Guild Wars 2

Definitely really good stream can’t wait for the next tournament! Looks like we’re slowly headed for Esports and it’s really exciting to see this happening.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1e7j9h/front_page_on_twitchtv_esports_happening/

kylia.4813:

Karmasutra.9351:

Fay.2735:

Oh my, fighting over who gets to ‘get me on the couch’. I’m afraid I don’t have a mic and going through some real life stuff atm so I can’t right now. Maybe in the future big ‘Maybe’

Tease! :P Okay, can I ask which of your builds do you think, if a large group mesmers ran in a zerg, would have the most potential for healing and shut-down? What would be good for Kylia to test since he has the access to a coordinated group of mesmers. I was thinking Panacea but passiflora trinkets, etc are painful to get.

Given I’ll probably have to fund the 10+ sets of gear… let’s start with utils and traits first :p

I just have a rare set of passiflora gear for now and it works pretty good. That reminds me that I have a video ready for editing for that build but as I said going through some hard times atm. So ‘may’ be able to work on it in a week or two. Will see!

Also I’m hoping to find a way to get on the NA side of things so I can play with all of you

Oh my, fighting over who gets to ‘get me on the couch’. I’m afraid I don’t have a mic atm and going through some real life stuff currently so I can’t right now. Maybe in the near future big ‘Maybe’

I apologies for the lateness of updating the build thread I’m dealing with some very serious real life problems and so I will have to postpone working on the list (Sorry for the inconvenience!)

Yea I also heard Kylia never empties his Inbox Oh, Hey Kylia! Didn’t notice you there

It’s currently bugged on Desolation EU

This is the only list I know of with random stuff like that. I don’t think there’s many options: http://dulfy.net/2013/01/16/gw2-useful-and-fun-consumables-guide/

Desolation is a very active PvX server, we have the most high up sPvPers in europe (if you check leaderboards), tier 1 WvW server as well as a lot of PvE’rs.

shimmerless.4560:

I suppose what I mean is that I can’t tell if the reduced run distance (a good thing for us) outweighs the reduced CD on the run skill (bad for us). I honestly haven’t used Moa in that long (because seeing someone rocket off at RtL speed was a bit of a kicker) that I’m completely ignorant about it.

I tend to use timewarp in sPvP myself, nice for stomping/reviving people when things get desperate

knackyknave.7469:

World vs. World

• Updated confusion and retaliation effects to do the same damage as they do in sPvP.

That’s already on the list Last one.

The moa flee is both a nerf and a buff. It will help us mesmers by allowing us to catch up to moa’d people better but it’s a nerf in that it will make escaping while in moa form harder.

________Patch Notes________
Official 30/04/13’ Mesmer related Patch Notes:

• Reduced mantra cast times from 3.25 seconds to 2.75 seconds.
• Confounding Suggestions trait: Now functions with the Chaos Storm and Counter Blade skills.
• Clones wielding a spear underwater now execute the full spear combo.
• Mirror Blade skill: Added an unblockable skill fact.
• Into the Void skill: Updated description to be more accurate (“Temporal Curtain”).
• Mind Stab skill (one-handed sword combo): Renamed to Mind Spike.
• Arcane Thievery skill: Now correctly transfers the boons removed from enemies and the conditions removed from the mesmer.
• Moa Morph skill: Can be used while moving.
• Moa transform flee: Reduced run distance and reduced cooldown from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Blinding Befuddlement trait:
  • Increased duration of applied confusion from 1 second to 4 seconds.
  • Can now trigger only once every 5 seconds on any target that is blinded by the mesmer.
• Signet of Domination skill: Passive power increase now scales from 20-180, up from 10-90.
• Illusion of Life skill: Players can no longer circumvent the vengeance properties. Increased cast time by 0.5 seconds.
• Distortion skill: No longer allows capture of control points in all formats or communing in PvP.
• WvW: Updated confusion and retaliation effects to do the same damage as they do in sPvP

(Think I’ve got everything, Let me know if I missed anything)

I’ve now placed a + in front of all the builds on the list seeing as the patch will hit some time today (or after midnight in Europe) and I rather be enjoying it when it does than working on the list.

I will give it a couple of days for everyone to enjoy (or hate whichever you prefer) the new patch and to update their build post before I go through and check which ones are updated.

I will be checking every couple of days or so from then on till Wednesday 8th of May on which date I will remove any builds that were not updated.

