This Means Not Only Do You Have A Far Longer Road

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Players will also have eight possible classes (or professions) to choose from. Coming back from the previous games are the Warrior, Elementalist, Ranger, Mesmer, and Necromancer. The Monk profession has been replaced with the Guardian, and while they still specialize in defensive magics, they wear heavier armor and can use a broader range of weapons than the older class. The Engineer class makes its debut in Guild Wars 2, specializing in a mix of alchemy and technology in their arsenal.

This steampunk-inspired class uses rifles and pistols in the place of wands, staffs, and swords; and has the ability to deploy turrets such as rockets, automatic weapons, and ones that can regenerate your health, as well as your allies. The Thief class is similar to the Assassin first introduced in Guild Wars: Factions. Employing many of the same skillsets as the former class, the Thief uses stealth and hit-and-run tactics to do damage to their enemies.Each class is grouped up into one of three categories based on armor type: Soldier, Adventurer, or Scholar. The Soldier category has the heaviest armor and contains the Guardians and Warriors.

Adventurer ...
... encompasses the Engineer, Ranger, and Thief classes which all have medium armor. And finally, the Scholar group contains the Elementalist, Mesmer, and Necromancer classes, all of which sport light armor.Once you’ve completed these steps, you’ll be asked a few questions (such as which of the Tyria gods you heed the call of, or the one regret in your character’s life) that reflect your in-game persona’s personality, as well as mark what personal storyline you’ll be embarking on. If you opt to skip these questions, the game will randomly choose for you. After you’ve finished with all of the steps, you’re left to create your character’s name and be on your way to your adventures in Tyria!

In previous installments, players began the game in a ‘starter area’ where they would level up their characters until they hit the cap of 20, and then be cut loose into the rest of the world. While in Guild Wars 2, they still have a starter region, but it is fully integrated with the rest of the world, and you can even visit other portions of Tyria early on if you so choose. Each class of character starts off in their own separate part of the map with a unique storyline based on their race and what answers they chose when creating their character. While you’ll generally be guided to stay in this starter area until you reach about level 20, the maximum level cap in Guild Wars 2 has been extended to 80.

This means not only do you have a far longer road to travel before you max out your character, but that you’ll be doing a lot of grinding along the way as well – especially if you have the intention of attempting the quest lines solo.Veterans of the original Guild Wars will remember that all environments outside of the walls of a village or town were instanced; meaning that you and anyone cheap ultimate team coinsthat was in your group were alone in your own private pocket of the Guild Wars universe. Guild Wars 2 is quite the opposite, where only certain dungeons or designated storyline areas are instanced, while the rest of the world is shared with the other inhabitants.