Guild Wars 2

Stand The Wall.6987:

Pandemoniac.4739:

Stand The Wall.6987:

Most people who PvE expect others to go into Power Precision Critical Damage to down mobs faster. If this isnt what you want then join a Role Playing guild.

I think you mean “most people that speed run dungeons in PUGs” not most people that PVE. And I’m sure the RP guilds would prefer folks that actually have an interest in role playing. Just because you don’t follow the lemmings doesn’t mean you are an RPer.

Build your characters however matches your play style and ignore the folks who insist that you have to be in full Berserker’s or you suck. I’ve got a high toughness ranger and she does just fine. She’s extremely useful in pulling aggro off of the folks in full Berserker’s who keep getting downed, and she can go mano-a-mano with a Champ and his minions and keep them busy long enough for the folks that can’t wrap their brains around anything but DPS to get rezzed.

Don’t get me wrong – a good player in full Berserker’s tears things up, but simply wearing a full set of Berserker’s gear does not immediately confer an aura of awesome on you.

I also have a high vitality Necro that plays differently, but is just as durable. I figured with Death Shroud it would make sense to go full kitten and focus my build around having a large life pool. My ranger uses more of a combination of toughness and evasion. Whichever way you go, just make sure that your build supports the path you’ve chosen and don’t emphasize one aspect to the exclusion of all others ( there are diminishing returns as someone mentioned earlier in the thread).

I should’ve worded my response better than I did. I meant to infer that there are other ways of playing the game than going full berserkers in dungeons, even though I fall into this grouping. Generally speaking if you are not someone who speedruns dungeons then you are a roleplayer, and if this is not the case, then I am unaware of this other 3rd grouping.

As a resident of the unofficial RP server and a strong advocate of RP and all gameplay styles, I feel obliged to provide this clarification:

Not speedrunning dungeons does NOT make you a roleplayer. A roleplayer is someone who “acts without a script”- who pretends to be their character and tells a story by acting as their character, as sort of a collaborative creative writing exercise. RP guilds are devoted to this practice (with storylines and sometimes elaborate plots), and not necessarily to dungeons, etc.

If you try to optimize everything, you are a min/maxer. If you do not care about optimizing everything, you are a non-min/maxer and simply a normal (or casual, depending on who you ask) PvEer. Thus, a player who does dungeons without caring about optimal setups (and there are a lot of people who don’t care about super deeps) would be considered the normal or casual PvEer, and a player who always strives to optimize everything would be a min/maxer. These definitions are blurry and depend most on the perspective of the person you ask, though.

Overall, the takeaway message is: RPer does not equal non-min/maxer PvEer.

I would be more than willing to run with you, but sadly I’m on an NA server

Molch.2078:

Since you’re using the forum to ask a question, I think you might want to hear some opinions. Therefore I’ll cut out all the “play how you want, it’s important you’re having fun bla bla” and give you my opinion on shamans gear, okay? Okay.

Remove it from the game.

Here you go. Vitality is a bad stat. Healingpower is not that great, too. No toughness to protect this big hp pool. And conditiondamage is useless in PvE. Probably the worst gear you can get.

I hope you don’t mind the harsh tone too much, but I just can’t stand answers like the one from DreamyAbaddon.

Narrowminded much? Maybe it’s not optimal in PvE, but Shaman’s is a nice set in PvP. I personally know a player who has used it to make a regeneration warrior who mixes direct damage from swords and condition damage from bleeds, and he’s used its close twin, Settler’s gear (toughness instead of vitality) to make a mightstacking/Diamond Skin ele that fights with conjures. He’s killed lots of people as both characters, including a rank 50 who said “I’ve never seen an ele fight like that.” In the hands of a clever, creative, and openminded person, “useless” stats are quite useful.

Also, it’s none of your business what someone runs in PvE, especially if you’re not running with them. If you want to run zerk only, go right ahead. Make your own groups. No one’s complaining. If someone decides to run another set and has their own group for it, why do you care? To each their own.

Donari.5237:

That’s a wonderful and clear post.

One teeeeeeny li’l addition/correction — you say one can play in any zone at or below one’s level, which could imply you can’t go to higher zones. You can in fact go to higher zones, you are just likely to die without friends (or even with them if it’s too big a gap). So if you like to go into dangerous territory to see what’s there and unlock waypoints, it can be done, albeit with difficulty.

Thanks, and added!

Thanks again everyone for all the support.

You can only get it through GW1.

Welcome to GW2!

If you haven’t already, I HIGHLY recommend giving this thread a read: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/GW2-Combat-system-101-Guide/first It explains the mechanics of GW2’s combat system (and how they differ from traditional MMOs like WoW) very well.

Regarding questing, you can indeed play with each other. If you are partied (select a player and right-click their portrait, or right-click their name in chat, and invite them to your party), you will be able to do story quests together. As long as you are in the same map, when one person starts a story quest, the other will be given a prompt to join.

Another thing to note about leveling up together is the sharing of credit for kills and events and the downscaling system. In GW2, there is no kill stealing- everyone who helps kill a mob gets full credit, exp, and loot. If you participate in an event together, you also get credit and rewards. There is also no node stealing- everyone has their own copy of a resource node to gather. Also, when you are in an area below your level, your level will be scaled downwards to match the area while rewards and exp are scaled up to match your level, making it so you can level anywhere and still have it be relevant.

Regarding your inventory, if you open your inventory window, you’ll see a gear icon in the upper-right corner. Click that, and then click “Deposit All Collectibles” to send all crafting mats to your bank. Your bank, by the way, has two tabs (one for general storage, one which stores up to 250 of every material and is where the Deposit All mats go), is shared by all characters on your account, and can be accessed in the main city. You can buy bigger bags (8 slot bags are good right now) on the Trading Post, which is marked on your map by a gold coin with scales on it. (You can also access the Trading Post anytime via the lion button on the menu bar in the upper-left, but you must visit a Trading Post NPC to pick up purchases.) You can sell junk to any merchant NPC, marked by a small pile of gold coins icon on your map, and you can also buy gathering tools and salvage kits to salvage unwanted gear and items marked “Salvage Item” with. As for armor, you can use drops, buy gear off the Trading Post, or buy them from some heart nPCs after you finish their hearts. I recommend the first and last options.

As for your girlfriend: I myself have mained an elementalist since launch, and I can attest to the fact that it is one of the most difficult classes to start out with. However, it is a very strong and IMO a very fun class once you master it. I have soloed many group events, champions, and dungeon bosses as an elementalist, and have both anchored inexperienced groups with defensive support and wrecked enemies by drastically boosting my groups’ attack power while putting out heavy sustained damage of my own.

