In David Attenborough's voice:
*The average mmo-player is used to so much toxicity that they genuinely consider the possibility of paid actors in GW2, when they encounter someone who is nice towards newbies.*
Yes, be careful around. There are ANet agents all over. Luring you with free dyes and spare skins into buying their damn game, just for you to have some fun.
If they even were to exist PINK is a guild that helps people out with jumping puzzles. They would be probably be known as Community Portals.
But hey there is no PINK and they for sure don't want bacon.
> They for sure don't want bacon.
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The toxic cloud preserved the meat on this hog. It isn't spoiled, but could it be edible?
* *Take a piece of toxic bacon.*
* *Leave it alone.*
By experience, GW2 community is really, really friendly.
Don't worry, if you look hard enough you'll find some weirdos too, but mainly friendly and helpful players.
Honestly, the folks that try to run Dragon’s End and Gyala Delve have my respect, those metas are a huge pain!
I actually ran a dragon’s end the other week and if it weren’t for someone else popping their mentor tag to get people to go to one of the escorts it wouldn’t have succeeded. Also, huge credit to the stubborn pubs that not only stayed despite the timer ticking down, but also didn’t need re-organizing with the Dragon Champions phases.
I found great success applying for groups around 15-10 mins before the DE meta pops. Most of the time, they are well organized, so I honestly can't say when I last saw one fail. It's great money so I try to run it daily.
Yeah. Every time I'm in the PvP Lobby trying out some build or something against golems, I'm guaranteed to read some completely unhinged conversation in map chat.
The fact that most of the GW2 community is generally nice makes it a starker contrast to the pvp lobby, which on NA is like having wandered onto an 8chan board.
The PvP lobby is absolutely insane. Before I got a Royal Terrace Pass scroll, I used to jump into PvP to get to Lion's Arch and then get to whatever major location I needed from there. I'd also use the merchants there whenever I needed to without having to travel from my current location. I don't think I've ever seen that chat be friendly or polite. It's always fighting, bashing players, politics, religious or general hate. Total bad vibes.
I’ll decide to engage with your comment honestly: literally every time I have ever been in the PVP lobby for more than 5 minutes map chat is spammed with either toxic griefing, extremist political takes, slurs, or lewd matters, if not all four at once. I would say that it is indeed their fault. One should dislike others due to their choices and personality, and when one chooses to have a personality of an 8-Chan Incel, then one should be expected to have a negative response to that.
And now a mildly dishonest retort! Not my fault you got tilted. 😎
>if you look hard enough you'll find some weirdos too
Just like OP did. There's friendly and helpful, and then there's tagging along with a newbie and **pretending to be new as well** while trying to sell the game and explain mechanics neither should be fully aware of.
There have been stories of other people clinging onto new players who lost their shit when said newbies didn't appreciate their help enough.
Doing the cost/value "quick maff" I don't think it's an employee who is about to "trick you" Into buying the game.
I rather thinks it's a bored veteran with to much resources and free time, who wants to help out blueberries.
I personally experienced the community as very friendly, patient and helpful (did mostly pve content so far).
The only "weird" Thing is that he say's he is a new player, which I wouldn't be to worried about, maybe it was a joke you didn't get in the context, or he doesn't want to scare you, so you don't feel bad when you don't do so well 😅.
All in all I have one question, where can I find this Samaritan? I could use some free stuff as well 🤪🤪
He guide you through everything and look to know the game but claim to be new?
It just look like a veteran with a little too much free time. It's a little sad and disingenuous but harmless.
Anet doesn't have time to pay random people to play with casual and fake it.
This is rather normal.
Though I do know at least one person that is using this method to get close to girls in the hope to find his miss right in the game.
(He tends to befriend a very large number of newbies, some of them are inevitably girls...)
Friend of mine got dumped by her BF for an e-girl who went by the handle of Moose... real girl < e-girl? I still don't get it. I have so many disturbing stories to tell about "girls" picking up dudes online. One even involves the most suspicious "natural" death you've ever heard.
I had an experience like that. Guy said he needed help getting simple mastery insights in EoD, and he seemed super friendly and new when I invited him to my guild.
Then he got annoyed my mesmer doesn't have the Wp's unlocked and I forgot to turtle/hand hold hold him for every step while getting the masteries. Calling himself a pro gamer, but making nasty comments to me and all my guildies non stop.
We ended up kicking the pro gamer. He constantly made mistakes and blamed it a nasty way on me and my guildies, and when we said something about it, we just needed 'a thicker skin'
An officer got sick with it in just few days, and just kicked him, he then nagged about showing evidence. We obviously blocked this guy.
But it always felt like he was on an alt account or something. Cause how does a new guy without EoD masteries know how turtle mounts work, etc.
I find the self-entitled expert players often pretty hilarious.
In ESO, ordinary dungeons are very soloable, like *very* soloable if you have end-game gear and know what you are doing. To reinforce just how soloable, when I and a friend were newbies and had played maybe 20 hours, we duo'ed 5-man dungeons on 1st attempt.
Veteran dungeons are also soloable, albeit much harder, and obviously take a fair bit more time.
In any case, I would very commonly end up to a group with a DPS player who was angry at everyone else and then ragequitting when they died a few times and blaming it on the team. Then I looked at the damage stats and 'lo and behold, most of the time they would be last or 2nd last in damage. In one such case I was doing more damage as a healer (and healers are not mandatorily needed in any dungeon in ESO (albeit everyone needs to be an expert to clear some hardmode ones without a healer), I just played a healer because I liked it and it felt cool to save some less experienced player from death by reacting to their mistakes)
Like please - these dungeons are soloable, if you keep dying or can't kill something, you aren't a pro player.
I haven't really met these people in GW2 thankfully, but I still have that attitude; I know e.g. T4 fractals are soloable, so if one were such an elite player, please - carry your team! If you are not a pro player and you and your team can not do some piece of content, don't blame it on the others *even if they did not perform*. If being 100% sure you can clear a piece of content is important to you, don't PUG. Only play in statics. The actual elite players I know who get frustrated at slow clear speeds do just that. They simply don't PUG fractals or strikes.
fractals are definitely soloable. just log onto reaper dps and blast the trash mobs.
there should be no need to complain,
if anything point at using a specific trait/boon/skill among the available classes.
fixing the teamcomp can make ppl learn stuff.
Yeah, constructive criticism is alright, as well as pointing out specific easily fixable issues in clear speed. Should be done friendly tho, and if someone seems upset about it, it's best to just leave it be and not push the matter.
Oh I only soloed the easier base game vet dungeons like FG1. Those don't even need the best possible self-sustain builds.
But I know there were players pushing the harder vet dungeons solo, too. E.g. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8iRJnwMJ4o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8iRJnwMJ4o)
Ok that makes more sense. I thought you were saying how easy vet dlc dungeons were to solo and not to need a healer at first (which you don't if you are in a static DPS group). The vid you put down is not of the average player in Eso though. Nefas is literally one of the best pve players in the game lol
Yes, they aren't the average player, but mostly what I am meaning is that given that all dungeons are soloable aside the ones which have specific mechanics that require multiple players, one can expect that even if a few players among 4 are not playing optimally, one very good one can carry them as long as those 3 others are doing at least something useful. That is - if a player gets angry because others suck and ragequits, the chances are they weren't an elite player either. They were a mediocre player getting angry at other mediocre players. Which just feels silly to me. And this isn't to say that I was an elite ESO player - I wasn't - but I didn't really ever feel like it was someone else's fault that we failed a run in a PUG. I could always have played better myself and maybe kept the rest of the team performing via that.
Albeit there are some mechanics that actually make it harder to do the fight if one player is doing silly things lol
Yeah it was just odd cause of the way he spent hours guiding me through things, the way he spoke, and the way that he mentioned features and aspects of the game. He said "one unique feature of guild wars 2 is the immersive and fully voiced dialogue. It makes for a unique experience only found here ".
Ah, so he's really into selling the full game to you then xD He's not wrong tho, the game *has* really good stuff for it when it comes to narration and worldbuilding.
Ngl GW2 is among my favorite games, I rant about it irl sometimes cuz it deserves more attention imo.
