Guild Wars 2

Perhaps you should have done research as to what you could get from the chest before you purchased them… ? I know there was information about them on Dulfy.net.

I used mainly the Staff leveling from 1-80. I experimented constantly with what my alternate weapon set would be, from GS to Sword/Pistol to Scepter/Focus… and I never really used much of anything but the staff, haha. You can dish out a lot of damage with the Warlock and all of your DoT, and it provides great defensive capabilities as well (boons! Lots of boons!) Out of all the other weapons, I’d say GS is probably the best, and it was what occupied my second slot the most, but it all comes down to personal preference.

Mesmer is kind of lackluster in the early levels though, I’ll be honest. I found groups of mobs very difficult to face for quite a while. Survivability can be a big concern. It really all comes down to managing your illusions well, as well as vitality/toughness and positioning. Traits in Illusion (at least 5) are also vital. Once you’ve got this down, soloing isn’t too bad at all! I only really find myself overwhelmed when I’m against a really big pack of enemies (say 5+), and then I still rarely get downed, it just takes a long time to kill them all.

Also, I don’t often find that mobs (at least groups of 1 or 2) always know who I am? They’ll focus me for a second, but once I get my two illusions out (staff 2+3, always the first abilities I use at the start of a battle) they lose interest and focus on the others. If they do focus you, just pop your shield. It may not mitigate damage but they’re going to take some serious bleed if they decide to focus you.

The only way the homosexual characters/couples in this game could feel like they were ‘forced’ or too ‘overt’ is if you were specifically focusing on them or it made you uncomfortable. I’m guessing it’s probably the latter case for most people complaining about it.

As a gay individual I have to say it made me really, really happy to see this inclusion, and honestly I’d love to see more of it among the other races as well.

I have two Sylvari characters: a Mesmer (my first character and the only one so far to hit 80) and a Guardian. The Sylvari were actually the main reason I picked up GW2, because I have an endless love for anything dryad. Mesmer just seemed like the right class for them; Guardian was my second choice because of the ‘protect all life’ aspect.