New Player Experience
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“Thank you for upgrading to a full Guild Wars 2 account! You've unlocked the raptor, the first mount to accompany you on your journey. You can unlock more mounts—and master new skills for your raptor—in the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire expansion.
— In-game description
New Player Experience is a content direction system implemented to point players towards level-appropriate content or teach them mechanics. This is intended to provide more structure for players that need a guide.
Throughout early 2022, an updated version was tested with small amount of random players, with new changes every few weeks.[1] The August 02, 2022 game update made some changes permanent and available to everyone.[2]
Permanent additions[edit]
2022[edit]
- Access to the Raptor mount
- Accounts with an expansion unlocked will be granted permanent access to the basic raptor mount after they reach level 10 on a single character. Players who have reached level 80 and own the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire expansion can unlock this mount's Masteries.
- Characters on Play for Free accounts will get a 10-hour trial of the raptor mount when they reach level 10.
- For characters that are already over level 10 and missed the initial unlock checkpoint, the game attempts to grant the unlock every 10 levels. This is true for both Play for Free and expansion accounts
Character Adventure Guide
- A new set of character-based achievements that award significant leveling experience while guiding players through basic gameplay tasks.
- Updated default selections in the Options menu for new accounts.
- General Options:
- AoE Loot on Interact: On
- Autoloot: Autopickup: On
- Show All Enemy Names: On
- Show All Usable Object Names: On
- Show Skill Recharge: On
- Show Target Health Percent: On
- Disable Player Camera Shake: On
- Right-Click to Attack/Interact: Off
- Melee Attack Assist: Off
- Lock Ground Target at Maximum Skill Range: On
- Graphics Options (skipped if Autodetect would choose lower values):
- Reflections: Terrain & Sky
- Character Model Limit: Medium
- Control Options:
- Strafe Left: A
- Strafe Right: D
- Turn Left: Q
- Turn Right: E
- Special Action: N
- Information Dialog: - (dash)
2014[edit]
- Primary article: September 2014 Feature Pack#New Player Experience
Tested changes[edit]
2022[edit]
- Increased experience gain for some new accounts
