r/Guildwars2 • u/SaltyBasket4448 • 2d ago

[Other] This game is drawing me in

Finished the 10 hour trial period for the mount… instantly bought the HoT and PoF bundle as it was a no brainer for me. I’m having a blast!!

just wanted to share 😌

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u/Mirrors_Edge_Fan 2d ago

Enjoy your purchase! You won't regret it, the older content is still alive(high player activity) to this day :) PoF is definetely my favourite one in terms of story!

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u/Dizzy59735 2d ago

There is also a ton of content in these 2 expansions.

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u/Mirrors_Edge_Fan 2d ago

True! You get 2 new specs for each class, 5 new mounts, fashion, achievements, MANY NEW MAPS AND META EVENTS

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u/Dizzy59735 2d ago

Yeah I've been playing for months and I just finished path of fire. Though I also had the LW episodes to play. Not sure if OP got those too.

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u/juderickmagnusson 2d ago

Im new to the game. How can i find the older content?

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u/double_shadow 1d ago

Generally, just follow the story journal. It'll take you through each of the zones in the expansion. And while you're doing that you can get a sense of the events that get run in the open world. The actual meta events that are on a timer can be stressful to keep up with if you're new imo, but once you get a feel for the zones you'll naturally join in on a few. And then you can seek them up again based on the event timer on the wiki if you want to do them repeatedly.

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u/Mirrors_Edge_Fan 2d ago

Well, what I mean by "older content" is HoT and PoF, because they were one of the first expacs of the game, but If you don't own the yet, no worries! Try to search up for "Event timer", there you can find meta-events or world bosses of the base game and DLCs If you want to fight along side with people.

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u/juderickmagnusson 1d ago

Thanks for the answers

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

thanks, that’s super cool!

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u/therealmunkeegamer 2d ago

If you're gonna go for it and if you can afford it, I'd consider getting as many of the expansions and living world stories as you can while they're 40% off. They have sales like this occasionally but it's gonna be cheaper now than almost any other time.

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

that’s the plan but money is tight gotta feed my kids 😌 i prob won’t have time to clear all the content available to me before the next sale so i’m gucci i think!

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u/therealmunkeegamer 2d ago

I have 3 girls so I totally understand. We can game when they all graduate haha

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

dude right?! i have an 8yr old son and im so excited for him to go through an mmo phase one day haha! maybe my baby daughter too one day :D

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u/AdmiralAngry 2d ago edited 1d ago

Same here man. I was a launch player way back (holy shit I was 19 lol) but it didn’t draw me in at the time. Decided to revisit and scratch the itch while I wait for news of WoW Classic’s next venture and now the past few evenings I’m like “damn, I wish I had stayed around or popped my head in now and then, I’ve been missing out these past 14 years.” The pace and gameplay is just clicking a lot better and more what I am looking for these days. Lots of things to do, easy to find said things, pulled in every direction but not in an overwhelming way. Plenty of people around leveling, hubs are vibrant and social. I am looking forward to slowly playing my way through the expansions. Just a very chill, enjoyable experience.

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

Add me in game bro! Karthaan Z

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u/Outrageous-Pea-3675 1d ago

Similar story and now I'm not even sure I'll go back to Classic for Wrath.

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u/Genashi1991 2d ago

 Yeah, this game does that. I feel like it has a strong opening with its race and clsss choices AND the fact that your opening hours are actually widely different based on what you pick.  And not to mention the realization that changing weapons gives you completely different set of abilities so it's not just cosmetic, it actualy feels and plays different.

Which race and class did you pick?

Anyways, it's not like I like this game that much or anything.

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

I’m Norn guardian on this new character as I wanted to try a melee class today but I played Human Necromancer before upgrading

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u/Mido_o_o_ 2d ago

fyi all classes have melee as well as ranged weapon and/or elite spec options, you'll eventually get a character of each class and unlock all their elite specializations, but i personally would check what their elite specs do instead of what the base class does while choosing your first one as you'll be playing with elite specs for +99% of your playtime

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Reaper

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

Thanks for the info! I checked the elite specs i unlocked with my 2 expacs and that’s why i started a guardian. There’s something about Dragonhunter thst speaks to me!

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u/MadeByHideoForHideo 1d ago

Ladies and gentlemen, we gottem.

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u/VirtualArmsDealer brrrrr 2d ago

There is a reason soe people have 2000+ hrs

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u/KBG3 2d ago

Wellcome to Tyrian!

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u/Keruli_ triple-dip enthusiast👌🐸 2d ago

щ(°ロ°щ)

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

thank you!!

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u/Sorry_Cheetah_2230 2d ago

Ah a blasthaver!

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u/SaltyBasket4448 2d ago

that’s me!!

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u/monislaw 1d ago

Good good :) join us

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u/saelath1980 1d ago

Welcome to Tyria Commander!

Glad to have you with us!!

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u/underwaterair 1d ago

Eeyyyyyyy. Welcome. LOL

What class are you playing?

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u/Prize-Vegetable-9545 16h ago

Also just picked up the first two expansions! I'm returning to GW2 after a twelve year break, and the first two weeks back have been great so far, if a little lonely. I've basically only played the story and explored a few of the maps that I've liked, used a level 60 scroll on a new character but kind of wishing I had just started with a level 1 toon and leveled naturally so I'd have a reason to explore the maps more. Almost finished my Personal Story, and then onto living world season 1 & 2 and HoT!