Post searing...now what?

Okay, I just entered post searing yesterday and I feel pretty overwhelmed. I've got a couple of questions:

1. Since I'm lvl 7, I guess its better to do a couple of secondary quests and level up a bit? Or should I focus on primary quests?

2. Sell the dyes to dye traders or other players?

3. Armor and weapons merchants - should I use them? That would mean I would have to farm for the mats, right?

4. Are henchmen useful?

5. Sell off pre-searing mats? Or save them all up?

6. What items are salvageable?

Thanks

1. Do whatever. At this point, you're high enough level that, with henchmen, can do anything you like.

2. If you need the money now, sell to the dye traders. If you really want to sell it, and intend to make the most profit, sell to players. Otherwise, hang onto them.

3. Armor crafters should be used. There are two in Ascalon City; aim for the more expensive one. That means getting the money and materials now, but also means not having to upgrade for a long while. Weapon crafters tend to not be worth it, as you can get collector weapons cheaply.

4. You'll need henchmen if you don't have heroes and aren't partying with other players.

5. Save them if you think you're going to have need of them in future (check the wiki; hit F10 in game and search (this will open up your default browser to search the official wiki), or check out the unofficial wiki here

6. Pretty much everything. Check the wikis for what they can salvage into.

Abandon all presearing quests (cant ever do them now) and get rid of te quest items for them.
1. Lvl 7 is good, jsut find the main story and keep going whenever you feel like.
2. Keep or sell dyes to players (only white+black are valuable)
3. As you progress through the game, armor rating improves, so only get it when you need it (depends on class)
4. I wouldnt recommend crafting low level weapons, just use what you find or buy max damage weapons off players.
5. Save them (pay the 50g to the Xunlai agent for an extra tab)
6. Most items are salvageable, but that doesnt meant that you want to.

I guess my concern with primary and secondary quests is that once I finish the primary quest, I might end up leaving the city just like pre-searing and never be able to return to do the secondary quests. Am I right?

Now that you're in post-searing, there are no more time jumps so you can return and do quests any time you like. I did a quest last night that was sitting in my quest log for literally 2 years.

You'll be able to return to ascalon post searing any time you want even as you progress along the storyline. Pre searing to post searing is the only clean break.

Welcome to the dark-side
When I first entered the post-searing (three years ago) I remember it being pretty overwhelming as well.. I lingered in Pre-sear for nearly 4 straight days.. Gone in an instant was my ideal world of sunshine and lollipops, and for some time too

Don't worry though, once you get out of the dreary post-apocalypse that is Ascalon, things get interesting pretty quickly... Your first sojourn will be into the North Shiverpeaks (Near Yak's Bend), where things get suitably whiter, and eventually, you'll hit the beauty of Kryta -- white sands and beaches.. But I won't spoil it for you any more Lots to look forward to, and a massive world to explore! And you probably thought the world of Pre-Sear was big... :P

Enjoy man, Guild Wars Prophecies is a great game, even to this day.. Soak up the artwork, take your time... That's my advice

Thanks all for the tips and advice.

Not a good idea to just jump into the primary quests and only do those. There are plenty of secondary quests around that give skills and are therefore worth doing. There are skill quests until a bit past half way through the game (assuming you do the regions in storyline order and don't get runs).

You might want to look at...

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Quests_(Prophecies)

...and print it out as a checklist (and do the same for the other campaigns and the expansion). Quests that give skills are, of course, marked as such.

Don't forget to visit the Xunlai agent in town to open your storage vault.

Always save materials. You can sell the ones you don't need later on and for armor crafting you save money if you don't need to buy all the materials.

For armor merchants, only way to buy new armor is to craft it. You can also use collectors, who will exchange various monster collectibles for armor parts. I usually craft the more expensive armor in Ascalon City and then use it for a good part of the game - you don't need to update your armor in every town simply because you can.

If you have Factions or Nightfall, once you reach Lion's Arch, there is a quest to take your character over to either of those 2 areas. You can then get max armor in KC (Factions) or in Kamadan (get a ferry to the docks). Then you can continue your missions/quests in prophesies with max armor. While in Kamadan if you have Nightfall, might want to do some quests to gain some hero help, they are better than the henchies as they are yours. You equip them with skills and weapons.

How do I tell what "max armor" is for a Monk?

It has 60 armor on all pieces.

Max just means that the defense rating is max.

80 for warriors, 70 for rangers and 60 for monks necros eles and mesmers.

when i came from pre almost 3 years ago for the 1st time and was lost.

In ascolon where warmaster tidus is go UP the stairs and turn left get the quests from simon the scribe the -50 health off hand, as a quest reward, sells for 5-8k. Then were you turned left this time head right (that would be straight) that will take you to the great northern wall mission the 1st coop mission in post. I didn't even know it was there untill after I was ascended lol. Also try out the ascolon arena its pvp but it only has level 1-10 in there and can be a good time/intro to pvp. If you are a warrior, DO NOT LEARN TO TANK FROM PRINCE RURIK, HE IS A NOOB. Do not be in a hurry to level up, once your at 20 your there forever, enjoy being a low level.

The above posts are good also.

try joining a good guild, they can help with most of your questions in game.

They are automaticly abandoned.

Easier said then done. Between local spam where every guilds sounds exactly the same besides a small variation in thier "active member" number, the random invites I get whenever I am in a town/outpost from people who have not spoken a word to me, and forum recruitment threads where I need to have all 3 chapters unlocked for hard mode and have a bunch of other requirements which I don't even understand, I am having a difficult time finding a large sized North American timezone English speaking active yet adult casual guild to join.

Welcome to post-searing. I was lucky when I first crossed over, since I had a friend who'd been playing for a year, and so could help with all these types of questions. It can overwhelm when first you hit 'M' and you realise just how small your world has been so far.

Some good advice here so far. To add to the responses previously:
Level 7 is a good point at which to leave pre-searing. It'll stand you in good stead as you set out from this point on. Don't feel you have to rush through the primary quests though, since there's some useful skills hannded out as quest rewards to many of the early secondary quests. A reasonable guide of where your level should be is to look at the level of the henchmen in the towns you are in. Of course higher levels makes things easier where-ever you are

Depends how much you're after those extra few gold. Whites and Blacks can be profitable traded to players. Personally I hord my dyes, MAkes it easier for dying armor later on. It's up to you how you play it though

Armor merchants, definitely, although as has been said above don't feel you have to get armor in every town where the stats are higher than before. Certainly get the more expensive kit in Ascalon city if you can afford it, and that can see you a fair way into the game

Weapons crafters... I don't know that I've ever used one. I've managed quite well with drops from monsters, collector weapons, and further down the line items bought from other players

Yes, unless you're in a full team of real people. The areas you're visiting are designed for the party sizes you're allowed to form in each city, so fleshing your party out with henchmen helps. Be warned that they're often stupid, and do silly things to get themselves killed, however.

Depends what they are. If you haven't found it already, if you speak to the Xunlai representitive in Ascalon city, you can sort out storage for your gear, including a crafting material storage, where you can hold up to 250 of each crafting material.

Pretty much everything...whether it's worth it is another matter.

The Official (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page) and unofficial (http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) wiki's are you freind, as is pressing F10 when in game

Id focus on the Skill Quests in the area, and work on primaries. Save charr hides (they stack in inventory), charr carvings, decayed orr emblems, and stone summit badges (for use on holiday candy/items). Just take your time and try not to rush anything.... its a long way to the end no matter how you go about it. Id advice against getting your characters 'run through' to towns and missions your first time out.