Is it normal to die often in Guild Wars? Because I've been trying to go through Diessa Lowlands but I get killed almost everything. Today, I finally managed to reach Traveler's Vale but there are even stronger monsters.XP
I've already done all, or almost all quests in and around Piken Square & Ascalon, but I'm only level 12.x___X
Should I just train on monsters to get stronger or ask a high level player to help me reach the next town?
Newbie question
Milennin
tuperwho
Some ideas to make things easier:
1. make sure you're doing all the quests along the way. Being as high of a level as possible will make things easier
2. upgrade your armor. Higher defense = less damage taken. If you're still using your "starter" armor, you should at least try to get a new set from Ascalon City, or other towns you come across. Also, collectors armor can be a great cheap option.
3. use a party. You don't have to get a high level player to do things for you, but you should at least be using henchmen. Especially the monks
1. make sure you're doing all the quests along the way. Being as high of a level as possible will make things easier
2. upgrade your armor. Higher defense = less damage taken. If you're still using your "starter" armor, you should at least try to get a new set from Ascalon City, or other towns you come across. Also, collectors armor can be a great cheap option.
3. use a party. You don't have to get a high level player to do things for you, but you should at least be using henchmen. Especially the monks
Milennin
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Some ideas to make things easier:
1. make sure you're doing all the quests along the way. Being as high of a level as possible will make things easier 2. upgrade your armor. Higher defense = less damage taken. If you're still using your "starter" armor, you should at least try to get a new set from Ascalon City, or other towns you come across. Also, collectors armor can be a great cheap option. 3. use a party. You don't have to get a high level player to do things for you, but you should at least be using henchmen. Especially the monks |
MisterB
Are you going solo? This game is balanced for a full party(4 in your area)in difficulty once you reach post-searing Ascalon. You can still solo many areas, but you need more experience, and skills that are generally not available that early in the game. Just pick up 3 hench, or join a party to progress further.
edit: I see that is not your problem. You mentioned doing all the quests; have you done any missions? Misiions are generally the fastest way to progress without a runner, or running yourself.
edit: I see that is not your problem. You mentioned doing all the quests; have you done any missions? Misiions are generally the fastest way to progress without a runner, or running yourself.
Milennin
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Are you going solo? This game is balanced for a full party(4 in your area)in difficulty once you reach post-searing Ascalon. You can still solo many areas, but you need more experience, and skills that are generally not available that early in the game. Just pick up 3 hench, or join a party to progress further.
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tuperwho
What skills are you using, and what points do you have for your attributes. Some things that may help are killing the enemies faster, or adding an armor boost or aura of restoration to heal yourself (you are an ele, right?)
Also, it's important to start learning how to pull and use aggro right. The warrior and ranger will have better armor than you. Use this to your advantage. If you approach enemies, but don't let them actually get inside the white bubble on your radar, you can then click ctrl +shift + space bar. This will display that you are targeting whatever enemy you have selected, and it will send the henchies in ahead of you so that they take the damage, not you.
Also, it's important to start learning how to pull and use aggro right. The warrior and ranger will have better armor than you. Use this to your advantage. If you approach enemies, but don't let them actually get inside the white bubble on your radar, you can then click ctrl +shift + space bar. This will display that you are targeting whatever enemy you have selected, and it will send the henchies in ahead of you so that they take the damage, not you.
Loviatar
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That's actually the problem, I have done all the quests, I don't see any NPCs with exclamation marks anymore. I upgraded my armour at the Armour guy in Ascalon, and I am using the Monk, the Ranger and the Warrior henchmen.=(
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ONE HAS TWICE THE AL OF THE OTHER FOR SALE
The Pointless
Also, which henchies? 
Milennin
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What skills are you using, and what points do you have for your attributes. Some things that may help are killing the enemies faster, or adding an armor boost or aura of restoration to heal yourself (you are an ele, right?)
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I spend most of my Attribute points on Air Magic and Energy. Some of them in Smiting and Healing.
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WHICH OF THE TWO ARMOR GUYS?
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Also, which henchies?
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tuperwho
It may help you if you can choose more skills from fewer attributes. Early on, this will likely mean using fire magic, as these will be the bulk of the skills you get from quests. The reasoning behind this is that you don't have a lot of attribute points (compared to the 200 maximum you will eventually have). Therefore, if you can try to only use them in say 2 skill lines, you will be able to make these much more powerful.
Others may have other opinions, but I would avoid the monk skills for now. I would carry either aura of restoration or armor of earth (which I think you should have by now), and leave the rest of my healing to the monk henchy. Also, while you will be wanting to invest in energy storage, I wouldn't do so too heavily yet. Instead, make sure you use an elemental attunement (for whichever line of magic you choose to use) to save your energy. Also, try to find a staff or wand and offhand with as much energy as possible (+15 for a staff, or up to 17 for most standard wand/offhand combos).
Others may have other opinions, but I would avoid the monk skills for now. I would carry either aura of restoration or armor of earth (which I think you should have by now), and leave the rest of my healing to the monk henchy. Also, while you will be wanting to invest in energy storage, I wouldn't do so too heavily yet. Instead, make sure you use an elemental attunement (for whichever line of magic you choose to use) to save your energy. Also, try to find a staff or wand and offhand with as much energy as possible (+15 for a staff, or up to 17 for most standard wand/offhand combos).
Ondo
First you are kind of lower than norm for that are but not much. Usually I am there at 14 or very close to 14. The first quest you get at Yak's - The Way Is Blocked. IS a hard quest, and allot of people die there quite often, quite oftem. You are now allowed to have 6 as a party size. Take as many as you can. If at all possible ask for people to help that are doing the quest. Not sure what armor level at that point in game is but check in Yak's Bend. There's a crafter there by the name of Breyshaw. If your armor is close you'll be fine. I usually get armor at each new area. Ascalon City, Yak's Bend, Lion's Arch, Droknar's Forge. Between the last two I get Collector's armor in the desert.