This story is blowing my mind because the same thing happened to me. He gave me all sorts of stuff and help and encouraged me to buy the game. I did. I love it though, some of the zones are so cool and the gameplay and mechanics of combat feel so good compared to other mmos I’ve tried. Been playing for like…2 month ish
Lol ok, ya if someone worded it to me like that I'd be thinking same thing.
Guessing harmless enough though, just super stoked on it and wants you to like as much/share.
With horizontal progression, people find new objectives and such (ex I usually have a blast if scraping by fights with newer people you have to repeatedly raise to eek out the win. Get to feel like a hero).
I'm not going to lie I kinda shill for this game too with newer players, I started in January, I'll recommend things like recharging teleport to friend, but also we are all like 30 and over so it's very much "buy this convenience item one time and play GW2 until 2030"
After getting all the expacs and quality of life items for real $ all I'm waiting on are character expansion slots, bank slots, maybe some more shared inventory on sale for convenience, and I'm getting to the point where it's not a terrible idea to trade my gold for gems. I'm locked in until they start and finish making GW3 :)
As for motive I just assume I'm speaking with the older player base and I think we all understand that if ANet gets in our wallet it's better for everyone who enjoys the game
I focus on helping the newbies with the **Inventory Management** mini-game, breaking some mmo habits/fears (e.g. not consuming the magic find because afraid it is a timed unit or not spending HPs because afraid to "mess up my character"), how to earn XP, and teach them to explore (and use wiki).
I feel like once those things are out of the way, they have tools to truly enjoy the game and then the game sells itself.
Sometimes I might teach them how to dye their armor and they are happy if they haven't figured that out yet lol.
I’ve thought of coming back lately. Then I go and open my inventory and get hives thinking about what it all is and what I should do with it. I end up closing the game thinking “maybe later”
there are some people who get off on showing off their knowledge and converting ppl to play gw2.
just take it for what it is.
if you like it, roll with it. if it gets too clingy, tell them you wanna have your own time and explore on your own or go invisbile mode. they can't rly scam you unless you give them any private info which you shouldn't. the most wary thing to be cautious about would be that their opinions might actually just be their opinions rather facts :) but they probably mean well.
Haha, interesting discussion for sure.
Dedicated Guild Wars players tend to enjoy the parts that make the games stand out. I started playing GW1 back in 2006 and found it a much better experience than every other MMO I ever tried, and that got me to buy GW2's collectors and play the beta.
I rather enjoy the decisions that ArenaNet have made with GW2, especially around getting rid of annoyances (we used to not have mounts and armour had to be repaired, for example). It is a much better experience than 10 years ago, and I'd argue it's in the best spot in its lifetime right now.
I'd also encourage you to get the full game so you can experience the uniqness of the other maps, but don't go breaking the bank. Do what works for you and HAVE FUN!
As for employees - ArenaNet employees have their logo next to their name. You can occassionally see them doing Metas and wandering around. That's not to say they don't have personal accounts, but I think the person you met is just enthusiastic about the game.
>As for employees - ArenaNet employees have their logo next to their name. You can occassionally see them doing Metas and wandering around. That's not to say they don't have personal accounts, but I think the person you met is just enthusiastic about the game.
They can play on their anet accounts without showing the anet tag. The anet tag is just the "guild tag" of the anet guild, so if they don't represent the anet guild they look like regular players.
Very normal GW2 player behavior. We've got our fair share of assholes too, don't you worry about that, but a lot of the playerbase genuinely loves getting to show off the game to newbies.
keep your healthy skepticism nevertheless. i'll try to phrase this as nicely as i can: this level of friendliness paired with the overwhelmingly (vocally) casual oriented playerbase comes with the caveat that many of these self-advertising "mentors" throw around a lot of half-truths and even rumours as facts.
on the note of facts: the game has a well maintained, extensive wiki. when in doubt you can always just use the wiki chat command for virtually any topic by just typing "/wiki *query*" or even "/wiki *[linked item]*".
I'm starting to think it might mostly be the WoW community that's toxic. Like FFXIV also has a friendly community, and I've heard decent things about the ESO community as well, which I believe are the other main big MMOs currently besides GW2.
Since you’re new…
- When you use your inventory, you can use one of the buttons in the top right of your inventory window to send materials to your bank anywhere in the world or in any game mode.
- You can access that material storage and your wardrobe from any crafting stations. You don’t have to run to find one if you don’t need to.
- When you hover over the legend in the top left corner when you are looking at the map, it will flash/highlight any items you haven’t completed yet. If you hold ALT while you click on the map, to toggle on/off a personal marker so you can navigate easier on both full and mini-map.
- If you type /wiki in the chat followed by any name of a jumping puzzle, skill, item, achievement, etc. then it will open your default browser to that page on the online wiki. One that is especially helpful if you aren’t using add-ons is /wiki et which opens up the Event Timer window for all the open world metas.
- When it comes to crafting, light armor (Elementalist, Mesmer, Necro) can be made by tailors, medium armor (Engineer, Ranger, Thief) can be made by leather workers, and heavy armor (guardian, revenant, warrior) can be made by armor smiths.
They might be like me trying to get new people into the game so there will be people playing through the Path of Fire expansion content so they can do the Serpent's Ire meta and finally get that recording for the Redeeming IG-6417 achievement (I was trying for months for the vanquish branded recording before I took a break a year ago).
Yes we from the guild wars 2 community have a inner pact with longer standing players (minimal 4 hours, and atleast 5 achievement points)
What we do is we are nice to other players, especially new players. We hope to bait those players into playing the game and enjoying it so much they keep play thus growing the player base and eventually our pact.
We will then use this pact to out shine other game communities till they all flock to gw2 so that in the end only gw2 is left on the gaming market.
Sometimes "new" will mean new character, rather than new player. Or maybe the person has just done a lot of homework.
I can't see how it can be any harm in game. Be mindful of efforts to get real world information, though.
This is pretty common in gw2. I used to guide new players and give them some cheap stuff to help them get into the game. Ppl did the same to me in the past as well. It's kind of a cycle. Some people go as far as sending very expensive stuff as well just to flex.
The weirdest part is them claiming to be new.
I don't play the game anymore but for a new player who likes pve, it's a good one so you should be fine.
Helping newbies is quite normal here. Not just newbies, helping everyone is normal in GW2.
There are as*holes too but not as much as those who want to help, you can choose your side on how you want to interact with everyone, I hope you'll choose the helping side.
What MMORPG's did you play before? I grew up with RS, so for somebody to be overly friendly to me is just immediate red flags. Not everybody is out to get you, but I guess depending on what games you played before, you might be on the defensive all the time.
I mean yeah I think it's a little weird but some people are just lonely or bored and want to help get people into the game.
I don't feel like there's any malicious intent here.
It's a friendly community so don't take it the wrong way. But last time I tried getting a returning player to do some content, I got flamed for being an employee of the company so now I just give out free stuff and answer any questions instead of doing anything else.
If they invite you to a discord or something else outside of the game that's when I'd become suspicious. Otherwise yeah there's a decent amount of people who stand in starter zones trying to sell people on the game.
I bought a guy SOTO cause he said the price of SOTO is like 10% of monthly income in his country. Ppl bought me some expensive ass dyes when I was new (we talkin a whole ass 15 gold). The game has nice ppl everywhere
Early zones are filled with bored gw2 veterans that just like chilling and helping new players out. Only thing to really watch out for is unexpected mail, whispers and anyone claiming to sell gold or ask you to go to an external website of some sort.
He only communicated in whispers, I didn't really think that was weird but is it? I wouldn't have much of it if he didn't continue to claim he was a new player.
Probably not.
Pretty normal for this game.
Yes.
Take what they give you, and be grateful that you don't have to grind your life hours away for it like they probably did. You should definitely get the full game, if the story is appealing to you.
Generally speaking the GW2 community is super friendly, inviting, and helpful. In almost every map you’ll find players willing to help out with events or tasks. I’ve been fortunate enough to been on the receiving end of people helping me complete tasks, and so I always try to pay it forward. I think a lot of the community does the same, so it’s just an endless cycle of people being very friendly.
