6 Things I Regret NOT KNOWING SOONER in Guild Wars 2

As you Play Guild Wars 2, you find certain things that are amazing to have! little tricks, helpful shortcuts you name it, but that usually takes time. I am going to help you by showing you the big things I wish I knew soon in Guild wars 2 and regret that it took me this long to do.
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[@CaffeinatedDad]

Learn more about the Professions in Guild Wars 2! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqG5iGCMi7J-mbc

[@N7xVoss]

OH! No problem! I remember you saying you didn't really have a legendary. And back in the day I was a big whale to anet and for gw2 xD so I was like here you go bro! xD and I love gw2 content you make that also! You're an awesome guy I believe and and the guild mates and Astral, Stoic, and others seem dope from the times I have played with you guys!

[@truth_hearts_1940]

stop beating the dead horsey

[@lii1Il]

Deposit materials button. I had no idea! Ty!

[@lii1Il]

End of game content. I would like to try some. Do you have a guild?

[@lii1Il]

Guild legendary, got it.

[@theheavyhat]

My tip: take a break when you're bored of it. The best thing about the game is all your progress is still there when you get back, unlike other mmos.

[@gadsanchez4929]

No monthly subscription really help with that, no stress on taking a break

[@NeiloNeil]

This. Don't forget to log in every day for your login rewards though :)

[@tomia89]

@@NeiloNeil +if you do daily you get 10 achievement points (up to 14k) and 2g and takes like 10-15 min

[@obamabinladin1134]

@@NeiloNeil I tried that, its burned me out even more and I just stopped caring about the game entirely, better off dropping it when you're burned out or bored of playing

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Great point my friend! Constantly putting your nose to the grindstone isn't going to solve much!

[@stewmass3018]

My biggest one I wish I'd known sooner is you can right-click on any chest jiggling over on the side of your screen and it will open and put the contents in your inventory without having to pop-up a screen for you to acknowledge.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Yes! That and your daily reward can be clicked away!

[@pawninator3723]

OMFG. Please give this man an exemption for paying income taxes. Forever.

[@Ethaknyl]

OMG thank you, started playing again more active a year ago and never knew this!

[@andersonhu6495]

Thank you!

[@FurretHasABigAxe]

I want you to know something... I have played this game since 2014 and I had no idea you could do that... So thanks! Lol

[@matheusspable]

Regarding end game content. I was in a raid training, lead by the Crossroads Inn guild. And the dude just said, NO ONE IS TO USE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AUTOATTACK (other than healer ofc). That allowed us to focus ONLY on the encounter mechanics, and I cannot put into words how much that helped understand and face raids. we killed vale guardian with auto attk only, and noone was teleported even once. It showed me how Raids are not a huge monster to learn and face, you just learn the mechanics first, and the dps comes later.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's actually pretty damn awesome lol!

[@icata12345]

ah yes Crossroads inn is great, really helps out newbies to get into raiding even if it's a little bit.

[@Rexroy]

@@icata12345 Are they active and recruiting still?

[@Tory-JJ]

No hard wipes are coded yet? Huh.

[@Nimoot]

Isn't that a player skill issue if you can't do a basic rotation while doing simple mechanics though?

[@eurasiacentertutorials9518]

Community is no joke, was trying to get the ascended banner from heart of thorns and needed two bounties I was having a hard time with. So I finally just asked. And well, had a whole group of folks come out and help me, and then we all helped some other folks and about 30 mins later we probably got 4-5 people their achievements done.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

honestly that has been my biggest mistake. i was used to being a lone eolf lets fo this on our kwn type thing. i really wish i reached out and chatted sooner!

[@martynkal.1248]

Love that

[@jfdragonfire]

No help is an issue I'm having on an mmo my friend recommended when I said I always wanted to try an mmo. Gonna give GW2 a go now.

[@snakeman830]

My top lesson: use the trading post before selling stuff to a merchant. You can frequently get 2-5times more coin from the trading post than a merchant, and that adds up fast.

[@dahobdahob]

Yes. Unwritten rules of loot in GW2: - blues and greens -> salvage with the cheapest kit or copper-fed - yellows -> salvage with good kit or silver-fed (increased chance of dropping ectoplasms which sell well) - oranges -> check on AH to see if it sells well or break with your best kit Sell all the mats (or bank them if you want to do crafting).

[@snakeman830]

@dahobdahob for exotics, you forgot "see how the upgrade alone sells on the TP." I've often found that using a BL salvage kit is worthwhile because the upgrade is ~90%+ of the intact item and ectos more than make up the difference in price.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

that js probably the best money making tip that anyone could ever bring up!

[@DreiSchwerterZorro]

@@dahobdahob Best value for the greens is the rune-crafter salvage kit, but you would have to get it, so the kits you proposed would be still the most viable option for most players

[@Halo549]

New players always use coin to go to town to visit a bank or trading Post. Just do Your PVP lobby tick to visit the bank, trading post and vendor. When done click the crossed swords again and poof. You are back where You were in the Map. As with the deposit all materials. Sell all junk button on the vendor. Gets rid of junk.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

excellent add on! the pvp hub is essentially the poor mans lipns arch! ha!

