This is one of the best beginner guides in any video game I've ever seen! You: - covered the stuff that's ACTUALLY important - mentioned what they don't have to worry/stress about (like races and servers) - didn't over explain anything (not overwhelming with information, and still left some room for discovery) Well done Lara! Definitely sharing this with my friend.

I'm a new GW2 player (around 2 months in) and you're my favorite GW2 content creator 🥺❤

I played this literally on release for a good month, before wow pulled me back. And now over a decade later, this video gave me the itch to get in again🙇‍♂️

Talk about a video posted at the perfect time. Started playing the game recently and I'm fairly new to MMOs. I'm at level 29 and its fun but I feel like there's so much to learn and see. Its definitely fun so far and your videos have helped!

The timing with "Guild Wars 3" being the buzzword! 😂 (To any newer players, don't take it seriously! GW2 is here for the long run and never too late to start!) As for this guide, by far the BEST such guide ever produced!! The information clarity, the presentation, and of course the unique Laranity style being the cherry on top! 👏🤩

As a refugee hiding from WoW endgame pre War Within, I appreciate this video. I'm actually loving GW2. The dynamic events and the community are really nice.

I play GW2 since beta, but a "beginner's guide" is always useful: maybe in 12 years I miss something 😅

Another nice facet of a lot of dynamic events is there's a good chance it'll help fill nearby hearts so that's also a plus! I've also always loved the "/wiki" command, wish that feature were in other games at times

Im almost 2 years in (casually) and i still visit the beginner videos because theres always things I find that I overlooked. Nice video and thanks.

your videos have inspired me to play gw2 today and ive completely fallen in love!! thank you for all the help getting started.

I started gw2 this week, thanks for all the info. I literally have been just selling or destroying all my resources instead of storing them....

Always good to see a video from you Laranity! As someone who only joined the game last year, I'm impressed by how much this review takes into account things that will be brand new/unknown for a fresh player (but become second nature/obvious as you play)

Running around doing each of the starting zones was my favourite thing. Great vid!

You told me this would drop today on the stream and here it is 🎉. Love your content keep up the good work ❤

Ah! Just in time, as ive started GW2 with my SO. Thank you! >;3

havent rolled GW2 in AGES and getting back into it! thanks for the refresher and i cant wait to see the other vidieos you have! 🥰🥰

Always happy to hear your voice Lara 🤓 2:14 LMAO!

I have a level 80 character, about 35 hours played so far and I literally have no idea wtf im doing so this helps. Honestly all I did was a bunch of heart quests and dungeons. Never been much of a story guy so im glad I didnt have to do the story, even tho I prob should at some point lol

Woop Woop! The summary is finally here!^^

One of the best parts of GW2 and where they really nail the fun for players, is that they allow players to choose their role in a party based on what they enjoy doing instead of pigeonholing them into a role. If you want to be DPS, be DPS. I think I saw a chart where the different in the highest DPS profession and the lowest was only 8% or so difference. That's phenomenally close.

10k hour player here. i see a new beginner's guide, i still get excited!

can you make a detailed and slow guide on how to get vision? or any free legendary like the legendary amulet? pls?

13:26 Oh, Mukluk will definitively be thrilled to watch it and learn! :P

the best about this game is i can pick any profession and run a healer, dps or tank build and i like that even though i mainly like to play dps/tank in games, but my first/main character is always gonna be myself (roleplay wise) and then others i try to make a character with his own lore and try to be the character instead of me trying to be immersed as myself in the game

I just started playing guild wars 2 and all of ur guild videos are so helpful, thank you

Sylvari's Sylvan hound racial skill is by far the best free damaging skill you can use in end game fractals (especially condi!) with reset through Mistlock so you can bring the Sylvan hound into the fights while still having access to any of your other elite skill, so not all races are equal

I had played this game for 3 years but I still love this contents, luv your videos Lara

I have the game downloading in the back while I watch this. Thank you so much! Edit: just wanted to note that, your a really good teacher. And also I like your accent lolol. Awesome work with these videos!

