Thanks, will try it out next time!
Ok, so will I have to guest to do the bounty thing? The one that was going on today was in a level 80 area so that was a no go :/
Just to give you a little info on this,
It's not that the guild missions was in a level 80, it's that a Tier 1 bounty consists of two targets, and one of them happened to be the one in Southsun Cove. Actually, if you had arrived a little earlier, the first target was in Sparkfly Fen. A Tier 3 bounty consists of 6 targets across the world, so it'll be zones in a number of level ranges. You only need to help kill one bounty to get your weekly personal rewards.
Also, while you'd definitely have died trying to get through Southsun alone, if you grouped with a party of 80s you'd have been fine. The game is really generous as to what it lets you get away with in a party that can carry you (as anyone in my level 47 run of TA explorable can attest to).
You are correct that you'd have to Guest to Stormbluff Isle to hunt with us, but it's very simple.
It's not just leveling (thought I HAVE fond it to be far more effective to clear hearts and Skill points as well as finding new areas to level up faster. Became clear when I was traveling with a friend who is new to the game and is playing a Race I had never explored ... pretty much went up 10 levels in 2ish play sessions). I'm also trying to gather materials for crafting (Mainly Tailoring but also anything else I can use for future or current characters) along with as much gold as I can get seeing as I'm at a whooping 2 gold (which I will need to unlock my last list of traits). I can't get higher level material from beating up lower level mobs and after looking at the tuts I can see that I'm only just now getting the loot drops I need for the next stages of tailoring.
So yeah, Finding a decent sized group and blowing through some higher level events could very well help me in more ways than one. There's also the fact that I want some unique armor options and from what lil I know you can buy them via karma or get them from dungeons (which is currently a big fat "NOPE" on my list of things to do in this game after the head ache that one I did gave me) ... but they don't scale with your level. So I'm also trying to find higher level Karma Vendors.
The poverty you're experiencing is pretty normal for your first character. I was basically totally bankrupted each time I bought a trait book. Your ability to earn gold explodes once you get to 80 and get your first complete armor set.
What I meant about leveling was, if you're solo, going to low level areas which you can clear quickly (hearts, skill points, vistas, and events) can be a fast way to gain XP, as can going to
higher level zones (like Frostgorge Sound and Straits of Devastation) and merely exploring (as the completion content will likely be too tough).
Regarding your gear... what you really want to do if unique skins are important to you right now is to search on the TP. Filter by your level + or - 5. You can preview what it looks like from there, and gear at that level range tends to be pretty cheap. Of course, every heart you complete becomes a karma vendor and if it is at your level, it's worth checking out. But you'll have a hard time trying to find anything "unique" piece by piece in the open world at that range. The cosmetic options in the game open truly open up at 80. If you do find a look you like now, you'd be able to keep it when upgrading your gear- do you know how transmutation stones.
Finally, re: your dungeon experience, which was it and who did you run with?