Playing an elementalist, as one person put it, is about being a master of 2+2=5. Alone, your skills won’t do much- in order to get the most out of elementalist, you must chain your skills together across attunements and perform combos. In addition, elementalist relies heavily upon active survivability- it is the class with the lowest armor and HP pool, but it also has a vast array of slows/snares/stuns, self-heals, defensive boons, protective shields, evasive power, invulnerabilities, and other active defenses. To stay alive on an elementalist, you must stay constantly in motion, keeping just out of reach and dodging attacks, while changing attunements to access skills to adapt to the situation at hand. Played and built properly, an elementalist can survive as much as a warrior or guardian.

Here are two videos of myself soloing strong enemies as an elementalist.
-The first is my second elementalist at level 12, soloing a veteran four levels higher than her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubm6k-AX2U8
-The second is myself soloing a champion at level 80: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcf9PwSVP7Y

I hope that made things a little clearer. If you’re on an NA server, feel free to add me. I’ll be glad to answer questions and run with you two in-game. Welcome again!

Hello, and welcome! Others answered your questions well, but here’s a few addendums.

3) I’m sure I am just not far enough along yet (lvl 10) but further along does my story quest lead me into more racially “shared” territory? I’ve seen some of the others races around my zone but I’m still in the hundred acre wood.

You are actually free to explore other racial zones at your leisure, before the story leads you to them- in fact, it’s a good way to level.

• Step 1- Enter your home city. Since you mentioned the Hundred-Acre Wood, I’m going to assume you’re a sylvari (best race btw). Your home city, then, will be The Grove, and you can reach it by going south of Astorea Waypoint near where you started.
• Step 2- Locate a purple swirl icon on the map. This marks an Asura Gate. If you travel through this Gate, you will be teleported to Lion’s Arch, the hub city of the game.
• Step 3- When you arrive at Lion’s Arch, you will be at a small plaza with five Asura Gates branching off it, each guarded by the peacekeeping factions of each race. Simply walk through the gate guarded by the race whose zone you want to explore.
• Step 4- You will arrive at that race’s city. Make your way through it to arrive at their starting zone.*

*Note: The charr and norn cities open out into two different zones. You will want to go to the Plains of Ashford for the charr starting zone and the Wayfarer Foothills for the norn starting zone.

4) Most MMO’s I don’t craft. I don’t enjoy it, it’s a time sink and it always seems to lag behind what I can get through other means. After browsing the GW2 forums I am under the impression that it is something I need to do in GW2. SO I’m trying to do leather working and change my ways, but having a hard time getting mats (I can’t just mine ore) so any help from leatherworkers? Do I need to kill 3k boars for tattered hides South Park style? Also I am having a terrible time not being constantly maxed out on inventory space (starter bag + 3 weak bags).

Firstly about crafting: You are not required to craft unless you want a legendary weapon (which is a cosmetic thing) or Ascended armor, which is the highest stat tier but only marginally so. 99.9% of the game can be done easily in exotics (which do not require crafting to get), with the sole exception being high-level Fractals. High-level Fractals do not reward anything special and are more of a personal bragging rights thing. For the rest of the game, the bonus Ascended gives over exotics is hardly noticeable and mainly caters to hardcore min/maxers or people who like rounding out characters.

Secondly, about materials: Another poster has already covered salvaging. About gathering, though, you can purchase gathering tools from any merchant and start gathering right away. You do not need to learn any skills to gather or level up gathering abilities- you just need the tools. Gathering gives exp and credit towards a daily achievement (which gives exp when completed), as well as giving you mats that can be kept or sold on the Trading Post. So gather everything!

Thirdly, about bag space: You can purchase 8-slot bags off the Trading Post for a low cost. Though it’s not much, it’ll help in the beginning. In addition, if you look in your inventory window, you’ll see a cogwheel in the upper-right corner. If you click that and select “Deposit All Collectibles,” it will send all of your crafting materials directly to the bank, freeing up room. (On a similar note, your bank is divided into to tabs. The first is for general storage and is account-wide. The second tab is also account-wide and can store up to 250 of every crafting material. Deposit All Collectibles sends your materials to this second tab.)

If you ever have any other questions or need a hand, feel free to PM me in-game (type /tell Falunel in chat).

Heh, thanks Tayte. (I should say the same about you!)

Dean Calaway.9718:

Falunel.7645:

As for class: The only person who can answer that question is you. Every class has its strong and weak points, and its own “feel.” The best way to know what class is best for you is to try them all out.

You should mention you can jump in PvP and experience a class at level 80 with all skills and traits unlocked vs NPCs.

Added, thanks!

Also updated the resource list.

Behellagh.1468:

I never understand threads like this. There is an entire world of adventure out there, areas you’ve never seen full of events and people to save. What the dynamic scaling of levels buys you is the ability to leave a zone when you want to, you aren’t pushed out because nothing there will give you XP or decent loot and it keeps those zones dangerous to you. It’s up to you to choose to finish all the content in the zone now or come back later to do it. Sure if you are now an exoticed, skill and trait out level 80 coming back you may wonder how one of those critters were so much trouble before since now it takes 3 or 4 to become worrisome. Plus you can play with friends who rolled a new character without you needing to roll a new character as well.

MMOs should never have evolved into a race to max out your character to get to the “end content”. This game tries to break that mold by keeping every zone challenging forever. The majority of an MMO shouldn’t be “leveling through” country, only needing to return if you choose to roll a new character.

Champ trains in zones, even in their current form, are a broken reward system. It hooks new players into a play style that shouldn’t be rewarded as much as it is. It’s poisonous to the game and the OP is an example why it’s poisonous. Why should you leave the starter zone? Because the rest of the game is out there, that’s why. You shouldn’t have to rely on the game to give you a reason to leave.

This post needs to be framed and stickied on every forum and handed to every single prospective new player as required reading.

I have not tested it myself, but going off how runes interact with other signet heals, it would not. The effect would only proc upon actually using the signet’s active effect.

Felix Pantherae.1425:

P.S. And let the flaming/raging begin for asking what is probably stupid/idiotic/moronic/etc. question

Heck no!

If you’re in the NA timezone, you can also look into joining a guild on Tarnished Coast, the NA RP server (Piken Square is the EU RP server).

Also, here’s the GW2 RP hub. Hopefully it helps: http://www.guildwars2roleplayers.com/home

Take a look here: http://www.guildwars2roleplayers.com/home

Pretty much what Danikat said- at level 80, you pretty much just pick your own goals and go after them, or find what you like to do and do it.

Currently, I spend most of my time working with the newbies in my guild (and some outside as well), helping them level and giving them food, advice, and general encouragement. I also run dungeons with my friends when we’re all on and pitch in to help if their friends want a run. I also wander the world, doing events and talking to NPCs for fun and gathering everything (pretty much all of my money comes from dungeoning and gathering- I don’t do champ trains because I find the process dull and the company irritating, and I’m content making what I do make). I recently finished my first legendary ankitten ow working on a full set of Ascended armor (for the look, actually, and not the stats).