[@pkidawmbt]

I always tell new players to abuse entering the mists (PvP lobby) early on because it gives them instant access to top merchant and bank as well that they can access anywhere in the world and when they leave it plops them back exactly where they were. Great for those maps that don't have convenient waypoints near your spot.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

and its a free way to get to LA wuickly! thank you this was a good tip!

[@lockdudebro2136]

Going back to the wiki feature, you can type /wiki and shift+click an item into chat to immediately search for that specific item. Saves a bit of time having to type in the name of the item

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent point! Couple of comments have brought this up!

[@jackcollazo]

WOW! Excellent tip. I'll try that next time I play. Thanks!

[@marcinmikucki630]

My advice is this: make yourself a tea/coffee and spend some time in option menu. Features like "disable inventory compact button", "lock ground target", "disable autotarget" or turning off double tap to dodge really help with controling movement and aim. Secondly consider redesigning shortcuts asap so you avoid clicking skills with your mouse. Far to late I discovered that F2 can be moved into alt+2 etc. Sooner you start with that, less bad habits to fix

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Well said! (Also like the coffee part) I think that people develop poor habits just because they don't spend time finding what works for them!

[@jackcollazo]

That is true. I've lost fights with weaker enemies than my character just because I was too dependent on the mouse.

[@PrimroseParadox]

I'm a level 56 engineer, and gods the keybindings one has been so true. Last night I changed my toolbelt skills from function 12345 to control 12345 and it's been SO much nicer to use those skills now.

[@Keyce0013]

Another couple fun tips: 1.) You no longer need to feel like you're locked to one social group in this game because you can join up to 5 different guilds and swap which one you're representing with the push of a button! 2.) If you type the phrase "I am Evon Gnashblade" into the Black Lion Trade Post's search bar (not the gem store, the auction menu), you'll condense the items and icons into a much smaller menu, making it easier to search! 3.) Some enemies have a second bar under their health bar and it's blue. It's known as the Defiance Bar or the Break Bar, and it reacts to crowd control (cripple, fear, knockdown, etc.) but it reacts more to stronger effects. For example, the Cripple condition will reduce it slowly, but the Knockdown condition will chunk it pretty hard. If you can reduce the blue bar down to 0, the enemy will (usually) get stunned and take increased damage for a few seconds! This is also an important mechanic in some World Boss fights because it also negates powerful skills from being activated and hindering or even wiping out your team. Check each of your abilities to see if they deal any "Defiance" damage and keep a couple handy to help your team stun powerful monsters!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

This is all excellent information!

[@Grimatron]

My tip for new players would be to do the adventure guide, it's worth huge amounts of exp you get for completing each stage. Also save your tombs of knowledge for the last 10-15 levels which can be kinda boring to grind to 80

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent points!

[@sovest555]

Another thing to note about Legendary Gear that IDK if anyone else mentioned: Thanks to the Legendary Armory system, all legendaries are account-wide and can be worn by any character with the proficiencies AND don't cost any charges to transmute into a different look. Whereas Ascended and lower you have to invest in them for every alt potentially.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent add on! Great point for those who may not have known

[@shannonnesvick7446]

GREAT TIP!!! I had no idea!

[@chadthunderjock6520]

Yeah, but compared to the MASSIVE amount of time, effort, and resources involved in crafting legendary stuff by far exceeds what you'll spend getting ascended gear with the same exact stats...in most cases it's absolutely not worth it for the casual player. The only reason I crafted the legendary gear that I have is merely for the skins and nothing more.

[@embreis2257]

ascended gear is account bound too and you can freely swap it between your characters if the class can use it in general

[@RaighnRPG]

The main difference between Exotic and Ascended isn't that you can select the stats on Ascended one time... there are many Exotic items that have that same feature, and not all Ascended gear has that feature either... the main difference is that Ascended gear is Account Bound while Exotic gear is Character Bound... so you can freely move your Ascended gear between characters... Legendary gear is the next step up in that you can customize its stats repeatedly and with the Legendary Armory it's easily accessible across your alts.

[@gorrvaskr5963]

Not a tip, but an amazing thing about the community is mfs will be hellbent and traverse the 7 seas to revive you. I also rarely see anyone not say thank you after.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

The community is superb to be sure!

[@borgsie]

In character creation, on the part where you customize your character, there are four small icons above the body features tab to toggle the armor on/off, zoom into the head or change to day/night lighting. Very useful for checking out Charr fur patterns, Norn tattoos or Sylvari glow. I've seen SO MANY new players trying out the game and creating their first character without even knowing those exist.

[@gusblacksmith9]

I learned that when i made my first female character...

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Good tip! honestly thats one i didnt even know!

[@Awkwardrains]

One of my favorite community moments was in the Iron waste, a bunch of people were just having a random parade. It felt so fun and just nice to break away from the grind, story, and just general fighting mindset to laugh at the jokes being tossed around as we all just walked in a straight line for no reason other than it was fun.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Imo thats the best reasons for mmos, to come together and just enjoy playing even if it's something silly!

[@maverick451]

My gf was streaming on discord and I saw her deposit materials one at a time, after 2000 hours, she did not know about the deposit all button, her reaction when I told her about it was priceless

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Lmao like legit I never tried to figure out that button until like a year in

[@Psoewish]

That last one is so important, when you're running through a zone doing some map completion or whatever just pop a "how's everyone's day going" in map chat and I promise you're gonna spark a fun conversation and make your session way more fun.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly the number of people who are interested in talking/chatting in game is astounding and you wouldn't know unless you start a conversation!

