to be Sylvari or Norn. Looking at the armor gallery for both, Sylvari have a few more heavy sets I like than Norn does, but I really love the Tier 2 and 3 Cultural heavy armor for Norn. Yeah, I’m that silly. Hrm, maybe I will play Guardian and Warrior a bit to see which one I like more, then make/remake that one as Norn. /sigh

Solkard.5136:

When you Alt-Click-Dragged, did you put the item into another empty inventory slot? The window to split them only shows up after you’ve designated the other slot in your inventory the new stack of items will go.

Yeah, but it just moved the whole stack to that spot. Does the splitting window appear nearby the Inventory window? Maybe it’s popping up somewhere else and I’m missing it. Will have to play around with it more during lunch. :p But at least now I know it is Alt+Click!

Y’all are awesome! I think I might just have to breakdown and buy more slots sooner than I expected, so I can really play around with everything.

Next newb question: Splitting stacks of stuff – I’ve seen Ctrl+click and Alt+Click (and then drag) both mentioned as the way to do this, but neither work for me. Ctrl+Click+Drag just ends up linking the item in chat and Alt+Click+ Drag just moves the stack. I’m trying to split gathering tools btw, if that makes a difference.

Gotchas, thanks!

Also, I made an Asura Necro on a whim, since I didn’t really like Asura, and doggonit – I like her! The melee is a lot cuter and more fluid on an Asura than the Human I originally tried. I appreciate all the support folks!

Burn-a-debt, LoL, very cute!

There is just something about the concept of Engineer classes in a high fantasy setting that I’ve never really liked, dunno why exactly. But eventually I will have one of every Profession. But to be honest, I thought I had read that they weren’t group-friendly. Perhaps I misread – are they desired in dungeons/group content?

Before I decide on my final 5, I will roll up an Engineer and at least give the first few levels a go. You guys are not making it easier to narrow it down! :p

Solkard – Ahhh, okies, so the Necro does get DoTs and stuff. Well maybe I will give them another try. I had played one before I even remembered that weapons change your abilities, so I might like scepter and staff better.

I wanted to like Mesmer, because I wanted to play 2 professions in cloth on different races, but I am not enjoying it that much. I think it’s that she doesn’t feel well-equipped for multiple mobs. I realize that might change, but I have a way easier time on Elem. I got into situations with her where I was 100% sure I was going to die because of the sheer number of mobs I had aggro’d, but I didn’t. Meanwhile on my Mesmer, I died at level 2 to three mobs.

I like even the smallest of variety between professions, so they all feel different to me even at low-levels.

Oh, and I definitely would still keep the 2Her around to use on the Warrior.

Thanks again, everyone! It’s so fun yet also a little frustrating being a newb. Trying to figure out how to get money into my bank had me banging my head on my desk.

You guys are awesome, I really do appreciate all the advice and suggestions!

Lindbur – I might pursue Necro later at some point. I did make one and play it a bit, despite my dislike of Necros in any game. I just found their combat to be… odd. The use of a melee weapon (axe, wth?), spinning it around in semi-close range. I dunno, I think I expected it to be ranged DoTs and AE with dead/demony pet spells, in a more typical fashion. Maybe I do need to give them more of a chance. Especially since Mesmer isn’t knocking my socks off currently.

Ultimately, I’ll end up getting more slots and having most of the professions, but for now I’m keeping my Elem, Thief and Guardian. Then I have to decide between Mesmer (or Necro?), Warrior, and Ranger for the last 2. So many choices, aggghhhh!

Thanks so much guys! Really all helpful stuff, and much appreciated.

The money being shared makes sense now, given that I noted the exact same amount of money on 2 characters yesterday but thought it was because they were the same level. Duh me.

Oh, mentioning Mesmer made me remember I wanted to also ask about them – I’ve seen it mentioned that they can be a bit slow/painful to level up. But once you do, are they a decent profession at end-game? Desired in dungeons, etc.? Or do they remain slow/painful to kill stuff?

And I appreciate the support for Elem, I really do like her. I’m a decently “skilled” gamer, just not very twitchy (thus why I suck at PvP). I’ve almost always switched out attunements during combat, so perhaps I can do ok just mastering that.

Thanks again!

(I know, I know, another one of these threads! I apologize!)

Hi! I played for the first time this past trial weekend and really liked the game, but I have a couple of questions I didn’t see answers to when browsing this forum (and/or the wiki didn’t help). This is the part where you kind folks come in. Any assistance would be great. I’m sorry this is long!

1) I’m a bit of altholic, but I need to reign that in some here and focus my efforts down. I’m not looking for anyone to decide on a profession for me, as that’s pretty impossible. I know the basic idea of most of the professions, but I do have some specific questions/concerns.

Here’s some info on me:

I’m a huge carebear. Part of the reason I didn’t pick up the game sooner. I have zero interest in any PvP. I will be all PvE, soloing and running dungeons.

I’m a “no” on Necro and Engineer. So those are out.

I’ve predominately played healers and ranged casters in other MMOs. I know the trinity doesn’t exist here, but I prefer a profession that can heal others, to one that can’t. If there’s a profession/weapon/trait combo that does this better than others, I’d love to hear about it.

Questions/Concerns:

I DO like melee professions, but I don’t really like 2Hers. Tried warrior and really disliked the 2Her (greatsword?). Is that one of their integral/most used weapons? Or could I get away with not using it often?

I have a little Thief, and really love the combat on her so far, but most professions of this type in other games suffer quite a bit while leveling. Does the Thief have a tough time in solo PvE?

I see Guardian suggested a lot, and I made one. A bit boring to me so far, but I’m only a couple levels in. Are they decent for farming? Or do they end up killing things slow? I like the idea of them being great for solo and groups, but not if it’s going to take me 2 minutes to kill a single mob.

My first profession was Elem. Love her. Really love her. But then I got on here and started reading how difficult they are to level and master, so now I’m a bit gun-shy about going back to her. Mostly what I am concerned about, is not being “skilled” enough to play one decently at end-game. Anyone have any advice on how to gauge that before I reach cap? Like say, if I’m not dying at level 20? Or something? I don’t want to spend months on a class only to find out later that I suck.

2) I have seen it mentioned in many places that you can deposit money into your bank. Please, someone tell me HOW?? I’ve seen Beta videos where there are “Deposit” and “Withdrawal” buttons on the Bank window, but I do not have those. Do you have to be a certain level? Or is there some other magical way to do it?

3) How does “guesting” work on other servers with a guild? Can you guest to a server and join a guild there? Are there any limitations to doing that, over joining a guild on your actual server?

Thank you!!!