Guild Wars 2

Hey, guys. New/Returning player here.

I’ve played for a few weeks, left, then came back. While the game, at its core, is very fun, I can’t help feeling that I have no idea what to do.

My highest level character is a level 34 Warrior. If I understand correctly, the story continues at level 40, and I’m really clueless as to what to do in between.

Crafting? I’ve been told it’s very tough to do until later levels (which my experience thus far has confirmed).

Exploring? I know this makes me a monster, but I actually don’t like exploring. When I enter a new area with 15 vistas, 5 teleports and 25 points to discover, all I see is a daunting, boring task. For me, exploration is a grind just like repeatedly killing mobs.

Events are fun, but they happen randomly.

To summarize, I’m the kind of person who needs a plan. How do I find/make one here?

Thanks for all the tips, guys. Rest assured, I’ll take them to heart.

I’d like to ask one other question, more open this time:

Could you list some things that you wish you’d known when you first started playing? Stuff like using the PvP window to get to Lion’s Arch to travel around.

Once again, thanks in advance.

Hey, everyone.

As the title suggests, I am a new player in need of some insights. There are bound to be some questions you’ve heard a million times before, but I’ve read the stickied threads and did some digging of my own so as to minimize that.

Onwards:

1. Crafting. There are 8 crafting skills and 5 character slots, which means 2 will have to overlap. Any recommendations?

2. Still on crafting. I’ve got Armorsmith and Weaponsmith on my Warrior, but progress seems to be slow. I mine every resource node I see, but the advancement is pretty small compared to the amount of resources I have to expend for crafting something. Am I doing something wrong, or do I really need to mine hundreds of more copper nodes?

3. I thoroughly enjoy soloing quests which I’m not supposed to (a habit I picked up from SWTOR). Which class is the strongest at solo PvE: the Warrior or the Guardian? I mean, of course the Warrior kills stuff faster, but does the Guardian’s tankiness and sustain triumph over the Warrior’s tankiness and sheer damage when fighting a strong enemy with a ridiculous amount of HP?

4. I’ve been told that everything is viable and everyone can play whatever they like and still do well, but that sounds too good to be true. While I do believe anyone can play anything and reach the highest level and do all the PvE stuff, isn’t there some build that is ideal for PvE or PvP on [insert profession here]? Or some weapons whose skillset is better than others for PvE or PvP for [insert profession here]?

5. How do you rate the overall friendliness of the community? I’m used to League of Legends, so I’m not picky, but I wanted to get the overall feel. Do people flame and curse a lot, or are they kind and helpful and loving and caring?

5.5. If people are indeed nice, just out of curiosity, is it a whole different story in PvP? Because I know that’s how SWTOR is. Nicest people I’ve ever met, but PvP turns them into monsters.

6. Guilds. Aside from the bonuses of being in a guild, I would also like to know how… clingy guilds tend to be. That is, how much activity they usually demand. I don’t mind coming along for some quests, and I tend to be active and friendly in guild chat, but I also like to have these things as my choice, and not have them forced. So are guilds generally relaxed and no pressure, or are they run like an army?

7. Feels like the silliest question of them all, but how do I trade items between my own characters?