thinking about getting guild wars

Ok well recently i have seaved enough money to get a laienware computer

I should be getting it soon

but i am thinking of getting guild wars to go with it.

I have no clue on how the game works or nothing. I need a very descriptive guide or sometihng. What is your favorite or most fun part about guild wars?



PS. I know some of you probably do want to know my computer specs so here ill save my self some time


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Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Extreme X6800 2.93GHz 4MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
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well you definately wont have to worry about your computer running the game, ill tell you that much!


Guild Wars is definately what I look for in a MMO

1. There is a level cap of 20. You can get max level somewhat easily. You can also make a PvP-Only character that will Start at lvl 20. Even when you reach level 20 with your PvE character, you will have PLENTY to do-> dont let the number game get you down (world of warcraft fans and the like will use this to say that guild wars is a joke- but their games have no point once you max out your character- in guild wars when you 'max out' the game just begins)

2. The world is not seamless. Towns is where everyone is, you assemble your party there, decide what skills you will use etc-> then you go and do your missions and quests without having to worry about some other random idiots camping around the best monsters and best loot. You can instantly travel at any time back to any town you have unlocked on your map.

3. Start with prophecies. Factions by itself will throw you off balance because its geared more toward getting you lvl 20 quicker, offering you technically LESS time to actually figure out what skills you like. Id say start with Nightfall if you want... but thats still a while away.

4. Join a guild as soon as you feel comfortable doing so... there are no shortages of people recruiting in the opening areas of the game. You dont have to STAY in the guild... but its good experience for learning the game, and they will probably answer any questions you have (you might go thru like half a dozen guilds or more before you find one that you like- some ppl NEVER join a guild.. but guilds are the way to go if you really want to experience the whole shabang)

5. You wont have to go do stupid things like have your character mine for iron or cut down trees for lumber-> its all about killing the bad guys and taking their loot.

6. Most information in the current two chapters can be found at gw.gamewikis.org and (personal opinion) this site is the best fan site to go to.

7. Any questions in specific you have? U play any other games like guild wars before?


Nice computer btw


EDIT-> keep in mind that there is no monthly fee, so you wont feel like you 'HAVE' to play it 10 hours a day to get your moneys worth.

i have played runescape long time ago and i'v heard guild wars is nothing like it at all.

ya i dont know much about runescape... hehe.


Hmmm... you konw what? The GuildWars website says that next weekend will be a free preview weekend for ANYONE whether they are previous customers or not. That is going to be your best chance to try-before-you-buy... If your computer gets here by then you can check it out for free and see if you like it or not...

i think those specs were more for show off reason than anything else XD


but the best thing to do is to get it and play it. The adventure and natural "kid-like" approach is part of the exploration and overall fun of the game.

In fact, i decided to make a pre-searing character (which you dont know about yet) just because of all the complications that you get involved with later and be overshadowing.

Either way, its a great game....and you should teach yourself how to play.

All i gotta say, i bought a Alienware computer around 3 years ago and let just say that is was the biggest waist of money i've ever had. First week i had it i started getting problems. Just giveing you a warning. But if you decide to go with it, good luck with that. As for Guildwars, its a very good game, go with prophecies and you will injoy it.

I'm going to assume that you were complimenting GW by saying that :P

You should also know that unlike many online games, this one doesn't have a subscription fee.

This site helped me out alot too, go there.

he has the good warranty and support package- i doubt he will run into problems anytime soon, unless he tries to take it apart or something.

and yes, i agree hes showing off

I have just ONE 512mb card and it runs the game at 30 fps... Id really like to see how far that machine will push GWs limits

ok i admit it was was showing off

but what can i say it took me like 4 years to save that money

:P

I seriously can't see the point in spending that much money on a computer, unless you intend to go to space in it or something. And uh..in my opinion, I wouldn't bother with guild wars if you don't like PvP. That said, there's some (masochists) who play PvE alone.

im here to get advice on guild wars not on my computer



anyway im guessing PvP is players vs. palyer.

i cool with that.

I like how guild wars is set up and th graphics..
can someone tell me about the banking system and inventory and trading system

Lol nearly as good a computer as mine

anyways PvE content is ok for 6months then its just dull

PvP content is ok but you need to learn fast and find a guild that will teach you

the whole trading system needs a revamp and should be getting one soon.

wow... ur com costs 6x more than mine O.O

yeah get Prophecies.

guild wars is alot more organized than runescape IMO, i've seen my freinds play it a bit and it looks very disorganized. i'd get propheices too, it'll occupy you longer.

banking system works like this, every city, you'll see a NPC called Xunlai Agent [Storage]. you can transfer items and money through that to other characters.

trading system works like this, you press on a persons name then press the trade button, you can trade a maximum of 100k and 7 items for 7 stacks of mateirals, collector items, etc

inventory works like this, you press I to go to your inventory and you have a maximum of 1 backpack (Customized to your character) it holds a maximum of 20 items, 1 bag which holds 5 items, and 2 bags which each hold 5 items unless you give it a rune of holding. rune of holding increases bag size from 5 items to 10 items.

hope that clears up some of your questions

ah

thanks

im thinking of becoming a monk as primary and ranger as secondary.

because i like to range and i like how monks look

im thinking of being monk as primary.

