The FIRST 5 THINGS you should do at max level in Guild Wars 2!

So there is a ton of different things you can do at max level in guild wars 2 and lets be serious it can be overwhelming. You've heard alot about the things that you need to do but here is my take on the most important things you should do when you hit endgame in guild wars 2!
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[@CaffeinatedDad]

This guide will give you EVERYTHING you need to know to pick the right gear stats! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXnNoKmdhZ6Fna8

[@thesoberheathen]

Great video btw my friend!

[@cleezy5135]

I believe another really good thing to do is finish Living World Season 1 for the 5 x 20 slot bags you get for each chapter completion!! Extra bag space is ALWAYS needed :)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I can't tell you how long I suffered with 8 slot bags... lol

[@Grawwler]

Oh that sounds so good thats the first thing ill do

[@yichong777]

Oh my, I wish I read this earlier. I bit the bullet and bought 2 15 slot bags just recently 😅

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

Oh thats smart, good idea I didn't know about those.

[@mohdig9]

lol, just leveled my tailoring to 500 and crafted several 18 slot bags didnt know I could get better ones just by playing

[@rainbowturtle]

4:11 If you don't have the gold or don't want to spend the gold to buy exotic gear, the Heart of Thorns expansion Verdant Brink map's "Night Meta" gives you opportunities to get Bladed Armor Boxes, with tier 4 map "readiness/completion" for that night as well as getting 100% participation. In addition, Verdant Brink has a map currency, Airship Parts, that can be used to buy every armor piece with only 1 gold and 500 parts except the chestpiece, which gives you a stat selectable level 80 exotic armor. The chestpiece can be earned from the Wyvern Matriarch via the occasional bladed chestpiece box drop, or again in the bladed armor box (pick your item, not a specific armor piece) when you personally have max participation for the night meta with the map having reached tier 4 as a guaranteed drop. Some exotic armor, such as Viper's gear (endgame condition damage stats), can be quite expensive, however the bladed armor boxes can save you plenty of gold while still giving those exact same stats. Plus, the skins look pretty good. For exotic Berserker's (best in slot power gear), you can also look up the "named" armor sets. These are level 80 berserker only armor sets that cost significantly less money to buy off the trading post, and there's one for each armor weight. Buying these gets you endgame ready pretty quickly if you plan on playing a power damage build, and a power build overall helps you clear open world content a bit more quickly since you don't need to wait for conditions to do their damage.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I always forget how fruitful the verdant brink zone is for heart of thorns! It's such a useful place to get you ready for endgame!

[@madDdog67]

This is especially valuable info for altoholics....ask me how I know :) I have been away from the game for about 2 years, and decided to come back for a bit. Was looking at one of the OP's builds, and saw that it needed Celestial gear. Popped on to one of my alts to start the painful process of grinding airship parts on that character. When I checked my gear, I already had full Celestial on that toon haha. Win \m/

[@Tankunish]

A tip for new players who are buying exotics off the trading post: DONT search for items by their stat name like in the video, youll only get the super expensive gear this way. Instead use the gear icon by the search bar, select the stats you want, exotic type and level! This way youll get the cheaper named gear with the stat you want! As for my first character (and my main!), its a Female Norn Guardian that I made 10 years ago and have continued to play til this day :) She has seen it all lol

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent addon! I can't tell you how much time that can save! Hey and you can't go wrong with the original main! Thanks for commenting!

[@deadvodka]

Great advice. Are there sets for the new stats like Minstrel's, Harrier's etc as well?

[@Tankunish]

@@deadvodka Unfortunately no :{ I did some research and you can find cheaper sets for stats like: - Berserker's (Zhed, Nika, and Devona) - Rampager's (Koss, Norgu, Aidan) - Marshal's ( Haimi, Salomon, Sagal) - Carrion's (Ogden, Shiro, Sheena) - Cleric's ( Rurik, Mhenlo, Zho) - Shaman's (Jalis, Reyna, Tahlkora) - Dire's (Jatoro, Yakkington, Errol) The names in the parentheses are the named armor sets for the stat on the left. Its a interesting mix of stats and can cover for some of the more expensive stat names. All of these don't go over a gold so very cheap. However I did find some named stat pieces that are also pretty cheap: - Valkyrie's (50 silver to 2 gold) - Knight's (70 silver to 2 gold) - Cavalier's (60 silver to 2 gold) - Soldier's (60 silver to 3 gold) - Rabid's (60 silver to 2 gold) - Shaman's (60 silver to 2 gold) - Magi's (60 silver to 3 gold) These stats have more pieces worth silver but do have some pieces that dip in to the gold range. Hopefully this helps you to gear up til you can get some of those more expensive pieces :}

[@deadvodka]

@@Tankunish guess I'll have to keep farming up in Verdant Brink then, for the newer sets.. In case you, or someone reading this did not know: the Bladed Sets that you can buy from a vendor in Verdant Brink, can take on any stat-combination. They cost 250 airship parts each, which can be earned from doing day or night events and from opening (large) airship cargos around the map with crowbars. The gloves can drop from these as well, so you will find one or two while farming up for the rest. The Torso is the only part you can not buy from a vendor, but it can be obtained as a drop from wyvern matriarch/patriarch or alternatively you get a box for participating 100% in the meta event and you can chose one armor part from it. the thus necessary 1k airship parts is less than a full day/night cycle with events.