About the karma and laurels, I’d say save them if you want Ascended gear or a legendary. Neither legendaries or Ascended gear are required- you can very easily do 99.9% of the game in exotics, with the one exception being high-level Fractals (which has no special rewards and is more of a prestige/personal challenge thing). If you do want them, though, you will need the karma for obsidian shards and laurels for an Ascended amulet (the only way to get one atm) and recipes for Ascended armor and weapons. If you’re not interested in legendaries or Ascended, do as you see fit with them.

Spellwork.7285:

If you didn’t have a decent guild or good friends in game, it was mind numbing champ grinding and dungeon running. And I literally mean… dungeon RUNNING… as in… past everything.

Here is the first part of your problem. GW2 is NOT meant to be played alone.

The game has always been fun for me, but I made building up a good social base a high priority. As a result, I have good friends who I work together with to achieve goals in the game- we’ve helped each other make legendaries without champ grinding and now are making each other Ascended backpieces. Not only do we actually do dungeons (killing everything in them easily without resorting to stacking or exploiting), we’ve four-manned, three-manned, and even two-manned dungeons for fun.

I’m missing a “time sink” in my life.

And here is the second part of the problem. Never play a game just to eat time because you have nothing else to do. It’ll burn you out. GW2 especially isn’t designed to be played twelve hours a day.

Can you take a screenshot?

Hello! Since I heard you just recently came to TC, welcome to TC.

I’m not sure if you’re confused about how to get started on RP or what RP is, so I’ll answer both.

Roleplay (RP) can best be described as acting without a script. You essentially become your character, an inhabitant of Tyria, and act out their lives, thoughts, and actions, all according to the rules of the in-game universe. You can think of it sort of as collaborative writing without paper, an exercise in creativity.

Some links:
-An RP Guide for the Newcomer
-A guide to Roleplay
-Roleplay Best Practices
-The Rights of Roleplayers

As for how to get started in RP, Donari made an excellent post earlier on the subject. You will usually encounter RP if you walk around- it’s most plentiful in the cities and in Queensdale, but I’ve encountered it in Orr, in the wizard town in Kessex, and even stumbled upon an entire guild gathering in a hidden grove behind a jumping puzzle. You can also check http://www.guildwars2roleplayers.com/forum for fellow RPers in the area and RP guilds/hotspots, as well as if you have any lore questions.

Have fun!

I think Donari covered most of your post, but do you remember the name or guild of the latter player? Please PM them to me if you do, even if you only remember the guild tag. I will do my best to make sure he gets his comeuppance.

Sometimes you get trolls who claim RPing as a defense, but Anet accepts no excuses and is very quick to ban players who harass others. Some months ago, I saw a newbie ask for help with a skill point in map chat only to get yelled at by a complete random to “stop being lazy and do it yourself.” About five other players (myself included) piped up immediately and told him to shut his hole if he wasn’t going to be helpful, and then came to help the newcomer. He gave the “I was just RPing, isn’t this the unofficial RP server?” excuse, to which we all told him to stop making a mockery of RP and reported him. I didn’t see him the day after, or the day after that, or any day months after that.

So that’s the general personality of TC- it has an excellent community overall with a few bad apples, and the bad apples get kicked from guilds, talked over, and run off the server or the game itself.

After reading this reddit thread about a player who accidentally killed their mini puppy, a friend and I decided to replicate it for the betterment of humanity.

Here’s the result.

Also, confirmed it works on other minis. Here’s a video with the Mini Spooky Ghost. Interestingly, the ghost has a lot more HP and a unique death animation/cry. My friend also had all of the Destiny’s Edge minis and was fooling around with them, but it didn’t occur to me to Fraps them until it was too late.

A few other notes:
-Minis cannot enter the blue Sanctuary bubble the NPCs cast.
-In one HotW exp path (the one with the boss that looks like a frozen Oakheart and puts down a bunch of ice fields), kiting a mini over the ice fields results in it getting chilled.

They just follow you around and look cool/cute. No combat benefits or anything- they’re just cosmetic.

Endgame in GW2 is about doing what you feel like doing. Here are a few of the things you can do:

-Explore the world- even at 100% world completion, I still find things I’ve never seen before. There’s a ton of detail in every map, so if you like exploring and discovering things, GW2’s a great game for it.
-Craft a legendary or Ascended stuff. Both, I will stress, are optional. Legendaries are cosmetic (get them only if you like the skin), Ascended has an almost unnoticeable boost and 99.9% of the game can be done without it (the exception is high-level Fractals, which has no special reward and is more of a prestige/personal challenge thing).
-Go high in Fractals or master every dungeon. This is a LOT more fun with a guild or static group (to the point that I prefer four- or even three-manning things with friends than five-manning with PUGs).
-Solo dungeons. (Not kidding- it’s very doable and a lot of fun.)
-Dip into WvW and sPvP. Both are very addicting in groups.
-Follow the Living Story. There’s always something new, and recent updates have been more permanent in scope.
-Level other classes and master them.

And most importantly:
-Socialize. GW2 is a social game. Join a good guild- it makes all the difference. You get people to chat and group and skinny dip with and all sorts of shenanigans you otherwise wouldn’t have encountered alone. If you don’t want a guild, then build up a good social base of friends who you do things with daily.

Also. regarding group PvE in GW2, it makes a lot of sense when you understand control/support/damage and positioning. I recommend reading this guide: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Combat-System-101-Guide/first

If you want an example of how the system works, a few days ago, my best friend and I did a dual elementalist clear of the Infinitrarium. It has hordes of enemies that can lock you down with stun, high damage, or conditions. In a full group of five, they aren’t too bad, but we had to be creative with just the two of us (and we were both playing the class with the lowest raw defense, to boot).

When we were attacked by waves of enemies, ten at a time, I would lay down a field that stunned any enemies that walked into it. He would take this opportunity to AoE all of them while they were bunched up, and when my field wore down, he’d put down his own field to stun them. If he got hurt too badly, he would retreat while I threw down ice fields and rock walls to keep enemies from chasing him, and then toss water fields on top of him, which he would use blast or leap finishers in to heal himself. Both of us were specced to give defensive boons to others upon attunement, so if it looked like either of us were about to get into a sticky situation, we would attune for group protection or stability. We also coordinated to stack AoEs on top of each other to make kill zones and kited groups of enemies into them. We nuked the enemy without either of us dying. IMO, GW2’s system is a lot more fun and allows more creativity than the traditional tank/healer/DPS trinity, though it’s harder to understand at first.