[@michellemccall8908]

I am very shy and have a hard time doing that , I just don't know what to say . I mostly play solo . It took a lot just for me to post this comment.

[@Psoewish]

@@michellemccall8908 and that’s perfectly ok! At the end of the day it’s important to remember this is just a video game and the only thing that matters is that you have an enjoyable time. There’s no reason to add stress by doing things you don’t want to do, real life has us covered in that aspect. 😌

[@embreis2257]

GW2 has such an overwhelmingly friendly community because ANet always made sure their game mechanics foster teamplay and helping each other and there is almost no opportunity for grieving other players unlike some MMOs where even resource nodes disappear [for a while] for everyone else if someone harvested them

[@CaffeinatedDad]

The game without a doubt fosters one of the best communities in mmorpgs!

[@inutz7043]

I just started this game for a week. AND THIS IS SO TRUE. THE COMMUNITY IS OVERWHELMINGLY HELPFUL TO EVERYONE.

[@Astralegend22]

You salvaged Unid gear before identifying and my soul died a lil bit

[@afly4167]

I was looking for this comment xD

[@iSeeSoundsShow]

I squirmed when I saw that

[@Fishdevil]

Huh, I've been salvaging unidentified stuff from the very start since someone said it didn't make a difference, I'll start identifying them, thanks

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I do it on my streams all the time yet nobody ever notices....

[@Astralegend22]

​@@Fishdevil Glad it helped someone, we all know Caff won't listen lol. The biggest reason is that there's a chance you get an upgrade to a higher tier if you identify. 0 chance of that if you salvage without doing so. You also tend to get more and higher value materials from identified gear. :)

[@smgm3796]

I love the fact that there's much less emphasis on rotation and DPS in GW2. Yes, it's still important, but I was bullied in other MMOs because I failed to produce enough DPS. A leisurely game became stressful. I play after work to relax, not to be stressed. The only thing I don't like about GW2 are the jumping puzzles. I have physical limitations and those are hard for me (yes, even the totally easy ones like Lion's Arch Urmaug's Secret!). One thing I wish I had known sooner is that nobody needs a flying mount in order to get enjoyment out of the game. The springer's my best friend.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I remember the days of getting bullied in wow because of low dps.. it's refreshing to come here where there's less emphasis on it! Well said!

[@akaittou]

Things I most wished I'd known sooner when I did figure it out? 1. "Snap Ground Target" can be keybound so whether it snaps to the enemy or not can be changed per cast. 2. Going to WvW Obsidian Sanctum is essentially express access to both your bank and a trading post - and when you leave you get TP:d to exactly where you were before. 3. Searching "I am Evon Gnashblade" in the trading post window toggles the layout between the default and a list that lets you see a lot more at once.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oooo that's really good tips!

[@Milyyym]

Right click > use all on luck, bags, alcohol, etc. to use all the pile at once, and right click > [select a rarity] on salvage tools to salvage all items of this rarity and below at once. It will save your wrist.

[@ianashmore9910]

Also, if you put your unidentified gear in a shared inventory lot, you'll only salvage the gear you've identified. This is necessary when you have an entire 250 stack of unidentified gear.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

hahaha that is the truth! i wish they made that an option for every item!

[@Wisznuification]

If you a new player, starting your adventure in GW2, I would strongly suggest not to follow the first advice mentioned here. Yes, there is a risk that you make a class you won't like, but the general feel of each class can be get pretty early, plus there are many informational videos on classes on KZbin. But if you go to PVP zone, get lvl 80 and all skills, you will loose a great sense of discovery - the adrenaline rush when you get a new level, you get access to a new skill and you get to test it for the first time. Plus, you will get overwhelmed with information and a number of tools at your disposal.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly I get your point! Not knowing where everything can go and what they can do is part of the fun of exploration! Enjoy the game by finding out new things!

[@erictemple6712]

I would actually say the first suggestion is the one that was the most meaningful to me.

[@DrZaius3141]

Really depends. I'm a new player and the sense of progression when leveling is just off to me. You get your profession skills very quickly and during regular play everything is so easy that you don't need to bother learning new stuff. To compound this issue, there's always soooo much stuff to do that taking a break to take a look at the unlocked stuff takes a back seat. First time I used earth form on my elementalist? Level 65 or so. First hero points spent? Probably 40. In essence, the discovery effect isn't really there because it's not like you ever feel you need it.

[@mariac9840]

I always get scared to join a LFG, mostly fractal groups, I main a reaper... So what I do is, on the T4 tab, I list my own group with the description: "T4 - Everyone welcome", and 99% of the time the group works out, got more challenges than a perfect group, but everyone so far enjoyed the fractal together. And if you are like me, don't be scared to create your own silly group. I think a lot of players feels like I do, and when I see an everyone welcome group, I immediately feel safe and happy to be there, than a "50KP | qdps and alac" group.

[@Franzix84]

I was there, 3000 years ago. Levelled till 30 and then it happened... I became a dad. Now i'm back to (hopefully) level up and enjoy myself in the time i have available. I'm thankful for these videos! Subbed for when i need some comfort 😂

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! I appreciate it, one dad to another!