[@curtisyue182]

I just search by level and buy something that isnt more than a gold. You always find something good.

[@SubZole]

I have a tip for players who only want to unlock the first 3-4 mounts and then do the lvl 80+ content in the order it came out. Don't spend all your mastery points to max out the first mounts because you might not have enough to unlock important masteries later that unlocks secret or hard to access locations. Like the ability to use sand portals with the jackal. At the start you can get lots of mastery points easily but it gets harder unless you progress with the main story and visit the next map.

[@jeast9648]

I think it’s a good idea to let everyone know that heart of Thorns is by far the hardest expansion to solo play. Also I leveled a guardian, Mesmer, elementalist, engineer and thief to 80 first and then started doing story play through a on each character to find out what I really wanted to main.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent point! I did note towards the end that doing the hot hero points were difficult but I Suppose I should add it when talking about gliders

[@ThirstyThurman]

I just hit level 80 on my first character this week. I felt like I didn't know how to play games after getting into HoT. Good to know this isn't the norm. I'm primarily a solo player and I was starting to get a little disheartened.

[@apex403]

HoT for me was a literal wall at first. I was smashing through core content , pulling massive packs of mobs and just destroying them as a core necro before I unlocked any elite specs.... whooooa man was getting into HoT a wake up call to slow down.

[@chipdog3]

Learned HoT the hard way. Having to sneak constantly, wiping on every veteran mob and constantly crashing with your glider since stamina or air drafts have to be acquired

[@dreamwalkerbell4495]

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[@tabe2278]

Female norn elementalist. About that gear buying part, when you are buying exotic gear, don't search by name. Open the search filters next to the search bar, set lvl to 80-80, rarity to exotic and select the stats you need. After that set price ascending and you will most likely see a named armor/weapon that costs way less than the crafted versions.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Excellent addition! I always tend to forget to filter! Is your norn ele still around?

[@tabe2278]

@@CaffeinatedDad Yes. Got a name change, but still have her.

[@dragoneye9595]

The very first thing I did when I hit 80 with my first character was to unlock the mastery which let me auto loot enemies. Also a great suggestion is getting a foot into fractals (and the masteries belonging to them) for some steady gold income. Discovering the whole map (with the character I wanted to use for all the open world content) was also one of the first things I did. I think if you had honarable mentions, these three would be decent :) But I agree with your points aswell.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

The auto loot mastery is a fatsdtic one! Also thank you!

[@Grumpah]

Charr Engineer is my first, just passed level 50 today

[@jankjank1395]

Started the game about a week ago, made a human theif. I got to about level 60 and decided I was in love with the game and went ahead and bought all the expansions. I never spend money on a game I started so recently. I’m level 75 right now and plan on reaching 80 today and this video was a massive help!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help! And careful the game will suck you into a wormhole lol

[@jankjank1395]

@@CaffeinatedDad Never saw you replied to me thank you :)) and trust me, it has. I have played only PvP for weeks. And you have helped me learn everything I watch your videos almost every day

[@richardcurrier3305]

My first character was a Ranger. I played WoW and was one there and it just seemed logical coming to a new “similar” game (and I think it’s the easiest to play and stay alive when you have SLOW fingers)… Thanks for all the videos you really do them well and keep it interesting.

[@jhmi7877]

Ranger can be a very active class to play, but it definitely is also quite forgiving (Necro and Guardian are the other two). I play my ranger quite actively, but it's a choice I can make, as opposed to other classes where it's not really a choice per se. And I love that. There are days when I just want to relax and I like that my class allows me to play slower than my normal, instead of having to switch to another class for the same effect.

[@cattysplat]

Made my ranger because I was main ranger in GW1. GW2 ranger is almost nothing like GW1 ranger, who was all about spreading poisons and fast interrupts whilst slowing enemy melee and being hard to catch. GW2 is all pew pew all the time and your pet is a weak useless thing for flavor.

[@pezdiablito]

Just my two cents... with every toon, as soon as I hit 80, I go to lfg and hop on the HoT and PoF HP Trains! Excellent way to get all 3 Elite skills, and waypoints for all the maps!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's excellent advice! Thank you!

[@Farcon]

Hey, what are HP Trains?

[@pezdiablito]

@Farcon Hero Point groups that form in the expansion maps. Regularly in the Heart of Thorns maps, starting in Verdant Brink. The Commander will lead the group to each HP fight or commune, to gain the points. As a group, it's easier to take down the Champions. You must have the Raptor mount and basic Gliding. The groups move fast, so you have to pay attention to chat and the Commander's icon. Each HP is 10 points, whereas core Tyria HPs are only one. It makes gaining specializatoins so much faster, and you get a good start on the maps if you haven't done the storyline yet. You do still need to buy the expansions to be able to "teleport to friend" once you join the group. You'll see advertisements in map chat when a train is getting ready to depart. Usually in the Lion's Arch map and the home world maps. The Groups limit is 50, and they fill up fast. Good luck, have fun.

[@dankwitdastank]

I started and stuck as a Sylvarian Elementalist. Grew into Weaver and i love it. Thanks for the vid!

