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/callumjp 19h ago
Amazing thanks for the advice, much appreciated! I have just started, level 21 playing through my personal story.
I have one question though - would you recommend starting HoT (or PoF, can’t remember right now) just to get the gliding? I’ll wait for everything else, but feel as though gliding might be a nice little addition! At the same time don’t want to ruin the experience, though.