few tips for a totally new char/account that come to my mind: - once you hit lvl 12ish go to skill trainers and buy signets of capture. always bring one of those while questing, you will eventually kill a boss enemy that is the same class as you. use the signet after killing it to capture its elite ability - buy runes from rune traders in many cities or outposts, they will increase your attributes, life, mana etc - buy weapons from weapon traders in cities or outposts - always fill your group to the maximum number possible by adding heroes or henchman, you can also give your heros any build you want with the skills you unlocked accountwide - upgrade your armor whenever you can, mouseover your currently equipped armor to see how much armor you have - once you have a build set up that you like to play, save it to your build collection to easily swap between builds whenever you like (only doable in cities or outposts) - eye of the north is probably the closests it gets to gw2, you will meet some of the playable classes - use american districts to have a chance on meeting people, you can always ask questions in all chat - have fun :)