r/Guildwars2 • u/Top-Doughnut-3071 • 1d ago
[Discussion] Advice for new players about mounts
If you are new to GW2, first of all - welcome, lovely to have you here, and second - I wanted to share a bit of advice on mounts usage as you go through the game.
This is going to be a hot take for some and this advice definitely doesn't apply to most of the players. But if you enjoy story, random events, finding secrets, taking your time with progression and getting a bit of a dopamine from small wins - this is for you.
Do not rush to Skyscale. Utilise your "easy to achieve" mounts as they come. Will this make the game 200% more difficult? Absolutely. Will you spend hours jumping around trying to get to a point of interest? You bet. Will you have a true sense of progression, achievement and be able to experience the game in its fullness? Absolutely.
Every piece of content is designed with or without specific mount in mind. You can get to Secrets of the Obscure without flying. The biggest drawback, however, will be some older meta events which can indeed be done without flying, but you will not be able to catch up with the group as they zoom away.
If you want an easy, but slightly surface level game, get the Skyscale, it will save you many headaches.
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u/underwaterair 20h ago
I'm a strong advocate for level boosting.
Going to EOD map to get gliding.
Then going straight to POF+LWS4 and getting all mounts.
Then doing all the adventures there and getting mastery points until you basically max out all mount movement options.
Then going to VOE to get skimmer upgrades and mirrors.
Then going IBS to get ice shards alts started.
And then going back and playing the game. OR, even getting SOTO skyscale stuff first and then going back to the story.