[@Dominicolous]

I regret not playing GW2 over the years... i'm a player since day one. Only played 30 hours at release and then never touched it again. Recently cleaned up my cellar and found the boxed version i bought back in the day of GW2 and thought: hey i've seen gw2 again and again on youtube etc and then gave it another try. Fell in love... Best MMO out there imo :_)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! The OG box collection! I unfortunately never got one but I love hearing that you are enjoying yourself!

[@SimplyDawn]

returning player here who just found your channel & i wanted to let you know that i truly appreciate your videos. i've been playing since beta, but i'm still only a mediocre player, even on a good day lol. thank you so much for simplifying things for noob-ish introverts like me who play solo & are hesitant to join a guild. take care.

[@pokealong]

Thanks for this tips video! This game is absolutely awesome. My only MMO experiences are OSRS, Runescape, Warframe, and many years ago MapleStory. Coming to GW2 it's like a brand new feeling. Beat the main story and got past level 80 within 60 hours and I am absolutely loving every second of exploration. Bought every DLC and plan to beat those stories before ordering the upcoming one. Subscribed to get more content for this great game!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Let's gooo! Imr glad to hear you are enjoying your time here! Thank you!

[@SavithTV]

I've missed out on so much, which is a shame because I adore the game. I've been loving finding all this new GW2 content and also videos to help new and returning players (such as myself). I've honestly played off and on since launch, but have only lived inside sPvP. Getting back out into the rest of the game has been daunting so I've mostly avoided it until now, so thank you for the help/advice!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I'm happy to help! And believe me you are going to like the next few videos! They are geared for returning players!

[@oliviervoegtlin2606]

I just want to say thank you. I love your videos even if i‘m a new player. Keep the grind and live your life❤

[@jmoore9157]

My first toon was and still is Asura Ranger. Currently playing a Sylvari Elementalist and loving that too! As a past WOW player, mage was my favorite so ele is mage on steroids! In WOW I had to choose and spec for either fire, arcane, or water. GW2 lets me be all three at once! I love that!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's probably the biggest leap for most people, elementalist isn't a traditional mage. Casting spells and such. Essentially you are a melee combatant

[@micdrop-jh3pf]

Great Video, Dad! And to answer your question, my first character was an Asuran thief because a friend had such great success with the thief's skills and weapons, but I quickly found I could not pull off the various tricks they way they could, so it wasn't for me. I then found the revenant resonates with me and I've played that as my main character (I have 60 chars now, mostly farming flax...LOL) for years now. The lesson here is find what works best for your play style...it's worth experimenting to find that sweet spot.

[@celestefae5850]

I've been watching your videos! they help so much thank you! I'll try my best to join a guild even though I suffer from severe anxiety. Had a bad experience from past toxic guilds..

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I'm sorry to hear! If you are interested, CDG (my guild) can offer a place. It's small and ot as active but it's at least a Guild!

[@tidal9702]

This is super helpful for a new player like myself! Thank you! My First Character is a Human Guardian cause I thought it was a Paladin and I was actually surprised w/ how the game does away with the typical 3 Healer , Tank , DPS system. Felt a little squishy so trying out Necro atm got him to PoF and engineer looks really interesting too so have my eyes on that for later for pew pew gun and big robot.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have been really trying to help new players get into the game! I would 100% recommend the engineer as its just so damn cool!

[@rorsine]

I think you will love to try your guardian as a celestial firebrand, that is the Paladin that you are looking for.

[@tidal9702]

@@rorsine I just recently did! It’s pretty awesome the Firebrand theme is very cool with books or I guess tomes? But very cool I wish more games tried creating classes like this.

[@sloanculver7837]

I started over a year ago with a human elementalist, then broke off playing about reaching level 30 for awhile, got back into it a month ago and really enjoy how relaxed the game is!!

[@HelloFellowMellowMarshmallow]

My first was a Charr engineer because of turrets. Then immediately set my eye out for Scrapper because I loved the look of the Scrapper's Mask. The spec being a great pick and easy to get into team comps were just the cherries on top. edit: now I wish we had a turret-focused Elite Spec

[@procerator]

Well, core Engineer is still playable even in the age of elite specs. Maybe they can just buff turrets a bit.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

As someone that *loved* spirit spamming Ritualist in GW1, I do too.

[@DrNiradino]

Turret focused spec is what Scrapper was before the rework. It didn't exactly worked for them.

[@spankyjeffro5320]

I still want a pet-focused elite spec. Not mechanist with just 1 big guy. Multiple little guys to spawn.

[@DrNiradino]

@@spankyjeffro5320 So, Mechanist?

[@jimjones9631]

Something else to add is if you want hero points play world v world. Join a zerg and collect the skirmish chests and use them on jade testimonies than you can use them to buy hero point completions which is extremely useful for the maguuma hero points

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Especially useful for the magumma hero points lol

[@frankmills1917]

Ahh. The joy of exploration for the first time using mounts. One of these days I'm gonna get out of the LA aerodrome and get back to exploring once again!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I'm still discovering little things here and there!

[@marco1941]

I agree with you. I'm a new player and the first thing I'm doing with lvl 80 now is to finally get the mounts. It makes everything else better if you can move fast on the ground, in the air and underwater and if you can reach every spot in the world. Other youtubers say, oh get your gear first, but I don't need exotic gear for playing the story of PoF. I just wanna be able to move fast and save a lot of time, doing all the rest of the content.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I like the story but I don't think it should impede my convenience of mobility. I understand what happens but the mounts you get accustomed too are far too important!

