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How a Pandemic affects Guild Wars 2 - Part 1 of 2

Let’s be real here - we’ve all been affected by the beer virus, otherwise known as COVID19 or the Coronavirus. Schools have been closed. Concerts have been canceled. Even professional sports has had their leagues either end their seasons or postpone competition. Some countries have essentially shutdown – the only things being permitted to open are grocery stores and pharmacies.

Here is the United States, we are being told that social distancing should be practiced for eight (8) weeks. The idea of everyone being isolated for two (2) months is definitely not a pleasant idea. But the reality will set in – what will people do? With movies, theaters, casinos, and restaurants all closed, why go out at all?

With everyone staying inside, what are people going to do? Binge-watching will be common – and we hope the Internet can handle the additional stress. But what about us who play Guild Wars 2? What will you being doing?

Sure, ArenaNet will be releasing new content. There will be seasonal content. But if one is bored to the point of clawing one’s own eyes out, what can one do in Guild Wars 2? That is what we will discuss. This post will discuss established players and the next post will deal with new players.

So what should the established player be doing?

• Completing collections – as it sounds, work on completing those collections which are partially completed.
• Go achievement hunting – As with collections, seek out and do those achievements which you are missing.
• Work on legendaries – We know legendary equipment is expensive. Use this opportunity to gather the necessary materials.
• Get another character or two up to speed – For those who mainly play one character, take this chance to build another character – go through all the seasons. With mounts, central Tyria is not as daunting.
• Get your crafting to max level – Not every player has maximum crafters at their beck and call. Sure crafting can get expensivebut if you are an experienced player, you should have maximum crafters available.
• Explore a part of the game you’ve not explored before – This can be fractals, dungeons or raids. Guild Wars 2 has a lot of content. Why not use this pandemic to explore all the hard work that has been done?
• Mentor a new player – finally, find a new player and take them under your wing. Teach them the idiosyncrasies of the game. Introduce them world bosses. Introduce them to the main story line. Considering the events of Season 5, it is nice to go back and see their development.

How a Pandemic affects Guild Wars 2 - Part 2 of 2

With this global beer virus pandemic running around and causing panic unseen, we here at Feline Airlines decided to take a look at how being indoors all the time would change the way experienced players approached playing Guild Wars 2. Today we are look at the other side – the new player, the inexperienced player – who now is getting into the game because quite frankly, there isn’t anything else to do and watching TV is too passive an activity.

We here at Feline Airlines tend to think a little differently that the standard affair. Sure you can search for beginner guides on the web or watch videos teaching basic game play and some tidbits here and there. Most of them will say something more or less like the following:

• Pick a profession that best suits your play style.
• Play the main story – Central Tyria.
• Explore the side quests – dungeons, crafting and so on.
• Join a guild.
• Get good.
• Explore end content.
• Explore Living Story and the expansions.

How depressing. This has just turned what should be a fun experience and a necessary diversion into a part time job with duties and responsibilities – listed in no particular order.

• Pick your 2^nd favorite profession that best suits your personality and play style. Why the 2^nd favorite profession? Because as a new player, you need to learn the nuances of the game. We have found that learning the nuances of the game detracts from the enjoyment of playing as your favorite profession.
• Join a guild – preferably Feline Airlines. ☺
• Find a mentor. This should be someone who not only can answer questions about the game or its mechanics but also can join in and assist. With GW2’s auto-leveling system, your experienced mentor will not be “carrying” you through. As a side note, there is nothing wrong with having more than one (1) mentor.
• Get to level 10 or so. At this point, the character’s story becomes available. Some players may be more comfortable playing beyond level 10. That is fine. Play until a comfort level sets in.
• Purchase Path of Fire (PoF) – We get no commission for this sale. GW2 is a great game and while there is a plethora of free-to-play content, one should be comfortable enough with the game to shell out $30 to purchase two (2) expansions. If one has sufficient funds, purchase the Ultimate Bundle. The Lily of Elon travel gizmo is nice and those 4,000 gems will allow purchase of a lot of interesting items. We make some recommendations here.
• Create a character for your favorite profession. Now that you are comfortable with the basics of the game, create the character of your dreams.
• Use your instant boost. One will be included when purchasing the PoF expansion.
• Start Path of Fire and complete the first heart – side quest. This may sound odd but the first mount, the raptor, is given as a reward. This will make moving through the rest of the game much quicker and is definitely worth breaking the story order just for this very nice benefit. However a major word of advice: bring help. This heart is difficult – far more that it should have been. The rest of the PoF game is nowhere near as difficult until you get to the finale. So bring help!
• Complete the main character story – Central Tyria.
• Enjoy the game while progressing through the story – getting good while doing so is optional.
• Explore the dungeons, living story and the expansions.
• Explore end content – fractals and raids.