[@irispounsberry7917]

For me, it was checking out achievements when I felt like there was "nothing to do". Now, there's *always* something to do, but sometimes it doesn't feel like it contributes much to your character (even though loot and xp are earned from nearly everything). But, if I need that 'ding!', seeing the list of achievements I'm close to accomplishing usually gives me one or two things that I can mop up pretty easily and get the message popping up that I actually "did something" today.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

honestly i dove into the ocean of achievements that you can earn and was astounded. like the shear amount of strange and little achievements are crazy! sometimes when im bored i look around snd see what i can do as well. thank you for your comment!

[@agriosbr]

One note about legendary gear: it has some big advantages over ascended: 1 - you can change stats whenever you're out of combat 2 - you can change its appearance for free whenever you like 3 - and last but not least - in fact its the biggest selling point for me, legendary gear can be used by all max level characters on your account. For someone that enjoys playing with different characters this is pure gold.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

As someone whose recently only gotten their first legendary piece of gear, it I'd a fantastic piece of content that only gains value ad you go forward in the game

[@tbone9474]

@Caffeinated Dad Gaming I recommend you get the legendary amulet prismatic champion's regalia ASAP. Its the only legendary that doesn't require clovers or an absurd amount of time to get. Plus it teaches you how achievements work

[@w0bbelr531]

legendary is still restricted by heavy/med/light requirements tho right?

[@agriosbr]

@@w0bbelr531yep.

[@CorwynGC]

@@w0bbelr531 Yes.

[@Thisisnttravis]

I was swimming and realized you can dive down and its not just surface swimming. I typed out to the map "omfg I can swim...underwater!" And chat erupted and were welcoming to the game lol

[@criticalproc6060]

Great video! My number 1 "wish I knew" is probably what you said at the end about the community. When I started playing I exclusively played by myself and that was fun, but there's a whole new world out there when you play with others. I met my guild through LFG in fractals and from them I was introduced to another guild and another, the connections really build fast. It's so much fun to have a small but tight-knit familiar community of people to do fractals or WvW content with. I can't imagine how boring it would be to craft ad infinitum on my own, but working with a fellow guildie made it so much fun. Also, I've had random people help me out on multiple ocassions, the community really is that nice. When I needed help with inventory space when I was starting out, a random generous stranger sent me bags that drastically increased my space. When I bought my griffon I took a loan from a friend and another helpful random stranger helped me pay off the last bits of it, probably around a dozen gold. The community's really kind and generous in WvW and open world and… anywhere but PvP honestly and I always love helping out newbies now that I've been playing as long as I have. The community is great, and I wish I had jumped into it sooner! Btw, really love the vibes from your vids, keep up the great work!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

First let me say thank you for the kind words and comment! I firmly believe that this community is absolutely one of the best ones in the whole damn genre. Nary has there been a time that I didn't have the support of random strangers in game whobare just all as excited to offer a helping hand. Thank you again!

[@Llama_charmer]

I really need to find people to play with tbh, being in an active guild sounds very appealing but ive made it through the first 10 hours or so of the game without interacting with a single person. Where do i need to look?

[@xal3nth207]

​@@Llama_charmer anywhere honestly. Throw a "hello all" in /m on whatever map you are on or in major cities. Guilds recruit in major cities and starter zone maps a lot. You can also check the LFG menu under looking for guild.

[@kingjaries]

As a new player to the game I can honestly say the community has been really helpful with my progression. I currently have 3 lv 80 accounts which were all able to progress thanks for the communities' advice and a lot of WvW lol.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I'm glad to hear! The community is a fantastic asset in this game that I truely believe people underestimate! What profession did you start with?

[@mehradaghamohseni4143]

@@CaffeinatedDad what is WvW ?

[@CaffeinatedDad]

@@mehradaghamohseni4143 world versus world, large scale player versus player combat

[@shannonnesvick7446]

Thanks for sharing! I've gone back to GW2 after 4 years and phew... it's a lot to learn but I'm having a great time!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oh fantastic! Tomorrow's video actually covers that topic specifically! Returning players!

[@acrofanatic]

Really good video! This will help out a lot of new players. And the best tip was the last one: ask us in game for anything! And with that circling back to "the lack of bag space": ask in a major city "how do I increase my bag space most efficiently?" and you are likely to get some bigger bags ;)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly I'm kicking myself for not speaking up sooner! Like so many friendly people willing to help!

[@agelosvs2080]

this trial from lv 2 thing saved my life..thank you so much for this ! you are godsend 🤙🏼

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help!

[@phonelyp]

Your videos have been very nice for a new player. I played this on launch, lost my account, haven't thought about the game since two days ago. Diving head first into this game, I slept on it.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Welcome back! I'm happy I could help you!

[@Banana-cc5rx]

One point you missed out is that the selling point of ascended gears outside of the agony infuses is basically account bound rather than soulbound (character). Which means you can share that 1 set for all your different classes / characters as long as they utilize that same stats. In the past we had to regrind/craft sets for individual characters and taking up bank spaces, ascended gears were introduce to help with that

[@fredfonseca1474]

Wonderful content :) made me feel like socializing with people in-game

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Highly recommend! It's great fun finding like minded people!

[@zankzbloodlust4192]

love that you're getting the word out to the new players. Thank you for this.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's a great game! I really wish more people would see how fun it can be!

[@zankzbloodlust4192]

@CaffeinatedDad it is a great game. 10 years of playing it, and I still love it. certain things I would love to see, like a little more focus on content that isn't a story but still a great game.