[@salmahyenasashimicheetah6888]

I mean if you want to play expansion content with rare gear... Be our guest. But it will be like playing GW2: Dark Souls. Lol. Hell if I saw anyone saying that I would buy them their gear for them. I don't want anyone to experience the pain that I did when I tried that. 😂

[@cattysplat]

@@salmahyenasashimicheetah6888 Rare gear is totally fine if you play defensive build. You can't just glass cannon and kill the enemy before they kill you though.

[@MacKing27]

Thank you @caffeinatedad as a new player, this helped a lot. A big reason I couldn't get into World of Warcraft for example was because of players, especially veteran players. They are very toxic and won't help you at all. In fact if you're a new player trying to do end game content, they'll just kick you from the group. And they still wonder why their game is dying. On the other hand in Guild Wars 2, everyone is so welcoming and helpful. Thank you guys. I've been playing for about 2 weeks now and im enjoying the game so much.

[@eloeden2056]

SUPER instightful ! thank you so much

[@BACON-nf2rr]

Thank u very much, currently level 40 but glad to know what awaits me.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help! Definitely enjoy the leveling though!

[@PrincessKumico]

I'm rather new to this game myself and one of the things I saw that really touched me is I was at a hero point in a HoT map and I had to eat the bacon and it did damage to me every second for 60 seconds. Had to survive to get the points. There were multiple people just standing there healing players there eating the bacon. Like, this is something they didn't have to do at all, yet here they are. It really made me realize that there are some pretty awesome people in this game. I don't think I've had a bad moment yet, everyones been super helpful when I ask about metas or events with gatherings and stuff. 10/10 community so far!!

[@nexttt__]

I cannot believe how good this game is. I started playing a week ago and I am having such a blast. I can't wait to explore the expansions

[@WingsAboveCS]

My first profession was engineer, since i like sentry guns from my time playing TF2, it was hard but i think mastering the tool belt has made every other profession skill easy to manage in comparison. I quickly got rid of the turrets since they were kind of boring, then i started playing scrapper and never looked back, if i use my abilities propperly i have nearly 25-50% of my HP in barrier, and permanent quickness and strength, also i have 4 skills that stun or daze (and easy access to the dazing strike combo). In still getting into holosmith, it is flashy as hell and super fun to play so far, these Specializations are so fun and i find it kind of sad so many people stick with mechanist, even if it is strong.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I feel alot of players gravitate toward the mechanist just because it's simple and effective. I mean it's a cool idea but imo it takes away from the uniqueness of the engineer!

[@CN_Corbeau]

This was such a helpful video I feel like I know what to do now lol, my first class was rev but at about level 60 I decided to try something new and now my main is necro :D

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! Well I am glad I could help!

[@zer0homer]

Sylvari necro since launch day, returned to the game last year after a lengthy break since 2014 and then brief return for story in 2018. This game used to be enjoyable back in season 1 and 2, and now it’s absolutely huge. Love raiding, love wvw, love open world and collections and legendary crafting.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I'm happy to see such positive responses especially from players who haven't played in a long time. The game is utterly massive, there is so much that you can get into its actually overwhelming!

[@thehandsometarttv3304]

Sylvari guardian started back last year after a streamer couple started playing it more and have played on and off since these tips are fantastic! ❤

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Guardian is always a great choice! Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad they were helpful!

[@jonnygadfly]

Thank you very very VERY much for this guide. I'm newly 80 and it's a bit daunting to figure out what to do.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Happy to help!

[@katzunkaimoto8889]

Getting to know how to do achievements and track them is also incredibly useful, if yall are very new and wondering, open your hero panel, go down to achievements, from there you can search any of the achievements and the collections attached to them, for example you can learn how to get the warclaw for WvW

[@saberxcade]

I started with a level boosted human thief and immediately grinded out deadeye, I have alts too now but I love the feel of my deadeye so much

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Personally I love the deadeye. It is such a damn cool spec and I did the exact same thing!

[@TheAniki94]

For newcomers who see that video now (which has been made over a year ago but still has valuable points made) : for exotic selectable stats gear you can also have it from WvW points, which you can have from weekly objectives (in your H panel, achievements weekly) and buy it from a vendor behind the fractals portal. It has all stats including viper or celestial if you're playing conditions or want to mostly do WvW or open world meta farming on your character :)

[@drbuni]

As a new player, getting the Skimmer and Springer jumps have made traversing certain areas of the game a lot more fun. I do wish I could get the Griffon too, but I don't feel like playing any of the main story content just yet (not until I have all of the Living World stuff). I am considering going for the Siege Turtle just for fun, though.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I believe all of the things you listed are true. I feel like at a minimum the normal pof mounts make traversing significantly more enjoyable as the exploration is still there without completely trivializing everything

[@RedNuii]

Just want you to know that Siege turtle has a little bit of a grind as well. You gotta do end game group content as a part of it also

[@decado7]

Ive only got the raptor so far and it's a night and day improvement, particularly with the jump boost@@CaffeinatedDad

[@Dark_Wizard_of_Mu]

Jadebot Mastery in EOD is underrated. If you don't mind the order of the story I suggest to get this after mounts and gliding.