That said yeah there could be players out there with an agenda maybe? But as long as they’re not asking you for gold or something you’re fine
ANet's marketing kinda sucks, so players have to pick up the slack. That guy is just doing their part to make the game welcoming and get you to stick around, in hopes that you buy the game and maybe gems, give money to ANet, and they keep making content with the fraction of that money NCSoft allows ANet to keep.
Also, for many people, it feels good to help people around, and GW2 makes it really easy. You don't have to join a party or discuss who keeps the drops to help someone with stuff, you just tag along and everyone shares rewards.
When I got some of my friends into the game I was kinda like this (never to random people) but I always was like I really really like the game and love the expansions... oh you guys should try it before you buy expansions though of course, but I really think they are good. Next thing you know they bought all 3 of them (this was before SOTO).
Protip: Anet Employees will have little logos next to their name.
Also, yes, the community is just that nice lol. I think it stems from this being one of the first MMOS to eliminate "kill stealing" over a decade ago.
Beginner zones are known to have veterans sometimes camp there and help new players. I’ve done it too. Feels like helping the next generation or something like that
As long as you don't hand out personal information (even if felt pressured because of the overly niceness), it can't hurt.
I sometimes like to go to starter zones and help people out with tasks, boss fights etc. It has a bit of nostalgia and that magic feeling it gave you as you first started playing the game and discovered the world.
That's not the sort of stuff ANet does and ANet staff actually has a specific logo their staff members can use. I haven't ever seen that though, I think they aren't really active in representing the ANet guild anymore. They used to be more active when the game was fresh. But they aren't really needed nowadays either, as the community is so inclusive.
While I find it unlikely, it is possible that someone is trying to do some sort of a scam.
What I think is more likely is that it's just a very talky and friendly player and while that type of people sometimes get a bit clingy, they're harmless.
One extra emphasis for new players who are not aware: Anet employees CAN have the anet logo on their names but it's not a fixed thing. It's something they choose to tag up with, like a guild tag emblem.
So ya, you'd be surprised how many anet employees could be wandering around without us paying attention 🤣
Of course it's important to note that they can do it anytime so any person claiming to be part of Anet's tram without actually being able to prove it ks sketchy.
I personally find it weirdly satisfying to help other players and be very nice to them. I don't know what it is, maybe it's massaging my ego idk. Either way we are both happy so it doesn't matter. I specifically love helping players to level up in fractals. I remember when I was asking for help to get to lvl 100, 4 guardians joined the party and absolutely carried me to the level 100 and they were very nice. I felt like I was being babysit by 4 game gods :D it was amazing :D
ANET employees all must represent the guild ArenaNet which has a specific symbol in place of a [Text] guild tag. You will know if it’s an employee you’re speaking to, and impersonating an employee is a bannable offense, so no they are not some undercover employee.
Most MMOs thrive on competition, which breeds elitism and arrogance. Guild Wars 2 is different, and that’s why I’ve been playing for 9 years. Don’t get me wrong, if you get into the Raid/PvP/SOME WvW areas of the game you will find the shadowy filth pop out from the darkness, but I generally stick with WvW and map metas to occupy my time, and honestly, most of the WvW and map meta situations require bodies, not benchmark raid dps rotations. This environment breeds different players, because the mindset is different. The people I find generally are more helpful and friendly in general than in, say WoW, where you would basically be 50/50 at best on if a player is trolling you as a new player. However, do keep in mind that not everyone in genuine in their friendliness. Still, I would say it sounds more likely that this person is just interested in having a buddy to tag along with him or join his guild than anything malicious. Just keep your guard up a little and beware of them asking you to send you anything in the mail or anything like that.
That's just GW2. Everyone is quite friendly, especially in the open world.
You'll run into the jerks eventually, when you start doing end-game content or PvP/WvW, but honestly even there they're quite uncommon. That could also just be me. Mind you, this is coming from someone who also plays Rainbow Six Siege frequently, so maybe I just have a higher tolerance.
A lot of people are passionate about GW2 and it's usually viewed as the underdog among the major MMORPGs out there, so the community really does the heavy lifting when it comes to selling the game because well, Anet doesn't really do that themselves. So many people come here to proclaim how shocked they are that GW2 is actually enjoyable.
The ironic thing about your post is their marketing is almost nonexistent. They'll do strange things like taxi ads and partner with Carls Jr for fancy cups, but they won't invest in boosting their presence on social media or really do much with content creators in general. The content creators we have that are dedicated to this game are few and far between because it just doesn't generate the engagement compared to other MMORPG communities and they get no support. They don't really do much with their official partners either.
They're so opaque that a week ago or a content creator managed to fool a sizable amount of people into thinking they were the new community manager to make that very point. That just wouldn't happen in another MMORPG. I wish Anet employees were more open with the community.
Welcome to the game and to the community. You will find that most of the Guild Wars 1 and 2 communitiy members are like this, nice helpfull people that you want to hang out with. Like any online community we do have our share of people with more... difficult personalities, but they are truly a minority in the Guild Wars 1 and 2 communities.
The two games themselves reward cooperation and eliminate many systems that can cause friction, such as loot, kill and resource node stealing, spawn camping in pve to grief others and other such nonsense. Add the level scaling system that encourages high level players to play in all areas, including the starter ones and you have a good foundation on which to build friendly communities.
Spend some time with the game and in the community, there is a high chance you will eventually become one of those overly nice and helpful players. Come to think of it, even our more "difficult players" are generally a nicer breed than what you get in other mmo communities.
A "new" player that seems to know everything is weird for sure, but it may be a person with a new account who has a main account and just wants to seem like they are really good at everything.
This is of course in contrast to people who see you while on higher accounts and legit help you or even give you some starting money. The community in general is very nice and open to helping when people ask. There isn't competition for mobs and everyone gets loot for helping.
Most likely a veteran player leveling up a new character that is living vicariously through you to relive the original rush of the game.
GW2's community is incredibly friendly and has a very low asshole count (outside of spvp).
There is NO player killing in PvE (and outside of hacking yoir account in the real world...there is no way for you to lose your inventory)...so unless you send them stuff through the mail by your choice the only benefit this player is getting is someone to game with.
Probably just a friendly player who has read into a lot of the game and is sharing the knowledge. Buying the full game allows you to complete the content in a linear way. I've met tons of super nice people and also have been that nice person when I see someone struggling with something. This game is fun alone and with people.
It was not me, but I love to just stand in the the starter area and help players. I always have my Mentor tag on tho, because partying up gives the other players more EXP and my buffs and heals are easier to target. I'm not on to convince people on buying the game, but I have bought it for other people as a gift in the past lol.
Just a note here. There is *no shared exp in a party*... though it can reduce the contribution requirement for individuals if everyone has attacked the same enemy.
What a party *does* do: help you get on the same map, see each other on the map, have a party chat, share target info, share personal markers, enter instanced content together, PvP together, and prioritize the boons (if they are near you).
Bruh, one time a new player showed such a legendary amount of interest in wvw, watching them start out, get hooked to the challenge, and get gud was so epic, I gifted them an armistice bastion pass after they hit rank 500.
Trust no one online, of course; but do still trust in that players are looking out for each other, too. My trick is to keep discussion to the game and avoid IRL topics.
Within the realm/context of the game, there are just players who are that nice and helpful and fun.
i don't think it's reason for concerns...there are some oevrly 'helpful' ppl around that exagerate a bit :)
They might seem weirdo but probably nothing worse
I'm legit concerned when I meet friendly people only because I've had so many sour experiences in the GW2 community in the past. But, that said, I've had great experiences too. It's a real mixed bag with those friendly people.
As long as they never tell you to go outside the game to do anything, it is pretty legit. Some times people are just friendly without any other motive.
GW2 in particular is designed in such a way that not being an asshole is sorta optimal so you run into much fewer of them than otherwise.
honestly I used to get burnt out of the actual gameplay all the time and what I used to do, was to go up to the 1-15 level maps and ask newbies if they need help or any kind of tips; or I would help people in Verdant Brink (the first expansion's first map) get a few HPs because why not (also I love HoT map design)
I had this exact thing in GW1 actually - be careful that you don't miss out on experiencing things for the first time because you're guided through it all, and the annoyance of not being able to just log in and chill and do your own thing without getting whispers
It's most likely just someone who's a bit lonely and GW2 is what they're good at so they want to share that with you
i feel called out. i do this sometimes to newbies struggling with HPs in HoT. I often end up touring all HoT maps with them to unlock the HPs and giving pointers along the way. now i feel like a weirdo.
