I had hoped to level up from 1 - 80 in WvW but after watching some beta videos I am not sure that is feasible. I watched a player fighting in the mist for 45 mins and he did not gain a single point of exp. He was assaulting a keep with a group and it was being defended. Since they had not managed to get through the front gate even he received no exp. He would have gained way more experience leveling in PvE during that time than being in the mist. I think killing a player should provide some XP so you do progress even if the fighting is a stale mate. Same hold true if you were defending.
This almost makes WvW a level 80 activity(end-game'ish). Players will get less XP by spending time in the mist at lower levels than PvE'ing. They are less effective at lower levels as well too. It entices them to level up to 80 in PvE so they can then begin to WvW.
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I had hoped to level up from 1 - 80 in WvW but after watching some beta videos I am not sure that is feasible. I watched a player fighting in the mist for 45 mins and he did not gain a single point of exp. He was assaulting a keep with a group and it was being defended. Since they had not managed to get through the front gate even he received no exp. He would have gained way more experience leveling in PvE during that time than being in the mist. I think killing a player should provide some XP so you do progress even if the fighting is a stale mate. Same hold true if you were defending.
This almost makes WvW a level 80 activity(end-game'ish). Players will get less XP by spending time in the mist at lower levels than PvE'ing. They are less effective at lower levels as well too. It entices them to level up to 80 in PvE so they can then begin to WvW.
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