Morvran.8265

Title. What's at the top of your wishlist for the upcoming expansion? And what's something that maybe didn't work out for you in previous ones and could do without/want to see changed?

Neither, tbh. We have seen enough of the main cast and the whole commander business.

I'd like to see something fresh. Just go in as a simple adventurer like in the good ol' days, meet new faces, join new organizations, and just explore.

PoF was good but it could've been great if Anet focused on Elona itself more. Now that we are going to Cantha, I'd like Cantha to BE the narrative, not just the setting, if that makes sense.

I'd just like to turn them off in general. The skins are nice but the footprints I could do without.

It's in our hearts and dreams <3

Tengu, of course. Weeb birds best race.

> @"TheAgedGnome.7520" said:

> You put in a lot of work - nice job! A few thoughts:

> * Home Instance - I didn't see that mentioned (for example, under "Harvest Everything")

> * A search feature would be useful

Thanks! Good point, added a search feature. Will continue to tune it a bit later today (mess around with filters and layout) but it's functional.

Hmm not sure about the home instance. It probably deserves some kind of a mention there but wouldn't harvesting require some investments/a tour in someone else's home? That's not necessarily something new players need to know right off the bat imo. I have a daily/weekly routine guide planned though, I'll definitely bring it up there.

> @"Strider.7849" said:

> Just a suggestion here, I haven't seen the site but incase you don't already have it - adding starter gear sets/build recommendations for each class. An explanation of stats and stat distribution, what classes can fill what roles in end game meta compositions. These are the most frequent questions I get from new and returning players.

I'll probably leave full build guides to other sites, but a general overview of gear/endgame comps plus some suggestions for what weapons/stats/etc. to aim for while level could work. Ty for the insight, added to the table™!

This is something I've been working on and polishing a lot in recent weeks, I think it belongs here.

Link: [https://catchupguides.com/](https://catchupguides.com/)

The site has 2 main sections: returning player recaps and general guides.

## Recaps

Do you know that feeling of returning after a long break, not knowing where to start and what's changed? Most of us have probably been there before. My main goal is to provide a starting point for people like that and I have created a series of recaps for them:

* [GW2 launch recap](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-vanilla-recap/) (for players who quit **after** launch but **before** HoT)

* [Heart of Thorns recap](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-hot-recap/) (for players who quit **after** HoT but **before** PoF)

* [Path of Fire recap](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-pof-recap/) (for players who quit **after** PoF but **before** the Icebrood Saga)

Each recap is a bit different and leads up to present day GW2. For example the Heart of Thorns recap is for players who are familiar with GW2 up to HoT and quit sometime before PoF. The other recaps serve the same purpose but are tailored to people who quit at different points in time.

The recaps are broken into categories like PvE, PvP, features and so on. I tried to keep them brief and list only major things because I don't want to overwhelm people with new info, but there are plenty of links in recaps that could take you to pages where the things I mention are more fleshed out.

## Guides

These should be useful to everyone including new and current players. Here I aim to cover a broad range of subjects from leveling tips to [where to park your alts](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-best-place-to-park-alts/). I believe it already has enough content to be useful, but there is definitely more planned so stay tuned!

Couple of highlights:

* [Leveling and general new player tips](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-leveling-and-new-player-tips/) - broad range of basic tips from xp boosters to important service hubs

* [Recommended gem store purchases](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-recommended-gem-store-purchases/) - these are the most important store items in terms of convenience based on my research and personal experiences

* [GW2 explained to WoW players](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-explained-to-wow-players/) - I think it's safe to say that a lot of potential GW2 players are either disillusioned WoW veterans or at least know something about that game, so it's easier to take their current knowledge of an MMO and highlight both the similarities and the differences when teaching them the basics of GW2

* [Endgame explained](https://catchupguides.com/gw2-endgame-explained/) - GW2 isn't a conventional MMO when it comes to endgame and a lot of people struggle to find a purpose, so I've gathered a bunch of suggestions and different approaches that could help people figure out what to do once they ding 80

I hope you guys find them useful :p

And if you have any questions or suggestions, leave a comment below, I'm always open to feedback!

I'd get behind it, but there has to be a way for GW1 players to access the forums then. Currently only works with GW2 accounts. Maybe they could introduce a workaround where F2P GW2 accounts that have a linked GW1 account could use the forums.

> @"mindcircus.1506" said:

> PoF's Legend wasn't from the Desert. What makes you think EoD's needs to be from Cantha?

HoT was Glint who was heavily tied to Tarir and the Aurene story going forward. You're right about PoF but the whole thing was just so weird. Every profession had an Elona themed elite spec except Rev, which would have been the easiest to tie in. Hopefully it was a one-off, but right now it's 1-1.

Maybe Anet didn't want to add another human or centaur and there weren't any good candidates for other races in Elona? For Cantha they could look to some ancient Tengu or Naga if they really want to avoid humans, but I think it'd be silly to exclude them.

So we're going to Cantha in the next expansion. What lore figure or theme would you like for the new elite spec? What'd be the best fit?