Laranity is the BEST!!! I watch her stream at least four times a week and am always entertained. Even though I only pick up on about 5% of what they're talking about 'cause I'm a total noob. I think I've watched her Twitch stream longer than I've actually played the game....

i've already saw a lot of your content and i love it, i've been playing for several months but i love hearing your voice

I am not new (playing from HoT release), but ur videos are so soft and warm

Incredibly good video, very funny and extremely helpful for new players! Well done, Lara! 😃

That editing at the end of juggling all the different thumbnails is super cool!!!

Great video, I bought the first and second dlcs after playing the game for a bit because I really liked it and playing without mount is horrible lol Ty for the guide, I knew most things but you taught me few new ones as well :)

Here i am. Playing since beta but watching ur beginners guide about the game because ur just entertaining. Keep the work up!

As a deathsalad I aprove the choice of a sylvari!

17:00 Aahah, Canach's club music, because it'll make you flithy rich, of course! :P

This is a great video with a lot of useful information. But I'm still horribly confused and overwhelmed. There's so much to this game.

Alright you got me! Your gearing and gold farming guide are becoming pillars of my resources.

I am a new player since beta and always enjoy learning new things!

I love this game so much. It however is very overwhelming because I've never played an mmo before and there are so many mechanisms in there lol. Thanks for the guides

11:00 Laranity recommending newbies to equip trinkets meanwhile showing all legendary items equipped. 😂

good stuff, thanks.

Awesome content!

fantastic guide, gonna share with my buddy who i've been trying to get to play xD

Heart of Thorns without mounts is a wild “beginner guide” recommendation. I don’t disagree but I feel like new people should know what they’re getting into

when the guide to play gw3!!! im just kidding thanks for the content laranity queen of the charrs

This video was released exactly just when I started playing😂 thank you this rly helped I wanted to just get a op weapon but now I realised I don't need that until max level

I'm lucky to get this in my recommended. Just started playing today.

At first I was unsure if I'll buy GW2. Excellent content. No more doubts, I'll buy the game

im still pretty new, but started getting into it more and learning more in depth things, the biggest struggle I have is keeping track of all the different items, vendors, events and currencies from all the different expansions... that and figuring out what is going on through all the effects covering my screen in big groups

Not comepletely new but still learned a few things that'll surely help me out later. Still so much stuff to learn, and although there's a lot of guides it still feels like it's hard to get started on stuff. Just playing trough the content now on my new account. Gotta get that HOT weapon at the end.

honstly, I tried to get into GW2 twice and it was overwhelming both times, this guide has fixed any worries i had about the game, thank you laranity, I think at some point ill give GW2 a proper go and i think ill stick to it this time

my account had 10th birthday aniv and im still watching this video, idunno i just bored and sick to high ping. 2500 ping is crazy

You definitely the best gw2 creator 🙏✨

super nice video. Merciiii

With all the whole Guild Wars 3 insanity train going on right now, this is a pretty awkward time to drop a video like this (still great stuff).

This video was released 1 minute ago? wow, fresh!

great guide

i have a question if i buy a code from eneba for path of fire then use it does my acc upg to a full ? + do i get all mounts ?

>but something that's really cool about GW2 is that all classes can play any role in the PvE endgame Ok, if you say so. [ rolls a Tank Elementalist Build ]

installing now

How do you get that hair with the 2 braids? Is it an exclusive hairstyle?

im downloading it now, ive only ever played old school runescape and im primarily a FPS guy. So im gathering intel on how to properly play, ty

TY!

I need this for Guild Wars 3.

what do you think about new players trying out the runes, and sigils starting out, at a low level?

Thanks for the vid. I'm stuck at mastery level 24 with my bar full. I have a Fractal Attunement that I cannot uncheck and I need like a bunch of mastery points for it and I only have 1 for Central Tyria. (I don't do Fractals by the way). Are the experiences I gain accumulated and added for my next level if I can manage to finish the masteries for Fractal Attunement? Unfortunately, it's a pain to even get masteries unfortunately as well.

thanks!

Hi Lara , I hope you can help us out , we are playing in an internet cafe and one player got banned due to malicious activity and the support ip ban him now all of us can`t log in to arena net , do you know any fix for this as the support is not replying to the ticket anymore.