[@cattysplat]

EoD would spoil the crap out of the story.

[@KeithHanlan]

I believe that new players will be selling themselves short if they do not do gliding and Heart of Thorns first. These maps are designed for gliding and it is incredibly satisfying to spend time in the air. A new player will not lament the absence of a raptor when they are having so much fun soaring through the canopy! And the time spent in HoT will deeply imprint the skill so that it is used more effectively throughout the rest of the game. I see many players ignoring updrafts (on HoT and non-HoT maps) and trying to navigate vertical terrain using skyscales and bunnies even when updrafts are available and more appropriate for the situation. The HoT maps remain very active and new players will find lots of help as they learn. Finally, gliding is much faster to acquire than the other mounts, especially the skyscale and gryphon!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oh absolutely! I recommend playing the story how it was meant to be played!

[@DrZaius3141]

As a new player who so far played 10 hours with the free raptor and 4 hours without (now at level 57) this isn't a debate. Playing without a mount when you got tricked into getting accustomed to one feels really bad.

[@herdo1561]

They're going to be selling themselves short by not being able to keep up with everyone else during meta events, bounty and HP trains, etc. Not having mounts in 2022 is not the same thing as not having mounts before PoF when nobody had mounts.

[@Emacspirate]

Respectfully I would say do the first HoT mission first to unlock basic gliding. But I also did not know that could be unlocked with EoD! Great info. First class was either a Ele or Ranger, it's been so long I forget now.

[@pecros]

yea, Glider, Raptor and Springer can all be unlocked in EoD

[@Emacspirate]

@@pecros Totally a TIL thing. Massive game is massive! Nearly impossible to know all the things! Cheers!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! You have been here so long you can just call me a noob John! But I do appreciate your comment. Also I didn't know you had an ele!

[@hensola]

wow, this helps a lot. got a fast-track to level 80 with the current sale, and still trying to find out how access the Daredevil specialisation.

[@pcwarduke2055]

My first was a charr warrior . I experienced real pain with him doing jumping puzzles

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hahaha nobody understands that pain like a charr warrior

[@karolbeso6169]

Your videos is the reason I tried GW2 and now im 2 max characters deep and just crafted my first legendary.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Haha! I'm happy to help you on your journey!

[@girlfromshikahr2745]

My first was a Floormentalist and I still love her and yes, she's still my main. The floor feels nice and I can take a quick nap while I'm down there.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Looool I do take the occasional nap on the floor

[@Yuuki-yj8im]

first i played was recently, i got a Thief to the mid-40's only a few days after starting since me and one buddy got into the game and played like maniacs the first 3 or 4 days. of course, i used my 80 token on him to instant finish the leveling and start PoF immediately. We've played lots of raids in other games so endgame is looking awesome on this game. (subbed for the coffee :D )

[@andregurtovoi3277]

I bought GW2 on its launch day. Played a few days and left until the past month. :P Then I bought all 3 expansions and I'm addicted as F now. My first class was a thief when I first bought the game and now I'm a firebrand.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Say goodbye to free time ha! I'm glad to hear yku are enjoying it! Excellent choice with firebrand too!

[@Skater122495]

had a great experience with Skein Gang for learning to raid

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Sneaky and his Goose are a great pillar of the community!

[@aries4378]

As a new player hitting endgame, I'm gonna just do everything in order. Sure, I'm going to miss out on mounts till later, but I'm a firm believer in playing the game the way it was meant to be played and getting the authentic Guild Wars 2 experience.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

That's what quite a few players choose to do. Not a bad method to be honest!

[@colemclaughlin8893]

Did you stick to it or did you brake off? I just started and plan on doing the same thing

[@jungshin87]

I think this is good idea

[@yichong777]

I'm on my first play through and I want to do everything sequentially (barring the fact I already unlocked raptor mount from buying the expansion). Can't wait to unlock mounts and elite specializations 😊 My first (current) character is an Asura engineer. I saw that engineers can make turrets and golems, and can't help but to pick them to try out first, but it seems like they are one of the more mechanically challenging class to play 😅

[@CaffeinatedDad]

They can be a mix because of the toolbelt and weapon kits but overall an excellent choice!

[@revleckbendon2745]

My first GW2 Profession, I just started about 40 hours in is and was a Human Warrior. Just hit 80 and am excited to tackle PoF.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly POF is my favorite!

[@elementochannel6994]

I played as a Human warrior on my GW2 Free to Play account in 2016... Now I have played almost every sorta Content this game has to offer and enjoying playing through them regularly.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Variety is the spice of life!

[@fernaxv]

I started as a charr guardián cuz i liked the bow.. oh boi 6yrs later and i still ve miniraptor nightmares Nice guides!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Looool never ever take a pack of mini raptors lightly!

[@CorwynGC]

The only one that doesn't require *time* is gearing up, so I recommend doing that first. And it makes all the subsequent ones easier.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

True you can argue gear could be the most important sure!

[@Inf666ipi]

Really good video bud. I'm a 13 year old Vet to this game. And I just happen to come across this one. Great Tutorial. And good information for new players for sure. 💯

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey thanks! I am happy to help!

[@GreenSnale]

My first character was a Sylvari Elementalist, and she is still my main. I have been working on playing through all the stories in order and building up for my first legendary. (:

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Fantastic choice if I may say! Well done!

