Approx. Gametime to Lvl 20? - Guild Wars Forums

ace_himself · Mar 11, 2006, 02:19 AM // 02:19

I'm curious what is the approximate figure for amount of gameplay in hours required to get a character up to level 20? I know for some games like WoW to get a character to max level it's something rediculous like 250 hours and that's when you spend all the time just doing stuff to raise your EXP. Thanks in advance.

Former Ruling · Mar 11, 2006, 02:26 AM // 02:26

Doing the game normally..maybe 10-20 hours.

If you just do Exp stuff - maybe 5 hours.

Loviatar · Mar 11, 2006, 02:34 AM // 02:34

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Originally Posted by Former Ruling

Doing the game normally..maybe 10-20 hours.

If you just do Exp stuff - maybe 5 hours.

if you take your time and explore and dont hurry it is 20- 40/50 but a bit of hurry is 20/30

NOTE

REACHING 20 IS NOT THE END OF THE GAME AND CHAPTER 2 HAS A FULL GAME WITHOUT GOING PAST 20 EITHER

Rahl · Mar 11, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37

Depends on what char you play. My monk took longer because I had to get other firepower(25-30 hours). My warrior could solo almost everthing and was level 20 at the first Maguuma mission(15 hours)

RaabTheGuru · Mar 11, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37

If it's your very first character, I'd say about 70 hours of gameplay. At least, for me it was something like that, because I spent about 10 hours in pre-searing, and then did all the missions and most of the quests, reaching lvl 20 at somewhere around "The Wilds" mission area.

People can get up to lvl 20 if they get power leveled in like 5 hours.

Ichabod The Ranger · Mar 11, 2006, 02:53 AM // 02:53

Hmm. My first character was a ranger, and that's one of the hardest to advance through the missions fairly ><. This may be funny but I spent about a month of which included 60-70 hours of gameplay to get to lvl 20. This is only if you experience the game to its fullest. Maybe if you had REALLY good connections you could get to 20 and ascended in less than 10 hours.

Kinroan · Mar 11, 2006, 02:59 AM // 02:59

If it's ur first character dont hurry it by getting rushed or anything like that...take time out to enjoy the game...i dunno how long it'd take u...took me about 2 months, but i hardly ever have time to play, so if ur the least bit dedicated, it'd prolly take <a week...

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I spent about 10 hours in pre-searing

gg, what did u manage to find to do in pre for 10 hours?

RaabTheGuru · Mar 11, 2006, 03:03 AM // 03:03

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Originally Posted by Kinroan

gg, what did u manage to find to do in pre for 10 hours?

Just did all the quests, for all the professions, and explored just about every inch of the map. I think I was lvl 8 when I went to post-searing for the first time.

ace_himself · Mar 11, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12

uh oh i made a first character and I went to post searing pretty fast without doing too much stuff before, do you miss out on a lot of things by doing that?

fallot · Mar 11, 2006, 08:21 AM // 08:21

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Originally Posted by ace_himself

uh oh i made a first character and I went to post searing pretty fast without doing too much stuff before, do you miss out on a lot of things by doing that?

Only the experience of Pre-Searing, nothing else.

j0j081 · Mar 11, 2006, 08:21 AM // 08:21

imo it's a waste how a lot of people buy runs everywhere even through missions sometimes on their first char. why even buy the game?

Poison Ivy · Mar 11, 2006, 08:56 AM // 08:56

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Originally Posted by fragyou

imo it's a waste how a lot of people buy runs everywhere even through missions sometimes on their first char. why even buy the game?

Playing the game how you want has nothing to do with the purchase of your game.

Their getting Runed and Power Leveled so they can solo farm with their characters and earn the money back in only a matter of hours.

Numa Pompilius · Mar 11, 2006, 11:26 AM // 11:26

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Originally Posted by ace_himself

I'm curious what is the approximate figure for amount of gameplay in hours required to get a character up to level 20?

If you...
1) ....do all quests, missions & explore, you're looking at about 80 hours to lvl 20, and another 20 hours after that until the end of the PvE campaign (chapter 1. Chapter 2 is just around the bend now). There's also some areas you wont get to as part of the PvE campaign which'll take 20-30 hours more to fully explore, notably Sorrows Furnace & Grenths Footprint.

2) ....get high-level guildies to powerlevel & twink you, and bypass as much content as possible, you can be maxed out & farming in about 10 hours. Although it is a complete mystery to me why people want to do this.

There's of course variations between these two extremes too, e.g. it's quite popular to get run to Droknars Forge, get the max armor, and then continue the (now ridiculously easy) PvE campaign from the start.

Anyone who claims it takes less than two weeks to complete the PvE is either full of manure, plays 10 hours or more per day, or followed course 2). If you're actually playing the game you're likely looking at an easy month or two of gaming.

Oh, and pre-searing is huge, with lots of really nice content. It's got content to last to about level 8.

Gardar · Mar 11, 2006, 12:52 PM // 12:52

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Originally Posted by Loviatar

if you take your time and explore and dont hurry it is 20- 40/50 but a bit of hurry is 20/30

NOTE

REACHING 20 IS NOT THE END OF THE GAME AND CHAPTER 2 HAS A FULL GAME WITHOUT GOING PAST 20 EITHER

I thought they were raising the Max lvl to 25 but they may have changed it

j0j081 · Mar 11, 2006, 01:18 PM // 13:18

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Originally Posted by Poison Ivy

Playing the game how you want has nothing to do with the purchase of your game.