There’s plenty of people willing to lend a hand on TC. If you need help with a boss or event, shout in map chat and people will usually come running. There are also people who will portal others to the end of jumping puzzles free of charge, and people who will answer questions in /map. Just earlier, I saw someone mention he couldn’t find the last heart he needed for Queensdale map completion, and several people pitched in to suggest places he’d overlooked.

I’ve guested to BG before and I do feel like there’s more small talk on TC than other servers. As Lilith said, there are trolls, but they’re the exception rather than the norm and most of them tend to be silly rather than offensive.

Regarding WvW on TC, TC is a Tier 2 server, while BG is Tier 1 (the highest tier). While TC may not be ranked as high, the WvW side has a lot of tactical knowledge and does play seriously. At the same time, though, people are more laid-back in that they rarely rage at each other for losing an objective. The server’s also very welcoming to new WvWers and holds training/introductory sessions for newcomers, and the vast majority of TC commanders like having new people along and don’t berate them for mistakes. We do have queue times, but they tend to be much shorter and less frequent than T1 queues.

Guild-wise, there’s a range of guilds on TC. There’s RP, PvE, PvX, social, dedicated WvW, and a mix of all of the above. Most guilds I’ve seen tend to have a social focus and almost every TC guild I’ve seen says they support RP, even if it’s not their core. Some guilds hold server-wide events- [AARM] organizes Tequatl kills on Sunday, [RPcd] holds “pilgrimages” where characters of all levels can get WPs all over the world, [REST] has a radio show every Saturday with in-game trivia and giveaways, [WAR] organized a WvW marathon to raise money for Extra Life, and [ESP] organized Pink Day in LA for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a party for their own guild holiday that was open to the server. That’s not counting the RP events and festivals hosted by the RP guilds. The guild Commendation [GC], which provides guildless players or players in small guilds with the opportunity to earn guild commendations, is also based on TC.

So, pretty much what Lilith said- it’s hard to go wrong with TC unless you loathe RP.

Hello and welcome, Lepton! I am also a lady gamer who dislikes trolls, is huge into PvE (while doing some WvW on the side), and loves a good challenge to the point of making my own challenges. So I think we have some things in common.

I do not have a guild to offer you at this time, but I’ll definitely be glad to run around with you in-game to show you the ropes or just to chat. I also will second Donari and recommend poking around on Tarnished Coast. We have our share of /map chat trolls in Queensdale and Lion’s Arch, but people tend to be quite friendly, chatty, and helpful. Since you’re interested in WvW, feel free to also visit us on our server forums (http://forthetoast.com/). Don’t be afraid to make an account, introduce yourself, and ask any questions you may have- people from other servers are welcome to post as long as they’re friendly.

Again, welcome to the game, and enjoy your stay!

Warrior is still a very solid PvE choice, but not the absolute “best.” It is the easiest to play well, but other professions (guardian, thief, and elementalist) have been shown to outdamage it by a notable amount while bringing utilities that warriors cannot. Many organized, hardcore minmaxing groups will only have one warrior for banner buffs and fill the other spots with other classes who can bring other utilities and forms of support or higher DPS to the group. You will find many warriors in PUG groups, but that is again not because they are the “best,” but because they are the hardest to screw up on and therefore easier to play in disorganized and inexperienced groups than thieves or eles.

Also, the above paragraph is looking at things from the zerker meta PoV, which believes that the most effective group is the one that does the most damage. It is very possible to clear dungeons easily without stacking DPS, and there are a significant number of players that won’t care about speedclears. In those groups, really any class will be fine as long as you understand both it and the dungeon and play well.

tl;dr the best class will be the one you like and play best (especially considering how balance patches change the meta all the time). If warrior happens to be that class, more power to you, but any class should be fine with PvE if you understand it.

PS: And if you are into min/maxing, here’s a relevant link for you. http://www.guildwars2guru.com/topic/84416-guide-minmax-dungeon-groups-with-any-class-composition/

Welcome to GW2!

Firstly, don’t do only your personal story. In between story missions, you can level by doing map completion and events. Complete all hearts, and unlock all points of interest, vistas, and skill points. In addition, do any events (the orange quests) along the way- they reward a good amount of experience.

Also, get gathering tools and harvest everything. Harvesting here gives you additional exp and grants credit towards your daily achievement, which also gives exp upon completion.

Regarding fighting, do you move around and dodge a lot in combat, or do you stay still?

Klinch.2964:

And Saulius, I did that for back pieces a while ago, but now when I try with the whispers coat, the stone says that the item will be soulbound once transmuted.

That description is incorrect. As long as you bought the white item off the TP, the coat will remain accountbound.

Actually, no. Ascended gear is only 10% more powerful than exotics overall. While Ascended trinkets are 10% more powerful than exotic trinkets, the 10% increase is ONLY in regards to the trinkets. If you were looking at the stat increase overall if you used Ascended trinkets and exotic armor/weapons, versus full exotic, the overall increase would only be about 3.3%. When you get full Ascended armor and weapons, that’s when you get a 10% overall stat increase.

Even then, stats are not everything. In one WvW matchup, there was this enemy engineer who had Guard Killer and Defense Against Guards maxed out, and would thus kill guards for Guard Leech and Applied Fortitude, giving himself a stat advantage when he roamed. My friend (who had no stacks and was in exotics) noticed him harassing people and dueled him. Despite the stat disadvantage, he easily stomped the engineer and decided to wait by the camp the engineer used for stacks. He waited for the engi to come out (again, with full stacks) and beat him again.

By this point, he’d attracted a few other WvWers who were watching him camp the engi. Each of them 1v1ed the engi when he came out with stacks, and each of them won. They then decided to cut to the chase and intercepted the engi before he could kill any guards, at which point my friend 1v1ed him and absolutely melted him. Logically, the engi gave up after that.

The moral of this story is that stats cannot carry you. What ultimately matters in this game is how well you play- how well you watch your opponent, how creatively you use your environment, how well you use your skills. In zergs, the stats matter even less- what matters then is how well you coordinate with your commander for pulls, feints, pushes, and coordinated AoE/CC bombing.

“Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.” -Euripides. Go ahead and WvW, especially if you want to do group battles, and focus on improving your own skills rather than fretting about stats.

Most people have already answered your questions, but I might be able to help with this one:

Howler.7103:

Camera question
Is there a way to make the camera rotate by just using my mouse, without holding left or right click. I notice i can custom to make another button like holding shift. However, i rather want to just be able to rotate via angle move mouse, is this possible?

Check out http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/10amev/combat_mode_10_released_arenanet_repond/

This may come off as flippant, but why not just play your warrior? You seem to enjoy it a lot, already have one leveled, and it fits what you’re looking for (especially regarding WvW commanding, where heavies tend to suit zerg leading the most).