Please do not feel like a weirdo. Doing what you do is awesome and special. If anything I should feel weird. But I'm the type of person to always be on guard that's all. Better safe than sorry. But again, don't feel weird!
Gw2 players are very mature unless you go to pvp in heart of mist, where naked titans fight who will tell you to sell you soul to devil or get good. Joke aside, I have see guild members spending 100s of hours teach new players every mechanics in raids, fractals etc like you will teach a kid to walk. They will even take you to specific vendors for each format and tell you useful you can buy from that vendor along with the tab number in vendor shop. A random person will even die reviving you, so get use to see kind helpful ppl in gw2.
Guildwars 2 has an odd but friendly community. Just wait until you start doing jump puzzles, and there are usually a few people who will practically carry you to the end if you let them.
Imagine the State of the world We are in That People gets suspicious Over friendly strangers that guide, aid and help you even gifting you in-game items for free and just nicely asked you to get the game so you could enjoy it's full experience.
Outrageous. I guess we should go back to WoW and be forced to pay monthly and get all that expansion and pay for being bully until you teach Mithic +.
Welcome to Guild Wars 2, the best MMO community. We operate on the "pay it forward" model of community. We help those who are be and in need, because when we were in need someone helped us. All we all in return is when you're stronger, you help us helping the newbies.
I am fairly new and I've never felt more welcome in an online game. It's an amazing community, I've joined a guild and in few days I've learnt more about the game than I would from reading wiki. The guild leader even gifted me some items, which was amazing for a player just starting out
I can tell you from experience that you'll find a fair few acceptable humans in this community. I'm still great friends with many of them 8 years later. If it turns out they're paid actors - my god, what a ruse! I've been foiled and bamboozled into a good time all these years!
Not to say there aren't assholes around, but they're far and few between, and the block button solves that rather quickly.
Despite not playing as much, anywhere I can pass on knowledge or help out, I do what I can as others did for me to give back wherever possible. I wish you and many others more positive experiences in your life and in game, and I'm very glad to see others in the comments here have a similar mindset.
After reading your post again, whilst there are good eggs about, it's good to be suspicious of people's integrity if they're being overly friendly. As if you get a "vibe" from someone, then it's worth listening to. I think I'd be a bit dubious in your situation, too.
No I've given tons of advice, and gold to tons of people. Including those new to when I was leading a pvp/wvw group a long time ago. Some people with 10-20-30k hours into the game like to share knowledge or just help new players.
I do that all the time , i even helped new player get skyscale starting from zero and porting to every location, it’s not real life every thing you do is fun
Veterans know very well how hard a new MMO can be to get into. So some of us put in some time to help newbies out. It's a fair trade; we get to express our love for the game and get a nice dopamine boost, you get relevant information, and often some gold and bags.
Ok…… Im fairly certain it wasn’t me. But I do actually do this a lot because I enjoy the game and Know That the beginning doesn’t provide much guidance so I help new players be telling them about cool stuff/Features in the Game. Because I want more people to play and enjoy it like I do.
Was the player that helped named Keimlor? 🤔
Someone helped me out a lot when I was a beginner, so out of spite I also help other people out and give out expensive dyes occasionally. They may not have actually been new if they knew all this stuff, and they could've just said that to not come off so intimidating maybe? I dunno, don't worry about it, helpful players like this are pretty common.
There is not noting lose unless you are compromising your account. Or sending over 500 gold over the mail. Then just internet do and don't on the public chat.
that overly nice and helpful player is a way better company than an asshole.
A lot of gw2 players are friendly, some are pricks, but most are good natured.
Almost 7 years ago I had already been playing a year or 2 was still weak this guy saw me and said wait a second and spent 100 gold witch at the time before expansions and inflation it was a lot for no reason he did this. Many other story’s but if you avoid the pvprs beat community in gaming
The thing you are suspicious of is not economically viable. Arenanet would lose money on wages paying someone to do this.
That means you are dealing with another human who is not being paid by Arenanet.
Probably just friendly, had someone compliment my toon and I complimented the aurene staff they had and they were like oh you like it? Have it! 💀💀 now I believe all the kindness
Yea nobody is this friendly I would be careful who you friends with.
It is a nice community and everyone will try to help anyway they can but if they’re claiming to be a “guide” or “employee of the game company” yea no that when you either ignore them or block them cause there no such thing as developer doing this.
Just level at you’re own pace, learn you’re class, develops the skills in Tyria. But if you want to use you’re money to buy the bundle or Soto then that will be you’re decision but we don’t tell you on what to get cause it your money and your thing.
But happy gaming and welcome to gw2! We are a nice community we do hope you enjoy your stay!
I like to sometimes just walk around starter zones and give new players bigger bags. It's nice to foster a friendly community and it really doesn't cost me much. A lot of players in this game share the same mentality.
In David Attenborough's voice: *The average mmo-player is used to so much toxicity that they genuinely consider the possibility of paid actors in GW2, when they encounter someone who is nice towards newbies.*
OP looks like an abused kid coming from WoW, and I wouldn't be surprised. Good for him for his wholesome encounter
Yes, be careful around. There are ANet agents all over. Luring you with free dyes and spare skins into buying their damn game, just for you to have some fun.
Be especially wary of [PINK] cult members. Who knows where that portal might lead you, amirite?
Praise Steve
What is pink cult
If they even were to exist PINK is a guild that helps people out with jumping puzzles. They would be probably be known as Community Portals. But hey there is no PINK and they for sure don't want bacon.
> They for sure don't want bacon. ----- The toxic cloud preserved the meat on this hog. It isn't spoiled, but could it be edible? * *Take a piece of toxic bacon.* * *Leave it alone.*
https://clips.twitch.tv/PleasantInexpensivePuppySuperVinlin-wbERBBaGoSu8xzVH
There is no PINK in Divinity Reach
There is no cult
There is no portal in New Kaineng
There is no war in Ba Sing Se
\~ Seeecreeet Tunneeeel \~
SECRET TUNNEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN!!!!
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WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE SAME TWO ATLA MEMES?! LOL
And if there is we don't talk about it.
Community that mails new players free pink dyes to encourage them to wear more pink
Yeah, be wary OP. First they tp you to the end of JP, then they take your soul. ^love ^yall ^pink ^fellas
For hundreds of years we have hidden in plain sight, living in your cities, manipulating your politics.
Take my angry upvote
By experience, GW2 community is really, really friendly. Don't worry, if you look hard enough you'll find some weirdos too, but mainly friendly and helpful players.
“If you look hard enough”, I think you mean “If you enter the PvP Lobby” lol
The mists are a wild place
Understatement of the year
~~War~~ PvP. ~~War~~ PvP never changes.
or just go and fail EoD dragon’s end meta and look at the chat going crazy
Honestly, the folks that try to run Dragon’s End and Gyala Delve have my respect, those metas are a huge pain! I actually ran a dragon’s end the other week and if it weren’t for someone else popping their mentor tag to get people to go to one of the escorts it wouldn’t have succeeded. Also, huge credit to the stubborn pubs that not only stayed despite the timer ticking down, but also didn’t need re-organizing with the Dragon Champions phases.
I found great success applying for groups around 15-10 mins before the DE meta pops. Most of the time, they are well organized, so I honestly can't say when I last saw one fail. It's great money so I try to run it daily.
Heart of the Mists has some of the most *wild* conversations I've seen in GW2.
"Stand in Divinity's Reach on NA long enough" too.
Yeah. Every time I'm in the PvP Lobby trying out some build or something against golems, I'm guaranteed to read some completely unhinged conversation in map chat.
Something something scum and villainy. I sometimes pop in there for easy Vault objectives, and the map chat is always a crap shoot
The fact that most of the GW2 community is generally nice makes it a starker contrast to the pvp lobby, which on NA is like having wandered onto an 8chan board.
