I haven't looked exhaustively, but you--especially with this video, are really filling in the vast chasm that exists in the game due to the general mechanics, by making this sort of video! If there was an award for best helpful videos for learning and having fun at the same time, I place you in front. Core can't be outdated because it's where everyone starts, which makes this particular video especially precious. I've had a lot of alts to develop recently, and this content lets me get a free launch into the ones I hardly know anything about, and better fun ideas on how to play my warrior who's been sitting at the crafting benches all these years--thanks! (I'll get the elites for them all eventually but I hate getting pushed around everywhere I go and not having any clue whatsoever!) My only real decision was what relics to try out for the first time!
I just started the game 4 days ago... I know it's been a year since you created it - please know that it is still enjoyed and sincerely appreciated. TY so much as you are saying some things that I have been thinking as I look for different decent, helpful videos for new players.
Im just getting back into GW2 after 8-9 years. Having just dropped wow a few months ago after 16 years in it. Bringing some of my ol wow guildies with me.
Agreed! I started yesterday and I was greeted by a very welcoming group of high level players who gave me some free bags and tips so far I’m loving the community
I just started playing GW2 and this video is perfect! I'm still bouncing around classes trying to figure out which one to stick to. Like you say in the video, they're all so unique!
Great guide for new players. Very abridged, but solid. Also for new players, I *highly* recommend just experimenting with all the weapons and skills your class has as you level. Leveling is the best time to get a chance to use a lot of that stuff and learn the intricacies of how it all works.
And you will level FAST. It's very easy to out level your experience with weapons and skills to arrive at end game with an incomplete knowledge of your class.
This video is so well done. I bought gw2 when it first came out but ive only now finally decided on what class to commit to.... i always get stuck on character creation then become exhausted by what ifs....imagine being unable to even decide a class for several years!!! i wish i came across your video earlier!!!
Thank you so much for teaching us the ropes. Indeed most build videos I've watched feel overly advanced and leave me with a sour taste (as if everyone was assuming knowledge on my part or as if I was just stupid). Please consider continuing to cater to us absolute noobs as an audience, our numbers seem to be growing :).
A few people hating on you in the comments because they don't understand a beginner's perspective, but as a new player I enjoyed the video and found it helpful.
Mesmer is still, to this day, my absolute favourite class ever. I just don't understand why other games fail to create such illusionist type of classes.
It's late. Worked all day and planned to play in the morning. Now with one slot left, I'm logging in to roll a Mesmer. Will skip am play tomorrow and just go to work, I guess.
Thank you. New player here, just started free core two days ago. The game is gorgeous and I love it. I feel way behind and overwhelmed, but I'm willing to learn. Walking everywhere is driving me crazy though lol
This is definitely a good thing for new players to know; while the elite specializations can be powerful, they are not necessary. Players can do quite well with base game builds and gear. A couple I still play with base game builds are my Warrior and Engineer. The warrior is set up for dual axes and shouts, and originally used soldier stats. I used certain traits and glyphs along with 100% up time on fury to get most of my crit. It's a tanky build that still does a lot of damage. Very easy to play. I used mostly Soldier stats originally with berserker weapons and I think a couple Berzerker stat pieces in the jewelry, though later I upgraded the Soldier pieces to Wanderer stats in HoT. For the second weapon slot I usually switch off between rifle or longbow depending on the situation. I usually like to have a ranged weapon available on my melee characters for those times you need to back off for a bit to recover some health. The engineer is a condi build using mostly the pistols and the flamethrower, with the flame turret and rocket boots skills thrown in partially for the belt gadget skills that go with them. Been a while since I actually looked at the trait line on mine, but it was probably fairly similar to the one you showed. I used a combo of Carrion and Rampager stats in the base game, though later I went to Vipers.
So I recently started playing gw2 with absolutely no mmo experience and my biggest piece of advice to new players is make sure the 1st class you play finds it easy to aoe damage, it will make doing story missions a million times easier.
If anything you're better off not knowing other mmoos in my opinion. GW2 is so alien in many ways that havinga lot of mmo experience can be a hindrance at first (at least that was the case for me). GW2 isn't exactly hard. It's more of a "lab mind requirement" thing, in a way, due to the lack of tutorial, as said above. One big practical thing: try things out, and to do so, go to the pvp arena area. Just the general lobby. You don't need to pvp if it's not your thing, but it allows you to fool around with skills on manequins as a lvl 80 before committing fully to a class
If you want advice on how to do those casually, feel free to find me in-game sometime, we can discuss how you’re doing it and what you can do differently to get them easier and i can tell how i do it usually. :) szbalko.3928 is my acc name
I've come to switch off as soon as I hear the word "meta". I'm interested in GW2 mostly because of the class/skill differences (currently doing NW for the same reason) and you're right in that vets move right past being new and go for efficiency and optimization leading many down a path of no return and no fun. It becomes more a need to fit in than to just enjoy the gameplay so new players will ask what to do, and then spend many hours grinding up their level so they can conform and not be criticized. I think this is what drives many people to just play solo these days.
Thank you. There's always *tonnes* of information for End Game. Lots of tips for brand spanking new. But everything in between is non-existent. For HoT I always say "Go to the Silverwastes and learn to kill everything. Don't worry about 'meta'. First survive period. Then killing, then killing efficiently."
