I started gw2 a month after release (2012), quit around 2014-15, then came back 5-6 months ago. Play more before you spend real money. Your enthusiasm might be because you're playing new game, especially after playing WoW for so long. Let the first gloss wear off. There was alot to catch up and it took me a couple of months to do so. You as new player should catch up soon enough. After all it's not WoW. I tried WoW a year ago. Really enjoyed the game but I felt that it was too late to play it now so I quit. No gear progression. Best gear is ascended/legendary but it's only few % better than exotic (which is easy to get). Exotic is more than enough for all content (fractals exluded ofc). This is Fashion Wars. (There is even a title called Fashion Collector after unlocking 1000 skins). You chase after shiny skins. Find a guild(s)! It will help you greatly. Set goals to achieve.e.g reaching fractal 100, starting raids, do all dungeons, wvw, pvp, chase titles etc etc.I find that if you dont set goals to yourself in gw2, you will drop the game faster than cartoon coyote falling off a cliff.