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Showing posts with label guides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guides. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

My Experiences With Leveling And Strategy Guides For Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 Logo Wallpaper
So I assume you came to this blog post looking for Guild Wars 2 leveling guides. Fortunately, you came to the right place. There's a lot of false advertising going on, and I'll try to tell you what my experiences with GW2 guides are.

One of the questions I often see asked on GW forums are about the usefulness of leveling or strategy guides. While it sure is a valid question, some players frequently flame others for asking it thinking these guides are only for absolute beginners in the game.

However that's completely untrue. I've read several Guild Wars 2 guides and I can safely say they are useful to both beginners and even advanced players. The content usually found in these leveling guides is not limited to quests and such, but rather they contain a full range of quality strategies and information about the game which is usually a lot better than anything else you can find for free.

Guild Wars 2 Races WallpaperSo basically, I very much like this game and enjoy playing it, unlike most other MMORPGs I've tried in the past couple of years. It's not overly complicated, but there are a lot of mechanics, stats and ability options and I wanted to know all about each and every one of them. So I went ahead and got myself a Guild Wars 2 guide. And I'm not talking about those free leveling guides for beginners you can find around: this is a very detailed, paid guide which was definitely worth downloading.

I was actually quite surprised  by the amount of content in the strategy guide I got (I'm not going to reveal exactly which guide it is because I want to keep it to myself =p), and didn't regret purchasing it. It had plenty of information about crafting, professions and PvP, but the most important part is that it helped me level up my character faster than I ever thought possible. Just by following the levelling guide inside I was able to easily gain one level per hour MINIMUM which I think it quite impressive. In some areas I was getting almost two levels every hour, and I powerleveled up to the cap within a week.

GW2 Elementalist Wallpaper
I suppose I may have missed a few things in the game because I leveled up so fast, but I can always go back and see some areas later. It's even easier to do it on max level with awesome epic gear because I don't have to worry about ganking at all =)

Anyways I won't tell you exactly which guide I was leveling with because you can easily find it yourself, plus these guides always get updated with new content so what may be a top guide this month may not be the best next month. Just take a look at sites like Guild Wars leveling guide and see which ones are best. The reviews and comparisons of all the guides that are available, plus some free ones will surely be enough to help you learn the ins and outs of this game quickly.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Classes of Tera: Warrior


The Warrior, the one that takes the front line in any battle with his weapon of choice, the twin swords, slicing through his prey like a loaf of bread, making them plead for mercy from his slashing and stabbing especially when he dances with them. His armor is light for better functioning with both swords and his role in the group would be your tank.

With pride, the Warrior takes his position in front of the enemy dealing much damage with his deadly swords. He is agile, while weaving out of enemy groups and slicing the ones that get in his way. This character is not one to play the waiting game, their goal is to jump right into the action, take out as many enemies as possible, then praise their swords for such swift action of the mounds of enemies that lay beneath their feet.

If a blow is to a class they might lose their aggro, therefore the warrior has the ability to roll to evade their enemies. This character is able to sneak attack their enemy when doing a roll they can come up behind one and strike their enemy from behind, killing their unrepentant victim. The warrior is one to always be on the front line of the battlefield, and the only direction they travel after the front line, is forward. This character is not one to flee from fear, but to charge with power.

Their armor may be light, but their attack ability is not. The Warrior uses both hands to deal damage and ultimately death to his enemies by his fearful twin swords. His light armor is great for his grace and speed of his attack, while his blades stun, stab, and slice the opponents. They are able to move out of their opponents view very quickly, then when the enemy’s back is turned, they strike causing damage to their prey.

This character loves to play with their swords, using them to move in and out on the battlefield by a mere slice of a hand or two. Even when the enemies do not blink, they are still surprised by the attack of the warrior, slicing them and ultimately demolishing them on the battlefront. The special ability to dodge opponents and leap out of sight, gives them invincibility to the attack of an enemy. Their fighting ability increases as their level does; however, with having the agility with their blades they do not need much increase in their game play.

Even though the warrior has speed and agility they still need the help from a mystic, priest, or sorcerer to heal from the blows of enemies or protect them when they are in a bind. Having twin swords and little to no armor, proves to be a disaster unless there is a healing hand around to help out. This character can only move but so fast and when placed against many enemies they might not get the chance to leap out of harms way, thus doing better in team play than solo.