I hit level 80... Now what?

[Threash]

Well i bought myself a full set of green jewelry (around 25s each piece actually), and yellow berserker armor which also was about 25s per piece and yellow weapons.  Which wiped out all my money after i got runes for them.  No worries though because it incredibly upped my damage in pvp and i've been doing that since then, which is actually fairly profitable itself.

[Raknor]

We have a real cat ass in our guild that does WvW 8-10 hours a day. Says he earns around 10g a day. I've been in WvW once so can't really call BS on that or not. I'm assuming he's been doing it a while since he talks about spending 30g like I would talk about spending 1g.

Clearly I'm doing it wrong.... or employed.

[sachiel]

We have a real cat ass in our guild that does WvW 8-10 hours a day. Says he earns around 10g a day. I've been in WvW once so can't really call BS on that or not. I'm assuming he's been doing it a while since he talks about spending 30g like I would talk about spending 1g.

Clearly I'm doing it wrong.... or employed.

Looting bags in WvW is a pita that I never manage to do. 

[Nebu]

We have a real cat ass in our guild that does WvW 8-10 hours a day. Says he earns around 10g a day. I've been in WvW once so can't really call BS on that or not. I'm assuming he's been doing it a while since he talks about spending 30g like I would talk about spending 1g.

Clearly I'm doing it wrong.... or employed.

1) Find Zerg
2) Follow zerg
3) Spam a few buttons... any buttons.  It doesn't matter.
4) Spam F as one of the buttons

Do this for 8 hours and you'll make money.  How anyone would find this fun is beyond me. 

[KallDrexx]

If you run around and do nothing but take supply camps and guard stations it's pretty easy to get money. 

[Rasix]

Do this for 8 hours and you'll make money.  How anyone would find this fun is beyond me.  

The 8 hours part might make it less fun.  

I had a decent time in Malchor's Leap just trying to finish off some of POI and vistas. See a event, go do it, return to what I was doing previously.  I did some zerg spamming event crap a few nights ago and it was pretty dumb, so I don't actively look for it at all.

The only thing that's starting to depress me at 80 is bugged skill points cockblocking my map completions.  That shit is just RAGE inducing since the fix for that crap is back-of-napkin design easy.

edit: I should read.  WvW, I done since beta.  I find my limited time is mostly consumed by pve'ing.  I haven't even bothered to queue yet.   

[Furiously]

The trick to the bugged skill points is to grab them RIGHT after a patch.

[Rasix]

Yah, I'm kind of missing the inconvenient daily midnight patches. 

[KallDrexx]

Honestly they need to restart the servers on a daily basis until they figure out a solution for all the bugged shit.  Half the reason PvE was fun was while you were running around 100% completing the map DEs would spawn all around you.  Now I run around and DEs are bugged everywhere.  That combined with the bugged skill points just makes me not want to play.

[Ingmar]

Yeah I am seeing loads of them everywhere - defend point stuck on the last wave, escort NPCs who are just standing there, repeating chain DEs that just stay stuck at "<X> are preparing to attack <Y>" for 2 hours. It's a mess.

[Sky]

I've hit only a handful, but I play a lot less than most of you. Had one two nights ago where a DE's turn-in NPC was AWOL (assumed under the world...AUTW?).

[murdoc]

I actually managed to hit 80 without really trying last night. I'm notorious for taking literally years to get max level (I didn't get max level in WoW until Cataclysm, and stopped playing SWtOR at 47 for a couple of examples).

What got me was how effortless and easy it was - leveling was really a secondary consideration and I really am not going to do anything different now than when I was leveling. It would be nice to 100% the world at some point, and I'll probably slowly work at that but it'll just be PvE and WvW when it suits me.

[sachiel]

I actually managed to hit 80 without really trying last night. I'm notorious for taking literally years to get max level (I didn't get max level in WoW until Cataclysm, and stopped playing SWtOR at 47 for a couple of examples).

What got me was how effortless and easy it was - leveling was really a secondary consideration and I really am not going to do anything different now than when I was leveling. It would be nice to 100% the world at some point, and I'll probably slowly work at that but it'll just be PvE and WvW when it suits me.

I can't believe the exp numbers I see now that I'm WVW'ing.  If someone's ultimate goal is to hit 80 and WVW, I would say that wvw might be a good option for leveling towards it.  Then again, I've not taken a <80 character into combat, so it's hard to say how they'd do against a well geared and traited 80.  Maybe in certain situations, you'd be viable and level well, such as escort, defense and capture DE's.  

[Threash]

The wuvwuv exp scales to your level, if there is a lot fighting going on it will flow pretty freely but it can also suck for long periods of down time.

[Rasix]

60-80 (especially 70-80) is just absurdly fast. The amount of exp you get for 300 level crafting and all of the events in Orr just make it a breeze.  You don't even notice the levels.

I'm slowing down a bit now that I've hit 80, but really, I just needed a breath.  My thief was my third character but first to 80.  I really got into the character and developed a bit of tunnel vision.

[Sjofn]

My highest character is 60-something (my thief, I also have a mid-50's guardian). If I had enough of an attention span to play just one character, I'd probably have an 80 by now, but whatever. When Ingmar informs me the WvW queues aren't stupid any more is about when I will actually care to hit level cap. Lord knows the personal quest isn't exactly driving me to see the end at this point.

