In your opinion, what are the top 3 things that you believe to be most important to accomplish when you start playing?
Leveling ASAP? Doing missions? Getting run all over the place? Getting the best armor and weapons? Making a certain character build for wealth creation? Make a farming build?
I'm curious what people think!
What is the most important thing to do when you start?
egervari
Gli
- Have fun.
- Learn to play.
- Have more fun.
RTSFirebat
1. Use Search Button
2. Post in Q&A forum
3. Don't post duplicate threads on the forum
2. Post in Q&A forum
3. Don't post duplicate threads on the forum
Arya Nibelrund
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100000. Read the stickies
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100000. Read the stickies
Poison Ivy
/sarcasm on
1. Don't Use Search Button
2. Don't Post in Q&A forum
3. Do post duplicate threads on the forum
/sarcasm off
1. Don't Use Search Button
2. Don't Post in Q&A forum
3. Do post duplicate threads on the forum
/sarcasm off
RTSFirebat
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/sarcasm on
1. Don't Use Search Button 2. Don't Post in Q&A forum 3. Do post duplicate threads on the forum /sarcasm off |
or was I? /doubletake 
But really this should be in the Q&A forum, not Riverside. But first thing you should do is spend time in Starting Area (Island or Pre-Searing), learn the game skills a bit before moving on.
Avarre
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Originally Posted by egervari
In your opinion, what are the top 3 things that you believe to be most important to accomplish when you start playing?
Leveling ASAP? Doing missions? Getting run all over the place? Getting the best armor and weapons? Making a certain character build for wealth creation? Make a farming build? I'm curious what people think! |
2. Learn the theory of the game - builds, skills, what things do, and so on.
3. Learn the practice of the game - how to play and apply what you know in 2.
If you have those three, you're pretty much set...
Silent Kitty
On a serious note; The most important thing to do when you start is do all profession quests, or you'll end up as a very low level in high level quests.
Numa Pompilius
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In your opinion, what are the top 3 things that you believe to be most important to accomplish when you start playing?
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2) Find a good guild or learn to love the henches.
3) Have more fun.
Silent Kittys advice only applies to Factions. In Prophecies you can goof around as much as you want, because the ramping up of difficulty is slower than your own levelling up (provided you do pretty much any quests at all).
sabretalon
It is simple, take your time, don't get run to places (not against running as such but I would not recommend it for your first character), that really does not teach you anything! Do the quests not just for the xp but to learn the mechanics of your character.
Why run to droks to get the best gear and still not be able to kill stuff because you don't know how to work with your character?
Research, yes use the search on here as people say (I do but still do not get the search to work correctly! Those that do are lucky, I just searched for something before posting this and it found nothing, even though I know I posted it yeaterday! So those that are quick to jump in with use the search also note that not everyone is getting results back!)
It is about fun as well, you will find that some people forget that!
When you are in an area, you may find yourself starting to get overwhelmed by foes etc.. That may be a sign that you need to look for better armour or higher level weapons but it also may mean you need to take a closer look at your skills and the tactics you use. If using henchies then the choices you make for one area may not be the best choice in another area. Also it could be that you are not the right level for the area, go back and see if there are quests you have missed to give you vital xp to raise your level!
There should be enough in pre searing to get to grips with the basic mechanics of your character, the same in cantha on the starter island. On the starter island in cantha you should quickly get to lvl 20 by doing quests and missions. I would recommend that you do not team up with lvl 20's in the early levels as they pretty much kill stuff on their own! You need to struggle in the early stages as it will develop your ability to assess a situation and try it from a different angle.
Just make sure you have fun
Why run to droks to get the best gear and still not be able to kill stuff because you don't know how to work with your character?
Research, yes use the search on here as people say (I do but still do not get the search to work correctly! Those that do are lucky, I just searched for something before posting this and it found nothing, even though I know I posted it yeaterday! So those that are quick to jump in with use the search also note that not everyone is getting results back!)
It is about fun as well, you will find that some people forget that!