Their getting Runed and Power Leveled so they can solo farm with their characters and earn the money back in only a matter of hours.

obviously you are missing the point. some players never bother learning the game for themselves, then after been power leveled to hell they complain there is nothing to do. i'm not talking about people who've beaten the game normally then create other characters and want to catch them up fast. and as for the whole money issue, instead of farming themselves to death people should go outside for a change.

Canadian Bacon · Mar 11, 2006, 03:19 PM // 15:19

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Originally Posted by Gardar

I thought they were raising the Max lvl to 25 but they may have changed it

LOL, when did they say that?

Gaile has told us time after time that the level cap will NOT be changed.

That said, its worth mentioning a third time that lvl20 is not the end of the game. Basically reaching lvl20 is a rite of passage into the tougher areas where your enemies will out-level you, and sometimes outnumber you as well. People have mentioned that they reached lvl20 around The Wilds area. That is very normal. The Wilds is about Halfway through the game (actually, its less than halfway), so you cna see what you would be missing out on if you stopped playing at lvl20 at the Wilds because you thought there was nothing else to do.

mrbb · Mar 11, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

It took me about 50-70 hours to get to lvl 20... if you do villany of galrath when you get to Kryta you get 4,500xp and that will be worth some 3 levels, taking you pretty quickly to level 20.

Alias_X · Mar 11, 2006, 05:48 PM // 17:48

This question has many variables that need to be taken into account. I would say the quickest it could take is 4 hours, if you get a run to the desert and through the missions, then spend some times trying to beat doppleganger. HAlf of that time you can spend AFK while being run.

A Leprechaun · Mar 11, 2006, 06:17 PM // 18:17

it took me about 5 hours to getto lvl 6 with my new pre searing only char if that helps it took me about 60-70 hours on my lvl 20 though as it was my first one

kito · Mar 11, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47

My W/Mo is my first char and I dont think Ill EVER get to lvl 20 lol

Mar 11, 2006, 02:19 AM // 02:19	#1
ace_himself Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2006	Approx. Gametime to Lvl 20? I'm curious what is the approximate figure for amount of gameplay in hours required to get a character up to level 20? I know for some games like WoW to get a character to max level it's something rediculous like 250 hours and that's when you spend all the time just doing stuff to raise your EXP. Thanks in advance.

Mar 11, 2006, 02:26 AM // 02:26	#2
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	Doing the game normally..maybe 10-20 hours. If you just do Exp stuff - maybe 5 hours.

Mar 11, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37	#4
Rahl Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Guild: Mmph Its [Good] Profession: Mo/	Depends on what char you play. My monk took longer because I had to get other firepower(25-30 hours). My warrior could solo almost everthing and was level 20 at the first Maguuma mission(15 hours)

Mar 11, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37	#5
RaabTheGuru Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern California Guild: Wizards Anomyous [WoA] Profession: N/Me	If it's your very first character, I'd say about 70 hours of gameplay. At least, for me it was something like that, because I spent about 10 hours in pre-searing, and then did all the missions and most of the quests, reaching lvl 20 at somewhere around "The Wilds" mission area. People can get up to lvl 20 if they get power leveled in like 5 hours.

Mar 11, 2006, 02:53 AM // 02:53	#6
Ichabod The Ranger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA (EST) Guild: DaP Profession: Mo/	Hmm. My first character was a ranger, and that's one of the hardest to advance through the missions fairly ><. This may be funny but I spent about a month of which included 60-70 hours of gameplay to get to lvl 20. This is only if you experience the game to its fullest. Maybe if you had REALLY good connections you could get to 20 and ascended in less than 10 hours.

Mar 11, 2006, 03:12 AM // 03:12	#9
ace_himself Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2006	uh oh i made a first character and I went to post searing pretty fast without doing too much stuff before, do you miss out on a lot of things by doing that?

Mar 11, 2006, 08:21 AM // 08:21	#11
j0j081 Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Guild: FRAG Profession: W/R	imo it's a waste how a lot of people buy runs everywhere even through missions sometimes on their first char. why even buy the game?

Mar 11, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#17
mrbb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/	It took me about 50-70 hours to get to lvl 20... if you do villany of galrath when you get to Kryta you get 4,500xp and that will be worth some 3 levels, taking you pretty quickly to level 20.

Mar 11, 2006, 05:48 PM // 17:48	#18
Alias_X Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005	This question has many variables that need to be taken into account. I would say the quickest it could take is 4 hours, if you get a run to the desert and through the missions, then spend some times trying to beat doppleganger. HAlf of that time you can spend AFK while being run.

Mar 11, 2006, 06:17 PM // 18:17	#19
A Leprechaun Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	it took me about 5 hours to getto lvl 6 with my new pre searing only char if that helps it took me about 60-70 hours on my lvl 20 though as it was my first one

Mar 11, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47	#20
kito Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: W/Mo	My W/Mo is my first char and I dont think Ill EVER get to lvl 20 lol