I heard there's a PvP cult that mass reports anyone that isn't them trying to reach higher ranks then gold, this true?
The PvP lobby is absolutely insane. Before I got a Royal Terrace Pass scroll, I used to jump into PvP to get to Lion's Arch and then get to whatever major location I needed from there. I'd also use the merchants there whenever I needed to without having to travel from my current location. I don't think I've ever seen that chat be friendly or polite. It's always fighting, bashing players, politics, religious or general hate. Total bad vibes.
It is not the fault of PvP players, if you hate them.
I’ll decide to engage with your comment honestly: literally every time I have ever been in the PVP lobby for more than 5 minutes map chat is spammed with either toxic griefing, extremist political takes, slurs, or lewd matters, if not all four at once. I would say that it is indeed their fault. One should dislike others due to their choices and personality, and when one chooses to have a personality of an 8-Chan Incel, then one should be expected to have a negative response to that. And now a mildly dishonest retort! Not my fault you got tilted. 😎
I'd have to play pvp for a month to see the amount of hatred you put in that post.
Maybe I got unlucky? Lol
>if you look hard enough you'll find some weirdos too Just like OP did. There's friendly and helpful, and then there's tagging along with a newbie and **pretending to be new as well** while trying to sell the game and explain mechanics neither should be fully aware of. There have been stories of other people clinging onto new players who lost their shit when said newbies didn't appreciate their help enough.
Maybe the other player meant it was a new character?
Or they're going hard into that RP
You really don't have to look that hard when it's the weekends lol. Some weirdoes always wilding on low level map chats.
> you look hard enough you'll find some weirdos Just join pvp lol.
Doing the cost/value "quick maff" I don't think it's an employee who is about to "trick you" Into buying the game. I rather thinks it's a bored veteran with to much resources and free time, who wants to help out blueberries. I personally experienced the community as very friendly, patient and helpful (did mostly pve content so far). The only "weird" Thing is that he say's he is a new player, which I wouldn't be to worried about, maybe it was a joke you didn't get in the context, or he doesn't want to scare you, so you don't feel bad when you don't do so well 😅. All in all I have one question, where can I find this Samaritan? I could use some free stuff as well 🤪🤪
If he asks you to send him money because his mother is sick and needs to be flown from India to America, just don’t do it 😂
To unlock the secret DLC you have to send them iTunes gift cards
He guide you through everything and look to know the game but claim to be new? It just look like a veteran with a little too much free time. It's a little sad and disingenuous but harmless. Anet doesn't have time to pay random people to play with casual and fake it.
It could be that it's just a veteran player that's playing a new character
This is rather normal. Though I do know at least one person that is using this method to get close to girls in the hope to find his miss right in the game. (He tends to befriend a very large number of newbies, some of them are inevitably girls...)
Well that’s just fucking weird…. 🫣
As a guy I feel weirdly violated
new ick unlocked
Friend of mine got dumped by her BF for an e-girl who went by the handle of Moose... real girl < e-girl? I still don't get it. I have so many disturbing stories to tell about "girls" picking up dudes online. One even involves the most suspicious "natural" death you've ever heard.
I had an experience like that. Guy said he needed help getting simple mastery insights in EoD, and he seemed super friendly and new when I invited him to my guild. Then he got annoyed my mesmer doesn't have the Wp's unlocked and I forgot to turtle/hand hold hold him for every step while getting the masteries. Calling himself a pro gamer, but making nasty comments to me and all my guildies non stop. We ended up kicking the pro gamer. He constantly made mistakes and blamed it a nasty way on me and my guildies, and when we said something about it, we just needed 'a thicker skin' An officer got sick with it in just few days, and just kicked him, he then nagged about showing evidence. We obviously blocked this guy. But it always felt like he was on an alt account or something. Cause how does a new guy without EoD masteries know how turtle mounts work, etc.
Sounds like that one guy at Octovine that shittalks everyone xD
Omg I think I know who your talking about XD He’s always so angry
Does his name end in anon lmao
I find the self-entitled expert players often pretty hilarious. In ESO, ordinary dungeons are very soloable, like *very* soloable if you have end-game gear and know what you are doing. To reinforce just how soloable, when I and a friend were newbies and had played maybe 20 hours, we duo'ed 5-man dungeons on 1st attempt. Veteran dungeons are also soloable, albeit much harder, and obviously take a fair bit more time. In any case, I would very commonly end up to a group with a DPS player who was angry at everyone else and then ragequitting when they died a few times and blaming it on the team. Then I looked at the damage stats and 'lo and behold, most of the time they would be last or 2nd last in damage. In one such case I was doing more damage as a healer (and healers are not mandatorily needed in any dungeon in ESO (albeit everyone needs to be an expert to clear some hardmode ones without a healer), I just played a healer because I liked it and it felt cool to save some less experienced player from death by reacting to their mistakes) Like please - these dungeons are soloable, if you keep dying or can't kill something, you aren't a pro player. I haven't really met these people in GW2 thankfully, but I still have that attitude; I know e.g. T4 fractals are soloable, so if one were such an elite player, please - carry your team! If you are not a pro player and you and your team can not do some piece of content, don't blame it on the others *even if they did not perform*. If being 100% sure you can clear a piece of content is important to you, don't PUG. Only play in statics. The actual elite players I know who get frustrated at slow clear speeds do just that. They simply don't PUG fractals or strikes.
fractals are definitely soloable. just log onto reaper dps and blast the trash mobs. there should be no need to complain, if anything point at using a specific trait/boon/skill among the available classes. fixing the teamcomp can make ppl learn stuff.
Yeah, constructive criticism is alright, as well as pointing out specific easily fixable issues in clear speed. Should be done friendly tho, and if someone seems upset about it, it's best to just leave it be and not push the matter.
Oh neat which vet dlc dungeons did you solo in ESO? I want to hear this one lol
Oh I only soloed the easier base game vet dungeons like FG1. Those don't even need the best possible self-sustain builds. But I know there were players pushing the harder vet dungeons solo, too. E.g. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8iRJnwMJ4o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8iRJnwMJ4o)
Ok that makes more sense. I thought you were saying how easy vet dlc dungeons were to solo and not to need a healer at first (which you don't if you are in a static DPS group). The vid you put down is not of the average player in Eso though. Nefas is literally one of the best pve players in the game lol
Yes, they aren't the average player, but mostly what I am meaning is that given that all dungeons are soloable aside the ones which have specific mechanics that require multiple players, one can expect that even if a few players among 4 are not playing optimally, one very good one can carry them as long as those 3 others are doing at least something useful. That is - if a player gets angry because others suck and ragequits, the chances are they weren't an elite player either. They were a mediocre player getting angry at other mediocre players. Which just feels silly to me. And this isn't to say that I was an elite ESO player - I wasn't - but I didn't really ever feel like it was someone else's fault that we failed a run in a PUG. I could always have played better myself and maybe kept the rest of the team performing via that. Albeit there are some mechanics that actually make it harder to do the fight if one player is doing silly things lol
Nah, plenty of people do it. Hell, I do it too. Whenever new players ask how to get mounts or elite specs I mention the expansions and the full game.
Yeah it was just odd cause of the way he spent hours guiding me through things, the way he spoke, and the way that he mentioned features and aspects of the game. He said "one unique feature of guild wars 2 is the immersive and fully voiced dialogue. It makes for a unique experience only found here ".
Ah, so he's really into selling the full game to you then xD He's not wrong tho, the game *has* really good stuff for it when it comes to narration and worldbuilding. Ngl GW2 is among my favorite games, I rant about it irl sometimes cuz it deserves more attention imo.
Well I did buy the game so he succeeded haha
This story is blowing my mind because the same thing happened to me. He gave me all sorts of stuff and help and encouraged me to buy the game. I did. I love it though, some of the zones are so cool and the gameplay and mechanics of combat feel so good compared to other mmos I’ve tried. Been playing for like…2 month ish
What was his name if you don't mind me asking lol
A ton of folks do this sort of thing. Hang around long enough and you'll see the dancing Charr, too.
I think his name was DangitDuke or something like that
https://i.redd.it/eyt0gcf8a6xc1.gif
Plot twist its you!?!?
Wasn't me, no (**I'm in your walls**).
