[Please, help a casual noob understand the endgame]

Welcome to the game, the endgame is pretty casual too and not gated like in other mmorpgs, 

things to do
PVE
- pve meta trains https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Event_timers
- fractals (above t2 you need ascended gear to put agony reistance in, dont worry T4 (100) only needs 150+ AR, so thats full ascended and weapons. but good news fractals can give you ascended gear and gives you lots of raw gold)
- Raids , there are few raids. it can be hard to get into but there are training raids guilds do and on public finder. eventually you will get the hand of it, but A net not making more raids (that i know of) instead they make
- Strikes - single boss raids. more challanging than most raids and quite fun

PVE challenge mode, the "hard mode". generaly this is reasonably gate kept as ppl just use it more in the vein of a speed running community than the more freidnly causal part of the game. not a requirement in anyway of the game but there for fun and rewards

PVP
i dont really do pvp but there are a lot of automated tornaments, good news pvp gear is free and you have everything unlocked at lvl 2 (they lvl you to 80 automaticaly)
so there isnt a barrier to pvp, its all skill baised. but beware bots

WVW 60vs60vs60 pvp, its pretty nuts and fun. embrace the zerge. sadly its like 30hours a week of wvw to max out your pip reward track

Achivment hunting. lots of achivments 

Legendary crafting.

strictly speaking these are just quality of life, and 10x-20x as expensive as their ascended equivalent (stats are 100% same) just there for convinace
- looks pretty
- bragging rights
- gives you ONE for every chariter you have for that slot (see legendary armory)
 so if for example you have bolt (1h sword) you can use 1 x 1h bolt on every chariter, but if you need 2x 1h you need to get 2 bolts (or the other swords)
- Free stat change at any time
- Free transmog for ever for that part (dosnt use transmog charges)

Welcome to the game, 🙂

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i fully agree with this and would love some form of libary implmented

 

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Thank you for the wings.

Can you fix the animations they are really dated and clunky. please :)

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Petition to make the voice line of guadians "Advance" to "LEEEERRRROOOYY" to match the changes of the skill

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Can confirm just created my new theif. great work Arena Net

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same issue :) glad your aware. keep up the good work Anet