Guild Wars 2

You are correct on your assumption. I am still playing WoW (sorry, i had to name it :P) but i wanted to try something completely different, so here i am. My only issue is that i always want to be prepared when i am facing something new, to make sure that i do what i have to do in the best possible way (fun-wise, that is). That’s way i came here with these questions. I can say that am enjoying my time till now in GW2 and i hope it’s gonna get better through time.

Thanks for the all the answers people, you’ve been very helpful so far. I keep forgetting the wiki, thanks Era for the reminder.

I didn’t know that i could go to the main city from the starting area city. Now that i do i will travel to other starting areas.

Hello people,
I am new to GW2 and i have a few questions regarding leveling and dungeons. I’ve had a lot more questions but i managed to answer most of them. So here it goes:

Dungeons

1. At what level can i start running dungeons? (Currently i am 17 level and i haven’t seen any hint about dungeons)
2. Do the dungeons in GW2 follow the norm: tank/healer/dps?
3. If yes, can you tell me briefly the class/role assigment? e.g. warrior->tank/dps etc.
4. What’s the order of the dungeons?
5. Is there a Looking For Group system ingame? (I know about www.gw2lfg.com)

Leveling

1. I know that gathering/crafting can boost experience gaining. Is there a way to see the active gathering nods on the mini map?
2. Is there a Looking for Guild function or any other recruiting tool ingame?
3. Is there any to alter sections of the gui? For example, make name plates bigger, add numbers on them, etc
4. Is there a “least pain” leveling path? To explain myself, when i left the 1-15 area i was 15 level. When i entered the next zone, marked as 15-(Some number i currently don’t remember) i had a very hard time to move to the second “heart” area since i was surrounded by several 17+ mobs which i couldn’t handle all together. Following the story “chain quest” is a safe leveling path?
5. Are there mounts in the game?

Thanks in advance for any response.