[@m.s.3121]

I feel so dumb, I overlooked that button was searching for it especially when I was standing at the band, deposit all crafting stuff is huge, thank you.

[@Jyotishjyo]

You can get black lion key every week just to level up a character to level 10 and delete it after the level 10 story completion to get the key and farm keys that way

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That... is fantastic information!

[@madfish_mp]

I've just started to play a week ago and my tip is: green gear is better than blue gear in Guild Wars 2.

[@fpap4095]

I used to play this game at launch broke my computer forgot my id and never played the game anymore. Came back this week and the deposit tip just made my day

[@rainen5744]

Thank you so much for this I had no idea #1 was a thing.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Glad I could help!

[@Tessa_Ru]

thanks, saw this vid late, but lots of good tips. Especially about the differences in higher lvl gear. I'm doing baby steps getting involved socially lol, always nervous meeting new people, even if they're online. XD But you're right, any interactions have been pretty chill even when i make a goof because I'm dumb and new.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's weird isn't it? Even though I'm playing an mmo I find myself not communicating as much as I'd like. It can be daunting! Hope you enjoy your time here!

[@plutoo9036]

Where was this video when I started. Thank you for the tips

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help!

[@kh0di]

I've been playing since launch and I just found out last week that if you press the left and right mouse buttons at the same time your character moves forward while you move the camera

[@CaffeinatedDad]

listen! looool i hate finding out things like this sooooooo much longer after the fact... lol the ground targeting reticle can be instant and i just found that out

[@davidkidd2961]

I started my mmo gaming with Everquest back in 2002. That is where I learned the both mouse buttons to move thing. Turns out it also works in WoW and several other ones.

[@dyak0]

Thanks for all these advice! I wish I knew sooner to dodge out of red lines on the floor (incoming AoE).

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! Listen that still gets me every now and then. 2 dodge rolls isn't enough!

[@clairebear1519]

Even with the fractals starting out you don’t need to worry too much about the agony infusions. I was in a group the other day and I was the only one without any agony resistance. Understandably so, they were tempted to kick me but gave me a chance and in the end they all wiped and I had to finish the boss for the others. Really, as long as you’re comfortable with the combat system in the game, you can go a long way just with that.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oh absolutely! It makes a difference especially in the latter levels but early on? Not as important!

[@jackcollazo]

Excellent video! Thanks!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Glad you liked it!

[@user-uz8bj2uy5h]

My stupid little tip: If you are nearly anywhere in the open world you can have quick access to the Trading Post, Bank, store and free trip to Lions Arch by Going to Obsidian Sanctum in World vs. World. You can then go right back to where you came from by opening World vs. World again and clicking the return button in the lower right corner of the window.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That is such a great one! Jumping to a free town center then back is such a good tip!

[@DrakhValor]

The thing that i wish i knew sooner was that when ur doing an event, regardless of in open world or instanced content, if ur fighting a boss, u can click on the hp bar on the top right corner of your screen to instantly focus on the boss. Well the only time that is truly very useful is the twilight oasis fractal, but still :D

[@CaffeinatedDad]

ha! thats s little trick i didnt even know! usually i just spam my button's until something dies! thabk you for your input!

[@rimuru2235]

thank you I am planning to play the game!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Awesome! Happy to help in anyway!

[@Toki1908]

This is exactly what I was doing as a new player. I made three characters in different classes to max out to LV 80, one just completed tow others LV 40s, just to wait and see how the different elite specializations will work for me. That was my dumb ass plan, level up many characters before choosing an ES. I thought there was no way I can do a trial. Man! You saved me some time.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

i honestly didnt learn that trick until i has 3 level 80s! i feel your pain!

[@anastrophethis]

Some achievements give items - everything from titles to ascended equipment to cool skins. If you're looking for a new goal, it can be fun to just open up the achievements panel and browse rewards by hovering over the treasure chest icon. Most achievements won't have this icon because they don't give items, but there are some really cool ones out there. If you see a commander on a map, you can right-click EITHER on their icon directly on the map or their name in chat to join their party. Commanders can mark their squads private, so if you can join (meaning they haven't done that) they probably want you to.

[@AlexGorskov]

nice one! thanks man!

[@freedomishavingachoice3020]

Gathering tools. If you spend money on anything, unlimited gathering tools.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Absolutely worth it!

[@devinm9245]

This is super outdated, but you asked: What I wish I knew when I started is that waypoint travel cheaper with a max guild, and if you invest into it, it can be next to free. Currently I have 20+ Shared Storage Slots in my account inventory and I use these for items like Royal Terrace Pass(Divinity's Reach), Invitation to Lily of Elon (Crystal Oasis), Season 3 Portal Tome, Season 4 Portal Tome, Icebrood Saga Portal Tome (probably the most useful if you build up the Eye of the North outpost), Arborstone Portal Scroll, and Wizard's Tower Portal Scroll. I use these to travel at no charge (per use) and it's more convenient because I don't have to scan the world map for my intended destination

[@jannettenovice7469]

I wish I had known that you could easily get to Lion's Arch (LA) via the PvP lobby. As a new player I spent hours walking my toon to LA for the Halloween event, when I could have gone to the lobby and taken a portal straight there! And I was playing for nearly four years before discovering /wiki (and I only found out because another player was telling someone about it in map chat). It is the best tool - you can even go /wiki in the chat and shift+click an item in your inventory.