When you are in an area, you may find yourself starting to get overwhelmed by foes etc.. That may be a sign that you need to look for better armour or higher level weapons but it also may mean you need to take a closer look at your skills and the tactics you use. If using henchies then the choices you make for one area may not be the best choice in another area. Also it could be that you are not the right level for the area, go back and see if there are quests you have missed to give you vital xp to raise your level!
There should be enough in pre searing to get to grips with the basic mechanics of your character, the same in cantha on the starter island. On the starter island in cantha you should quickly get to lvl 20 by doing quests and missions. I would recommend that you do not team up with lvl 20's in the early levels as they pretty much kill stuff on their own! You need to struggle in the early stages as it will develop your ability to assess a situation and try it from a different angle.
Just make sure you have fun
Skids
Assuming we're talking Prophecies:
1. Do all the quests you can which get you skills as rewards.
2. Dont go throught to Post Searing until you have done (1) and if possible do secondary quests too.
3. Check forums for anything you may have missed.
Assuming we're talking Factions:
1. Do all the quests you can which get you levelled up a.s.a.p.
2. Get help from anyone offering on the harder missions & do both 15 attribute quests.
3. Check forums for anything you may have missed.
1. Do all the quests you can which get you skills as rewards.
2. Dont go throught to Post Searing until you have done (1) and if possible do secondary quests too.
3. Check forums for anything you may have missed.
Assuming we're talking Factions:
1. Do all the quests you can which get you levelled up a.s.a.p.
2. Get help from anyone offering on the harder missions & do both 15 attribute quests.
3. Check forums for anything you may have missed.
jackie
drinking dwarven ale
Amity and Truth
1. Enjoy the Game
2. Learn the game all of yourself. This is quite important, don't just take the shortcut of getting everything handed to you... yet.
3. Once you've learned the basics, you've read the skill descriptions and have avague glimpse of what you can do. Now is the time to enhance that knowledge by visiting sites. Not earlier.
Sites like Guildwiki can be quite harmfull to a new player in that they prevent own thinking and experimenting but moreover promote pure copy cat style of playing.
2. Learn the game all of yourself. This is quite important, don't just take the shortcut of getting everything handed to you... yet.
3. Once you've learned the basics, you've read the skill descriptions and have avague glimpse of what you can do. Now is the time to enhance that knowledge by visiting sites. Not earlier.
Sites like Guildwiki can be quite harmfull to a new player in that they prevent own thinking and experimenting but moreover promote pure copy cat style of playing.
Gonzo
Do not run! Keep black dye untill you find a dye trader. Have fun. Learn the mechanics by yourself in your own pace.
Sli Ander
1.Have fun
2.Learn your own playing style, don't just mimic others.
3.If someone is offering something too good to be true,(wanting to by that black dye for a whole 200g!) it probably is....
2.Learn your own playing style, don't just mimic others.
3.If someone is offering something too good to be true,(wanting to by that black dye for a whole 200g!) it probably is....
makosi
1) Don't make a w/mo 
2) Discover the wonderful world of mesmers.
3) Remember its only a game, not love.
2) Discover the wonderful world of mesmers.
3) Remember its only a game, not love.
BBQRibs
1. Try out each profession before settling on one (at first)
2. Don't let other players discourage you (especially on these forums)
3. Don't worry about having the best weapon or armor right away. You'll learn alot more getting to that point in the game as intended, instead of buying the best as soon as you can.
2. Don't let other players discourage you (especially on these forums)
3. Don't worry about having the best weapon or armor right away. You'll learn alot more getting to that point in the game as intended, instead of buying the best as soon as you can.
huMptY DumPty
1) Level up quick
2) Start saving up money for skill points + armor and weapons as soon as possible
3) Find a good ~ helpful & friendly guild so you can get help in hard missions, quests and simply others to share stuff with
2) Start saving up money for skill points + armor and weapons as soon as possible
3) Find a good ~ helpful & friendly guild so you can get help in hard missions, quests and simply others to share stuff with
Snowman
1) Try complete as many of the side quests before moving onto the next main mission (going back to clear them up is a nightmare)
2) Dont spend all your money on dyes, armor and weapons, get by as much as you can with what you've got, see whats available, make an educated decision.