Gw2 has an awesome community. Unless you play some off-meta stuff.. then people can be quite toxic & no one wants you in their group :D But I will say it's gotten better over the years. Good video btw. I'm sure there are a lot of people who need a guide like this :)
Thanks dude been trying out your builds and playing wvw a lot thanks to your videos and learning so much more about each class! I played only ranger for so long and am loving engineer and guardian now.
Me: Someone who has played GW2 off and on since the early beta almost exclusively playing Ranger until the expansion releases. Also me: Ahh yes, Ranger does look like a great class for me to play
I played GW2 around 7 years ago and hit max level at the time and 90% map completion, but I never got really into the endgame. Now I'm finally getting back to it and hoping I can do that! Everytime in those years when I thought about GW2 I really wanted to play Ventari Revenant, as I LOVE the tablet thing. I decided against playing that now, though, as the rest of the class doesn't interest me that much, sadly. Maybe I will just play my old main again and go for druid, as I love that as well. I am trying out Guardian right now, but it somehow feels weird to play. I also really like Mesmer, but I've read a lot about how difficult it is, and I don't think I'm good enough for it yet xD
I am so glad I found this vid! Now I understand why I don’t feel as tho ranger is as easy as everyone says and nacro is just not for me… 😕 I will try warrior! ❤ i need something very very new player friendly 😅
I Havnt touched the game since it launched. Finally decided to get back into it because I forgot my arena net stuff so resided to steam. Yet excited to get back into this journey. I remember the game being amazing so let’s hope with new shit it’s good lol and having a mount and not running everywhere is cool
Great Vid! the only change I would have made would be that you should run celestial so that you have a bunch of useless stats on some builds and it creates and even playing field. Still the video is pretty good so keep on going!
I have played on an off for years! i have tried to make a good solid effort this year and focus only on GW2. with that being said I love your content and al you do for the community! I have ended up played a dam necro(80) but I just cant get into it and it feels like this when I try other classes but end up having to use a certain weapon that makes the playstyle something I didnt like. Like I want a P/P thief for open world or a ranger that actually uses a bow, etc. Like a thief using a scepter??? It is so hard to enjoy this game with so little direction.
Literally love hearing your voice man, so soothing to the soul.. #nohomo.. BTW.. I liked and subbed, just because of your voice, and also, great and indepth content.. 😉
Hehe after about 2000 hours in game I still can't figure what class I want to focus on.. xD Now that they are revealing new specializations my choices change even more often. While the game is kind of alt friendly but you still need a lot of different armor set/runes for different builds. Thats why I'm hoping to figure my top 2-3 classes to stick with. :D
lol, I have 6 diff builds on my ele and witch new elite looks like I will be up to at last 10 diff builds xD and my another 5 classes have 2-4 builds xD
Great videos as usual. Do you plan to make some video about builds with condition based damage like the "one build for..." series? I would like to play some condi class but my survivability is always bad. Love to see some class builds based around conditions.
Youre a god, such a good video man! I started trying to learn builds that were the optimals from lvl 1 and they just werent working and I was seeing the guys in the vids doing stuff that my character just wasnt able to do even with the same build. Then I found your vid and the games actually a lot more fun to even play right now! thanks!!
Man I always played my own way since 7 years ago in GW2 because I hated the "Use metabuilds", but I think GW2 gives a lot of freedom anyway, so if you find a good comunity you will surely enjoy it and they will tell you to play however you like, or at least give you advice of some combos or useful skill/traits that would help you instead of forcing you to "A build".
power and crit modifiers, no condi, and you can just get sigil of celerity on hammer and force/strength on greatsword, then rune of the fighter/brawler
Hi Vallun, on guardian, I'm going with your celestial build from a previous vid. of yours. I'm staying up, so that's great. My problem is tome usage; I don't understand how/when to use them properly/efficiently. Could you address this or point me in the right direction to more reading material or vids.? Thanks for all you do. Subbed!
F1 is damage, F2 is healing, F3 is protection. When in F1 just learn what each button does ie 5 will imbue your nearby allies attacks with fire, 3 will group enemies together. Solo stuff just use 4, 3, then spam out 2 and 1. Be sure to dump them fast as you can't refresh the trait, I think it's called Inspiring Virtues, if you are inside the tome. Only resets on mob death. In F2, your 5 should be used first so it makes the allies get healed for more, 3 is the regen iirc. In F3, don't use 2 unless you want to taunt the mobs onto you. If you are in a mass zerg, just spam your pages on everything. In general you really shouldn't feel the need to 'I'll use this when I really need to' as that moment won't likely come. SPAM SPAM SPAM.
what is it about the paragon that you liked? because there are shout playstyles in the game and ritualist while very cool for its time, guild wars 2 is much more mobile so not sure if the static play, which already had its weaknesses in gw1, would work out
@@Vallun that's true, as far as I can tell, GW2 is totally different in a good way Very mobile as you said, totally removed the combination of skills between professions and no more farming of loots. GW1 has always been it's weakness in MMORPG but it's been good while it lasted though. I'm still learning a lot of GW2 after 15 years of not playing GW1 LOL
Very informative. Appreciate you taking the time to help new and returning players. I myself am coming back after a 5 year break. Just dtaryed a ranger and wanted to know if you have a website or written guide for the ranger build that you showcased. Sorry but I have a hard time seeing the skills in this video. Thanks in advance!
