Just enjoy exploring whilst following your Story quests. I'm quite the altaholic so I'm casually raising the levels of my Thief (30) Warrior (35) and Guardian (36) mainly by completing zone events. I'm not a hardcore player, I run around solo but maybe one of the vet's on here can steer you onto more suited paths.
Guild Wars 2
- Thread starter ThundyCat
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Whatever you enjoy, unlock everything and try every weapon/skill.
I'd either do pvp or explore pve and personal story while you're levelling. Save wvw for when you're 80 and geared in at least exotics otherwise you will have a hard time.
Edge of the Mists is also a good area for levelling, although following the train can become boring. It can be an interesting place for solo roaming in enemy keeps.
Soldato
Yes it has. In way too many ways too mention here. You've already paid for it, so just install it and see for yourself. You have nothing to lose.
There have been many quality of life changes such as the wardrobe/transmutation system. Most of the Living Story 1 stuff was temporary although they are working to make it accessible/repeatable in the future like LS2 is. Several new Zones added (Silverwastes, Dry Top), Edge of the Mists wvw map.
There will be big changes in the coming months - one patch pre HoT which will totally overhaul the trait system (it will be very different from how it is at preset), and of course HoT will introduce many new things, including elite specialisations for classes and the Revenant class, and also a new pvp mode/map, new wvw borderlands, new pve zones and content and so on.
Last time i played was when the daily system got changed and i wasn't happy with it how it changed. Iv since played once or twice but iv not got sat down for more than an hour or two. Iv not played any raids or anything yet still on first char. Don't know any powerlevel techniques or ways to get fast gold. Iv got 9 gold 
This new expansion talk has gotten me interested again.
Didn't play much at launch, came back a year later, and stopped again.
It's something I haven't given my full attention I feel.
Since I've stopped wow, and wildstar, and I haven't got eso yet, about time I gave my "only 1 mmo a time" motto a go again with GW2...
Didn't play much at launch, came back a year later, and stopped again.
It's something I haven't given my full attention I feel.
Since I've stopped wow, and wildstar, and I haven't got eso yet, about time I gave my "only 1 mmo a time" motto a go again with GW2...
Expansion is available for pre order, gets you access to the beta weekends and a title.
STANDARD £34.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
DELUXE £59.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
Additional Character Slot
Miniature Revenant Rytlock
Revenant Finisher
Mordremoth's Bane Guild Hall Decoration
Heart of Thorns Glider Skin
ULTIMATE £79.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
4000 Gems (£42.50 value)
Additional Character Slot
Miniature Revenant Rytlock
Revenant Finisher
Mordremoth's Bane Guild Hall Decoration
Heart of Thorns Glider Skin
Very tempted by the Ultimate.....
STANDARD £34.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
DELUXE £59.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
Additional Character Slot
Miniature Revenant Rytlock
Revenant Finisher
Mordremoth's Bane Guild Hall Decoration
Heart of Thorns Glider Skin
ULTIMATE £79.99
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns expansion (includes Guild Wars 2 core game)
4000 Gems (£42.50 value)
Additional Character Slot
Miniature Revenant Rytlock
Revenant Finisher
Mordremoth's Bane Guild Hall Decoration
Heart of Thorns Glider Skin
Very tempted by the Ultimate.....
Soldato
An unfair price to existing customers but a bargain for new players. Seems a bit harsh on their existing user base to price it so highly and include the core game.
Appears I'm not alone in my thoughts: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/3a4ktf/dont_prepurchase_heart_of_thorns/
Appears I'm not alone in my thoughts: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/3a4ktf/dont_prepurchase_heart_of_thorns/
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Caporegime
Ridiculous pricing imo.
Hopefully get it for around £20 from a key site.
Hopefully get it for around £20 from a key site.
Associate
This.. I revisited my old gw account just to finish up HoM (vanity I know) some time ago but I actually had a really good time doing the content I had previously overlooked or ignored.
Really makes you appreciate just what great value for money this game was, being around while WoW was thriving in terms of subs... and it hits you just how absurd the range of profession abilities you had then compared to the system gw2 has
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Associate
I don't mind the pricing. I would only go for the standard edition. I think it's absolutely **** though they add a new profession but omit the extra character slot from the standard package. Anet can balls.
Soldato
So you don't even get an extra character slot with the standard version. That's shocking, and ever so slightly taking the ****.
Associate
Which is fine for new players but those loyal who have already filled up all their slots either have to sacrifice a level 80 they pored time into or spend more to get a new slot.
I never clicked with this when it first came out but I've played a lot over the past fortnight and am really enjoying it. Got an Elementalist to mid 40's, Thief to mid 50's, and Ranger and Warrior to mid 20's. Still can't decide which one I will go with which in my eyes is a good thing.
Soldato
Anyone else having problems with the official forums? I wanted to go and vent my spleen at ANet, but it seems the forums are on a go slow.
They are incredibly slow at the moment.
I'm also going to wait and see what happens - it isn't a good deal for existing players. I would have thought they could at least add the following for anyone who already owns the game:
- extra character slot(s)
- a decent amount of gems
- unique skins
Or simply offer a slight discount to people who already own the base game.