3) Gain knowledge and understanding of the different classes, skills and builds using guides and asking questions (preferably on Guru ;-) )
And somewhere in between all these try and find a GOOD guild
2) Dont spend all your money on dyes, armor and weapons, get by as much as you can with what you've got, see whats available, make an educated decision.
3) Gain knowledge and understanding of the different classes, skills and builds using guides and asking questions (preferably on Guru ;-) )
And somewhere in between all these try and find a GOOD guild
Slainster
Having fun
Doing all the quests
Completing all the missions (preferably in 1 go)
Doing all the quests
Completing all the missions (preferably in 1 go
)
striderkaaru
i think everyone here has pretty much said it already, but here's mine:
1. have fun
2. read your skill descriptions.
3. understand what you read.
1. have fun
2. read your skill descriptions.
3. understand what you read.
BunnyMaster
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1) Don't make a w/mo
2) Discover the wonderful world of mesmers. 3) Remember its only a game, not love. |
1. Cigarettes? check
2. Vodka? check
3. Guru / wiki on? check
EternalTempest
Depends
Exampe when I create or bring over my chracter to nightfall, take time to smell the roses, explore and do stuff in a casual pace, talk to all the npc's, take in the flavor, read all the OMG Nightfall sucks because I have to change X that I've been doing all along on guru and find humor in it.
3 months after Nightfall... try and get chracters through as much as possible in a more A-> B -> C quickest route to be ready for Chapter 4
Exampe when I create or bring over my chracter to nightfall, take time to smell the roses, explore and do stuff in a casual pace, talk to all the npc's, take in the flavor, read all the OMG Nightfall sucks because I have to change X that I've been doing all along on guru
and find humor in it.3 months after Nightfall... try and get chracters through as much as possible in a more A-> B -> C quickest route to be ready for Chapter 4
The Chimpster
1) Join a good guild - my enjoyment of the game purely comes from the people I play with. A guild can help you start out, teach you basics about your chosen class and provide you with some decent gear.
2) Do all the skill quests - don't buy skills until you've done all the skill quests :P
3) Use guildwiki http://www.gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page - best source of information.
2) Do all the skill quests - don't buy skills until you've done all the skill quests :P
3) Use guildwiki http://www.gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page - best source of information.
Riken Chrono
1. get pwned by mods
2. get pwned by me
3. still getting to that..
2. get pwned by me
3. still getting to that..
Thallandor
Not specifically in GW but in MMOs as a whole it usually turns out like this:
1) Envision the most powerful character you like to build towards in the game.
2) Spend all your time and energy doing it your own way and fail.
3) Go to the game forums and read how all the cool kids do it. Rofl.
1) Envision the most powerful character you like to build towards in the game.
2) Spend all your time and energy doing it your own way and fail.
3) Go to the game forums and read how all the cool kids do it. Rofl.
Zakarr
1. pwning enemy team in the war academy with zero deaths
2. get droknar armor before lvl 10
3. pwning newbies/n00bs in ascalon arena with droknar armor and über skills
2. get droknar armor before lvl 10
3. pwning newbies/n00bs in ascalon arena with droknar armor and über skills
led-zep
1) think of a good name before you find yourself at level 20 and hating it
2) ignore the guy buying black dye for 100g
3) bitch at gaile for a bit just for the hell of it
2) ignore the guy buying black dye for 100g
3) bitch at gaile for a bit just for the hell of it
tuperwho
Led Zep has a good point.
1. Spend some time to come up with a unique name that you will still like weeks or months from now.
2. Do all quests. Get the xp, item drops, and practice using skills, pulling, etc.
3. Study guru or wiki's skill pages. I highly recommend coming up with your own builds and combos, and the only way to do this is to look online and know what kinds of skills you have to work with.
1. Spend some time to come up with a unique name that you will still like weeks or months from now.
2. Do all quests. Get the xp, item drops, and practice using skills, pulling, etc.
3. Study guru or wiki's skill pages. I highly recommend coming up with your own builds and combos, and the only way to do this is to look online and know what kinds of skills you have to work with.