if you can't see the skills it may be that you have captions turned on? you can turn those off in the bottom right corner of the video screen, the CC button
Out of curiosity, why not minion spec for necro? felt like that was always the best to move around for starters. Guess shroud is better than focusing hard on minions or it's just not worth it.
it has two minions, but in general minion builds dont really teach you how the class works, would rather an easy build that teaches you rather than an easy build that doesnt
i leveled several necros in those 9 years and minions are really bad, unless you want to make a minion tank build for open world only, you never gonna use minions after level 40-50, the only usefull one is the elite skill, the best way to level necro is with tons of AOE on wells and staff
Could you do a video on finding guilds and understanding servers? I've no idea if I need to move server or where to join a English speaking guild that's active only level 14 but had most tell me to check lions arch or whatever it's called!
not really on the core specs. With the elite specs where raiding came in, there are tank specs and healing specs - chronomancer tanks usually. scourge, tempest, healbrand, druid, etc healers. For raiding, druid is taken as the "healer" because they heal and more (boons, cc etc) and beginner groups might take an offhealer.
Worth mentioning that tanking isn't like other games, where you explicitly manage agro to keep the boss from attacking your allies. In GW2, agro management depends on the specific fight, as some bosses will target the person with the most toughness (a stat that gives a flat reduction on incoming power/direct damage), some will target the closest or farthest person, some will target the lowest person, some will target the person who is doing the specific mechanic for the fight, some will target the person doing the most damage, and some will even just target random people. Because of this, a lot of fights don't really have a tank role, while others may have a tank role that involves the tank doing certain mechanics so they're the ones the boss targets.
@@Vallun Thank you. Always enjoying and learning from your videos specially pvp. Thanks 👌 Keep up the grate work. And would love to see more raid content like KC.
I'm brand new to GW2, if I want to buy the expansion packs, do I only need to buy PoF or do I also need to buy the previous expansion as well? I know there is a new one coming out next year.
I've made a ranger based on your video but I have some extra heroic talents after I complete those 3 talent paths(new to the game) what should I spend the extra talent points on ?
If you've unlocked all three of your selected specialisations, then you should start using those hero points to unlock the rest of the core class (so unlock all remaining skills and specialisations), as once you hit level 80 you'll gain access to elite specialisations (basically sub-classes, Ranger has Soulbeast which allows you to merge with your pet for a number of benefits, and Druid gives you a transformation ability that is good at healing and supporting your allies), and you need the full core class unlocked to start unlocking your elite specialisations. I wouldn't worry about having enough skill points eventually, there's *more* than enough skill points in the game to unlock your core class and all three elite specialisations (the Heart of Thorns elite spec, the Path of Fire elite spec, and the upcoming End of Dragons elite spec), with points probably remaining to unlock an eventual 4th elite specialisation, if one comes. By just leveling your character all the way to level 80, you'll be given enough points to unlock the full core class, any points you earn through hero challenges in the base game maps will go towards unlocking most of your first elite specialisation, then you can earn more points through Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire hero challenges to finish unlocking your first elite specialisation, fully unlock your second elite specialisation, and get enough points to be able to fully unlock your third once End of Dragons launches next year.
Liked the small bit you did early about what "skill gates" there are unique to each class where you talked about warriors needing sustain, mesmers on timing, thief with positioning, etc. Would love for you to expand on those thoughts. I'm at a point where I'm seeing my strengths and weaknesses more clearly and so I'm trying to find the best opportunities to choose the right classes and builds for the kind of player I'm becoming.
Because the classes can vary so greatly by build, such as a fresh air ele is about timing, a lightning rod ele is on combos, a fire ele is on rotation, and so on, you may see vast differences in playstyles, but at the core idea yes the classes differ. Maybe you could give me your preferences and I can suggest you a class/build.
My new player experience was playing P/P Core Thief, lol. i def remember the step up in difficulty going from Core to Heart of Thorns zones. Made it work but i have a lot of experience in RPGs, wouldn't recommend that for someone new to the genre. I'd say in general every classes can work well for a new player, only 3 i'd avoid at first is Thief, Mesmer and Ele. Also only pick Engi if you're really looking to sit down and learn some of the game's deeper mechanics like combo fields.
any idea for class that using AOE skill + Mid Range Class like Moonlord on Dragon Nest? I had try Ranger but dont like Great sword counter skill and condition that i use longbow but battle in zero range condition....
Funny part about this video is the heroes challenge fighting the toad/frog.. no matter what i do i die on every character i have .. proof that i suck at this gsme apparently.. Thanks you for confirming it.. Each time i come back too gw2 i make myself a New toon. Level it from 1-80 and gear it to ascended ( armor) at least just to die again that frog lol..
Thief and deadeye has been great for me, I love short bow and the dagger and pistol combo for thief, but Really love deadeye when you can get it. Not much in AoE but damn that single target damage is great, and you are a legit sniper :P Eli is also fun, its a bit like a druid from WoW in a way, only forced into a weapon set for the duration of combat rather than a element or a form. Had loads of fun with them.