Most open-world content is designed to be easy, especially since you’re playing a guardian, one of the easiest and most forgiving classes to level. Off the top of my head, this is where you can find some challenge:

1. Tequatl the Sunless- requires a highly coordinated group and a good eye/reflexes to dodge his shockwave, which onehits a lot of people.
2. Do events and champs in Orr with small groups or alone. Many Orrian champs have mechanics that punish sloppy play- for example, the champ that you must fight to defend the Temple of Dwayna gets more powerful every time it lands a hit on someone, but if you get too far from it, it will heal to full and run to the altar, failing the event. Thus, in order to defeat it, you must be very good at dodging and kiting within a small radius. (I once soloed it to 10% when two randoms ran in who would not dodge, and buffed it to the point it oneshot both of them and then did me in when I tried to rez them… and then, as a result, the event failed. But that’s beside the point…) There’s also a champion drake that loves to trample people and heals when it hits someone, and an abomination that works much like the Dwayna champ.
3. Solo other open-world champs. Suggestions for your level would be the ones in the Field of Ruins- the Champion Separatist Leaders in the treaty camp and Ebonhawke, the Champion Branded Griffin and Branded Devourer, and the two Champion Wasps in the Ebonhawke delegation camp (bonus points for taking both at the same time).

At your level, you won’t be able to do 1 or 2, but do try 3. If you are wearing defensive gear and tanking hits, you’re likely at the point that you can swap out for more offensive stats.

Outside of open-world, dungeons and WvW do offer challenge as well. At your level, if you WvW, you’re likely going to want to stick with groups, as you’re easy prey for roamers. Regarding dungeons, you can currently do AC Story Mode (a fairly easy dungeon), AC Explorable (significantly harder than AC Story, especially if you don’t cheese bosses via stacking and actually fight Kholer), and CM Story Mode (fairly annoying without a good dodging sense or anti-projectiles).

Lilith Ajit.6173:

I agree with ele. As for bugged skills though, LH and FB are bugged ATM unless they fixed it in the last patch. It goes to full cool down if interrupted, versus the typical 5 second CD after interruption. But that is it.

I love my elementalist, will never find a class I like more.

Patch notes say the following: Conjure Frost Bow, Conjure Flame Axe, and Conjure Lightning Hammer: These abilities will no longer go on full cooldown when interrupted.

I do know FGS is bugged underwater (though in a harmless way- you can summon it underwater where you couldn’t before, and though you won’t get the weapon, you’ll get the power boost), but that’s the only bugged skill I can think of aside from RTL occasionally not hitting targets (which I think is a terrain issue rather than an actual bug).

EDIT: To the OP, I forgot to ask- what kind of playstyle do you prefer? High-speed, or something more relaxed. Frontline or backline? And so on.

I’m sorry, but not understanding a class doesn’t make it underpowered.

Elementalists are one of the most wanted classes in PvE and group WvW. In PvE, a properly played and built elementalist outdamages warriors, almost matches thieves in terms of single-target damage, deals higher sustained AoE damage than thieves, and has the ability to keep up 16-25 stacks of might and permanent fury on a group alone. Elementalists can also be built to be hella hard to kill and be a very strong defensive support anchor for inexperienced groups, and are capable of taking down many bosses solo.

In WvW zerg battles, staff elementalists are indispensable to any organized group. They are a ready source of air fields (AoE swiftness with blast finishers), water fields (AoE healing with blasts and a vital lifeline for an organized zerg), and fire fields (AoE might). Coordinated staff eles can lock down chunks of zergs with their AoE CC abilities (some of the best AoE CC in the game) and nuke them with focused AoE damage. A staff ele can hit 6k+ per meteor with Meteor Shower. Elementalists can also run directly in the heart of the zerg with D/D and support allies with boons and healing while providing frontline AoE damage.

Elementalists never slot the elite elemental summons save for small battles- in PvE, Fiery Greatsword provides crazy burst, and in WvW, FGS burns down gates, while Tornado scatters zergs while multiplying your damage. In 1v1, elementalists have weaker offensive power, but good luck trying to kill a good ele- you can damage one down to 800 HP, and in the next instant, they’ll be fully healed and laughing. And over, and over, and over.

Now, the thing about elementalists is that they have an extremely high skill floor. You have the most tools out of every class, but you must memorize all of them and know which one to pick for each situation. You’ll always have something to do and constantly be thinking about what to do next. It’s a very fast-paced class, and the only way to master it is through practice. Lots of practice.

(Also, a. good eles will carry every weapon to match the circumstance, and b. I honestly can’t think of any ele weapon skill that’s bugged, let alone half. Yay hyperbole?)

Hello, and welcome to the game!

I am a resident of Tarnished Coast, the unofficial RP server. It’s well-populated (I see people around all the time, even in midlevel zones) and has a lot of nice people. If you’re in the NA timezone, feel free to check us out. You are not required to RP- just respect RPers and be a nice person overall.

At the risk of tooting my own horn, here’s a thread of resources and advice I put together for new players. If nothing else, I recommend you read GW2 Combat 101, seeing as you’ve come from WoW. The combat in GW2 is significantly different, and that guide explains the differences extremely well.

If you have any questions, you’re always free to contact me in-game.

In the bottom-right corner (or some other corner- been a while since I’ve been to character creation), there should be an arrow that will bring you back to character select. From there, you can open the server list in the bottom-left and choose where you want to transfer.

Be warned that buying a legendary costs hundreds of dollars in real life. It does not give you any gameplay advantages- it has the same stats as Ascended weapons, which are merely a few points higher than exotics and almost unnoticeable, and the stat-shift capability isn’t very useful as there aren’t any situations that will call for it. Ultimately, a legendary is just a fancy skin. Having a legendary will not make you a better player, nor will it cause people to revere you.

If you know all that, and still want to buy a legendary just because you think the skin is cool… then more power to you! I personally don’t care how someone gets their legendary as long as they did it for themselves, because they liked how it looks, and don’t flaunt it like it makes them an ultimate player. Unfortunately, a lot of people lose sight of that and get disillusioned when they’re not treated with awe.

As for your original question, I do recall a friend of mine buying a lot of gems in the past, and then being unable to buy more until he contacted support and let them know his account hadn’t been stolen. So there may be a limit, but I’m not sure what it is.

Hello, Umino, and welcome back!

I am a resident of Tarnished Coast myself and would be glad to help you out in-game and answer any questions you may have. I’m away for academia at the moment, but in the meantime, I’ll do my best to help you here.

I highly recommend reading this guide by DreamyAbaddon: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/players/Combat-System-101-Guide/first
It does a very good job of explaining the structure of GW2’s combat system, and the concepts of support/control/DPS and how they differ from the traditional healer/tank/DPS trinity found in other MMOs.

If you don’t mind me asking:
-What class did you play? and
-How did you fight? Did you stand still, or move around constantly? Did you hit attacks at random, autoattack, or plan them out?