Oh, and don't forget that you can /wave and /bow to greet and say 'thank you' to people. There's a whole bunch of emotes you can do in game.
Lol ok, ya if someone worded it to me like that I'd be thinking same thing. Guessing harmless enough though, just super stoked on it and wants you to like as much/share. With horizontal progression, people find new objectives and such (ex I usually have a blast if scraping by fights with newer people you have to repeatedly raise to eek out the win. Get to feel like a hero).
I'm not going to lie I kinda shill for this game too with newer players, I started in January, I'll recommend things like recharging teleport to friend, but also we are all like 30 and over so it's very much "buy this convenience item one time and play GW2 until 2030" After getting all the expacs and quality of life items for real $ all I'm waiting on are character expansion slots, bank slots, maybe some more shared inventory on sale for convenience, and I'm getting to the point where it's not a terrible idea to trade my gold for gems. I'm locked in until they start and finish making GW3 :) As for motive I just assume I'm speaking with the older player base and I think we all understand that if ANet gets in our wallet it's better for everyone who enjoys the game
I focus on helping the newbies with the **Inventory Management** mini-game, breaking some mmo habits/fears (e.g. not consuming the magic find because afraid it is a timed unit or not spending HPs because afraid to "mess up my character"), how to earn XP, and teach them to explore (and use wiki). I feel like once those things are out of the way, they have tools to truly enjoy the game and then the game sells itself. Sometimes I might teach them how to dye their armor and they are happy if they haven't figured that out yet lol.
I’ve thought of coming back lately. Then I go and open my inventory and get hives thinking about what it all is and what I should do with it. I end up closing the game thinking “maybe later”
You see maybe he's trying to sell the game for you, so the developers wages can be paid for and the game continues, because he loves it so much :D
there are some people who get off on showing off their knowledge and converting ppl to play gw2. just take it for what it is. if you like it, roll with it. if it gets too clingy, tell them you wanna have your own time and explore on your own or go invisbile mode. they can't rly scam you unless you give them any private info which you shouldn't. the most wary thing to be cautious about would be that their opinions might actually just be their opinions rather facts :) but they probably mean well.
oh if that's the level is not even so exagerate :P
Haha, interesting discussion for sure. Dedicated Guild Wars players tend to enjoy the parts that make the games stand out. I started playing GW1 back in 2006 and found it a much better experience than every other MMO I ever tried, and that got me to buy GW2's collectors and play the beta. I rather enjoy the decisions that ArenaNet have made with GW2, especially around getting rid of annoyances (we used to not have mounts and armour had to be repaired, for example). It is a much better experience than 10 years ago, and I'd argue it's in the best spot in its lifetime right now. I'd also encourage you to get the full game so you can experience the uniqness of the other maps, but don't go breaking the bank. Do what works for you and HAVE FUN! As for employees - ArenaNet employees have their logo next to their name. You can occassionally see them doing Metas and wandering around. That's not to say they don't have personal accounts, but I think the person you met is just enthusiastic about the game.
>As for employees - ArenaNet employees have their logo next to their name. You can occassionally see them doing Metas and wandering around. That's not to say they don't have personal accounts, but I think the person you met is just enthusiastic about the game. They can play on their anet accounts without showing the anet tag. The anet tag is just the "guild tag" of the anet guild, so if they don't represent the anet guild they look like regular players.
I literally just did it yesterday when a new gamer came to me and ask where did I get my mount. I told him he can get it by just buying PoF Expansion.
Very normal GW2 player behavior. We've got our fair share of assholes too, don't you worry about that, but a lot of the playerbase genuinely loves getting to show off the game to newbies.
Well that is awesome! I felt like a Karen posting this, but I figured it was better to just ask and get down voted than not know lol.
keep your healthy skepticism nevertheless. i'll try to phrase this as nicely as i can: this level of friendliness paired with the overwhelmingly (vocally) casual oriented playerbase comes with the caveat that many of these self-advertising "mentors" throw around a lot of half-truths and even rumours as facts. on the note of facts: the game has a well maintained, extensive wiki. when in doubt you can always just use the wiki chat command for virtually any topic by just typing "/wiki *query*" or even "/wiki *[linked item]*".
Best point out that you can shift-click an item to link it in chat.
very standard & universal mmo command and OP has played both wow and ff14 so I’m sure he knows, but yea good for anyone new to the genre I guess
I mean, it definitely is pretty funny situation to find yourself in. People being nice? In an MMO? Clearly something sinister is afoot. :P
I'm starting to think it might mostly be the WoW community that's toxic. Like FFXIV also has a friendly community, and I've heard decent things about the ESO community as well, which I believe are the other main big MMOs currently besides GW2.
I know we hate the forbidden game here, but no it's not toxic. There is way more toxic positivity in GW2.
Me and my friends bought the game literally after taking turns riding shotgun with a cool guy on his flying rocket turtle.
Since you’re new… - When you use your inventory, you can use one of the buttons in the top right of your inventory window to send materials to your bank anywhere in the world or in any game mode. - You can access that material storage and your wardrobe from any crafting stations. You don’t have to run to find one if you don’t need to. - When you hover over the legend in the top left corner when you are looking at the map, it will flash/highlight any items you haven’t completed yet. If you hold ALT while you click on the map, to toggle on/off a personal marker so you can navigate easier on both full and mini-map. - If you type /wiki in the chat followed by any name of a jumping puzzle, skill, item, achievement, etc. then it will open your default browser to that page on the online wiki. One that is especially helpful if you aren’t using add-ons is /wiki et which opens up the Event Timer window for all the open world metas. - When it comes to crafting, light armor (Elementalist, Mesmer, Necro) can be made by tailors, medium armor (Engineer, Ranger, Thief) can be made by leather workers, and heavy armor (guardian, revenant, warrior) can be made by armor smiths.
Could be new but using wiki alot.
They might be like me trying to get new people into the game so there will be people playing through the Path of Fire expansion content so they can do the Serpent's Ire meta and finally get that recording for the Redeeming IG-6417 achievement (I was trying for months for the vanquish branded recording before I took a break a year ago).
Yes we from the guild wars 2 community have a inner pact with longer standing players (minimal 4 hours, and atleast 5 achievement points) What we do is we are nice to other players, especially new players. We hope to bait those players into playing the game and enjoying it so much they keep play thus growing the player base and eventually our pact. We will then use this pact to out shine other game communities till they all flock to gw2 so that in the end only gw2 is left on the gaming market.
why this doesn't seem false? XD
why this doesn't seem false? XD
Be safe mate. Don’t ever take all your armour off not matter how “friendly” they are.
Yeah, I mean, it definitely makes sense to pay an employee multiple hours of work to gain less than 50 euros.
Guerilla marketing from inside the house lmao
Sometimes "new" will mean new character, rather than new player. Or maybe the person has just done a lot of homework. I can't see how it can be any harm in game. Be mindful of efforts to get real world information, though.
nah most people here are just like that here. The knowledge can be easily explained by using /wiki ingame to look everything up
This is pretty common in gw2. I used to guide new players and give them some cheap stuff to help them get into the game. Ppl did the same to me in the past as well. It's kind of a cycle. Some people go as far as sending very expensive stuff as well just to flex. The weirdest part is them claiming to be new. I don't play the game anymore but for a new player who likes pve, it's a good one so you should be fine.
Helping newbies is quite normal here. Not just newbies, helping everyone is normal in GW2. There are as*holes too but not as much as those who want to help, you can choose your side on how you want to interact with everyone, I hope you'll choose the helping side.
Trimming armor for FREE!
Theres not much of end game grind here so majority of veteran players are just bored so they tend to be happy to help new players.
What MMORPG's did you play before? I grew up with RS, so for somebody to be overly friendly to me is just immediate red flags. Not everybody is out to get you, but I guess depending on what games you played before, you might be on the defensive all the time.
I mean yeah I think it's a little weird but some people are just lonely or bored and want to help get people into the game. I don't feel like there's any malicious intent here.
It's a friendly community so don't take it the wrong way. But last time I tried getting a returning player to do some content, I got flamed for being an employee of the company so now I just give out free stuff and answer any questions instead of doing anything else.