[@chrissmith3207]

This video was very informative 👍

[@ezkiel0]

Back when raids were the things, people hated me for having exotics. funny thing i was usually the last one standing, because being in exotic made me worry about being good enough, and all the ascended/leggies just standed there and died lol.

[@PrimroseParadox]

I made a really nice friend just by getting a whisper little while ago as a level 10-20 something engineer AFK in Rata Sum. I'm level 56 now after playing an 8 hour binge of the game last night with that same friend.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

This game is crazy for that type of stuff to be honest... I'm so glad you found a friend!

[@PrimroseParadox]

@@CaffeinatedDad Haha thank you! I'd still consider myself a newbie to this game, but having this friend has really helped me get into GW2. He's bought me a couple of items from the gem shop, even! An outfit (of my choice) and a mining tool. I'm planning to play more with him tonight.

[@PrimroseParadox]

And now I'm a level 80 holosmith running Living World Season 1... that was quick

[@merrex4808]

I would like to add something to what you said about the pvp area for new players this is a HUGE deal because there are vendors to sell junk to banks and a trading post npc and no matter where you are in open world pve you can simply teleport to the pvp lobby put stuff in storage sell some junk sell some stuff on the post and then when you click the pvp icon again and select exit you appear exactly where you were in the world picking up right where you left off. If your new you most likely do not have huge amounts of extra storage space so this will help you out a lot.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

honestly the free pvp area is such a great resource for new players because you get instant teleported and then back without causing too much hassle! great point!

[@tbone9474]

For raids, as long as you're full exotic you're good Ascended is only mandatory for fractals Ascended stats are not expensive to change, especially if you're at the stage where stat changing is important. It's just the inscription, 5 ectos and items using spirit shards

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Exotic gear took me a while to realize!

[@magnusm4]

Thought this would be a fun little quality of life list. But number 1 made me instantly start up the game.

[@zoro8927]

If you buy the game, you get a boost to 80 ticket. You can use that boost as a trial run for every class at lvl 80, with full pve gear in a pve setting. Once your done trying it out you can logout or un-do the boost and move to your next character. The tickets has a two step use for the purpose of trying out character classes.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

True! Although I think it's simpler to just jump to the pvp zone!

[@w0bbelr531]

u also dont get access to elite specs with the booster

[@forcommentpurposes]

When i first tried the game, i went with human race.....while the begining area is great, i wasn't feeling it......that is until i tried the PLant people race!!!, the starting area is so beautiful.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Haha humans? Generic! Plant people? Innovative!

[@alexnoneya2949]

1 char 1 nation!

[@MissWisprr]

(( note: i'm a GW2 vet, so i knew all this, but really great video and thanks furr getting this out there )) yes, I actively tell others about the /wiki command in game, it is a really great tool, the other thing I think is important, especially to new players coming from other MMOs, and goes along with the Deposit All Materials button, is to use gathering nodes you see from the very start, don't have to use the materials anytime soon, but having a stockpile built up from just playing the game is really nice to have

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Exactly! After 80 levels and grabbing wvery node you can it makes alot of endgame collections easier!

[@MagicButterfly549]

Something I wished I started doing sooner is making sure you're ALWAYS carrying some sort of salvage kit, and turn every piece of junk gear you're giving while levelling into materials to train crafting inexpensively

[@erikterwilliger9884]

/r or backspace to reply to whispers is nice. Set options for ground targeting to max distance is vital. So many others...

[@erikterwilliger9884]

Buy named exotics on TP to save a ton of gold.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

theres all these great addon tips that i feel like ive even missed!

[@Nazragath]

I still run in exotics on some of my characters. I do have some ascended on my most played character because i plan on doing higher tier fractals, so i need the slots for agony. The thing that i wish i knew was the deposit materials thing, i had my bags full haha.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

the exotics are so undervalued that im honestly mad at myself that it took me this long to see their value!

[@Z1Blue]

Been playing GW 2 for at least a decade, and I didnt know about deposit all materials button so thanks for that must have missed it 😛

[@jonathans9427]

Fully geared and fully buffed level 80 characters who know their rotation can do up to 10x the damage of a brand new level 80. That’s not a miss-type. If you are interested in learning raids or T4 Fractals, it’s worth your time to research known builds and practice the rotation. You don’t have to play perfectly. But, putting in the effort can make a drastic difference in your damage output. Also, if you don’t want to download 3rd party tools to check your damage per second (DPS), there is an instance that’s connected to Lion’s Arch and / or the LA Aerodome which has a practice Golem which will tell you your damage output.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

great addon! i suppose tgat is something that many people either have to figure out on their own or ask because honestly i didnt know about the aerodome until much later in my playtime. thanks for your comment!

[@peregrinepack9585]

2-3yr player here, I didn't know that PvP unlocked all the elite spec traits! Time to go try out warrior for the first time, ty!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Of course! Happy to help!

[@LilaVert-FR]

Regarding the community : yesterday I was in a starter zone at 9 AM, and a new player asked a question on map chat. He got useful answers from 5 different experimented players within 3 minutes. So yeah, the community is really nice, and you shouldn't be scared to ask questions. The thing I wished I knew sooner is that you don't need to craft mystic clovers (for legendary), you can get them in PvP or WvW reward tracks.