I don’t know if you played an elementalist, but this video shows how important movement and active play is, which is something every class benefits from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubm6k-AX2U8
Note that this enemy (which is beyond my level) hits me for over half my health with a normal attack- I could not have tanked or outhealed the damage. Instead, I avoided its attacks by moving around, backing off when it did powerful attacks, and slowing it down with my skills.

Some other videos (with comments in the video description):
-Small champ fight as a guardian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Z2LO-cLTg
-Level 80 elementalist champ solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcf9PwSVP7Y

And on a somewhat unrelated note, since you’re now a TC resident, come say hello on our server forums: http://forthetoast.com/

Again, welcome back to the game, and please feel free to ask questions.

What bugs her about turning with the mouse? Does it feel ungainly or too slow/fast for her, or does it just feel odd to use the keyboard and the mouse at the same time? I’m afraid I’m not much help when it comes to keyboard setups, since I’m a chronic clicker, but if she’s right-handed, it may be more comfortable to shift movement to WASD so her keyboard hand won’t be too stretched. I do recommend that she get used to using the mouse to turn (especially if she wants to try dungeons, PvP, or WvW), since it’s much faster and more precise than keyboard turning.

That being said, the absolute best advice is to keep practicing. If she needs practice with 3D games (and this is an odd suggestion), I’d recommend that she practice avoiding damage by moving. Have her set her pet on standby, let her aggro a drake or two, then stop attacking and let her run while they chase her. Have her try to avoid being hit, just by dodging and running/strafing, preferably in circles. It’s a rather dumb suggestion, but it lets you think about how movement helps in the game, and doing it helped me when I started out. I’d recommend she try it on ettins (since they’re slower and easier to read), but there aren’t any in Caledon and they have a wide cleave range- they’re better suited for dodging practice.

Depending on her frustration threshold, I’d also recommend attempting an easy jumping puzzle. The first two or three stations in Spekk’s Lab are good- the jumps are fairly easy but timed, so it pushes you to stay on your feet and keep moving. Spelunker’s Delve is another nice one, as falling in it won’t kill you. There’s Morgan’s Leap, but falls there are lethal and the jumps can be nerve-wracking. In addition, if you don’t mind getting trolled by other players, there’s the Sanctum Sprint, which is all about movement.

(because character limits suck)

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In-game help list
If you are in need of assistance or have questions, feel free to PM or mail the following people.

Account Name: Falunel.7645 (NOTE: Currently on leave. See this post.)
About myself:
Hello! I’m Falunel: writer, GW2 player since launch, minor theorycrafter, and devout elementalist. I am primarily a PvEer, though I do my share of WvW and occasionally pop into sPvP to duel with my friends. I enjoy dungeoning, exploration, and building siege, but my favorite activity, both in GW2 and my old MMOs, is helping other players. I can often be found hanging around starter zones, keeping an eye on /map for newcomers and their questions.

I have four level 80 characters- two elementalists (Falkra and Falunel), a mesmer (Falche Graysong), and a guardian (Asha Lzurei), with two lowbie eles and an assortment of other classes. I know something about each class, having run with skilled players and played them all at some point; however, my primary specialty is elementalist. I will not outright tell you what class to play or what class or build is the “best”- I am a strong believer in the idea that the best class is the class you play -and- enjoy best, and only you can decide what class that is. However, I can give you pointers on what each class excels at, which may give you a starting point. Likewise for elementalist- I can help you find a build that is tanky, that supports well, or that does high damage, but I won’t be able to answer you if you ask, “What build/weapon is the best for elementalist?” That ultimately is something you must find for yourself.

In any case, if you ever need a hand, have questions, or just want company while playing, you are free to hit me up anytime. Either send me a PM in-game (type /tell Falunel in chat) or mail me in-game or on the forums. You may also email me at paxcaiant@gmail.com- this goes for prospective GW2 players as well. As long as I’m not afk, battling in WvW/sPvP, or running a dungeon, I will answer- if I am otherwise too busy to answer, I will let you know and get back with you as soon as I can. If I don’t answer, by all means feel free to PM/mail me again. I play on the Tarnished Coast server and will gladly run with you if you’re on the same server, provided I’m not busy helping someone else. If you are not on Tarnished Coast, there is no guarantee I can play with you, given that I can only guest to two servers per day- however, you are free to guest to TC yourself. Regardless of your server, I will answer any questions you have about the game to the best of my ability.

Account Name: Equinox.4968
About myself:
I’ve been playing GW since 2005 and GW2 since the betas, over 11000 AP, and I’m good at explaining things. Add me under Edge Equinox (that’s my main character). I also run a guild that specializes in training new players, if anyone is interested in joining.

Account Name: shaquinna.2869
Main character name: Evanny
About myself:
Hi there! My name is Evanny and i’ve been playing GW2 since launch. I play on the EU server Piken Square and i’m from the Netherlands

I’ve always enjoyed helping other players to get around in the game. I’m most experienced in PvE, but I know a little about WvW. (I’m not really good at PvP though :P ). I like showing others where to get a Vista, help them get a SkillPoint and show them Jumping Puzzles.

Everyone has to learn the way a game works and the only way to learn is to actually do it. If people are kind to me I am kind to them and I can be very patience in helping someone _ I don’t mind answering a lot of questions, or if someone needs more time to finish a Jumping Puzzle for example.

You will find me online in the weekend and some evenings during the week. Send me an ingame mail if you need any help or better yet: send me a whisper when i’m online. If I cannot help you at a time because i’m busy I’ll get back to you for sure!
(I hope this is enough information, if you need any more feel free to ask)

If you would like to be added to the list, simply post or PM me with whatever info you want to include about yourself.

When can I start doing dungeons?
At level 30, Ascalonian Catacombs Story Mode (aka AC SM) is available. It is located in the Plains of Ashford, the Charr starting area.

You can find a group by using the LFG tool in your contacts window (second tab down). However, here are a few things of note regarding LFGs:

• The LFG tool does not automatch you with players and port you into the dungeon. It is simply a place for people to post that they are looking for a group or additional members. In order to enter the dungeon, you must be in the same map as the dungeon. When another party member enters the dungeon, you will get the option to enter as well.
• Many people will speedrun dungeons at level 80 for profit. It is highly recommended that you make your own LFG listing with a description like the following: “New player LFM to teach AC Story Mode. Casual run/no rushing, watching cutscenes.” That will filter out the impatient players and attract ones who will be glad to teach.
• If at all possible, go with friends or guildmates over PUGs (pick-up groups, i.e. random people). Runs are smoother and more enjoyable with people you know.