I’ve already removed all the links to builds that were posts on other peoples topics and as I said in my first post if you end up updating your build after that date and your build was removed post on the stickied topic or PM me so I can re-add you

Thanks for your understanding and time

skcamow.3527:

In the interest of keeping the list concise and full of non-duplicated builds, Fay go ahead and remove my mantra build. It’s essentially the same as Pyro’s Phantasm Support build which was posted later but would rather keep that one as it has more attention to it.

EDIT: Also, I don’t see a standard mantra nuker in the build list so I figure there should probably be one. GS is probably very popular, but this is one of my personal favorites, using S/S and Sc/P. I find scepter to be a very effective power weapon, especially in this setup where you have a block and resulting heavy damage in each weapon set.
http://tinyurl.com/cjwg6py

This doesn’t do as well with AoE (but still viable). GS is better for that though. So if you run GS, just swap rending shatter with GS training. This is nice if you want to swap weapons without re-traiting when you need that AoE boost. Just keep those mantras charged (with new patch, even easier) and nuke away.

You should make a topic on this so I can add it to the list We are really lacking mantra builds at the moment because most were part of the post I made.

Benji.9203:

Just went on your mesmer guide site. One word…….Awesome.

Thank you! That’s a big compliment I still have to write that basic guide..-sigh- so much work to do so little time!

jportell.2197:

To make mantras more viable HM needs moved down to master tree….

Very much this, I would place all the damage ones under duelling EM on mastery, HM on grandmastery then PM needs a rework because it’s pathetic. Maybe have it proc stability for the duration of the cast time? Something along those lines…

Then I would probably place MM as mastery choice in inspiration and RM as grandmastery as I feel it’s such a powerful healing skill.

(Just throwing out ideas here, either way traits need reshuffling/reworking to make mantras viable competitively, the mantras themselves are fine as they are single target)

I think it’s nice that there’s an MMO that has mostly covered up armor first and foremost with some skimpier choices on the side. I think it’s good in that it gives the characters in game overall more integrity and credibility. I mean just look at TERA can anyone take those people serious?

Either way I’m all for diversity of choice but if you look at the flipside I hardly see any male skimpy armor or asura, why don’t they get those choices? (not that I’d want the latter)

I actually would prefer to see more covered up armor sets that are more unique, feminine and beautiful for my characters. I feel that most of the covered up armor isn’t very detailed, weird and mostly not very complimentary. I wouldn’t mind seeing more types of dresses like this:

Getting another error code now: 42:0:9001:4116 and I also crashed so I’ve added a crash report to my post.

Just posted about the same issue in the account section. Me and a few others have been having this issue for last couple of days. Especially today. Game has worked fine up till now

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/support/account/Disconnects-Stuck-on-loading-screens-Lag

Edit: Also added a crash report I got at one point when I got disconnected.

Ah just realized the post there thanks It’s not really a hardware related issue since it’s to do with logins/disconnects so I figured it would fall under account issues

Last few days I’ve been getting random disconnects, I get stuck on loading screens and a lot of chat lag/in-game lag (started around the time the login servers went down).

My internet reports to be fine it’s just been the last couple of days and today seems to be the worst. Especially at the moment I keep getting disconnected and having a lot of trouble getting back in/remaining connected.

Server: Desolation (Europe)
Location: England
Error: 7:11:3:189:101
Error: 42:0:9001:4116

To give more details:

• Often when I’m stuck on the loading screen I can hear in-game noises (like people using skills etc.) but the screen itself is stuck on loading screen.
• Sometimes one chat works fine but another doesn’t as in guild chat works, but local chat doesn’t.
• Disconnects just seem to happen suddenly

Figured I’d quickly make a post on this matter to make sure everyone who is listed on the stickied build list is well informed. To quote myself from a post I just made on the topic itself:

Fay.2735:

So, seeing as this next patch combined with the patch prior will be big enough to potentially completely change builds I will be putting a * in front of all builds till they are updated. After one week if the build is still not updated I will remove it from the list.

I will also be removing any builds that are merely posts on other topics around patch day and will only be listing builds that have their own topic/website/video.

If your build still works just simply edit your post to say it’s still viable as of 30th of April (or something along those lines). If you end up updating a build after the week has past just poke me on the forums or PM and I will make sure to re-add it.

This will help shorten the list a bit by removing outdated builds and builds lacking general information. It will also help me by making the task of updating it a lot easier without having to go in game to test each and every build to make sure they work as stated.

