Guild Wars 2

Paid accounts can have a maximum of 72(73?) character slots, though I think that requires several past situations to gain a couple slots that cannot be gotten any longer (HoT pre-purchase/“compensation” slots). So a new/paid account today could likely get their max slots up to about 70.

Additional character slot unlocks are available in the gem store for 800 gems each, though they do sometimes go on sale for less (usually about 650).

EDIT:
Based on how the account types and restrictions pages read, I originally thought Play For Free accounts could not purchase additional character slots unless they purchased the game. Additional posts here by other players informed that P4F players are able to purchase additional character slots from the gem store.

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

…once you GET the game, it’s no longer fun.

kitten ….. I must have missed a memo…

stuffs her latest character (#19) into nearest closet and walks away whistling innocently

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

Okay,

So I think i’m officially ‘tired’ of the pvE game structure now. I noticed it about 3 days ago when I logged in and just found myself running between towns feeling extremely bored with the constant missions and aimless mob attacks to get points.

I have a level 62 mesmer. I’m no longer interested in levelling her up. I also have three low-level characters, a human revenant a norn warrior and norn ranger, but I won’t even bother with those either… I was interested in exploring the different lores of the races. It seemed like fun at first. But it’s just the same endless crap. And after buying a whole set of new armour for my mesmer I realized I don’t have the interest or patience to spend that much time in the store doing it again.

Also, one thing that got to me: I wanted to test out the crafting element of the game, so I bought enough ingredients and made half a greatsword. then I returned with more ingredients to make the rest as I ran out – only to find out that the crafting station was closed because of some stupid ‘failed experiment’ which had green creatures running around. If that’s an excuse to add diversity to the game, then my face is blank. REALLY?? So I finished the sword the following day when the ridiculous mission was over and crafted my sword!

It just seems pointless. I remember feeling this way with gw1 – the only difference was that that didn’t happen until about a year later. And from that point forward I only logged in to have fun in Random Arenas.

I think the core of the pve is still the same as the original game and that’s probably why I’m completely bored of the game now, and have no feel to play it, which is a shame.

a.) It takes about 48-72 hours of /played time to hit max level. That is without any bonus experience from crafting or other methods of advancing in pve levels. We are talking first character new to the game time required.

b.) There are crafting stations in every racial city. There are way points unlocked for every character in the starter Zone next to every racial city. Lions Arch has a Gate Way hub which interconnects every major city. Not having access to ac rafting station is not an issue.

c.) You get 10 levels per month for free just for loging in.

d.) Every 10 levels you get story missions worth about 2.5-3 levels worth of experience.

e.) Open the trading post -> select armor -> select chest -> configure options to show only blue/green/yellow items which are +/- 2 levels of you current level -> buy item -> select next armor slot -> buy item ->repeat process for every armor slot. Repeat process for weapons. Done. Takes no longer than maximum 1 minute.

Maybe, just maybe you are not that big of an expert at this game as you think you are.

The other poster wondering if you have been grinding enemys for experience was valid. You complain over so basic and simple processes which are streamlined and simple in GW2 that your complaint comes more off as you not actually knowing how to proceed.

Now you not enjoying the story or other aspects of the game is a possibility. Nothing of what you actually mentioned is the problem. If the game is not your deal, fine.

Cedric Ambidexter.9174:

They need to make this game more interesting and take away the demoralising mission/mob grinding as a pve mainstay. They suck.

Just my opinion. It’s what killed the fun for me, after what is just a few weeks.

I might log in occasionally to run around in WvW.

Any thoughts?

See above. My thought is, you have not even grasped the beginning of what GW2 is and have given up. Which is fine.

But your assessment and verdict are off by miles.

“The Black Wraith”

Happy New Year also from Australia!

Just finished work so I’ll be home literally 5 mins before midnight to crack open a drink and watch the fireworks begin near the waterfront.

I hope 2016 brings blissful things for you all!

Serophous.9085:

I know we shouldn’t ask for spoilers, but how’s 2016 so far?

I don’t want to give too much away but its not too bad.

I know we shouldn’t ask for spoilers, but how’s 2016 so far?

The darkness has consumed your panties.

Having flashbacks to “Incorrigible Ale-Hound” acquisition. Weeeeeeeee!

At least you don’t have to wait for a fricking timer between drinks to get the associated points.

Let the good times roll!

Why do you want to level up quickly?

If it’s because you’ve got one or more level 80 characters already and want to use a different profession but you don’t enjoy low-level open-world PvE then use tomes of knowledge or experience scrolls if you’ve got them.

But if this is your first character I’d strongly recommend you forget about levelling quickly and just focus on playing. There is no big change in the game once you get to level 80, so you’re not missing anything. Other than raids there are no new content types that you couldn’t do before, and you’re unlikely to be able to do raids as a new level 80 if you rushed levelling.

Just do whatever interests you, whether that’s exploring, doing the story, doing dungeons, World vs. World, PvP, and focus on learning your profession and the general game mechanics. Then when you are level 80 (which still won’t take a huge amount of time) you’ll actually know what you’re doing, which is far more valuable than getting their quickly.

Also, if you find the area’s you play in are a bit empty, it might be because you’re on a lower populated server? You can check this at World Selection on your character selection screen. Here you also can choose another serever to be your home world, or try out a ‘high’ or ‘very high’ populated server as guest, so you can (temporarily) play there and see if it makes any difference for you.
The game being a few years old shouldn’t really be a reason for the maps feeling empty… One of the wonderfull aspects of this game is (i really think this is very clever ) your character will be downscaled to the lvl of the area you’re in.. so higher lvl characters can be playing anywhere. And often they are, as there are many reasons for them to revisit area’s they ‘lvled through’: for map completion, events, or just plain fun

And sorry if i’m telling you things you already knew here… just thought i’d mention it in case you had not realised this yet (being a new player and all )

Most players will have at least one level 80 character, because levelling up doesn’t actually take that long in this game. If you’re always doing level appropriate content you’ll progress at a fairly even rate (in other words it will take you the same amount of time to get from level 70-80 as from 20-30). If you’re doing content below your level it takes slightly longer, but not enough that you need to worry about it.

As far as what you need to do to prepare for higher levels the main thing is to simply learn the mechanics. Pay attention to what your skills do, make use of dodging and practice timing it so you actually avoid damage, try different skills and weapons to get a feel for how they work etc.

Other than that it’s simply a matter of playing the game, doing whatever interests you. There’s no harm in taking your time levelling up (although you can also go back and do anything you didn’t get around to after you reach level 80) as there’s no big change in what’s on offer when you get to the maximum level.

Oh, you might want to check out the Wintersday festival in Divinity’s Reach, which will be running until about mid-January. Lots of activities, mainly non-combat, and a dungeon which you can do at any level.

Just play the game man. Enjoy it.
Explore the world, talk to NPCs, listen to NPCs chatting to each other, do Dynamic Events, Vista challenge, Hero Challenge, unlock new waypoints and POI, do Jumping Puzzles and mini-Dungeons. Enjoy the Personal Story, do some Dungeons, Fractals and enjoy some PvP and WvW and gather everything you see and craft as much as you can.

Ultimatly just have fun.
Once you’re level80 and you buy HoT there is more fun to do with planety of new content and minigames you can enjoy like Adventures…

Do what you enjoy and try everything the game offers.