In PvE and PvP it’s only region-restricted, meaning people in Europe can play with everyone from Europe but not with someone from North America.
It’s strongly recommended to get in a server with high population. It affects one of the three aspects of the game: World vs World (WvW for short). Choosing a ServerĬhoosing a server in Guild Wars 2 is essential and should be given thought. Let’s take a look at the characteristics of each type of account, as given to us by ArenaNet in their official forum. This divide into:Īs of August 30 2019, purchasing Path of Fire also grants you Heart of Thorns for no additonal fee! There are different types of accounts in the game, depending what you have purchased. 20.6.2 Copper-Fed Salvage-o-Matic – 800 Gemsįirst things first.20.4 Using WvW to travel to Lion’s Arch instead of using Waypoints.20.3 Using PvP lobby for all your needs.20.2 Lowering Character Model Quality and Limit for better performance.15 Mounts (require Path of Fire expansion).9.7 Masteries (requires Heart of Thorns or Path of Fire).You will need a big group of players to do a bounty, so your best bet is to find a bounty train on LFG and join up. Instead of having a meta, each map has a set of bounties which you can unlock at the bounty board. Path of Fire brings five additional maps to the game, and each one is absolutely huge. Tired of slogging along as a slow-ass Guardian or Warrior? Not a problem anymore! See our mounts guides to find out more. You get the basic raptor mount just for starting the story, and this mount offers a significant movement speed boost right out of the box. If you buy Path of Fire, the big thing is MOUNTS. And it works on all of the core Tyria maps, too! No more falling damage – just glide down from wherever you are. Gliding is not only necessary on many maps, it is also really really fun. The best Heart of Thorns mastery, by a long shot, is gliding. If you are a member of a guild with a tavern, grab a tavern XP buff, too. Be sure to always consume a food and a utility buff, as each of these add 10% XP gain, and it stacks. Earn XP in the Heart of Thorns maps to advance the track. You will also need to start by picking a Heart of Thorn Mastery Track. You can check out the GW2 Ninja Maguuma Jungle Timer to find out which meta is up next. There are five new maps, and each one has its own map-wide meta. If you can only afford one expansion pack, we recommend you buy Heart of Thorns because it was the first expansion. Pact Supply Network Agents for farming gold via Map Bonus Rewardsīe sure to always consume a food and a utility buff, as each of these add 10% XP gain, and it stacks.Legendary crafting (if you’re in to that sort of thing).original base game) maps to unlock special bonuses. If You Have Either Expansion Packīuying either Heart of Thorns or Path of Fire will unlock the Central Tyrian Mastery Track. If a festival is going on, check out our helpful articles for more information. You will still be able to participate in seasonal festivals, and ArenaNet has promised us one festival per season. Go to Fort Vandal in Brisbane Wildlands, then head through the portal to the north. But don’t worry, you don’t have to do story to get to Silverwastes. This map was added during Season 2 of Living World story. The biggest meta event and gold farm in the base game is the Silverwastes map. Check the World Boss Timer on the wiki to find out who’s up next. The “core Tyria” maps are still well-populated, and WvW and PVP are as busy as ever.īoss Train is still a thing, although not to the extent it used to be. A decent-sized chunk of Guild Wars 2 players don’t have the expansion packs, and they’re doing fine. If You Have No Expansion Packsĭon’t worry, you are not alone. Wondering if you should buy the expansion packs? The answer is, absolutely! If you can only buy one, we recommend buying Heart of Thorns first. It has also doubled the number of maps, and added new functionality in the form of Mastery tracks. The last few years have brought us a huge chunk of content in the form of Living World and expansion pack storylines. You might be feeling a little overwhelmed by all the new GW2 stuff, but don’t worry, Scout Warband’s got your back. Are you coming back to Guild Wars 2 after a long absence? Welcome back! We’re excited to have you.