Here are a few things to know about dungeons:

• Monsters in dungeons are a drastic step up from monsters in the open world. They have much more health and hit harder. You WILL be required to dodge, stay moving, and avoid red circles in order to avoid going down. While AC SM is fairly easy, both it and other, harder dungeons can be a brutal wake-up call if you developed bad habits while leveling. Learn how to survive by dodging/blocking/interrupting/strafing/etc sooner than later, rather than just eating damage.
• Remember, there are no dedicated tanks or healers in GW2. In a dungeon, you will not have a tank, a healer, and DPS- instead, everyone will be trading off aggro and avoiding damage, while using support skills on each other to make avoiding damage easier and fighting more effective. They will use control skills to interrupt powerful attacks and weaken the enemy. The rest of the time, they will all be contributing to DPS, no matter what build or class they are.
• It is highly recommended that your gear is up to date- wear at least blue quality on-level gear, greens if possible. Play with whatever stats you’re comfortable with while learning- you do no DPS while downed or dead.
• Change your utilities to match the situation. For example, if you are a guardian and your group is about to face a strong ranged boss, swap out a utility for Wall of Reflection or Shield of the Avenger. Both can completely nullify projectile attacks and will save your group a lot of headaches.
• Do not be discouraged if you struggle in dungeons at first. They are a step up from open-world PvE and take time to learn. With experience, they are much easier.

What about PvP?
See this post.

I have a friend who wants to try GW2/I am not a current player but thinking of trying GW2. Is there a free trial?
GW2 periodically holds free trial weeks and weekends. Keep an eye on the site in case they announce one.

A few other FAQ posts I’ve made:
Server choice, class choice/demand
Player/server population, questing and endgame in GW2, leveling
Server transferring, cross-server guild membership, character creation
An editorial on “the best class.”

Excellent posts other players have made:
Types of “quests” in GW2 by Danikat.8537
The purpose of dynamic scaling by Behellagh.1468

Helpful hint: Confused about something in-game? Type /wiki in chat to open the wiki, or if you want to look up a certain term, type /wiki [term] without the brackets to be brought to that term’s page.

How do I find a guild to join?
Outside of the game:

• You can browse the official site’s guild postings here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/guilds/recruitment
• You can make a Looking for Guild* post here: https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/guilds/lfguild
• There’s also the GW2 Guild Recruitment subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/GuildRecruitment
• If you are looking for a RP guild, look here: http://www.guildwars2roleplayers.com/forum
• You can also check your server’s forums for guild recruitment postings.

*When posting on the Looking For Guild subforum, please include your server in the title of your thread. In addition, in your post itself, it helps to list when you usually play, whether you’re willing to transfer, and what kind of guild you’re looking for (Hardcore/Semi-Hardcore/Casual, PvE/PvP/PvX/Social). Any info you wish to include about yourself is also welcome!

In-game:
Guilds like to recruit in map chat. Keep an eye on it.
Ask around in the following areas: Queensdale, Divinity’s Reach, Lion’s Arch. Specify what kind of guild you’re looking for.

How do I level?
Do everything. Almost everything in GW2 gives exp. Buy gathering tools early on (you do not need to learn anything to gather) and gather every node you come across for exp and materials you can use or sell. Kill yellow-named monsters- the longer a monster’s been alive, the more bonus exp it gives. Do every event you come across and unlock Points of Interest and Vistas. Do your personal story. Do everything.

At later levels, you will also have the option of doing dungeons to level. You may also level in maps below your level- your level and stats are scaled down to match the level of the zone, while rewards are scaled up to match your level. There is also WvW, though it can be hit-or-miss and overwhelming the first time you go in. If you are below 80, stick with groups in WvW.

An important thing to note about GW2 is that the leveling curve is flat. It takes the same amount of time to go from level 79 to 80 as it does 20 to 21, or even less due to there being more options open. While leveling may seem slow at first, it is fairly fast overall.

Is there kill stealing or node stealing in GW2?
There is no kill stealing or node stealing. Everyone who helps kill a monster gets full credit, full exp, and their own set of loot. There is also no node stealing- everyone has their own copy of a resource node to harvest.

Can I go to other starter zones?
Absolutely. You are free to explore any zone as long as it is at or below your level (you can also explore zones above your level, of course, but you may have a tougher time surviving). Head to your home city and locate a purple swirling circle icon on your map. That marks an Asura Gate, which will take you to the main city, Lion’s Arch. You’ll be at a plaza with other Asura Gates, guarded by the peacekeeping forces of each race- head through the gate guarded by the race you’re looking for to be taken to their home city. From there, you can head out to their starting zone.

Important note- in the human city, there are two Asura Gates. Take the one in the center of the city- the one in Rurikton leads to Ebonhawke, a level 40+ area. In the asura city, there are multiple Asura Gates leading to multiple locations within the city- each gate, however, should have text explaining where they lead.

How do I craft?
Talk to a crafting master in the main cities or at a crafting center in the starter zones to get started on learning a craft. You are able to learn all eight crafts, but you may only have two active at a time- in order to change active crafts, you must pay a fee. However, you do not lose progress on inactive crafts.

Crafting in GW2 is based around “discovery.” In the crafting window, there is a tab where you can combine various components to discover new crafted items. After you discover an item once, it is added to your main production panel as a recipe and you cannot rediscover it. Discovery tends to give much more exp per craft than bulk production of a known recipe.

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Frequently asked newbie questions:
What server should I play on?
Depends on what you’re looking for. Unofficial roleplay servers are Tarnished Coast for NA and Piken Square for EU. The unofficial Oceanic NA server is Sea of Sorrows. Highest-population NA servers are Blackgate, Sanctum of Rall, Jade Quarry, and Tarnished Coast. Tier 1 NA WvW servers are Blackgate, Sanctum of Rall, and Jade Quarry- these servers are the highest ranked and populated WvW servers, but suffer from extremely long queues for WvW maps.

Can I play on another server without transferring, or transfer for free?
You can play PvE content on other servers via guesting. To guest on a server, go to character select, and then open the server list in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Select the server you want, then hit “Guest.”

Guesting has the following limitations:

• You cannot do WvW for any server other than your own.
• You may only guest to servers in the same region as your home server- NA cannot guest to EU or vice versa.
• You may only guest on two servers every 24 hours.
• Every time you access the character select screen, you must reguest.
• Guild upgrades are unlocked on a per-server basis. You will not be able to access guild upgrades that have been unlocked on a different server than your own. However, you will be able to do (and get full credit for) guild missions by guesting.
  In addition, you can talk and party with people from any server (even ones in a different region). You can also do dungeons and sPvP cross-server without guesting, though the region-specific restrictions do apply.

You can transfer for free the following ways:

• Save up enough in-game gold to convert to gems (cash shop currency, needed for transfers).
• Delete all of your characters and you will be able to do a free transfer. Be sure to put all of your non-soulbound items into your bank so you can take them out on your new character.
  Note that with both paid and free transfers, you will only be able to transfer once every seven days.