Monk isn't the best starting char they require a certain amount of knowledge of how skills works and how ppl work.

best starting chars are

Ranger <~~most versatile char in the game
Necro <~~can be heavy dmg or a support char
Warrior <~~offers fair dmg and good armor

most ppl choose monk as secondary skill as this gives you some healing skills (the henchmen ain't all that great)

at the end of the day its your choice tho

i like assasin, ranger, elementalists, necro and monks

what would be the best combination?

and in runescape there are only 3 professions however they have weaknesses
for exmaple Mage > Warriors > Ranger

and rangers are better than mages so it evens out

are there any weaknesses in guild wars to even out the professions?

You can only play assassin if you buy Factions.

Every proffesion has it strong and weak points..dont worry Anet strive to make guildwars extremely balanced.

best char combo is hard to say because its down to your playing style if you wish to play "mage" then i say go necro if you wish to chop things then go warrior..ranged attacks then ranger.

can you list some of the weaknesses?

Casters/Rangers - Weak armor is the most noticeable

Warriors - Average dmg output

That's the main two BUT both can be rectified by certain skills ect

really if you know what your doing and have the right build and junk there is no real big weakness its all in how you set it up. i also played runescape for a long time like 1 year but it got boring they ran out of stuff to put in there but guildwars is much better. there is always something to do. money just doesnt float in i know in runescape 10mil wasnt to hard in guild wars 100k is damn good. so yeh i like guild wars i been playing like 2 months i only have factions though but i love it .

Ya I think you will really like GW. Ranger IMO is the best character to start out with. It is really fun to play and you can do so many different things with it (i.e. Damage Dealer, Inturupter, Beast Master .....). I will say that one of my friends started out as a Monk and he loves it and he is very good at it so, I think as long as you can understand what the skills are doing you will have no problems with whatever class you choose.

Just a quick thing about your computer

I ran a quick price check on everything you listed coming with the system.
I left everything the same that was exactly listed (although I don't agree with all of them.) and I went for the high end of everything else (no skimping).

Here is the price I got. I just hate to see people over pay for stuff.
Also alot of these came with 10 - 50 dollar mail-in rebates so, it would be a bit cheaper.

Processor: $984.00
Operating System: $89
Chassis: $114.00
Power Supply: $169.99
Motherboard: $239.99
Memory: $224.99 * 2 = 449.98
System Drive 320 Gb: $94.99 * 2 = 189.98
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: $32.99
Graphics Processor: $465.99 * 2 = 931.98
Monitor: $215.99
Sound Card: $178.99
Speakers: $86.99
Keyboard: $71.99
Mouse: $38.95
Shipping = 0.00
Order Total: 3794.82
Savings = 1577.91

Good luck with GW and have fun.

Krat

i don't want to make my own comp and stuff

anyway back to topic

Is ranger and monk fun?

Yep, I play both and have a great time with them. Ranger/Monk is a good combo - especially with ranger as your primary. One fun thing about rangers is that they get pets to play with. The only drawback to playing a Monk (primary) is that they're prone to being the whipping boy when one (or all) of your party members die. Whether it's the monks fault or not.

Welcome to GW and enjoy!

peopel who think about getting guild wars tend not to like it

i just got it because the necro on the front was hot

Dump the Alienware order, nothing but overpriced pieces of plastic crap. Everyone I know with an Alienware has had nothing but trouble with them. Get yourself down your local independant store if you don't want to build one yourself.

With the money you save, get yourself Guild Wars, Guild Wars: Factions, Guild Wars: Nightfall and possibly a decent sized family car.

Another thing to keep in mind, you can have up to four simultaneous characters per game account (6 if you purchase and 'link' your Prophecies and Factions accounts, and even more if you wish to purchase additional character slots). So, you can experience several combinations of characters in GW. Bear in mind, though, that if you delete a character it is forever gone.

Additionally, you get to try out your secondary profession(s) for awhile before setting it, AND, later in the game, you have an opportunity to change your secondary profession in case you don't like it or want to try other combinations.

Good luck!

I've been playing pve (player vs. environment) for over a year and I'm still having fun. Though I AM a bit of a masochist. If you just want to pvp that's fine, but there's a big enough map to explore that if killing monsters is your style you won't get bored for a while. At least in the original game. Factions seriously lacks pve content.

I still have fun because every profession is played differently, and there's different builds that each certain class can be. My necro can either control ten minions or be a big damage dealer/life sucker. You pick what skills to use in town and party up with people or AI henchmen and then go do your thing.

I actually started my first ranger recently and I'm just sorry I never tried one before. Monk is a good secondary on it, as it is on most professions.

Wow For Once Its Cheaper In England At £1900 About 3200 Dollars

the pvp is the games best quality

what the hell is all with the dissing on my comp?

lets take a look at the facts?

who's buying it?
who's house is it going into?
who is paying?


dam im happy with it so i don't care what you people say.

You tell them Aman. People are just jealous.

yeah..lol

anyway back too gw's


is there a chart on maybe like what kind of dyes you neeed and show's you a picture of armor you can get.

Guild Wiki on google. They properly have it.

If you actually took the time to browse these forums then you would find that dye chart that has been compiled there and also if you venture a little futher you will find a thread all about different armors..searching ftw

what sohuld i put in search for all diferent armors

Considering there is a new expansion every 6 months, how is that a problem :P?

What?

Im also thinking of buying this game. And I have a question: When you die do you lose experience points or items?

There is no consequence to dying other than a temporary death penalty that lowers your maximum health and energy. This penalty goes away as soon as you enter a town.