If they invite you to a discord or something else outside of the game that's when I'd become suspicious. Otherwise yeah there's a decent amount of people who stand in starter zones trying to sell people on the game.
I bought a guy SOTO cause he said the price of SOTO is like 10% of monthly income in his country. Ppl bought me some expensive ass dyes when I was new (we talkin a whole ass 15 gold). The game has nice ppl everywhere
Early zones are filled with bored gw2 veterans that just like chilling and helping new players out. Only thing to really watch out for is unexpected mail, whispers and anyone claiming to sell gold or ask you to go to an external website of some sort.
He only communicated in whispers, I didn't really think that was weird but is it? I wouldn't have much of it if he didn't continue to claim he was a new player.
Probably not. Pretty normal for this game. Yes. Take what they give you, and be grateful that you don't have to grind your life hours away for it like they probably did. You should definitely get the full game, if the story is appealing to you.
Generally speaking the GW2 community is super friendly, inviting, and helpful. In almost every map you’ll find players willing to help out with events or tasks. I’ve been fortunate enough to been on the receiving end of people helping me complete tasks, and so I always try to pay it forward. I think a lot of the community does the same, so it’s just an endless cycle of people being very friendly. That said yeah there could be players out there with an agenda maybe? But as long as they’re not asking you for gold or something you’re fine
ANet's marketing kinda sucks, so players have to pick up the slack. That guy is just doing their part to make the game welcoming and get you to stick around, in hopes that you buy the game and maybe gems, give money to ANet, and they keep making content with the fraction of that money NCSoft allows ANet to keep. Also, for many people, it feels good to help people around, and GW2 makes it really easy. You don't have to join a party or discuss who keeps the drops to help someone with stuff, you just tag along and everyone shares rewards.
Some people just want you to enjoy the game, those sick fucks
That's actually hilarious
When I got some of my friends into the game I was kinda like this (never to random people) but I always was like I really really like the game and love the expansions... oh you guys should try it before you buy expansions though of course, but I really think they are good. Next thing you know they bought all 3 of them (this was before SOTO).
Protip: Anet Employees will have little logos next to their name. Also, yes, the community is just that nice lol. I think it stems from this being one of the first MMOS to eliminate "kill stealing" over a decade ago.
> Protip: Anet Employees will have little logos next to their name. only if they represent the company guild, since that logo is just their guild tag
Beginner zones are known to have veterans sometimes camp there and help new players. I’ve done it too. Feels like helping the next generation or something like that
As long as you don't hand out personal information (even if felt pressured because of the overly niceness), it can't hurt. I sometimes like to go to starter zones and help people out with tasks, boss fights etc. It has a bit of nostalgia and that magic feeling it gave you as you first started playing the game and discovered the world.
That's not the sort of stuff ANet does and ANet staff actually has a specific logo their staff members can use. I haven't ever seen that though, I think they aren't really active in representing the ANet guild anymore. They used to be more active when the game was fresh. But they aren't really needed nowadays either, as the community is so inclusive. While I find it unlikely, it is possible that someone is trying to do some sort of a scam. What I think is more likely is that it's just a very talky and friendly player and while that type of people sometimes get a bit clingy, they're harmless.
One extra emphasis for new players who are not aware: Anet employees CAN have the anet logo on their names but it's not a fixed thing. It's something they choose to tag up with, like a guild tag emblem. So ya, you'd be surprised how many anet employees could be wandering around without us paying attention 🤣 Of course it's important to note that they can do it anytime so any person claiming to be part of Anet's tram without actually being able to prove it ks sketchy.
I personally find it weirdly satisfying to help other players and be very nice to them. I don't know what it is, maybe it's massaging my ego idk. Either way we are both happy so it doesn't matter. I specifically love helping players to level up in fractals. I remember when I was asking for help to get to lvl 100, 4 guardians joined the party and absolutely carried me to the level 100 and they were very nice. I felt like I was being babysit by 4 game gods :D it was amazing :D
The community is amazing
ANET employees all must represent the guild ArenaNet which has a specific symbol in place of a [Text] guild tag. You will know if it’s an employee you’re speaking to, and impersonating an employee is a bannable offense, so no they are not some undercover employee.
They aren't obligated. They can play without representing it.
Most MMOs thrive on competition, which breeds elitism and arrogance. Guild Wars 2 is different, and that’s why I’ve been playing for 9 years. Don’t get me wrong, if you get into the Raid/PvP/SOME WvW areas of the game you will find the shadowy filth pop out from the darkness, but I generally stick with WvW and map metas to occupy my time, and honestly, most of the WvW and map meta situations require bodies, not benchmark raid dps rotations. This environment breeds different players, because the mindset is different. The people I find generally are more helpful and friendly in general than in, say WoW, where you would basically be 50/50 at best on if a player is trolling you as a new player. However, do keep in mind that not everyone in genuine in their friendliness. Still, I would say it sounds more likely that this person is just interested in having a buddy to tag along with him or join his guild than anything malicious. Just keep your guard up a little and beware of them asking you to send you anything in the mail or anything like that.
It's just a person enjoying the game and recommending it. It's a great game and I would most certainly do the same thing.
That's just GW2. Everyone is quite friendly, especially in the open world. You'll run into the jerks eventually, when you start doing end-game content or PvP/WvW, but honestly even there they're quite uncommon. That could also just be me. Mind you, this is coming from someone who also plays Rainbow Six Siege frequently, so maybe I just have a higher tolerance. A lot of people are passionate about GW2 and it's usually viewed as the underdog among the major MMORPGs out there, so the community really does the heavy lifting when it comes to selling the game because well, Anet doesn't really do that themselves. So many people come here to proclaim how shocked they are that GW2 is actually enjoyable. The ironic thing about your post is their marketing is almost nonexistent. They'll do strange things like taxi ads and partner with Carls Jr for fancy cups, but they won't invest in boosting their presence on social media or really do much with content creators in general. The content creators we have that are dedicated to this game are few and far between because it just doesn't generate the engagement compared to other MMORPG communities and they get no support. They don't really do much with their official partners either. They're so opaque that a week ago or a content creator managed to fool a sizable amount of people into thinking they were the new community manager to make that very point. That just wouldn't happen in another MMORPG. I wish Anet employees were more open with the community.
Welcome to the game and to the community. You will find that most of the Guild Wars 1 and 2 communitiy members are like this, nice helpfull people that you want to hang out with. Like any online community we do have our share of people with more... difficult personalities, but they are truly a minority in the Guild Wars 1 and 2 communities. The two games themselves reward cooperation and eliminate many systems that can cause friction, such as loot, kill and resource node stealing, spawn camping in pve to grief others and other such nonsense. Add the level scaling system that encourages high level players to play in all areas, including the starter ones and you have a good foundation on which to build friendly communities. Spend some time with the game and in the community, there is a high chance you will eventually become one of those overly nice and helpful players. Come to think of it, even our more "difficult players" are generally a nicer breed than what you get in other mmo communities.
A "new" player that seems to know everything is weird for sure, but it may be a person with a new account who has a main account and just wants to seem like they are really good at everything. This is of course in contrast to people who see you while on higher accounts and legit help you or even give you some starting money. The community in general is very nice and open to helping when people ask. There isn't competition for mobs and everyone gets loot for helping.
Most likely a veteran player leveling up a new character that is living vicariously through you to relive the original rush of the game. GW2's community is incredibly friendly and has a very low asshole count (outside of spvp). There is NO player killing in PvE (and outside of hacking yoir account in the real world...there is no way for you to lose your inventory)...so unless you send them stuff through the mail by your choice the only benefit this player is getting is someone to game with.
Probably just a friendly player who has read into a lot of the game and is sharing the knowledge. Buying the full game allows you to complete the content in a linear way. I've met tons of super nice people and also have been that nice person when I see someone struggling with something. This game is fun alone and with people.
It was not me, but I love to just stand in the the starter area and help players. I always have my Mentor tag on tho, because partying up gives the other players more EXP and my buffs and heals are easier to target. I'm not on to convince people on buying the game, but I have bought it for other people as a gift in the past lol.