[@x-STORMXX-x]

You can also /wiki and then hold shift and click the item in some cases and it will bring you right to that spot on wiki or you can also type in said item after /wiki also from the guild wars chat. I just found out about this myself like a week ago and iv been on the game for a few years now.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I love that you can learn things like this even after putting sp much time into the game!

[@Ham68229]

Honestly, exotics were the top end gear since they were designed for raids from the start. Fractals came later, hence the need for ascended/legendary. Best tip for all, take your time and enjoy the game. Took me awhile to know that there's a "copy" function for your weapons so, you only need to craft 1 instead of 2.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

this! take your time with the game! enjoy it piece by piece and youll be amazed what you can do! i always thiught raids were harder than fractals imo then i learned its the otherway around

[@lucascardoso5390]

I just picked the vide when agonizing over classes, thank god the pvp map lets you test things

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's a really nice feature!

[@spookyplaguedoctor5714]

This isn't something I found out about, but more observed. You start off with 2 character slots if you're free trial. Highly recommend 1 of those is a sylvari, it helps with base game story since a character who plays a huge role has almost all of his lore in the personal story (keeping it vague to avoid spoilers).

[@JustAnotherGuyBloger]

About the 2 tip, u dont need to go back to town, justo go to pvp lobby, do ur stuffs, and exit the lobby to where u was

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Agreed!

[@Bisheimer]

Another tip : Don't be frustrated if you get no money from events. Most of Gw2 loot is not money but materials that is in your material deposit. So not a lot of raw gold but a lot of mats and the higher the Tier the more money you get.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's an excellent add in!

[@mortenwestrngreen2369]

Thanks bro. My gf and I started today on GW2, because we saw there is a massive 75% offer on the 2 most important dlc's till January 4th. So we used all our time while the game downloaded, to find out about the characters and the game, like videos like yours. Thanks for all the good info.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Glad I could help! It's a great time to buy because the sales are super good right now!

[@tomasscernyy]

Difference between exotic and ascended/legendary is actually arround 10%, which isnt huge but noticable difference that can often decide whether you die or not.

[@boonsterboom3470]

True, but in instanced content knowing the mechanics and knowing your build is far more important, than the difference between ascended and exotic. And more often is lack of the first two a problem, then not having ascended gear.

[@tomasscernyy]

@@boonsterboom3470 Yes definitely, 100% agreed

[@CaffeinatedDad]

is that true? ive only ever seen the 5% mathmatic brought up. if you are pushing harder content thrn it makes a massive difference to have a bit more stats!

[@tomasscernyy]

@@CaffeinatedDad it depends what stats you use so for example if you are heal, it almost doesnt matter, difference is still there ofc but chances that your few % higher healing will save group from wipping are low imo. For dps builds the differeence is indeed arround 8-10%, for ascended you can also add infusions that adds some stats. Also weapons adds the most stats, then trinkets then armor, so ascended weapons adds more than ascended armor.

[@nicholasparsley7183]

An addition to the wiki bit: You can do the '/wiki ' command and then ctrl or shift click an item right after the space to bring up that exact page

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent addin!

[@Halo549]

Using the PVP lobby to go to the Bank, Trading Post and Merchant. Then exit it and You are back where you were. Yes, WvW You can do this also. But harder to find them.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's one that should definitely be added more often! It's very convenient!

[@TheOblivionMan]

1. It's okay to make mistakes; I used to not know Ascended Salvage kits were a thing, and I think I destroyed or sold like three or four trinkets because they didn't have stats I could use and I didn't know of any other way to get rid of them. Do I look back and kind of facepalm about it? Sure. Is it some major setback to my overall progress I can't recover from? Nope. 2. Play as optimally and as efficiently as you want; the fastest way to get burned out in any MMO is to force yourself to play content or grind at a pace you don't enjoy because you're caught up trying make as much progress as possible. Sometimes I'm just really not in the mood for PvP or fractals, and I'd rather put some ASMR on in the background and do map completions with characters I haven't played in a while, or go on fishing marathons, or try for some of the quirkier achievements. That's just as valid a use of my playtime as being on the hunt for BiS gear.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

that second point is fantastic and probably undervalued. just exploring the game and enjoing the scenery or doing small achievements can be just as important!

[@syncopatedglory]

this made me laugh because i was reading the comment while listening to asmr 😆

[@ElevenEleven1969]

Agree to all points 👍 Though I don't find changing gear stats on Ascended annoying, it's quite easy actually 😊

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I added that in because I get annoyed easily lol

[@luckypeanut9943]

One of the pros of guild wars is since there's no constant power creep you can step away as long as you like, started 8 years ago and I've pretty much taken two year long breaks. Made me lose some of my tp flips but oh well

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's what's great! Pick up and play when you want to! Never feel obligated to stay and grind to keep power level!

[@Nienna_Asyare]

6:31 I almost wish I did, but when I finally got around to it, I was told I couldn't play the profession (or specifically the elite specialization) that I wanted to/was actually good at and understood and that really bummed me out, I ended up quitting cold turkey (did I use that right?) and haven't gotten back into it since lol rip

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's odd because alot of the high tier endgame modes Cm strikes some raiding expect those things but honestly I believe as long as you can pull your weight you are good to go!