The three best classes for a new player IMO would probably be: - Necromancer. Very tanky, good damage (Reaper for power/direct damage, Scourge for condi/over-time damage), self-sufficient (the best class in the game for a solo player, also excels in uncoordinated groups in group content), very easy to learn. - Guardian. Great damage (both Dragonhunter and Firebrand support both power and condi damage and are solid at both, with Dragonhunter being excellent at power damage), very versatile (Dragonhunter is an excellent power DPS spec, Firebrand is excellent as a healer spec, and very good as both a power and a condi DPS spec), lots of group support (good in group content), fairly easy to learn (especially Dragonhunter). - Ranger. Good damage (Soulbeast is solid for both power and condi damage), good healing (Druid is good as a healing spec, but doesn't offer as much group support and secondary benefits as a Firebrand built for healing), fairly versatile (can pick two different pets for different situations, which is especially useful as a Soulbeast), the pet can make survival a bit easier, too. Warrior is also worthy of a mention, as it's pretty good for both power and condi damage through the Berserker elite specialisation, and it'll always have a role in groups thanks to its banners, but that's really about it, as it's honestly a fairly mediocre class in terms of what it brings to the table. Pretty good but not the best damage, a role that no other class can fill, but it doesn't bring any additional group support, it's not as versatile as the other three listed classes, not as solo-friendly, not as easy to survive on. Still worth having one, but I'd maybe focus on one of the other three I've listed. Beyond those 4, the other classes still absolutely have a place (with Revenant honestly being kinda similar to Guardian/Warrior in that it's versatile and fills a role in the group that no other class can fill as well as Rev can), but they're harder to approach as a new player, and so I don't think they're a good pick for a new player. Again, worth having, but maybe just focus on one of the 4 classes listed above, while you're still learning the game. If you're interested in actual gameplay details and how each of the classes plays, don't hesitate to ask!
I wish consoles would get this smh I loved this game so much when I would try to play on my laptop back in the good ole days 😌😌 I’m still holding out hope that PS4 and Switch get a port if not I’ll have to wait until I get my Steam Deck 😭 but seriously I remember loving the feel and look of the universe and combat and i only ever played 2 MMOs kn my laptop which was this and SWTOR which I hope get a port to both to lol both such good story and combat and universes 🙏🏽💪🏽💚🔥🔥🔥🔥
I haven't looked exhaustively, but you--especially with this video, are really filling in the vast chasm that exists in the game due to the general mechanics, by making this sort of video! If there was an award for best helpful videos for learning and having fun at the same time, I place you in front. Core can't be outdated because it's where everyone starts, which makes this particular video especially precious. I've had a lot of alts to develop recently, and this content lets me get a free launch into the ones I hardly know anything about, and better fun ideas on how to play my warrior who's been sitting at the crafting benches all these years--thanks! (I'll get the elites for them all eventually but I hate getting pushed around everywhere I go and not having any clue whatsoever!) My only real decision was what relics to try out for the first time!
I just started the game 4 days ago... I know it's been a year since you created it - please know that it is still enjoyed and sincerely appreciated. TY so much as you are saying some things that I have been thinking as I look for different decent, helpful videos for new players.
If u are on an Eu server u can add me and we can lvl up together :) . I started the game like 2 months ago.
Im just getting back into GW2 after 8-9 years. Having just dropped wow a few months ago after 16 years in it. Bringing some of my ol wow guildies with me.
Likewise! I had a few friends tell me they were playing, and I have already put in 100+ hours! so good :)
You will back to wow soon
Welcome! To gw2
Currently downloading for the first time, I'm gonna be in need of friends 🙃
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With the increasing amount of new blood in the game, it may be just the video we need! Really well done ^^
Agreed! I started yesterday and I was greeted by a very welcoming group of high level players who gave me some free bags and tips so far I’m loving the community
I just started playing GW2 and this video is perfect! I'm still bouncing around classes trying to figure out which one to stick to. Like you say in the video, they're all so unique!
Great guide for new players. Very abridged, but solid. Also for new players, I *highly* recommend just experimenting with all the weapons and skills your class has as you level. Leveling is the best time to get a chance to use a lot of that stuff and learn the intricacies of how it all works.
And you will level FAST. It's very easy to out level your experience with weapons and skills to arrive at end game with an incomplete knowledge of your class.
This video is so well done. I bought gw2 when it first came out but ive only now finally decided on what class to commit to.... i always get stuck on character creation then become exhausted by what ifs....imagine being unable to even decide a class for several years!!! i wish i came across your video earlier!!!
OMG I love this guy. Finally a content creator that gets it. Thank you.
Thank you so much for teaching us the ropes. Indeed most build videos I've watched feel overly advanced and leave me with a sour taste (as if everyone was assuming knowledge on my part or as if I was just stupid).
Please consider continuing to cater to us absolute noobs as an audience, our numbers seem to be growing :).
Wait, i'm no beginner, but this is pure gold mate, well done!
Thanks!
Welcome!
A few people hating on you in the comments because they don't understand a beginner's perspective, but as a new player I enjoyed the video and found it helpful.
he is not right in some cases.
@@sirenia755 Well this video is 3 years old so that makes sense. I recommend searching for a more recent beginner guide.
Mesmer is still, to this day, my absolute favourite class ever. I just don't understand why other games fail to create such illusionist type of classes.
Agreed !!
It's late. Worked all day and planned to play in the morning. Now with one slot left, I'm logging in to roll a Mesmer. Will skip am play tomorrow and just go to work, I guess.
They realized that the best way to make the illusionist is to make a psychic....which is pretty brilliant.
Because games like wow don’t even have a dodge mechanic. I think the class would be too complex for a game like wow
I love mes but I feel very uncomfortable playing it since it's very "girly" class.
