Must Know Tools and Websites for Guild Wars 2!

Something I love about Guild Wars 2, is that you don't need a million addons to play the game properly. But that's not to say there aren't ANY useful tools and websites out there! In today's video, we take a look at all the tools and websites I cannot live without.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 GW2Efficiency
1:45 GW2Crafts
2:33 Official Wiki
3:36 Snowcrows and Hardstuck
4:47 GW2Skills
5:06 Discretize Gear Optimizer
5:20 [fast] Farming
6:17 GW2BLTC
6:55 Addon Disclaimer
7:27 Blish HUD
8:41 ArcDPS
9:49 ArcDPS Boon Table
10:13 DPS.Report
11:05 ReShade
12:19 Conclusion

[Darkstar]

Some stuff about the Wiki that you didn't mention, that I find important: a) you can type "/wiki " and then just shift-click an item in your inventory to open up that item's wiki page. And b) "/wiki et" is the short form for the Event Timer page. Also try "/wiki fl" (Fractal levels) and "/wiki eo" (Easy Objectives, for the dailies/weeklies)

[ThccChungus]

Being able to search the wiki from in game blew my mind the first time I was told about it. I love that feature.

[journeyofawesome]

This video is so well timed. I was planning on reasherching some of this tonight. No idea how much time you saved me.

[calalyoko]

I've come back to GW2 after taking a year long break, and GW2Efficiency has actually changed my whole experience. It makes legendary crafting easier to understand and puts things in a more linear order.
The wiki is also a frequent visit for me, I especially love the live event timers.

[adhdude]

Thank you for your videos! I played the OG guild wars way back in the day and I started playing GW2 from day 1 for about a year, then my son was born and i stopped playing and now, about 12 years later (and another kiddo later :)), I am getting back in to it and even got all the expansions for my birthday last week so I'm excited to get back to playing and I appreciate your videos as I get back in to the game. Thanks again :)

[feldar]

"Do you want to be a warrior who shouts at their friends to make them feel better? You can do that." lol

[Spagoody]

Sooo much useful information packed into one video. Lots of the websites and tools here have made playing the game a lot more convenient for me - and saved me a tonne of time figuring things out as well!

[MightyTeapot]

I reported lara for calling my dps low

[Opus_Fluke]

Thanks for reminding me about gw2efficiency- guildie told me to use it and I *did* bookmark it but then Pocket Raptor attack and... I paused your vid to make an account and weep at how much the stuff in Material Storage is worth. But I needs that stuff! No selling! Is needing more stuff! yes, yes!

[coolboyjk]

pretty funny intro considering we're stuck looking at tiny little icons on the buff bar that move around a lot.

anyway good video

[martynkal.]

Your videos always have such nice energy! Thanks for the pick me up, was a bit miserable this evening:)

[Camarguets]

I started playing a month ago and I'm loving your videos

Lots of useful and interesting information about the game


Keep up the good work🥰

[semitangent]

3:32 - regarding the Event Timer in the Wiki: Read the documentation at the bottom! ("feature documentation" in the "Event timer settings" box)
I was today years old when I learned via a Reddit comment that you can not only drag and drop the individual timers to rearrange them, but there's also a somewhat hidden delete button at the very right where you can hide timers irrelevant to you - looking at you, Scarlet's Invasion!

[Dannyhr]

omg the dancing with the cat clips totally made my day! :D Thank you for a great video Lara!

[KuroNekoji]

If you want to make your own build, here's a tip:

1. Choose Charr (the superior race)
2. Choose Elementalist (So you don't feel bad lying face first in the dirt, cuz thats part of your rotation)
3. Equip Cele-Stats (Everything)
4. Grind for hero-points to unlock Tempest (Because 40% less damage with Protection is OP)
5. Use Earth-Spec and a lot of Auras to give you 200% uptime on Protection
6. Enjoy your life as a pve-roaming killing machine that survives almost everything while spitting out boons left and right!

[KVAR]

Miss, Thank you very kindly for your time and this video. Greatly appreciated! All the best to you!

[Jukebks]

Was wondering how you cut your toon out so cleanly in that gw2efficiency section. 10 minutes later, question is already answered, amazing lol

[SBCBears]

It's info like this that keeps me subbed to Lara. Thanks, Lara!

[QuintRhet]

Thank you for the video you continue to be a wonderful guide in the delightful world of Guild Wars 2.

[loremastertaruzai]

Hi. I'm new in GW2 and i really like your content. I'm played WoW before and i'm a little sad of only having 5 Charakter slots by now.
I would like a Video where you explain how to get the cheapest way more slots. I'm actually a little disapointed in that limitation, becouse i love playing alts in MMORPG's 😅