Does any1 know what chest armor is on her Willbender character?

Would i have to buy the addons if i want to go raiding and stuff like that? Like in wow the most recent addon has the most recent raids and dungeons

What’s the chest heavy armour skin on your character? :)

Friday and a new Laranity vid? Is it my birthday? LaranityComfy

This is crazy I literally started playing last night

In other mmos, usually, when u buy the latest xpac - you get access to all old ones immediately. But in GW2 you gotta still buy every expansion separately?

Hi, I'm new just downloaded it, is it not too late to start this time? For a game 14 years created

Hey Lara, I am very interested in GW2, but I am not sure, if it is a game that I can enjoy as a semi solo player. I do this for multiple years now: when I play MMORPGS (back in the days WoW and RuneScape, nowadays only RS) I focus on solo gameplay but still enjoy exploring a shared world and occasionally team up. Is this a play style thats doable in GW2? You make the game look quite appealing and I also like the monetisation philosophy they have but most of the content seems heavily group dependant so I am a bit unsure. Also I prefer group content where you get "anonymously" matched, and dont have to hang around in discord and actually voice chat each other. Any thoughts on this? Anyways, I really enjoy your videos!

So after reaching a level where you get specializations, without any extensions, you're just done? Cannot play any further? So I'd need to spend 100$ to continue playing?

What is Your opinion on Guild Wars 3 news?

Guildwars 2 is nice, got something for everybody, I use it to unwind.

Heya! Old gw2 player who recently returned to the game. And am absolutely loving your videos! I was wondering if you have an active guild atm that I could join? :)

So refined. No more, no less. ❤

I'm just here to give Lara an thumbs up and a comment.

what class would you recomment to a total newbie?

Hi, there is no fight about loot and experience in GW2. If you help another player kill an enemy, both get experience and loot (mostly according to the damage against the foe). It does not diminish the chances of high reward for the involved players (it gives just more players a reward).

If I was a new player I wish someone told me this: Player stats are very simple to learn. While not necessary pre 80, it's still quite useful to understand them and clear a lot of questions about gear, buffs and traits as well as weapons you should use for leveling. Did you know there are ONLY two types of damage? Power (often combined with critical chance and critical damage) and condition (often combined with condition duration). Sometimes you mix the two. Some weapons and skills are design for a specific type of damage. When leveling you "usually" want to choose one or the other. Some of their names are weird but you can check on your character for what each mean (Power=Your strike damage(any not DoT damage), Condition Damage = any damage over time, Healing power=healing) (Precision=Crit chance) (Ferocity=Crit damage) (Toughness=Armor) (Vitality=Health) (Concertation=Boon duration) (Expertise=Condition Duration) You usually want to choose either Power/Crit or Condition/Condi duration for leveling, maybe some health and armor. Healing and Boon duration can safely be avoided when leveling and only become useful with a proper end game build. Again stats (attributes) are in the heart of any rpg. Gw2 stats are quite straightforward so you should visit the wiki and take a quick look.

@6:50 - Oh, so it's NOT because I'm utterly useless at the game that I keep failing the Gendarren Fields jumping puzzle? :P Tried 8 or 9 times over 3 sessions yesterday and kept getting frustrating and quitting at the point where you jump off the side of the boat onto a steam vent and then have to cross the brown pillars underneath it. :/

ok game is like v rising im hooked already

How to make the game not blurry?

question^^: why the flower do you have so much characters xDD 0:43

I wanted to start a new mmorpg where i can grind solo and lvl up but also be able to play with a team would u say guild wars 2 is worth it?

Message to new players: DON'T get discouraged by some rumors and some bitter burned outs making ill statements about the current game and the future of it. Come on a lot of us still play Guild Wars 1. Your time will not be wasted.

u get a sub

Im gonna give GW2 one last shot, never got into it but maybe this time around it will change lol

Im playing warrior class, is devona gears good for fresh lvl 80?

How did I get this suggested just as I was thinking if I should try the game

Unrelated but what's that gauntlet it's really cool

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