Just getting back to play this, no unlocked extra options just the original classes - so this was great.
Thank you. New player here, just started free core two days ago. The game is gorgeous and I love it. I feel way behind and overwhelmed, but I'm willing to learn. Walking everywhere is driving me crazy though lol
You *can* rush the first mount, but they are mainly for the new content, and it changes the experience somewhat.
As a perpetual newbie to the game I truly appreciate this video. You got a new subscriber!
By far the best and most helpful content creator for gw2 right here.
This is definitely a good thing for new players to know; while the elite specializations can be powerful, they are not necessary. Players can do quite well with base game builds and gear. A couple I still play with base game builds are my Warrior and Engineer.
The warrior is set up for dual axes and shouts, and originally used soldier stats. I used certain traits and glyphs along with 100% up time on fury to get most of my crit. It's a tanky build that still does a lot of damage. Very easy to play. I used mostly Soldier stats originally with berserker weapons and I think a couple Berzerker stat pieces in the jewelry, though later I upgraded the Soldier pieces to Wanderer stats in HoT. For the second weapon slot I usually switch off between rifle or longbow depending on the situation. I usually like to have a ranged weapon available on my melee characters for those times you need to back off for a bit to recover some health.
The engineer is a condi build using mostly the pistols and the flamethrower, with the flame turret and rocket boots skills thrown in partially for the belt gadget skills that go with them. Been a while since I actually looked at the trait line on mine, but it was probably fairly similar to the one you showed. I used a combo of Carrion and Rampager stats in the base game, though later I went to Vipers.
Me as Warrior: Attack until bad thing fall down
So I recently started playing gw2 with absolutely no mmo experience and my biggest piece of advice to new players is make sure the 1st class you play finds it easy to aoe damage, it will make doing story missions a million times easier.
If anything you're better off not knowing other mmoos in my opinion. GW2 is so alien in many ways that havinga lot of mmo experience can be a hindrance at first (at least that was the case for me). GW2 isn't exactly hard. It's more of a "lab mind requirement" thing, in a way, due to the lack of tutorial, as said above. One big practical thing: try things out, and to do so, go to the pvp arena area. Just the general lobby. You don't need to pvp if it's not your thing, but it allows you to fool around with skills on manequins as a lvl 80 before committing fully to a class
@@cjttruelife youre wrong on so many points it almost hurts.
@@cjttruelife You are so wrong in so many levels, from saying that there are different story for each class, to actually calling gw2 a sanbox mmo.
@@GBEWgw2 lies
@@OxOx_XoXo1 no it's not a lie.. Lmfao
Amazing that you just casually do this on all classes. I can hardly, if at all do those HP on my main class Engineer. :-O
If you want advice on how to do those casually, feel free to find me in-game sometime, we can discuss how you’re doing it and what you can do differently to get them easier and i can tell how i do it usually. :) szbalko.3928 is my acc name
I'm amazed that people actually found them difficult... No offense...
Been waiting for this for a year now. Finally. Thx Vallun
I've come to switch off as soon as I hear the word "meta". I'm interested in GW2 mostly because of the class/skill differences (currently doing NW for the same reason) and you're right in that vets move right past being new and go for efficiency and optimization leading many down a path of no return and no fun. It becomes more a need to fit in than to just enjoy the gameplay so new players will ask what to do, and then spend many hours grinding up their level so they can conform and not be criticized. I think this is what drives many people to just play solo these days.
Thank you. There's always *tonnes* of information for End Game. Lots of tips for brand spanking new. But everything in between is non-existent.
For HoT I always say "Go to the Silverwastes and learn to kill everything. Don't worry about 'meta'. First survive period. Then killing, then killing efficiently."
This build is very safe instantly goes to 400 HP 12:10 nice one :D
haha, but what happens after shows the security, on any other build i would just flop over afterwards
0:58 you wrecked that celestial trash so beautifully
Gw2 has an awesome community. Unless you play some off-meta stuff.. then people can be quite toxic & no one wants you in their group :D
But I will say it's gotten better over the years. Good video btw. I'm sure there are a lot of people who need a guide like this :)
Solid newbie guide. Love it.
"Hitting like a wet Noodle" :D Funniest thing I've heard in a long time. Great video ♥
Thanks dude been trying out your builds and playing wvw a lot thanks to your videos and learning so much more about each class! I played only ranger for so long and am loving engineer and guardian now.
I'm watching this after starting GW2 fresh from scratch like I didn't pick Thief all over again
New GW2 player, subscribed!
Good video.
I'm a long time player, but I've only just discovered your channel and I'm binging :P
You have a very relaxing voice.
very well done! as just starting this helped alot!
I just started playing today this really helps I'm completely new to gw2 and seems like just the mmo I need rn
Me: Someone who has played GW2 off and on since the early beta almost exclusively playing Ranger until the expansion releases.
Also me: Ahh yes, Ranger does look like a great class for me to play
😂😂😂😂 same
I played GW2 around 7 years ago and hit max level at the time and 90% map completion, but I never got really into the endgame. Now I'm finally getting back to it and hoping I can do that! Everytime in those years when I thought about GW2 I really wanted to play Ventari Revenant, as I LOVE the tablet thing. I decided against playing that now, though, as the rest of the class doesn't interest me that much, sadly. Maybe I will just play my old main again and go for druid, as I love that as well. I am trying out Guardian right now, but it somehow feels weird to play.