[@SoliasSerene]

I played a Norn Guardian in the pre-launch beta sessions. My first post-launch race and profession was a Charr Warrior, up to level 33 when I started to get interested in jumping puzzles and vistas. The vista in Ruins of Rin (Black Citadel zone of Ascalon) broke me. I immediately made a Human Elementalist. She became my first lvl 80 character.

[@Frelismatic]

Can't wait to jump back in and play the shtory

[@CaffeinatedDad]

New story is pretty good, not gonna lie!

[@kiksyame1481]

Sylvari ranger. Been my main for over 8 years for story, festivals and griffon riding :) Now I pew pew at players in PvP too :D

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ha! Ranger was my first level 80, never got to max with my charr. Pew pew indeed!

[@cppoppin12]

Subscribed. Idk why but i feel like I have to do things sequentially. I dipped into hot to get the glider and was confused when I became a commander and decided I like the story enough to wait and just use raptor and glider. Just about done with main story and about to get into living world 1 and 2

[@FamousWolfe]

Mesmer. This was back when the game first launched, which as anyone knows Mesmers were INCREDIBLY PAINFUL to level back then xD Still have that character, too. Good video mate!

[@VinylDashMusic]

I ended up coming to this video since I started playing Guild Wars 2 pretty recently and it's interesting to see how the game has already changed a bit for the better in the almost 3 months since this video. Example being, mounts. New players get their raptors for free at level 10 now and it's extremely nice(I honestly think I would have gone insane if I didn't have one). As for my first character, I started leveling as a Female Human Thief but ended up swapping to Elementalist after not really liking the leveling on thief.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Ahhh it sounds like you are a gamer of class! Lol it's something to be said about the convince of having the mounts then handling everything else that tyria throws at you!

[@unrefined2591]

Its like you knew I had literally just gotten my necro to 80 lol. About halfway through the story quests at lvl 80, I decided to start levelling a guardian, and possibly start some pvp with her. Might also do some completionist map stuff with the necro lol. So much to do :D The mounts mentioned in this video are definite must though, good lord. As always, ty for the video!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey thanks! I had you enjoyed!

[@Thorrnn]

My first two were a sylvary ele and an asura ranger. I also made a norn necro and a charr guardian, but I didn’t play them much for the first couple years.

[@Eioka_]

8 years without play gw2, this help alot

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Glad to have you back!

[@nerdy_dav]

My first Character was a Sylvari Elementalist. Named after my main character in GW1, a Canthan elementalist/mesmer

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I miss the cross classes....

[@nerdy_dav]

@@CaffeinatedDad They were awesome. So much possibility for building characters.

[@CountryJohnC]

When I came back to GW2 after a 10 year absence I played a Sylvari Tempest/Catalyst, cleared the entire PoF story and tons of Mastery unlocks with him. I've since fell in love with Renegade which is my current main.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I've always been interested in renegade as the concept looks awesome. I'm just terrible at revenant!

[@CountryJohnC]

Renegade has a really nice combat flow in PvE, access to so many conditions! I haven’t found the right Legend combo for WvW just yet, I’ve had more luck with Herald in that aspect.

[@brandoncreek5709]

My first character was a Norn Guardian which I still have, but my favorite character and main as of now is a Sylvari Ranger.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Nothing beats that first character!

[@transcendingthedyad5663]

Will you make a continuation of what to do after you've done what's described in this video? Great content!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Working on other new player video ideas as we speak!

[@NickyDekker89]

My first char was a Norn Warrior and my second current one is a Human Thief. I want to make a lot of progress on this one first but when I create another char it will be a more healing/support focused class.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Gotcha! Norn warrior also has a really cool aesthetic!

[@_Libosido]

My list would be like: 1.) IF you didnt it within leveling -> *Buy 18-slot silk bags* . Actual price _(to be fair almost permanent)_ is 2,5g/bag _(20-slot cost 12g/bag)_ ,so after 5 days of dailies, you have all 4 bags. 2.) *Buy the CHEAPEST exotic gear* for your build. For example (stats: power+prec+ferocity) : Zhed's coat cost 32silvers and Berserker's light antique coat cost 2,21g - both have same stats+armor. If you buy all 6 pieces Zhed's set, you pay 2 golds,but for Berserker's set 13 golds - different 11golds is a lot. For saved golds you can buy rings, amulets and accessories. 3.) *Reach 60% crit chance* in stats. _Fury_ buff give you rest 40% crit chance and to have 100% crit chance is big deal. 4.) *Enjoy the story* . Its good to do HoT, then PoF, then EoD expansions because on way to progress through story you do unlock gliding, mastery points and mounts without forcing self to do that.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly thats great advice! Especially enjoying the story!

[@Thorrnn]

Don’t forget the living story, too. Lots of fun content and good loot.

