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OGDeathRow
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So with all the talk about the "meh"community, and alot of negative feedback about the game, i wanted to try it for some reason haha.
So I will be looking for guild, one that likes to chat, social >gameplay for me. If anyone is in 1 or has a suggestion lemme know : )
Got it downloading now. I REALLY enjoyed GW1, but was a WoW player when 2 launched and never looked into it. So excited : )
So I will be looking for guild, one that likes to chat, social >gameplay for me. If anyone is in 1 or has a suggestion lemme know : )
Got it downloading now. I REALLY enjoyed GW1, but was a WoW player when 2 launched and never looked into it. So excited : )
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Also, not sure who said that GW2 has a bad community, but from my experience it has the best community of any mmo I've played. The Spvp community is probably the worst of the bunch because of its competitive nature, but still not completely bad.
You'd be able to play scourge straight away (well, level 10) in sPvP (battlegrounds) if you have the expansion. Everyone has access to everything in sPvP, it's separate from the PvE progression. You go into a lobby called The Mists and sort out your sPvP build from there. There's a training area so you can go there to try out the spec without having to fight other players.. you'll just need to get a Necromancer to level 10 first then you can enter The Mists from anywhere.
Scourge is a fairly advanced spec to play though, especially for a beginner. Just something to be aware of really because you might find it a bit overwhelming if you jump straight into sPvP as a Scourge. It'll probably leave a bad first impression if you go there to try it out before committing to a main class.
It's something that trips up most new players because nothing in game tells you about it.
I am going to say, do not start this game with an idea of "Support", as the game does not have a traditional Trinity Role, if you do plan to play Support, for the typical MMO benefits of as Support Class, I would Suggest Druid (Healer) or Chrono (Buff/Debuff)
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I played last night for about 1 1/2 got to level 8. Was pretty overwhelming at the start going thru all the options (char menu/skills etc) I chose a high pop server and it was great. The questing seems different, its like world events in WoW, goto the heart and fill the bar. I like this system alot : )
Do i need to buy both xpacs right away, as in will they make my early leveling any better? or can i just get path of fire for scourge when i pvp? or is it best to go in order?
Im in no rush to blitz to max level, if i get HoF i dont plan on using hte boost. Wanna enjoy the ride.
There was also a fair number of people in the area as well, every quest spot had several people there, and the public events (really enjoyed those in Warhammer when it existed) had several people as well. I enjoy watching the cutscenes and curious to where the story goes.
I joined a guild called Just Kill The Dragon, right off the bat they were helpful with some tips. Guild chat was really buzzing too. Nice to see.
Cant wait to play again tonight. Thanks again guys.
EDIT: I always lean towards necromancers/warlocks in games.......evil or bust! So interested in play a necro as a support, I always wanted to : )
And yes, I loved how GW2 handled playing the game with Dynamic Events, Hearts, Map Exploration, Dungeons, Fractals, World Bosses, and personal story. Also, leveling is fast and easy, damn near anything and everything you do will provide EXP.
Also, just a heads up, there is a LOT more content in this game then you will ever need to max level, no joke, even if all you did was map completion, you would be 80th before you finished base world maps.
So, this is not like other games were you feel the need to grind anything, in fact you can max level without ever doing the same thing twice.
or you can grind out the high exp Content and max out that way pretty quick as well. You have choices.
Also, start crafting now, unlike most games, in GW2, crafting becomes viable at very low levels, you can quite literally make your own "bis" gear as you level up.
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World completion is a pretty good experience the first play through. You get an item that's needed for legendary crafting as well. There are side activities in each zone too that the game doesn't just outright tell you. These are mostly in the form of jumping puzzles, world bosses (in some zones), meta events (one quest leads to a series of repeatable events).
If you get bored with one mode you can always switch to another and level through there. sPvP and WvW give you tomes of knowledge which grant you an entire level outright and very frequently. I have over a thousand just sitting in my bank.
My main in ESO (PvP) is actually full support. I run buff/debuff/shield/damage mitigation/CC and as long as i get 1 DPS who knows his survivability tools pretty much steamroll BG's.
However said build does nothing for PVE as that requires dedicated healing.
EDIT: I should mention I dont really play eso. I bought the base game, most of the time im logging in is to play with my daughter. Its a great game, just not 1 I find myself overly drawn too. Its fun in small spurts.
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Having the mount improves the flow of the core game dramatically and I don't think anyone should miss out on having it. If you know you're going to keep playing at this point, it's worth getting that now to make the game even better.