I also really like Mesmer, but I've read a lot about how difficult it is, and I don't think I'm good enough for it yet xD
Great video as always with detailed explanation. Keep it up.
I am so glad I found this vid! Now I understand why I don’t feel as tho ranger is as easy as everyone says and nacro is just not for me… 😕 I will try warrior! ❤ i need something very very new player friendly 😅
I Havnt touched the game since it launched. Finally decided to get back into it because I forgot my arena net stuff so resided to steam. Yet excited to get back into this journey. I remember the game being amazing so let’s hope with new shit it’s good lol and having a mount and not running everywhere is cool
This is what I needed to hear 10 months ago. Heh. Good points
Approved. 10/10 guide.
I am currently on my week off from school away from my computer and watching this is giving me a hard itch to play lol
Guide: Each play style has unique intricacies and playstyles.
Me forever pressing 1-5 at random and 6 occasionally: oh..
Anyway you could make a video about underwater builds? Fought this group in wvw, and they were completely destroying everyone.
Thanks for clarifying on rangers! I liked everything I was seeing about the class but didn't want to be ranged LOL.
Great Vid! the only change I would have made would be that you should run celestial so that you have a bunch of useless stats on some builds and it creates and even playing field. Still the video is pretty good so keep on going!
rather than running cele, i ran no trinkets, its much more evened out than playing cele lol
You made great points here. At the end of the day, taking out certain situations... builds don't matter as much as knowing your class mechanics.
I have played on an off for years! i have tried to make a good solid effort this year and focus only on GW2. with that being said I love your content and al you do for the community! I have ended up played a dam necro(80) but I just cant get into it and it feels like this when I try other classes but end up having to use a certain weapon that makes the playstyle something I didnt like. Like I want a P/P thief for open world or a ranger that actually uses a bow, etc. Like a thief using a scepter??? It is so hard to enjoy this game with so little direction.
Literally love hearing your voice man, so soothing to the soul.. #nohomo.. BTW.. I liked and subbed, just because of your voice, and also, great and indepth content.. 😉
Hehe after about 2000 hours in game I still can't figure what class I want to focus on.. xD
Now that they are revealing new specializations my choices change even more often.
While the game is kind of alt friendly but you still need a lot of different armor set/runes for different builds.
Thats why I'm hoping to figure my top 2-3 classes to stick with. :D
lol, I have 6 diff builds on my ele and witch new elite looks like I will be up to at last 10 diff builds xD and my another 5 classes have 2-4 builds xD
can you please elaborate more on mesmer? the weapon choice?
try my mesmer matchups video in the mechanics playlist on my youtube home page
The luxon theme
Great videos as usual. Do you plan to make some video about builds with condition based damage like the "one build for..." series? I would like to play some condi class but my survivability is always bad. Love to see some class builds based around conditions.
Youre a god, such a good video man! I started trying to learn builds that were the optimals from lvl 1 and they just werent working and I was seeing the guys in the vids doing stuff that my character just wasnt able to do even with the same build. Then I found your vid and the games actually a lot more fun to even play right now! thanks!!
I ♥ my Guardian! it's like a Warrior/Hero hybrid. I loved my Elementalist/Ritualist from GW1
Are there any "not in demand" classes to watch out for? I don't wanna level all the way up just to find out end game groups don't want me
Man I always played my own way since 7 years ago in GW2 because I hated the "Use metabuilds", but I think GW2 gives a lot of freedom anyway, so if you find a good comunity you will surely enjoy it and they will tell you to play however you like, or at least give you advice of some combos or useful skill/traits that would help you instead of forcing you to "A build".
Tried it last year...couldnt get into, perhaps early game pace. Im gonna try again, and im eyeballing the Necromancer , Engineer or Guardian.
Nicely done.
Great video 😊
Hey. I like the utility of the longbow, can it be used instead of axes? Which weapon would i switch if its feasible?
what greatsword is that your warrior is using?
Nice, exactly what I am looking for as I play a lot with 2 of my noob friends recently :)
what armor sigils, runes and trinkets are recommended for the warrior build? cool video for beginners :D
power and crit modifiers, no condi, and you can just get sigil of celerity on hammer and force/strength on greatsword, then rune of the fighter/brawler
@@Vallun thanks alot for the answer, now its warrior time! 😎
Hi Vallun, on guardian, I'm going with your celestial build from a previous vid. of yours. I'm staying up, so that's great. My problem is tome usage; I don't understand how/when to use them properly/efficiently. Could you address this or point me in the right direction to more reading material or vids.? Thanks for all you do. Subbed!
F1 is damage, F2 is healing, F3 is protection. When in F1 just learn what each button does ie 5 will imbue your nearby allies attacks with fire, 3 will group enemies together. Solo stuff just use 4, 3, then spam out 2 and 1. Be sure to dump them fast as you can't refresh the trait, I think it's called Inspiring Virtues, if you are inside the tome. Only resets on mob death. In F2, your 5 should be used first so it makes the allies get healed for more, 3 is the regen iirc. In F3, don't use 2 unless you want to taunt the mobs onto you. If you are in a mass zerg, just spam your pages on everything. In general you really shouldn't feel the need to 'I'll use this when I really need to' as that moment won't likely come. SPAM SPAM SPAM.
I miss the dual class system from GW1 tbh.