Don't use Fire storm - it'll just make them run from you prolonging a battle. Check the Campfire section on this board and see if there's any help there for a build that you like or for added suggestions to the skills you are using now.
Don't use Fire storm - it'll just make them run from you prolonging a battle. Check the Campfire section on this board and see if there's any help there for a build that you like or for added suggestions to the skills you are using now.
The Pointless
Actually, if I remember right, Smiting served me well getting past Ascalon...
Rathcail
Um, have you done the missions in Ascalon? The Great Northern Wall, Fort Ranik, etc.?
Just asking since it sounds like you only have done the quests currently available to you and then fought your way to Yak's Bend instead of getting there through missions.
Just asking since it sounds like you only have done the quests currently available to you and then fought your way to Yak's Bend instead of getting there through missions.
Loviatar
FORGOT THIS
take only ONE quest at a time as the game puts in all monsters for all active quests which can easily overwhelm you.
take only ONE quest at a time as the game puts in all monsters for all active quests which can easily overwhelm you.
WLlama
Did you do the missions to get to Yak's Bend? It sounds like you are trying to walk there which will leave you a few levels down from where you would typically be with mission completions.
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I see Rathcail just beat me to the punch...
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I see Rathcail just beat me to the punch...
Milennin
Let's see, my best and only weapon is an Air Wand with a power of 6-9. 20% chance on half recharge of Air Spell and 20% +power.
The only Elemental Attunement I have is for Earth.
I dont know where Yak's Bend is, never been there. Furthest I have been is Traveler's Tale.
I think I have done that Mission at fort Ranik one time, but the other player left so I wasn't able to finish it.
I don't have any quests open at the moment.
The only Elemental Attunement I have is for Earth.
I dont know where Yak's Bend is, never been there. Furthest I have been is Traveler's Tale.
I think I have done that Mission at fort Ranik one time, but the other player left so I wasn't able to finish it.
I don't have any quests open at the moment.
taffette
Best bet would be to finish the 4 missions in Ascalon before going any further then - it's an easy 8000XP and there are usually pick up groups looking for other people. If you get really stuck, pm me in game and I'll give you a hand
Infinity^
So what have we learned?
Finish the missions in Ascalon. Look at your map for mission markers and locate the one you haven't done. (Fort Ranik?)
Always take a full team. Henchies or a PuG.
Make sure you upgraded your armour with the crafter that sells the higher AL.
Get a better weapon. Check the weapon crafters or save up collectables for a collectors weapon.
Specialise. Put you attribute points into 2 or 3 er... wotsits, attribute line things. ie split between fire / healing / energy storage
Buy minor runes. To give your attributes a boost.
Take a self heal.
Take a rez sig.
Dont engage more than one group of enemies at a time, try and pull them towards you with a ranged weapon to avoid being overwealmed.
Finish the missions in Ascalon. Look at your map for mission markers and locate the one you haven't done. (Fort Ranik?)
Always take a full team. Henchies or a PuG.
Make sure you upgraded your armour with the crafter that sells the higher AL.
Get a better weapon. Check the weapon crafters or save up collectables for a collectors weapon.
Specialise. Put you attribute points into 2 or 3 er... wotsits, attribute line things. ie split between fire / healing / energy storage
Buy minor runes. To give your attributes a boost.
Take a self heal.
Take a rez sig.
Dont engage more than one group of enemies at a time, try and pull them towards you with a ranged weapon to avoid being overwealmed.
Milennin
Holy, does the Ascalon mission give you 8K experience!O___O I'm going to do that one.=D
taffette, I'll add you ingame when I'm home (posting this at school ;P). My name is Lady Eldin (yeah it says Lord Milennin on forums but that will be a future account).
To Infinity;
-I always go in full team, usually henchmen.
-I have fully upgraded armour.
-I have checked weapon crafters and collectors and I couldn't find a more powerful Air Wand than I currently have.
-I have specialized myself in Air Magic and Energy Storage now.
-What are Minor Runes? I think I have one Rune but don't know exactly what to do with it.
-I have Healing and Revive Spells.
-I'm trying to do that but sometimes it fails.=(
I played some Guild Wars this morning and asked for help from a nice and experienced player and he helped me reaching Yak's Bend. I immediately upgraded my armour to Hydromancer and from now on I'm going to use 6 henchmen.=D
taffette, I'll add you ingame when I'm home (posting this at school ;P). My name is Lady Eldin (yeah it says Lord Milennin on forums but that will be a future account).
To Infinity;
-I always go in full team, usually henchmen.
-I have fully upgraded armour.
-I have checked weapon crafters and collectors and I couldn't find a more powerful Air Wand than I currently have.
-I have specialized myself in Air Magic and Energy Storage now.
-What are Minor Runes? I think I have one Rune but don't know exactly what to do with it.
-I have Healing and Revive Spells.
-I'm trying to do that but sometimes it fails.=(
I played some Guild Wars this morning and asked for help from a nice and experienced player and he helped me reaching Yak's Bend. I immediately upgraded my armour to Hydromancer and from now on I'm going to use 6 henchmen.=D
Kakumei
Haha I had this problem when I first started. Died repeatedly going across Diessa, but that's because I had no idea missions existed.
Go back and do the missions (starting with The Great Northern Wall, accessible from the back of Ascalon City itself). You'll be richer for the experience.
Go back and do the missions (starting with The Great Northern Wall, accessible from the back of Ascalon City itself). You'll be richer for the experience.