[@esbam2002]

Just found out about "action camera" yesterday. That thing is a near God sent as I went through lvl 1-34 on a thief trying to coordinate hitting attack # keys and using the mouse to keep the camera focus in a battle.

[@crepuscular]

right click on (most) reward chest at bottom right corner will skip the reward dialogue, never knew that for 7years until i came across a video about 2 years ago

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Lol I still left click on them when I am speeding through on accident. Great point though!

[@zoro8927]

Oh, here's another really good noobie tip: If you don't want to lose the spot your in, but you need to bank, just go to your WvW tab, port in to ANY area to use the bank or TP, once your done leave WvW and your right back where you were!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent add in! Great to be able to sell some gear without losing your place!

[@myrri0]

I'm a new player, and one thing I found that's useful is that if you have the coins, you can buy bag slots from the black lion trading post! Unfortunately I found out about this when I was nearing lvl 45, so before that I was running around with like a 10 slot and an 8 slot alongside the standard starter backpack. The most you can get without upgrading your account is 18 slots! It made managing inventory much easier.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That is an absolute amazing tip! Most bags are fairly cheap too! What do you think of the game so far?

[@myrri0]

@@CaffeinatedDad Absolutely love it so far! It's incredible how lively the community is in GW2 after a whole decade bc the other MMOs I played I feel like are empty now. Still haven't worked up the nerve for PVP though haha.

[@grumdrig1297]

​@@myrri0 While PvP is the one place I have found 'grumpy' players it isn't too bad, most players are still pretty helpful. I just block the grumps and move on (their cat probably just pooped in their shoes and they need to vent). Matches are pretty short (~10 minutes) so if you get stuck with a grump one match they'll be out of your life soon enough. At first you can only play unranked where losses don't matter at all; at some point you can choose to play ranked matches. If someone gets grumpy over unranked matches they really need to figure out why their cat keeps pooping in their shoes; not something you can fix by playing better. Grumps gonna grump. Your gear doesn't matter at all in PvP as long as you have something equipped, all stats are standardized. You can buy some cheap grey weapons from vendors in the PvP lobby. I got the PvP legendary backpack and I'm pretty bad at PvP. You mostly just have to play a bunch of ranked games as different classes and you'll get it eventually. A couple tips: * The game saves which build you last used in different modes. So if you play build #2 in PvP and build #1 in PvE, when you go into a PvP match it will switch you to build #2 automatically. You can check your PvP build in the PvP lobby. There is a ready check at the beginning of each match; check your build quick before clicking ready because you can't change it after the match starts. * You can join a PvP match from anywhere, you don't have to be in the PvP lobby. Jump in the queue while doing world completion and after a few minutes you can join a match. Just be aware that if you change zones/maps you will be removed from the queue and have to rejoin. You can leave the queue anytime before it pops up without penalty. If you leave after it pops or mid-match there is a very minor penalty that prevents you from rejoining the PvP queue for a bit but has no effect on any other game play. * You can use /t to message your team or /m to message all players on the map, including the other team. TLDR: PvP isn't that scary, gear doesn't matter, and you can earn some easy legendary gear.

[@lavenderlovee]

You can get 18 slot bag for 1 gold in wvw 😭

[@n8of949]

What did I wish I knew about Guild Wars 2? That this channel existed. Thanks.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! Happy to help!

[@bazookaward3859]

Getting the AUTO LOOT MASTERY. Up to this day i see people running to Tequal and other world boss final Chest. I know some boss like The one found in Tangle Depts dont auto loot due to Proximity but 99% of all loot is auto pick up.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

auto loot... ill be honest thats the first im hearing about it! what mastery track is that under? HoT, PoF eod?

[@justinedwards5300]

@@CaffeinatedDad Central Tyria>Pact Commander>Advanced Logistics

[@CaffeinatedDad]

@@justinedwards5300 appreciate it!

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

I have full ascended on my main as i wanted to max out my damage for strikes/ fractals, but normally ascended isn't really unnessacery outside of very high level raiding groups.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Agreed! Ascended was my thiught of endgame but honestly I couldn't done most of my things with exotic! Had no idea!

[@Quaarlos]

great video thank you

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help! Thanks for the kind words!

[@WilliamPabonJr]

My tip after 5 years here just found out about Blish hud. This addon will help you alot. Been on pvp and wvw just started pve and saw a video on that addon and now i have direction for pve especially for world completion achievement.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Blish is a very popular addon that alot of people recommend usage. It seems to do many things well!

[@zioming]

/wiki works really well in conjunction with shift-clicking, as in, you can shift-click on an item, waypoint, and some other things to post a miniature of it into the chat window, so you can do thing like writing "/wiki [that item I'm curious about]" in the chat to quickly search for it on the game's extensive Wikipedia webpage.

[@hmanshu5371]

I learn gw2 by watching your videos and I respect you a lot,,,, so my question is as you tell us to use pvp mode for finding the best class for ourself, I want to ask how can we decide any character within 5 min. As I am a beginner player I made a mistake that I use lvl 80 boost on revenant, I feel really upset after that but by playing more and more with revenant I got to know about him, and my revenant is my main now.

[@ZianaSue]

you can draw on the map and place personal waypoints. I wish I knew those things early on when trying to find something or easily share a visual of my plan with my party.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's a great feature I feel alot of people overlook!