Ngl, I was half-expecting "Surviving as a mesmer requires... revive orbs" 😄
I am a new player and would like to know what is the best stats for a thief and best sigils and what weapon to get.
I been playing since GW1 and I can honestly say, the Paragon, the ritualist and the Dervish was my favourite I am sad they didn't include them in GW2
what is it about the paragon that you liked? because there are shout playstyles in the game and ritualist while very cool for its time, guild wars 2 is much more mobile so not sure if the static play, which already had its weaknesses in gw1, would work out
@@Vallun that's true, as far as I can tell, GW2 is totally different in a good way Very mobile as you said, totally removed the combination of skills between professions and no more farming of loots. GW1 has always been it's weakness in MMORPG but it's been good while it lasted though. I'm still learning a lot of GW2 after 15 years of not playing GW1 LOL
@@Vallun i Loved it too, this shouting, supporting but also doing physical dmg at range with a throwing spear, was Just amazing to me!
Could you make a hero point location guide
Great video. I hope the game gets put on Steam soon.
Very informative. Appreciate you taking the time to help new and returning players. I myself am coming back after a 5 year break. Just dtaryed a ranger and wanted to know if you have a website or written guide for the ranger build that you showcased. Sorry but I have a hard time seeing the skills in this video. Thanks in advance!
if you can't see the skills it may be that you have captions turned on? you can turn those off in the bottom right corner of the video screen, the CC button
How do you have 9 character stolts
If you struggle to gain HP solo in xpac zones just join a HP Train in LFG they do most the work for you
Out of curiosity, why not minion spec for necro? felt like that was always the best to move around for starters. Guess shroud is better than focusing hard on minions or it's just not worth it.
it has two minions, but in general minion builds dont really teach you how the class works, would rather an easy build that teaches you rather than an easy build that doesnt
i leveled several necros in those 9 years and minions are really bad, unless you want to make a minion tank build for open world only, you never gonna use minions after level 40-50, the only usefull one is the elite skill, the best way to level necro is with tons of AOE on wells and staff
Great video, but would have loved if you talked about the weapons of each class a bit more clearly.
check out the playlist in the description (the matchups one, will give you a more detailed look at each class and their weapons.
Could you do a video on finding guilds and understanding servers? I've no idea if I need to move server or where to join a English speaking guild that's active only level 14 but had most tell me to check lions arch or whatever it's called!
maybe try checking out guildjen.com where they have beginner guides for wvw and servers
What classes are the easiest to play in your opinion? Starting to play with Kids slowly
Like top 3 beginner classes (for very young/old "non-gamers")
Top 1 obv mechanist 🙈
Thank you just joined this game...but still trying to figure things out. IS there an actual tank and healer or trinity like thing?
not really on the core specs. With the elite specs where raiding came in, there are tank specs and healing specs - chronomancer tanks usually. scourge, tempest, healbrand, druid, etc healers. For raiding, druid is taken as the "healer" because they heal and more (boons, cc etc) and beginner groups might take an offhealer.
Worth mentioning that tanking isn't like other games, where you explicitly manage agro to keep the boss from attacking your allies. In GW2, agro management depends on the specific fight, as some bosses will target the person with the most toughness (a stat that gives a flat reduction on incoming power/direct damage), some will target the closest or farthest person, some will target the lowest person, some will target the person who is doing the specific mechanic for the fight, some will target the person doing the most damage, and some will even just target random people. Because of this, a lot of fights don't really have a tank role, while others may have a tank role that involves the tank doing certain mechanics so they're the ones the boss targets.
What's the simplest class for a new player? (Minimal rotations)
necromancer, ranger, guardian, warrior
which gear is used by warrier in this build ?
i dont specify the gear, you can use whatever you get while leveling but power precision are best
@@Vallun Thank you. Always enjoying and learning from your videos specially pvp. Thanks 👌 Keep up the grate work. And would love to see more raid content like KC.
Which class should I play if I want to play GS and axe/axes? Only Ranger?
warrior
I'm brand new to GW2, if I want to buy the expansion packs, do I only need to buy PoF or do I also need to buy the previous expansion as well? I know there is a new one coming out next year.
pof and hot are the same package price, the new one coming out soon is separate from that
I've made a ranger based on your video but I have some extra heroic talents after I complete those 3 talent paths(new to the game) what should I spend the extra talent points on ?
If you've unlocked all three of your selected specialisations, then you should start using those hero points to unlock the rest of the core class (so unlock all remaining skills and specialisations), as once you hit level 80 you'll gain access to elite specialisations (basically sub-classes, Ranger has Soulbeast which allows you to merge with your pet for a number of benefits, and Druid gives you a transformation ability that is good at healing and supporting your allies), and you need the full core class unlocked to start unlocking your elite specialisations.
I wouldn't worry about having enough skill points eventually, there's *more* than enough skill points in the game to unlock your core class and all three elite specialisations (the Heart of Thorns elite spec, the Path of Fire elite spec, and the upcoming End of Dragons elite spec), with points probably remaining to unlock an eventual 4th elite specialisation, if one comes. By just leveling your character all the way to level 80, you'll be given enough points to unlock the full core class, any points you earn through hero challenges in the base game maps will go towards unlocking most of your first elite specialisation, then you can earn more points through Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire hero challenges to finish unlocking your first elite specialisation, fully unlock your second elite specialisation, and get enough points to be able to fully unlock your third once End of Dragons launches next year.
