An introduction to crafting | Crafting Guild Wars 2 Guide

Crafting is a base of many MMOs. In Guild Wars 2 also, but here you meet a very rich and developed system, which can be useful for the player during all the game. From the very beginning you're able to create useful items and after reaching the maximum level you may craft rare or legendary equipment.

Crafting in Guild Wars 2 is similar to this from other MMOs, but it has some significant differences:

• it doesn't require grinding, that is tedious creating hundreds of identical items to level up. To reach the maximum level of particular profession you need to only craft items useful for your character.
• it lies in discovering new recipes instead of buying prepared plans. It gives you more freedom and give them more possibilities to fulfill their list of recipes.
• it has hundreds, if not thousands, items to craft. Crafting may be enjoyable during weeks and discovering all recipes may take even months.
• it's user-friendly. Every production post has an access to the bank and material's collection, what makes crafting easier.
• it's not random. Item crafter using certain blueprint will always have the same statistics.

The question remains: is it worth to craft your own items instead of buying or looting them? The answer is: YES. Crafting let you not only to be self-sufficient at same level. It also gives a big amount of experience what speeds up level of your character, gives a reason to visit every piece of the world and let you help your companions. Besides, crafting has its own section in the achievements bookmark and may make you rich very easily. And what I've mentioned at the beginning: only crafting provides you with the legendary items.