I apologies for the inconvenience but I think it’s important to keep the list up-to-date, coherent and helpful to newcomers and veterans alike (+ I’m also starting to often hit the post character limit so having only detailed builds will also help a bit with this issue).

So, seeing as this next patch combined with the patch prior will be big enough to potentially completely change builds I will be putting a * in front of all builds till they are updated. After one week if the build is still not updated I will remove it from the list.

I will also be removing any builds that are merely posts on other topics around patch day and will only be listing builds that have their own topic/website/video.

If your build still works just simply edit your post to say it’s still viable as of 30th of April (or something along those lines). If you end up updating a build after the week has past just poke me on the forums or PM and I will make sure to re-add it.

Phloww I will be adding your build when the new patch hits and you’ve updated it as currently it seems like I hit post limit and since I will be weeding out some builds that are ‘post on other topic only’ I should have plenty of space to add yours and so I can do bulk of the work in one go

I believe it is yes if I remember correctly.

Godmoney.2048:

Under Web.2497:

Fay.2735:

________Mesmer Changes________
Mentioned during the 26/04/13’ State of the Game:

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• Confusion reduced to PvP level in WvW (50%?) (Link covering Con/Ret)
• Retaliation reduced to PvP levels in WvW? (Retaliation will be made more obvious)
• Signet improvements – Now add 20 base, + 2 per level (Link covering Signets)
• Clones no longer aggro enemies you haven’t already aggro’d (Link covering Clones)
• Distortion no longer allows you to hold capture point (Link for rest)
• Moa cast on the move
• Moa nr 5 skill, reduced distance
• Mantra cast reduced to 2.75 (YES!)
• Illusion of Life cast time increase

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(I think I have all points from the SotG down that is related to Mesmers please let me know if I missed anything)

PETS: Will have more hp (This applies to illusions)
Too Disappointed to write much more. . . . Except – THANKYOU to all the all new players for making something, that has taken some people 8 months to achieve, (pretty much worthless) after may 1st. Thankyou to Devs for listening to new players more than the seasoned vets- way to go to keep your player base. As we speak i am downloading my old mmo client and eagererly looking forward to the 2013 releases.
. . .AND yes i know its only a game, but when something is nerfed at 3 days notice and it affects builds and thus equipment that has taken TIME to acquire, its sickening.

Is this true that our illusions will have more health? I watched the video and the pet health talk was in reference to Rangers.

Are you sure they meant all pets across the game? They specifically mentioned Ranger pets and Guardian spirit weapons. I don’t remember them saying anything about mesmer illusions.

I’m not arguing, I’m just making sure that this is factual. If it is true this will make us less reliant on dodge clone.

I’m pretty certain they referenced it to Ranger pets only as it was mentioned under the ranger section. So I didn’t include it on the list. We will see in a couple of days anyway if it is the case but I really didn’t get the impression it was a game wide thing.

I’ve been using mimic a lot lately in sPvP using this s/s build. I’m really loving this skill/trait combination!

It essentially gives you an additional self heal

A level 80 with 300 healing power, Illusionary Persona and 3 illusions can expect to see a total heal of 2440 upon shatter

I don’t ‘think’ it heals allies (correct me if I’m wrong)

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Restorative_Illusions

I don’t know if anything has changed with the trait in three months but here is a discussion about the trait in regards to sPvP. I assume that in PvE & WvW the heal might be larger (Not sure if world bonus’ affect it causing a difference):

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/Restorative-Illusions-in-sPvP-and-tPvP

Either way it gives you another heal at least, question would be whether you want it or not

It’s working for me now

As the title says, I got disconnected and now I can’t login:

Server: Desolation (Europe)
Build: 17834
Error: 42:6:3:2158 & 21:11:5:506
Location: England

(I’m also experiencing forum problems with the occasional 502 error)

DiogoSilva.7089:

Hey, topic creator, are you sure the confusion nerf isn’t only for wvw? Because confusion is broken there, and the devs did say that they would start splitting skills for wvw from this patch and on. My guess is that confusion will remain the same in pve, because it makes no sense otherwise.

Thanks for pointing out that it was unclear in the list so I clarified in my original post that it’s for WvW not PvE (Only just realized how unclear that was unless you watch the video I linked).