Written build guides?
Liked the small bit you did early about what "skill gates" there are unique to each class where you talked about warriors needing sustain, mesmers on timing, thief with positioning, etc. Would love for you to expand on those thoughts. I'm at a point where I'm seeing my strengths and weaknesses more clearly and so I'm trying to find the best opportunities to choose the right classes and builds for the kind of player I'm becoming.
Because the classes can vary so greatly by build, such as a fresh air ele is about timing, a lightning rod ele is on combos, a fire ele is on rotation, and so on, you may see vast differences in playstyles, but at the core idea yes the classes differ. Maybe you could give me your preferences and I can suggest you a class/build.
@@Vallun Be careful of making such generous offers. lol
My new player experience was playing P/P Core Thief, lol. i def remember the step up in difficulty going from Core to Heart of Thorns zones. Made it work but i have a lot of experience in RPGs, wouldn't recommend that for someone new to the genre. I'd say in general every classes can work well for a new player, only 3 i'd avoid at first is Thief, Mesmer and Ele. Also only pick Engi if you're really looking to sit down and learn some of the game's deeper mechanics like combo fields.
How do we see a full beginner guide for a class when we choose one?
the matchups playlist on my channel ua-cam.com/play/PLsNLCbEPxouSOcN-_h0qF6C1_TqsZkA7i.html
What weapons do you recommend for guardian? I mostly used Greatsword and focus while leveling. I want to try something new.
Greatsword and Staff. Greatsword is really easy to access and performs really strongly. Staff because AoE LOL tagging.
greatsword and sword/focus or sceptre/focus if you want some ranged.
any idea for class that using AOE skill + Mid Range Class like Moonlord on Dragon Nest? I had try Ranger but dont like Great sword counter skill and condition that i use longbow but battle in zero range condition....
maybe engineer, its a very mid ranged class with lots of options for aoe
Funny part about this video is the heroes challenge fighting the toad/frog.. no matter what i do i die on every character i have .. proof that i suck at this gsme apparently.. Thanks you for confirming it..
Each time i come back too gw2 i make myself a New toon. Level it from 1-80 and gear it to ascended ( armor) at least just to die again that frog lol..
don't worry man lmao i died plenty of times to that frog in the making of the video xD
Thief and deadeye has been great for me, I love short bow and the dagger and pistol combo for thief, but Really love deadeye when you can get it. Not much in AoE but damn that single target damage is great, and you are a legit sniper :P
Eli is also fun, its a bit like a druid from WoW in a way, only forced into a weapon set for the duration of combat rather than a element or a form. Had loads of fun with them.
any recommendation class for newbie like me?
i like simple class, and least useful when doing raid. btw like your video its give a lot of info
The three best classes for a new player IMO would probably be:
- Necromancer. Very tanky, good damage (Reaper for power/direct damage, Scourge for condi/over-time damage), self-sufficient (the best class in the game for a solo player, also excels in uncoordinated groups in group content), very easy to learn.
- Guardian. Great damage (both Dragonhunter and Firebrand support both power and condi damage and are solid at both, with Dragonhunter being excellent at power damage), very versatile (Dragonhunter is an excellent power DPS spec, Firebrand is excellent as a healer spec, and very good as both a power and a condi DPS spec), lots of group support (good in group content), fairly easy to learn (especially Dragonhunter).
- Ranger. Good damage (Soulbeast is solid for both power and condi damage), good healing (Druid is good as a healing spec, but doesn't offer as much group support and secondary benefits as a Firebrand built for healing), fairly versatile (can pick two different pets for different situations, which is especially useful as a Soulbeast), the pet can make survival a bit easier, too.
Warrior is also worthy of a mention, as it's pretty good for both power and condi damage through the Berserker elite specialisation, and it'll always have a role in groups thanks to its banners, but that's really about it, as it's honestly a fairly mediocre class in terms of what it brings to the table. Pretty good but not the best damage, a role that no other class can fill, but it doesn't bring any additional group support, it's not as versatile as the other three listed classes, not as solo-friendly, not as easy to survive on. Still worth having one, but I'd maybe focus on one of the other three I've listed.
Beyond those 4, the other classes still absolutely have a place (with Revenant honestly being kinda similar to Guardian/Warrior in that it's versatile and fills a role in the group that no other class can fill as well as Rev can), but they're harder to approach as a new player, and so I don't think they're a good pick for a new player. Again, worth having, but maybe just focus on one of the 4 classes listed above, while you're still learning the game.
If you're interested in actual gameplay details and how each of the classes plays, don't hesitate to ask!
@@jcm2606 legend
I'm Chaotic Neutral, what class should I pick?
thief or ranger
@@Vallun Thank you :)
I wish consoles would get this smh I loved this game so much when I would try to play on my laptop back in the good ole days 😌😌 I’m still holding out hope that PS4 and Switch get a port if not I’ll have to wait until I get my Steam Deck 😭 but seriously I remember loving the feel and look of the universe and combat and i only ever played 2 MMOs kn my laptop which was this and SWTOR which I hope get a port to both to lol both such good story and combat and universes 🙏🏽💪🏽💚🔥🔥🔥🔥
Me playing for 9 years: hmmmm intresting
You going to play new world? :)
6 years that im waiting for found my main until i start some legendary weapon ahah
Haven't played since before hot. Hoping my legendary longbow still has a place in gameplay 😂