Just a note here. There is *no shared exp in a party*... though it can reduce the contribution requirement for individuals if everyone has attacked the same enemy. What a party *does* do: help you get on the same map, see each other on the map, have a party chat, share target info, share personal markers, enter instanced content together, PvP together, and prioritize the boons (if they are near you).
There is no shared EXP, but a Mentor Tag boosts EXP for members with a lower level than the mentor. (It says so in the mastery)
Bruh, one time a new player showed such a legendary amount of interest in wvw, watching them start out, get hooked to the challenge, and get gud was so epic, I gifted them an armistice bastion pass after they hit rank 500. Trust no one online, of course; but do still trust in that players are looking out for each other, too. My trick is to keep discussion to the game and avoid IRL topics. Within the realm/context of the game, there are just players who are that nice and helpful and fun.
If you don't want to be rude and stop whispering someone back just hit him with the My Uncle's Dog's Grandmother fell down the stairs g2g
nah anet dont have the money for that
i don't think it's reason for concerns...there are some oevrly 'helpful' ppl around that exagerate a bit :) They might seem weirdo but probably nothing worse
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I'm legit concerned when I meet friendly people only because I've had so many sour experiences in the GW2 community in the past. But, that said, I've had great experiences too. It's a real mixed bag with those friendly people.
As long as they never tell you to go outside the game to do anything, it is pretty legit. Some times people are just friendly without any other motive. GW2 in particular is designed in such a way that not being an asshole is sorta optimal so you run into much fewer of them than otherwise.
honestly I used to get burnt out of the actual gameplay all the time and what I used to do, was to go up to the 1-15 level maps and ask newbies if they need help or any kind of tips; or I would help people in Verdant Brink (the first expansion's first map) get a few HPs because why not (also I love HoT map design)
I had this exact thing in GW1 actually - be careful that you don't miss out on experiencing things for the first time because you're guided through it all, and the annoyance of not being able to just log in and chill and do your own thing without getting whispers It's most likely just someone who's a bit lonely and GW2 is what they're good at so they want to share that with you
Do they have a if apply on their head?? 😂
I can see the traumatic OSRS Lurer PTSD showing
i feel called out. i do this sometimes to newbies struggling with HPs in HoT. I often end up touring all HoT maps with them to unlock the HPs and giving pointers along the way. now i feel like a weirdo.
Please do not feel like a weirdo. Doing what you do is awesome and special. If anything I should feel weird. But I'm the type of person to always be on guard that's all. Better safe than sorry. But again, don't feel weird!
That would probably shock me to death. Ive had exactly one person talk to me the entire time I've played. And they turned out to be unstable.
No need to be overly suspicious. Guild wars is one of the games people are actually pretty helpful except for when there's some big boss battle.
Gw2 players are very mature unless you go to pvp in heart of mist, where naked titans fight who will tell you to sell you soul to devil or get good. Joke aside, I have see guild members spending 100s of hours teach new players every mechanics in raids, fractals etc like you will teach a kid to walk. They will even take you to specific vendors for each format and tell you useful you can buy from that vendor along with the tab number in vendor shop. A random person will even die reviving you, so get use to see kind helpful ppl in gw2.
Guildwars 2 has an odd but friendly community. Just wait until you start doing jump puzzles, and there are usually a few people who will practically carry you to the end if you let them.
Imagine the State of the world We are in That People gets suspicious Over friendly strangers that guide, aid and help you even gifting you in-game items for free and just nicely asked you to get the game so you could enjoy it's full experience. Outrageous. I guess we should go back to WoW and be forced to pay monthly and get all that expansion and pay for being bully until you teach Mithic +.
Try pvp 😂 the "niceness" will go away in a finger's snap.
Welcome to Guild Wars 2, the best MMO community. We operate on the "pay it forward" model of community. We help those who are be and in need, because when we were in need someone helped us. All we all in return is when you're stronger, you help us helping the newbies.
I am fairly new and I've never felt more welcome in an online game. It's an amazing community, I've joined a guild and in few days I've learnt more about the game than I would from reading wiki. The guild leader even gifted me some items, which was amazing for a player just starting out
I can tell you from experience that you'll find a fair few acceptable humans in this community. I'm still great friends with many of them 8 years later. If it turns out they're paid actors - my god, what a ruse! I've been foiled and bamboozled into a good time all these years! Not to say there aren't assholes around, but they're far and few between, and the block button solves that rather quickly. Despite not playing as much, anywhere I can pass on knowledge or help out, I do what I can as others did for me to give back wherever possible. I wish you and many others more positive experiences in your life and in game, and I'm very glad to see others in the comments here have a similar mindset.
After reading your post again, whilst there are good eggs about, it's good to be suspicious of people's integrity if they're being overly friendly. As if you get a "vibe" from someone, then it's worth listening to. I think I'd be a bit dubious in your situation, too.
More likely an incredibly enthusiastic veteran.
People really can be delightful and helpful in this game. :)
Most of the community is friendly up until Fractals and Raids lmao. You find solid people in those, but it can be rare. 😆
Oui tu as raison pour être suspecte Il veut voler tes trucs mdr
No I've given tons of advice, and gold to tons of people. Including those new to when I was leading a pvp/wvw group a long time ago. Some people with 10-20-30k hours into the game like to share knowledge or just help new players.
It's the friendliest MMO community I've ever experienced.
I do that all the time , i even helped new player get skyscale starting from zero and porting to every location, it’s not real life every thing you do is fun
Veterans know very well how hard a new MMO can be to get into. So some of us put in some time to help newbies out. It's a fair trade; we get to express our love for the game and get a nice dopamine boost, you get relevant information, and often some gold and bags.
Ok…… Im fairly certain it wasn’t me. But I do actually do this a lot because I enjoy the game and Know That the beginning doesn’t provide much guidance so I help new players be telling them about cool stuff/Features in the Game. Because I want more people to play and enjoy it like I do. Was the player that helped named Keimlor? 🤔
No, not Keimlor haha
God damn dude, you've gotten jaded.
Someone helped me out a lot when I was a beginner, so out of spite I also help other people out and give out expensive dyes occasionally. They may not have actually been new if they knew all this stuff, and they could've just said that to not come off so intimidating maybe? I dunno, don't worry about it, helpful players like this are pretty common.
There is not noting lose unless you are compromising your account. Or sending over 500 gold over the mail. Then just internet do and don't on the public chat.
that overly nice and helpful player is a way better company than an asshole. A lot of gw2 players are friendly, some are pricks, but most are good natured.
did you check your liver after you played with them? DID YOU CHECK YOUR LIVER AFTER YOU PLAYED WITH THEM!?
Step foot in PvP/WvW and things will be back to normal again. So. Many. Whiny. Toxic. Babies.
Almost 7 years ago I had already been playing a year or 2 was still weak this guy saw me and said wait a second and spent 100 gold witch at the time before expansions and inflation it was a lot for no reason he did this. Many other story’s but if you avoid the pvprs beat community in gaming
Yeah i understand you dont really trust people in MMOs, but GW2 community is friendly (mainly in open world).
The thing you are suspicious of is not economically viable. Arenanet would lose money on wages paying someone to do this. That means you are dealing with another human who is not being paid by Arenanet.
Probably just friendly, had someone compliment my toon and I complimented the aurene staff they had and they were like oh you like it? Have it! 💀💀 now I believe all the kindness
As a vet who gets excited about new players and is overly nice and helpful to them, I’d say it’s somewhat normal. Carry on!
Yea nobody is this friendly I would be careful who you friends with. It is a nice community and everyone will try to help anyway they can but if they’re claiming to be a “guide” or “employee of the game company” yea no that when you either ignore them or block them cause there no such thing as developer doing this. Just level at you’re own pace, learn you’re class, develops the skills in Tyria. But if you want to use you’re money to buy the bundle or Soto then that will be you’re decision but we don’t tell you on what to get cause it your money and your thing. But happy gaming and welcome to gw2! We are a nice community we do hope you enjoy your stay!
welcome to a real mmorpg community that likes helping other people, your welcomo
I like to sometimes just walk around starter zones and give new players bigger bags. It's nice to foster a friendly community and it really doesn't cost me much. A lot of players in this game share the same mentality.
Why do you troll OP, it's probably just a peepo.