Daishi.6027:

Signet improvements – Now add 20 base, + 2 per level <- nice but I’ll be totally honest I don’t quite get what this means exactly. And it’s a over all changes for all classes. So I don’t count this as “Mesmer”

I listed it because it will affect us as well so it’s not Mesmer exclusive but it will make a difference.

Daishi.6027:

Mantra cast reduced to 2.75 (YES!) <- gotta admit this is pretty nice. BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH!?

It will be enough to make mantras even more viable in at least PvE and WvW as for PvP I don’t think this will be enough to make a mantra build competitive. It will be enough to allow you to slot one mantra and still be effective but to be honest you could do that before.

But when you are talking about ‘Mantra Build’ you’d need at least two mantras and some dedicated traits which is why this cast time decrease won’t be enough due to the inherent trait problems with Mantras which would need to be reworked for them to be competitive as a build.

That said I still had pretty awesome success running a Mantra build in sPvP but it’s extremely duel orientated (which might be fun for when CA comes around) so as soon as someone else enters the playing field you don’t have the utility to survive long enough.

Nettle.9025:

I only included pvp changes on this list. Some of the pve stuff about agro and such I didn’t add.

Aha makes sense Assumed they were just general notes.

Some of the mesmer notes are a bit off I made a list on the mesmer forums with links to the points on the stream they are mentioned here:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/mesmer/State-of-the-Game-Upcoming-Mesmer-Changes/first

Godmoney.2048:

Mantra cast time is now 2.75 sec from 3.25 seconds a .5 second reduction.

I had to watch the video because 2 7/5 is some form of abstract fraction?

I fixed it sorry for the confusion He said 7 5 and understood it as 7/5 not seventy-five (I’m foreign so I guess I got a bit mixed up but that definitely makes far more sense than 7/5. Thought it was strange)

Nice to see more people interested in mantras now that they are reducing cast time further

The point of mantras is that you can use instant cast skills without interrupting the mantra channel.

So you can blink, use decoy, chaos armor, mirror images, phase retreat, other readied mantras, shatter etc. but it also doesn’t break stealth so you can use any stealth ability and still cast mantras. You can also use portal while casting a mantra without it being interrupted.

Basically the trick of mantras is micro-management. While casting mantras you want to do other things at the same time (which is where their difficulty comes from). You want to try to time them as such that your cast time isn’t wasted time.

As for radius of effect this is a tough one and guessing it will come with practice I’d say it’s about the same size as a necromancers mark when it’s increased in size using the greater marks trait, possibly a bit more. Somewhere between 250-450 range? I just try to be near people I want to heal when I can. It does have the 5 person AOE limit.

If you’re interested in bunker/support builds using mantras check out my Panacea Mantra Support Build for tips/ideas if interested I also added a lot of details and videos on mantras in the Hecate Build but it’s a damage burst orientated build that also uses Restorative Mantras.

Karmasutra.9351:

Hmmm… 20 mesmers in a zerg with superior runes of dwayna and restorative mantras spamming mantra of pain… could be very interesting.

Restorative Mantras is already extremely effective as is with the current cast time. Have a look at Hecate Build the last video demonstrates mantra healing at a gate in WvW. This is while using a damage build not a support build (Which if you are interested in check out the Panacea Build) and with the decreased cast time you will be able to do this even more effectively (Do note that the heal is limited to 5 people like with most AOE). As a mesmer big into mantra builds I absolutely love this decrease in cast time.

Since this update will make Mantras even more viable I will be revisiting my mantra build for pvp purposes and see what I can come up with. The current ones should work even better now as they stand of course (Especially the support one Panacea!) I also like that they mentioned that mantras still need some love and so it’s encouraging to know they will probably look into them more so in the future.

________Mesmer Changes________
Mentioned during the 26/04/13’ State of the Game:

• Confusion reduced to PvP level in WvW (50%?) (Link covering Con/Ret)
• Retaliation reduced to PvP levels in WvW? (Retaliation will be made more obvious)
• Signet improvements – Now add 20 base, + 2 per level (Link covering Signets)
• Clones no longer aggro enemies you haven’t already aggro’d (Link covering Clones)
• Distortion no longer allows you to hold capture point (Link for rest)
• Moa cast on the move
• Moa nr 5 skill, reduced distance
• Mantra cast reduced to 2.75 (YES!)
• Illusion of Life cast time increase

(I think I have all points from the SotG down that is related to Mesmers please let me know if I missed anything)

Psych.6527:

My phantasm build is specced into 20% more health + 50% more health signet so thats phantasm’s having 70% extra of it original health. I see people try to hit them down. The health of them increased dramatically and although it is possible i would not reomment making them your priority target.
Mesmer advice

The signet has an incorrect tool tip it in fact grants them a health boost 1 to 10 seconds after they are summoned of about +200%.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Signet_of_Illusions

Despite the necroing, You can do CTRL + SHIFT + H to also remove your UI. This helps not just for screenshots but also if you want to record without UI for whatever reason

I have to agree entirely with Pyro to be honest. You can’t really say you’ve experienced a mesmers full diversity by predominately playing one dungeon repeatedly (where no doubt you skipped 99% of the content anyway).

Each gametype has many viable options for a lot of fun. I have 3 sets of gear for pve and wvw purposes which aren’t that hard to obtain. One power, one condition and one support. The stats might not always be 100% perfect for all possible builds but good enough to play pretty much any build effectively.

I found having played all gametypes quite a bit and having played on my mesmer alone over 2200 hours I’m still nowhere near bored and still find interesting things to toy with, builds to tweak and alter. Mesmers have so much diversity to offer and that’s why I love the profession so much.

As for mantras being ‘clunky’ they actually aren’t. The key to using mantras is micro management and timing. You want to use them while using other abilities. They are really nice in PvE settings especially support. They also work pretty well in WvW as for sPvP the only really good ones right now are either distraction for chain dazing or mantra of pain with restorative mantras using a good bunker build.

I’ve tried making a heal/daze mantra build work effectively in sPvP but for now they are missing a bit of ‘oompf’ to be competitive enough in sPvP as an actual dedicated build but a lot of it is to do with how good you are at playing it, mantra builds require a lot of skill and knowledge to play well in pvp settings. (I am currently in the process of theorycrafting a way to make it more viable)

Also, I always bring all weapons I can use with me into dungeons. If there is ever need for something specific I can always swap them around prior to engaging a fight or swapping major traits & utility (Lupicus is a good example of this). Half the game is knowing what’s ahead and learning from the mistakes and being better prepared next time.

So yes, I really don’t think you can say mesmers aren’t diverse when all you really do is CoF and so I have to agree entirely with Pyro on this one as I really don’t agree with the lack of diversity statement based purely on the grounds that you cannot change it mid combat.

No wonder you are bored if you just grind for legendaries and CoF. If you want excitement do PvP. I played for about 2200 hours on mesmer (about 2800 in total) I love the profession for it’s diversity. Every game type requires a different approach to the profession and it’s potentials are varied and interesting.

Hey Sebrent, Sorry for the late add to the list! I’ve been insanely busy again with things like preperations/execution of a Charity Event. I decided to place you under Mantra builds simply because using two mantras and having two mantra traits pretty much makes it a mantra build.

Also thank you TigerDragon for spotting that Kusa seems to have removed their original post.

If you see that I’m missing a build on the list somewhere please do point it out and I will add it asap.

Thank you to everyone who turned up, volunteered and donated. We raised nearly 2000 dollars today for Multiple Sclerosis! Check out the picture for what it was like in Desolation EU (apologies for low settings, had it on low settings to prevent crashes ‘just in case’).

____TOGA PARTY____
Charity Event for Multiple Sclerosis
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Time: 1pm – 5pm PDT (7pm – 11pm UK time)
Date: Saturday 20th of April
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Step 1: Go to GW-EN.com and tune into the radio.
Step 2: For information and to donate go to the following link: MS Toga Party.
Step 3: Go to Divinity’s Reach in Guild Wars 2 on these servers (You can guest over):

• Henge of Denravi (North America)
• Desolation (Europe)

Or on Guild Wars 1:

• Chabek Village International 1

Step 4: Make sure to stay tuned to the radio for announcements, give-aways, music and information on Multiple Sclerosis while you enjoy the in-game competitions.
Step 5: Let everyone know about the radio show and events to help raise awareness and donations for MS.
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-DONATE HERE-
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FAQ:

Who is GW-EN?

‘GW-EN.com’ have been doing charity events for years on Guild Wars 1 and now 2. E.g. Pink Day in LA. Check out their website for more information about them.

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

You can find out about MS HERE and by tuning into the radio during the event.

Who do I look for in-game?