[Threash]

What's the fastest way to make gold at 80 without spending money on gems?

[Shatter]

What's the fastest way to make gold at 80 without spending money on gems?

Seems making money is the end game grind.  I havent found a way yet that is decent and with DR systems in place even farming spots net you so much.  I usually run 3-4 event chains in CS so I net karma and loot rewards until it dries up and then PvP.

[Nija]

WvW makes a ton of cash.

[Furiously]

What's the fastest way to make gold at 80 without spending money on gems?

I made a couple hundred gold buying level 70 exotics and turning them into level 80 exotics. 3 exotics + one mystic forge stone = profit.  You have to time the market to make a profit now. There are also a LOT of people doing this so you will get outbid on your buy orders within 20 seconds so it requires a TON of babysitting.

[Genev]

WvW makes a ton of cash.

Only if you run with an organised group, not sure what the zerg accomplishes at times, they seem to do well when following guilds though.

[Threash]

What's the fastest way to make gold at 80 without spending money on gems?

I made a couple hundred gold buying level 70 exotics and turning them into level 80 exotics. 3 exotics + one mystic forge stone = profit.  You have to time the market to make a profit now. There are also a LOT of people doing this so you will get outbid on your buy orders within 20 seconds so it requires a TON of babysitting.

Don't mystic forge stones cost gems?

[tazelbain]

Its also a very rare zone completion reward.

[Furiously]

What's the fastest way to make gold at 80 without spending money on gems?

I made a couple hundred gold buying level 70 exotics and turning them into level 80 exotics. 3 exotics + one mystic forge stone = profit.  You have to time the market to make a profit now. There are also a LOT of people doing this so you will get outbid on your buy orders within 20 seconds so it requires a TON of babysitting.

Don't mystic forge stones cost gems?

Ten for 450 gems. It's a lot cheaper than an exotic item.

[Threash]

I guess i can just buy gems with gold and factor that into the cost.  Thanks for the tip.

[Furiously]

If you are going for a legendary precursor then you will want four of the same item.

[rk47]

There's not much reason for me to care about the WvW in general. Also, the dungeon stuff - I hardly look forward in returning to the place again after finishing it first time.
Not looking good on the game's longevity.
It's also funny that when guild chat is flooded with Dragon Event alerts - everyone drops everything and heads over there for the free daily chest welfare - because you simply do it for free loot. It's a sick habit that I broke out of cause it's not really that interesting to repeat over and over. Leveling alts got old once they hit like 30ish coz most of the move list you want are unlocked. It's done.

Crafting, the less said the better - It was a neat idea to EXP up from the gear you craft - but the gathering part and inventory management never grabbed me. I sold everything I harvested and just bought what I need from the AH. Only end-game does crafting becomes something effective, but that's when everything seems 'not important enough to give a fuck about' since DE events is literally daily randoms from the loot generator.

I got my fun out of this game I think and ready to move on back to single player games.
The only way to pull me back is if they somehow made WvW interesting and compelling to newbies like me who enjoyed WAR RvR before the server trouble forced the faction to abandon pursuing those goals and cancelled subs.

So yeah, I'm reading WvW guide now to understand why it's even important to participate.

[Threash]

If you are going for a legendary precursor then you will want four of the same item.

Four lvl 70 exotics to try for a legendary precursor?

[Genev]

lvl 78+ if im not mistaken

[Threash]

Well i tried 3 70 exotics and a stone twice and i got a 76 exotic and a 78 exotic, which was a hefty loss both times.

[Venkman]

What got me was how effortless and easy it was - leveling was really a secondary consideration and I really am not going to do anything different now than when I was leveling.

I actually stopped noticing levels back in the 30s I think. This is fairly close to a level-less game for me because everything contextually scales to wherever you are at the moment.

Mob drops will be based on your current actual level, but all the stats scale to your contextual level. Reknown purchases are zone-appropriate, but the XP and some of the rewards from 100%-ing a zone are useful at all levels. Every dungeon you scale. PvP scales. Dungeons scale. I'm having as much fun 100% lowbie zones as I am "level appropriate" ones, and while the lowbie zones aren't the cakewalk taking a level 80 WoW character to Westfall would be, you feel powerful enough to be rewarded for your overall time investment.

No idea what it'll do for longevity. But without the monthly fee, I don't even need to care about that either.

[rk47]

Finished trying World v World for like an hour. Conclusion - nope. Not convinced. It was an incoherent lagfest.

[sachiel]

Finished trying World v World for like an hour. Conclusion - nope. Not convinced. It was an incoherent lagfest.

Network or your computer?  Never noticed network lag before.

[Der Helm]

So I actually made it to 80 on my thief. Since a few days ago I am desperately trying to make some money to upgrade my equipment, but suddenly my income seems to have dropped drastically. I still own only a few yellow armor pieces and  green weapons. Where does one get some silvers at the level cap ? Loot in the high level zones is sparse and the yield from DE's is not that good either. I feel like I am missing something.

Also, any insight in what gear I should be looking for ? My plan is to WvW with this guy, so far Berserker's Armor caught my eye.

[Threash]

I wear full berserker's on my thief, it only gives you about 11k hit points though, and that is if you use the precision to vitality trait.  Other options would be the carrion stuff if you use a poison heavy or the poison share build.  So far the most steady source of money i've found is wvwvw or following the zerg around the DE chains in straights of devastation.