Hardstuck Welcomes All New Steam Gamers

Hello everyone!

To those that are new here, welcome to Guild Wars 2 and Hardstuck! Hardstuck is the biggest social and gameplay-oriented community in Guild Wars 2. We strive to create a fun, dynamic and inclusive environment, where all players can feel welcome and find resources to upgrade their in-game experience.

New Player Game Guides

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working hard on creating guides that help educate new players on the professions, what to look for when creating your first character, and much much more! We invite everyone to check them out – maybe you’ll even learn something new as a veteran that has been with the game over the past years!

Creating your first character

What race do I pick? What profession do I choose? Do I want my biggest regret in life to be that I never joined the circus? After reading this guide you'll know all about the choices you'll face while creating your character.

Game basics – first steps in Tyria

This short guide contains answers to the questions you might have on the first days of your adventure, such as where to look for tips, how to look for a group (LFG), what are the most important parts of the interface, and more!

Game systems and mechanics

Downstate, dodging, skills tied to weapon types, heart quests, and meta events, it all can be overwhelming for the new player. This guide attempts to answer all your questions, even those you don't yet know you have.

Equipment basics

You'll learn in some detail about what kind of gear exists, and what all the attributes exactly mean. With this basic knowledge, you will know what to look for in an item during leveling.

Performance-improving settings

A simple guide on how to make GW2 run better and still look amazing.

World Bosses : The Compendium

This guide contains all the info you will ever need to quickly familiarize yourself with Core Tyria cinematic World Boss encounters.

Introductions To The Professions

The best and community’s brightest have done a deep dive to give you a good look at the 9 playable professions in Guild Wars 2. Profession Mechanics, skills and traits, they’ve got it all!

Introduction to the Warrior

Get to know the warrior! A master of weapons, the blood-thirsty warrior delivers powerful attacks while supporting their allies with shouts and their unique banners.

Introduction to the Guardian

Learn everything there is to know about the most devoted fighters in the game. Find out where their fighting capabilities come from and how to use their defensive potential.

Introduction to the Revenant

Rip through the Mists to assassinate your target, tear the fabric of reality to deliver powerful attacks, or become a tanky brawler or skilled healer with unique gameplay. Learn how to master invoking legends of powerful villains from Guild Wars history with this guide.

Introduction to the Ranger

Learn how to tame and control powerful pet companions, lure your enemies to your traps, snipe them with your bow, or support allies with spirits.

Introduction to the Engineer

This guide will introduce you to the resourceful Engineer profession, its unique "kit" mechanics, utility skills, talents, hidden mechanics, and general gameplay recommendations.

Introduction to the Thief

Meet the Thief. Stealthy, sneaky, and very deadly. Learn about the initiative, stealing, utility skills, specializations, and mechanics of this profession.

Introduction to the Elementalist

Learn the basics of the core Elementalists' mechanics, extremely powerful casters, that won't limit themselves to hurling fireballs at range, all will often go into hand-to-hand magical combat.

Introduction to the Necromancer

Dark arts masters who can drain the life force from nearby deaths to take the form of powerful Death Shroud, learn how to become powerful caster and summon undead minions to do your bidding.

Introduction to the Mesmer

Mesmers are a unique profession in the MMORPG world, They are masters of illusions and deception, powerful mage-fighters that create clones of themselves and manipulate reality to distract the opponent.

Join us!

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