[@illmattic024]

I might be in the minority here, but I’m not a big fan of playing the maps and story out of order like this. The most amazing aspect of Guild Wars’ horizontal progression to me has been the way everything seems to build upon itself, especially the mounts and related masteries. The mounts are obviously incredibly fun and useful, but I don’t think I would’ve appreciated them nearly as much had I not had to tackle the Heart of Thorns maps with just the glider. I know not everyone cares about the story either, but I enjoy at least having some context about the maps I’m playing in. The story provides the “why” certain events are happening on the maps and without it I would just feel like I’m just involving myself in a bunch of random stuff that doesn’t mean anything. Just by naturally progressing through the game in its order of release, completing maps and participating in map metas, I already had enough gold for the griffon, with some to spare, by the time I reached that point in the game. I know playing this way is not super efficient compared to the video, and I also know there’s no wrong way to play the game :) just figured I’d mention that taking your time without focusing on unlocking everything in the most efficient order is also an enjoyable option.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Oh absolutely! I suppose where this idea came from was because I've had alot of people who are just like let's get this done, I want my mounts first and I don't care for the story I do believe gw2 has great story building and one that shouldn't be ignored! Thank you for your input!

[@lauradevries3002]

Love your videos! As a returning player (haven’t played for 7 years) I can’t decide which expansion story line to play first. I love following a chronological story, but the mounts look pretty juicy. Do you have any tips/advice?

[@Avrodin93]

Charr Warrior, all the way! Currently my Bladesworn main too!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It just feels right you know? Lol

[@squatchit5700]

I started playing 10 years ago and started with a human thief. I took a break for the last 8 years and wow is the game different! Now I main a human necromancer 😁

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's like a completely different game

[@merlands1]

Awesome video, thank you …

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey happy to help!

[@TheREALTRS3607]

If I were to advise a fresh 80: 1. Unlock gliding and raptor: gives you access to HP trains. 2. Run at least one HP train and unlock 1+ elite specs asap. Lets you start playing/practicing end game builds. No sense in investing dozens of hours into a core build you'll never use again. Hop in the first one you see, but HoT prob ideal if given the option (then PoF > EoD; easier to find and solo on average). 3. You're really free to start any/all progressions at this point. The only real progression that spills over between game modes is gear/general resources, which are largely gained in all (more/less zero sum), so it matters little where you start. a. Open world/story (solo pve). PoF story/mastery is by far the best place to start for this (as mentioned in vid). This will unlock mounts that make everything in open world more accessible/convenient. After mounts, it's kind of on to the rest of the mastery tracks. Meta-event farming will be your best source of solo-pve general resources (gold, etc.) > Note: Available while monitoring party finder or waiting in queue, etc. You'll likely balance this with your preferred game mode(s). b. Fractals (i.e. dungeons). Where to start honing advanced pve mechanics. Start by looking for T1 groups in the party finder. Daily upper tier fractals tend to be the best reward/time farming. Strikes and raids also available, but better left until you're at least full exotic and have a good handle on your class/spec. c. WvW (large scale pvp). Start by finding a commander with an open squad and follow the zerg for awhile. Important initial progression: rank up 1/6 warclaw > 1/6 gliding > 6/6 provisions > finish gliding/warclaw. Also make sure to start the warclaw collection/reward track immediately. > Hint: save up your wvw skirmish claim tickets! d. SPvP (arena style pvp). Progression within this mode is seasonal (i.e. rankings), but does offer reward tracks (similar to wvw) that provide resources/gear usable in other modes. > Hint: save up your pvp league tickets! 4. Once you get your bearings a little within each game mode and have a feel for what's important to you, that's kinda when you start considering the legendary farm/collections :)

[@Tmac10t]

Good suggestions in video would also say do living world achievements if you have them and is you have season 4 for both those mounts which is beetle and skyscale

[@Keeperoffyre]

Human Necro was my first and is still my main. love support scourge :)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I've seen so many people suggest I try scourge! It has a unique spin to necros!

[@CalliKira]

for my second account, i didn't care about following order for story. i hopped into EoD to pop the glider and bunny, then went about gathering masteries. then i ran the pof story and got griffon, then beetle, then took a break and got my wvw mount done, then hammered out skyscale. still working on my HoT masteries and haven't tapped icebrood or eod masteries but I'll get to em eventually. now i can chill and take my time with story/metas/bosses/map clears and enjoy the game with all the mounts.

[@CalliKira]

PS; pro tip about exotic gear, search them via stats rather than 'viper' or 'berserker', there's named variants that people don't notice as much, they're far cheaper.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Honestly that was my thought. I was working on flameseekers prophecies and was like damn this would be easier with a mount lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@niccolomachiavelli7836]

Really grerat video :)

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hey thanks!

[@TheNacon4]

I started (about 10 years ago) was a Ranger. I'm currently running a Engineer Mechanist. I would recommend you buy more bank/material storage space.

[@dmtizzly]

my first toon/main was a Norn Guardian who was mostly a healer firebrand! Now I despise playing firebrand! lol

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Hahaha that's fantastic! Firebrand is great but I use them as a dps not as healer!

[@sanjayblack1470]

I started human guardian on launch and never dropped it, the human story and being all exterminated and attacked on all fronts really looks cool, now days I don't play that much and I changed to Mesmer, just because its so shiny. cheers on the video.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

I love the stories of your first character. Each has a deep meaning!

