hello new player here. well, I'm technically returning all thew way back from launch. this game is amazing the world is so immersive and fun the combat is also amazing. the player customization is very good as well. there is no lack of content either which i love. which leads me into why I'm here. i understand that this is coming out on steam soon and just wanted to give you some of my experience as a new/returning player. I'm all for games not holding your hand but this is actually somewhat overwhelming. it seems that no matter what i spend my time doing in game it's the wrong choice. what do i mean by this? i bought EoD so naturally i wanted to go straight into the new zone/ content so i used the boost (first mistake) played through the entire story which also amazing. by the time i was done with the story i had a small grasp on what the game was about. i say small not because I'm slow or anything but there are a lot of systems in the game, a lot of currencies. a lot of different activities. a lot of different game modes, a lot of different in game playable spaces, a lot of different ways to spend your time in general. as i have been spending more and more time in Tyria its harder and harder to feel like I'm on the right path. Like i said the first thing i did was go to EoD but then i realized that the mastery system is vital to my character, around this time i also learned about the amazing legendary weapon and armor system. i also learned about loot boxes from pvp rewards i learned about fractals and strikes, also that in order to utilize these systems to their full potential i needed to leave the new zone and go back to the base game. which in and of itself isn't a problem but now I'm not getting the currencies from the meta events I'm not gaining the mastery points i need to be able to unlock the crafting systems from EoD. as a new player im not able to zip around the world and be super optimal with my time so i feel left out. less left out and more like I'm doing the wrong things with my time. also, as it stands currently i still have zero idea of how long it's going to take me to craft a legendary weapon, or even how to do it at all or what i should be doing to get the materials to make one. it feels like the game should put you on this path no matter where you start from. as far as player progression, as i said i boosted. so, i haven't gained one item yet that's an upgrade. this feels unusual. i know this game has a lateral progression system I.e mastery. but it does feel very weird to be playing an mmo rpg and because i boosted my toon i haven't upgraded myself once in almost a month. at least not anything meaning full. the first week i at least got a mount. Which felt cool but that was the last thing i did that made me feel like I'm progressing. I would love to get a flying mount but then i have to leave the base game and now I'm wasting more time not getting the unlocks for legendries. it feels disjointed. i understand that this game is balanced around people playing it for years at this point but for me (new player) it seems like a monumental task just to get my character viable for the things i want to be doing. like fractals like working towards a legendary weapon or ascended gear or raiding or getting into world PvP which i really really want to but don't want to slow down my mastery even more. I'm not sure how to solve this problem but it is an issue i would say and just wanted to give you my experience so far.
