Everyone can meet immediately from anywhere by hitting P and going into the PvP Lobby (must finish basic tutorial first, of course). From there you can go to Lion's Arch through a portal straight ahead and a little to your left. Lion's Arch is the central port city in the middle of Tyria, where all races and players meet to conduct business. An Asura, a silvari, a norn, a char and a human walks in a bar. The Asura is too short to order. The Char is denied service cause he purrs. The norn went into a brawl. The human fell in love with the princess and the silvari missed the salad bar. But none danced with abaddon and got served! One of my friends stopped playing his charr because he couldn't find an armor set that made him satisfied with how he looked. That's a pretty vain reason to drop a character, but it's still a reason nonetheless, and an important enough desire for him. Everyone has different reasons for liking and playing their characters. The Guild Wars 2 story is also much more compelling than the original right from the start. Each race has a unique area and art style, and conversations are often voiced along with 2D animations If you want to play PvE together, you have to own the same campaign. If you start in different chapters you have to make some progress to switch continents. But it is possible, to start in different campaigns and still play together. Guild Wars 2 features three different combat game modes: PvE, sPvP, and WvW. Player versus Environment See also: Player versus Environment. Shortened as PvE, in this content players fight against NPCs and the environment. While PvE is a very wide term that encompasses things such as story or world bosses, the endgame focuses on the following: For Guild Wars 2 on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Friends playing as different races.". There are portals in the capital cities that get you to the other races capitals (and to the PvP areas). These are right next to where you zone in after completing the introductory mission. You can be next to your friend in minutes. According to my friend that is. cr34ti0n (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. 9F18v.