[@sanjayblack1470]

@@CaffeinatedDad you are one of the few creators that actually make me want to play again. You're awesome

[@Omar_PS9inchhs]

thanks for the tips...today I bought the expansions and the level 80 token thing...tbh personally only find fun in Soloing on these games, but I like to chat, now soloing means either tanking or healing, as non-fan of tanking I'm trying to figure out the healing as it seems different from other games (no specific healing class)...anyway now I have a character level 80 ready to go...End game content here I come 💪🏻🚀...😂

[@eurasiacentertutorials9518]

As a newer player, your first point is so essential. When you hit 80 seriously do Path of Fire the mounts are so insanely valuable. And the Skyscale is also definitely worth it for the living world after. Mobility is key in my opinion for a lot of open world events. My first character? Well I got the game back in 2012, and stopped playing in...2012. So I am in a way new, coming to play the game in 2021/22. My first character though all the way back in 2012? A Charr Warrior as well, and when I checked him out he had a hammer/rifle combo. Haha

[@CaffeinatedDad]

It's crazy to see how much we change! I 100% agree mobility I'd key. It makes for such a quality of life improvement in my opinion!

[@TheLazyFinn]

lol, same for me! I played probably in 2013 or something and then stopped, also had a charr but engy (also a low level sylvari ranger), everybody starts with a charr it seems..

[@eurasiacentertutorials9518]

@@TheLazyFinn At the time it was the most unique race arguably for an MMO. (Maybe Slyvari technically as I know no MMO with plant people but Charr were a bit cooler). Also they were the most "Horde like" for incoming WoW players.

[@TheLazyFinn]

@@eurasiacentertutorials9518 True, funny how little they are played now

[@jhmi7877]

There is space for just allowing yourself to explore the game with just the raptor mount, or with none at all. The game is tailored for a lot of exploration. There's a lot of contexts and lore that are provided through random NPC conversations, interactable objects, and just lots of hidden things that you won't stumble into if you're just constantly breezing through everything. So though I think getting the mounts is nice (and important in certain contexts, such as keeping up with events, etc.), I would also urge new players to give themselves time to experience the world a little better.

[@jacksel9298]

First character i played, which i actually stayed playing as my main for over a year, was a male sylvari guardian, which later became a dragonhunter from the moment i reached the expansions.

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Can't argue with the original character lets be serious!

[@Medusa_plays]

A Sylvari Soulbeast was my first and is still the main one I play. I only have three total, the other two are a Norn Firebrand and a Human Virtuoso.

[@Ralipsi]

Good advises

[@Ravn009]

PSA! Do not buy exotic gear of the trading post if you play any amount of WvW! You can buy stat selectable gear/weapons of a merchant in a variety of different places, including one thats in fort marriner in lions arch! These pieces cost significantly less than than the ones on tp. Can't find wiki on the merchant but fyi look up the TEID-07 merchant on the wiki for the merchant found in the WvW locations

[@jeromerondeau2824]

Sylvari Warrior (Spellbreaker) I have done every story with this toon and have geared it to be very tough and hard hitting!

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Spellbreaker split that strong defenses with almost calculated retaliatory damage. It's very well done!

[@fredfonseca1474]

Human thief was my first and still one of my favorites :p

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Something about an assassin is a cool aesthetic!

[@Thorrnn]

It’s easier to ask in map chat if there is an hp train going on in the map you’re in, as most mentors & squads won’t bother to lfg for an ho train. Alternately, if you need help, (like in any of the HoT maps), you can: A) ask fir help with a specific hp/mastery point, in map chat. I’ve always gotten at least 2 or 3 people to help. Or, B) turn in your mentor tag (assuming you don’t have a commander tag), and announce in map chat that you are doing an hp/mp train, and you will usually get anywhere from 5-15 people to join you, almost immediately.

[@ThrowingCrunchy]

My first was my Ele, but funnily my last is a Charr Warrior that i was playin as I watched this vid lol

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Something about a charr warrior that just feels right!

[@CruentusCruor]

My first profession was Norn Warrior ^_^ still maining that monster \m/

[@CaffeinatedDad]

Norn warrior or charr warrior fits the aesthetic perfectly big hulking rage monsters!

[@miroslavzima8856]

Oh man, I remember to go after gryphon right I knew he was obtainable! The worst thing was - I had to upgrade my gear to ascended, get runes for Firebrand (not to mention to unlock whole elite for him) so I can finish story - and OUCH! Some parts were SO FRIGGING ANNOYING and hard as hell. I mean, prepare for encounter with legendary...all alone - well, if necessary, get friends to help you with it. Not to mention leveling up professions to craft those. Then full process to get gryphon, which was quite daunting - and I needed him for some maps as I am public event freak. Managed to burn out myself with the process for a whole year. And since August, there was new path how to obtain SkyScale (which is more than advisable for map exploration/events where rapid transport is needed to keep pace with others) - and I knew I HAD to do that (while I love mounts and gryphon with Skyscale are my most favourite achievments in whole game!). I wanted Skyscale since he was announced...but man! Look at the endless list you had to do! With new path how to get him is much, MUCH easier! Took me 6 days in total, but it was intense. It was a roadtrip and there is lot to do! One of the best MMOs you can get nowadays, it´s real living world compared to other games and most importantly - the population is astounding!

[@rept7]

One thing I want to point out, technically, you don't need to do the PoF story to unlock the mounts. Thats more of a EoD thing. But all you have to do in PoF is do the first mission of the expansion to access the region, but once you are free in the world, you can just beeline to every mastery point and mount you can get. It might be easier on you if you do the story so you'll be rewarded mastery points from that, but if you really need those mounts but also want to do the story in order as much as possible, then you only have one required mission.