On Henge of Denravi (NA) look for:

• M A L I B U Barbie [GWEN]

On Desolation (EU) look for:

• Lilyfay [Edge] Look for a Blue Icon on your map

In Guild Wars 1 look for:

• Lady Edana & Rae Valentine

I’m in overflow on Guild Wars 2, What do I do?

Make sure to stay tuned to the radio as you can still take part in give-aways. If you are guesting over from another server it would be great to see people take the initiative to hold parties/events on their home servers to help advertise the radio & event.

You forgot to list the best profession, Mesmer!

In all seriousness. If you like engineer you’d probably enjoy Elementalist more than the other two simply because Ele’s require a bit more skill to play decently from the get go with the 4 attunements. Of course all of them are hard to master especially Necro but Ele’s have that skill management difficulty you should be used to with Engineers.

Belial.1478:

Fay.2735:

On top of that some servers have population dedicated more to one thing or another. For example I think Seafarers is mostly WvW and Piken Square being Role play (correct me if I’m wrong I don’t really keep up with these things)._

Somewhat correct. Piken Square used to be the RP server but nowadays it’s mostly on Tarnished Coast.

Thanks! That’s good to know as I said I don’t really keep track of those things I just remember the name Piken Square from around launch time

Open world PvE is the easiest part of the game and so to say the game is simple based on the first few levels of PvE is well… In WoW the first levels of the game are really easy also. It doesn’t get harder till you level up. I think you expect too much too quickly you have to be a bit more realistic when you are still very low level.

Mesmer for example, they don’t started to become really interesting till they are level 40-ish when traits allow them to become more effective. Traits are what largely dictate your plastyle and depending on your traits you use corresponding weapons/utility. (Or you pick the weapon you like best and then work your traits and utility around that).

I would also recommend going into sPvP, you can do this starting from level 1. You get separate gear and access to all traits/runes/sigils/weapons in sPvP so you can get a feel of what it’s like then. You will see that what you thought was simple gameplay is anything but as you get beaten by other people quite easily because you aren’t familiar with how to play efficiently. The game isn’t easy to master.

Dungeons are also a huge step up from open world PvE. Personally I still find them not hard enough but I’m a hardcore player. To most people they are just right or even hard. You will find that when you do a dungeon with a full group of newcomers it is anything BUT simple (which I would highly recommend doing, half the fun is learning this stuff without piggyback riding on veteran players).

All in all if you don’t have access to dungeons that means you aren’t even level 30 yet. That means that you haven’t even started to get into the more complex game play. Especially as Elementalist where you essentially have 4 weapons (20 weapon skills) that you need to manage including your utility and traits so it does get a lot more complex at later levels. Again though Open world PvE = EASY

I found that whenever I go on alts on my server Desolation I always see people around the zones I go through. That said the reality is that a lot of players are already level 80 (You can technically get to level 80 in a couple of days time).

So you will find most people are doing dungeons, WvW, pvp or world events (or slacking in LA). This is quite normal for most mmo’s where you won’t see a huge amount of people leveling after a certain amount of time on the game has passed.

For example WoW is one of the biggest games and I was on one of the active servers but when leveling alts I rarely came across anyone in the lower level areas. In comparison GW2 has a lot more people going to these areas than other mmo’s I’ve played. It could very well be that you were on there at the wrong time.

On top of that some servers have population dedicated more to one thing or another. For example I think Seafarers is mostly WvW and Piken Square being Role play (correct me if I’m wrong I don’t really keep up with these things).

What I would suggest is guesting to another busier server (which is free and you can try different servers with this method) to see if you like the density in the lower level maps there better. You can then continue playing as a guest or decide to transfer over.

Again though don’t expect there to be masses of people like during launch it’s just not realistic.

http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/World#How_to_guest

(I also don’t know when you were last playing the game but recently they released super adventure box in which time most people converged unto rata sum to do that so I’d imagine the world would’ve been pretty dead because of it)

Paulytnz.7619:

Oh yeah while we are on the subject, no one else think this should have just been a set in the first place instead of individual pieces?

Besides that what’s the point of all these other individual pieces if they really just don’t go with anything? :S

I think the idea in the long run is probably to allow you to mix and match without having to spend a fortune on ‘sets’ but just the individual parts. So there might not be a great mix with these clothes right now for humans (I have to say there are some interesting options if you are asura), I’m sure as they add more stuff. These very basic bits n’ bobs will make it easy to combine your own unique style. So I think it’s a good idea to go both individual pieces and sets.