What class (aka profession) and race should I play?
Race in GW2 is primarily cosmetic. All races have the same stats, hitboxes, and class traits. There are race-specific skills, but they are deliberately weak next to class skills.

There still are a few things to consider when picking a race in GW2:

• Armor. Every race has different cultural armor, and the same armor may look different on different races. Some people can’t stand light armor on charr, don’t like how small asura are, or how cloth and metal look on sylvari.
• Speed. All races move at the same speed, but their sizes create the illusion of slowness or quickness. This means the small asura seem extra speedy, and norn and charr may feel big and slow.
• Jumping. Some find doing jumping puzzles difficult on charr or norn due to their size or running animations.
  As for class: The only person who can answer that question is you. Every class has its strong and weak points, and its own “feel.” The best way to know what class is best for you is to try them all out- you can level several classes, and also enter the sPvP lobby, where all of your skills and traits are unlocked and you are leveled to 80. There, you can take a look at everything and spar against some practice NPCs.

If you want to ask for help regarding class choice, please include the following in your post if possible:

• Your preferred playstyle and fighting personality. Do you like to be in the enemy’s face, beating them down with pure power? Or do you prefer cunning and trickery, leaving your opponents on edge and unsure of how to act? Do you like physical prowess or magical finesse? Flash or subtlety? Agility or resilience?
• Your gaming experience or comfort level. Are you a beginner to gaming or a veteran? How comfortable would you be with varying levels of difficulty?
• What are you looking for in a class? High damage, strong group support, head-spinning speed? What is most important to you?
• What content are you planning to do? PvE or PvP? What roles do you like to take in them? Are you a roamer in PvP or a group fighter?

Answering those questions (and providing what other information you may want) will help us pinpoint classes that most closely match what you’re looking for. But don’t be afraid to try new, unsuggested things- you may fall in love with something you never would have considered. I had a devout healer friend fall in love with thief; I personally played ranged classes throughout my MMO history, but found that I loved melee in GW2. Experiment away!

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With the sale on GW2, the holiday season, and the Great MMO Migration contest, there’s been an influx of new players recently. As not all of them will be bold enough to post their questions here, and as there are a lot of good resources around (but scattered), I’ve decided to make this thread to help people get their footing.

Contents
Resources and links for new players
Newcomer FAQs
List of players willing to lend in-game help

Resources:
-Stickied thread for new player tips – Slightly outdated, but a good read nonetheless.
-DreamyAbaddon’s GW2 Combat 101 – Highly, highly recommend, especially if you are coming from WoW or other traditional MMOs.
-DreamyAbaddon’s Ultimate Newb Guide
-List of GW2 abbreviations/acronyms, as well as general MMO abbreviations for those new to the genre
-Lists of emotes and chat commands
-Looking For Guild and Guild Recruitment boards, and GW2’s Guild Recruitment subreddit
-The Guild Wars 2 Roleplay Hub
-Playing GW2 with a controller/gamepad: Link 1 and Link 2
-Dulfy.net – weapon galleries, update news, achievement guides.
-For those who like to get a jump on theorycrafting: gw2skills.net
-Excellent crafting guide for those who want to level crafting quickly/efficiently
-Very helpful reddit thread with even more resources
-List of server-specific forums. Important note: Tarnished Coast’s server forums have moved to forthetoast.com.

*If you are hosting any outreach-related events (dungeon training, lowbie map completion, etc), please let me know and I will post it here!

And the most important link here: Required reading for every anxious or discouraged new player.

They will activate on attunement swap, yes. Keep in mind that on-swap sigils have internal cooldowns of 9 seconds, so you won’t be able to spam the effect by rapidly attuning.

There are no plans to change it, and you will likely never be able to WvW for a server you guest to. Spying, griefing, rigging, bandwagoning, and in-battle trashtalking would simply be too much of an issue.

You are probably best off messaging one of the staff directly.

Hello, Slade! We’ve spoken already in-game- apologies for not getting back to you in time. Regarding crafting, the crafting stations look like little objects- leatherworking looks like an animal hide. The master crafters will be next to their stations. Simply talk to them to begin crafting.

NovaleePhoenix.1259:

Falunel.7645:

NovaleePhoenix.1259:

mtpelion.4562:

Hey there!

I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you to GW2 and extend an offer to join us on the pitiable Devona’s Rest server.

The guild I belong to is packed with people from Ohio (I am also here in Ohio) and we’re a friendly lot. None of us are “hardcore” and are always willing to help out/play together.

Thanks for the offer, I might make a character there just to meet you guys. Looks like I might be making characters on a couple servers XD. There’s no reward for making multiple characters on the same server is there? Like on swtor they had legacy perks for that (xp that you earn no matter what character you r playing, that unlocks certain perks). Can you send mail cross server or no?

You cannot have characters on multiple servers, but you plan play PvE content on other servers via guesting. You can also transfer servers for free by deleting all characters. You can send mail cross-server and chat cross-server, as well as run dungeons cross-server.

Oh, well darn. I guess I will have to choose only one then… How do you guest?

Go to character select, then open the server list in the bottom-left corner. Select the server you want to guest to, then hit guest.

As a guest, you are able to play all PvE content with no limit, though if you relog to character select, you will need to reguest. You can guest to two servers a day. Also, IVIUIEI is right- you can only guest to servers in the same region as yours. Since you are on a NA server, you will only be able to guest to NA servers.

You are unable to play WvW for any server other than your own, and if the guild you join is based on another server, you will be unable to use their upgrades.

By the way, I’m based on Tarnished Coast. You’re absolutely free to add me and PM me anytime here or in-game if you need help or want company. Welcome.

NovaleePhoenix.1259:

mtpelion.4562:

Hey there!

I’d like to extend a warm welcome to you to GW2 and extend an offer to join us on the pitiable Devona’s Rest server.

The guild I belong to is packed with people from Ohio (I am also here in Ohio) and we’re a friendly lot. None of us are “hardcore” and are always willing to help out/play together.

Thanks for the offer, I might make a character there just to meet you guys. Looks like I might be making characters on a couple servers XD. There’s no reward for making multiple characters on the same server is there? Like on swtor they had legacy perks for that (xp that you earn no matter what character you r playing, that unlocks certain perks). Can you send mail cross server or no?

You cannot have characters on multiple servers, but you can play PvE content on other servers via guesting. You can also transfer servers for free by deleting all characters. You can send mail cross-server and chat cross-server, as well as run dungeons cross-server.

Indeed they can. However, you can only represent one guild at a time. You will only see the guild chat of the guild you represent, and only be able to use their upgrades, not any other guilds. In addition, only the guild you represent will gain influence from your actions, with influence being needed for guild upgrades. Thus, some guilds will require repping.