Jumping Is Uselss
1. Learn the controls for the game.
2. Dont be intimidated by other people who have uber rank, armor, or money.
3. If its your first time, try out all the classes to get a feel for the WHOLE game.
2. Dont be intimidated by other people who have uber rank, armor, or money.
3. If its your first time, try out all the classes to get a feel for the WHOLE game.
fatmouse
Collect flowers!
Kuja
Play prophecies pve
Find a buddy
complete everything yourself, dont get ran.
Find a buddy
complete everything yourself, dont get ran.
SolidShadow
what are the top 3 things that you believe to be most important to accomplish when you start playing?
always the same:
1. bring bottle of cola in morning or some beer in eavening
2. go to toilet before planning to hold halls
3. make sure you have a good time
always the same:
1. bring bottle of cola in morning or some beer in eavening
2. go to toilet before planning to hold halls
3. make sure you have a good time
Kay84
1. Have fun
2. Experiment with different professions and builds
3. Make sure you have the time for doing stuff, so you don't have to leave a group halfway through.
2. Experiment with different professions and builds
3. Make sure you have the time for doing stuff, so you don't have to leave a group halfway through.
Superdarth
1:Learn basic game controls
2:Exploring
3:Get the skill build most suiting to you and wich makes full use of youre own talents and preferences.
Having fun is ofcourse above all the priority but if youre not having fun why do you play guild wars in the first place?So that ones an obvious factor.
2:Exploring
3:Get the skill build most suiting to you and wich makes full use of youre own talents and preferences.
Having fun is ofcourse above all the priority but if youre not having fun why do you play guild wars in the first place?So that ones an obvious factor.
Venice Queen
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Originally Posted by sabretalon
It is simple, take your time, don't get run to places (not against running as such but I would not recommend it for your first character), that really does not teach you anything! Do the quests not just for the xp but to learn the mechanics of your character.
Why run to droks to get the best gear and still not be able to kill stuff because you don't know how to work with your character? Research, yes use the search on here as people say (I do but still do not get the search to work correctly! Those that do are lucky, I just searched for something before posting this and it found nothing, even though I know I posted it yeaterday! So those that are quick to jump in with use the search also note that not everyone is getting results back!) It is about fun as well, you will find that some people forget that! When you are in an area, you may find yourself starting to get overwhelmed by foes etc.. That may be a sign that you need to look for better armour or higher level weapons but it also may mean you need to take a closer look at your skills and the tactics you use. If using henchies then the choices you make for one area may not be the best choice in another area. Also it could be that you are not the right level for the area, go back and see if there are quests you have missed to give you vital xp to raise your level! There should be enough in pre searing to get to grips with the basic mechanics of your character, the same in cantha on the starter island. On the starter island in cantha you should quickly get to lvl 20 by doing quests and missions. I would recommend that you do not team up with lvl 20's in the early levels as they pretty much kill stuff on their own! You need to struggle in the early stages as it will develop your ability to assess a situation and try it from a different angle. Just make sure you have fun |
Nice essay
Demesis
1. Try to scam your first victim.
2. Find someone worthy of the title 'noob' and call them that.
3. Use your scam money to buy uber 733T items so that you can shot it off to everyone else and don't forget to call them a noob too.
2. Find someone worthy of the title 'noob' and call them that.
3. Use your scam money to buy uber 733T items so that you can shot it off to everyone else and don't forget to call them a noob too.
Malice Black
lol some truly sarcastic remarks here..
1. play
2. play some more
3. play even more
knowledge is power, learn your skills, learn your oppenents skills..think how they think, never underestimate anyone, never judge anyone by apperance alone ect
having fancy items is one thing but the best players are the players with knowledge...
always avoid ppl that use the word "noob" and the ppl that type gogogogo ect before you enter a mission
ok essay ended
1. play
2. play some more
3. play even more
knowledge is power, learn your skills, learn your oppenents skills..think how they think, never underestimate anyone, never judge anyone by apperance alone ect
having fancy items is one thing but the best players are the players with knowledge...
always avoid ppl that use the word "noob" and the ppl that type gogogogo ect before you enter a mission
ok essay ended
Arya Nibelrund
That avatar is 10 times better than the previous one
Arturo02
1. Log into the game.
Nothing else comes before this crucial step hehe.
Nothing else comes before this crucial step hehe.