I know this information is hardly new, I made it a little while ago and didn't get to uploading it due to some other projects. I wanted to post it here anyway in case anyone was still looking for some of the harder to find PoIs or Vistas. I'm hoping that this one is a bit more informative than some of the others, unfortunately it's also a little longer. Feedback appreciated.

Guild Wars 2 - Vistas and other locations of interest

Part 1-1: The Vistas of Lion's Arch

A look at hard to find Vistas, Points of Interest, Skill Points, and other puzzles.

• Lost Grotto PoI (3:00)
• Vista 1 (4:35)
• Vista 2 (6:20)
• Vista 3 (9:00)
• Vista 4 (11:40)
• Vista 5 (13:45)
• Vista 6 (15:55)
• Vista 7 (18:25)
• Vista 8 (19:40)
• Vista 9 (20:56)
• Vista 10 (22:45)
• Vista 11 (23:40) - Sharkmaw Cavern (the reason you're probably here)

Originally posted by Mithrandolir

I must toss out a huge, gigantic thank you!!

I have crafted a bit but have mostly avoided it so far. I'm looking forward to digging into leatherworking now and this set of guides is right on time for me!

Massive kudos man! From what i just watched (very little of it so far) it's very well done and easy to follow along!

 

 

 

Thank you very much, I'm glad the videos have proven to be helpful so far.  If while watching you think of anything that could help them be more useful or have any other suggestions, by all means let me know.

The biggest thing I can tell you that I'm not sure I stressed enough in the video:  If you want to level, do discoveries.  It's so much more XP than just crafting in bulk.  Good Luck!

Quick update for visibility:

As promised in my previous submission, I have divided my long crafting video into 4 separate chunks in order to make them easier to watch and make the information you want to find easier as well.

The Playlist

• Crafting #1 - Gathering and Salvaging
• Crafting #2 - Learning a Craft and Starting Out
• Crafting #3 - Discoveries, The Quick Way to Level
• Crafting #4 - Changing Crafts

Please rate up if you think this information is helpful for newer players and if you decide to downvote, please leave a reasoning why to help me improve.  Thank you.

Originally posted by Nidzilla

A friend of mine showed me this website last night. I haven't exactly followed it myself since I haven't been crafting recently but it seems fairly useful if used correctly. Still a WiP but looks like its meant to efficiently craft. Same time they look like methods I already did beforehand just experimenting inscriptions on a few weapons each. Not sure if it will be helpful but I will at least throw it out there as guidance. 

http://www.guildwars2-crafting.com/

 

Quoted for visibility, responce to the OP:

This guide is pretty straight forward.  If you are looking to power your crafting forward it's the best bet.  It's going to seem like a shameless plug, but I really think it can be helpful to understand the process:  the video in the post just by this one "Introduction to Crafting and Basic Tips" [VIDEO HERE] covered this issue as well.  Discoveries are what's going to move you forward, no just blindly crafting items.  Each discovery for me at lowe levels was at LEAST 1 level and some times 2 and a half.

I have run into needing some materials but it's mostly needing the things like claws and totems.  Of  course I'm trying to level 2 professions at once which can drain my resources and I haven't farmed the right monsters yet.  So, I can say there are slow moments but they shouldn't be anywhere as bad as you've run across.  Hopefully all the responces here have helped you and you find it easier from this point on.  Good luck

Thank you very much.  I usually try to get as much information as I can into my work.  Honestly I didn't expect to run into anyone who's seen my channel.  :)  i'm still kind of small game as far as YouTube commentators are concerned.  While it would be nice to get some of the fame other commentators may have, I really just keep doing it in hopes that my information will be useful to someone, somewhere.

I do have a followup to the Original Post as well, I have already taken the steps to seperate the video into 4 smaller segments.  It took a bit of time yesterday having to remake intros and outros, but I think they look fairly good.  They should have finished encoding by now and I can start uploading them sometime during the weekend.   I think I just want to review them for any issues before I start the upload process.

UPDATE:

As promised in my previous submission, I have divided my long crafting video into 4 separate chunks in order to make them easier to watch and make the information you want to find easier as well.

The Playlist

• Crafting #1 - Gathering and Salvaging
• Crafting #2 - Learning a Craft and Starting Out
• Crafting #3 - Discoveries, The Quick Way to Level
• Crafting #4 - Changing Crafts

Please rate up if you think this information is helpful for newer players and if you decide to downvote, please leave a reasoning why to help me improve.  Thank you.

Original Post:

Greetings MMORPG forums.  I am new to this site as it was suggested to me from a coworker.  I'm pretty much a newbie to the Guild Wars series as I only really played GW1 without any of the expansions, so much of what is in GW2 is new to me and I'm still learning.  One thing I wanted to delve into was crafting, having found a love for crafting in other games of similar type.

I found some things to be a little confusing and I had a hard time finding information I wanted as I was just starting to craft so I made this Tutorial video to help those that might follow.  Basically I wanted to help newbies that might not know how the system works or how to gather materials.  The importance of things such as salvaging were things I missed out on as I started and it just wanted make sure I could help others down the line.

So I present to you my crafting video (Guild Wars 2 - Introduction to Crafting and Basic Tips).  I am really seeking feedback on this one as it's my first Tutorial for Guild Wars 2 and really the first hour long instructional video I've made.  I hope it's an easy to follow guide, if a bit long, and I really hope it can help newbies get into the game and get to crafting.

Please let me know what you think, it's much appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bp8pm15TTQ