Bring back leveling up

SotiCoto

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

07 Feb 2007 at 16:18 - 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens
I guess playing through a game on your own for the satisfaction of doing it isn't enough for people these days. The whole runner thing has always puzzled me. Why play the game if you're going to have someone else do half the work for you?
... Or for that matter cheat the system by skipping 3/4 of it to get to the bit you want.

Heck.... I dragged my Canthan Assassin from Lion's Arch through Kryta, Maguuma Jungle, the Crystal Desert and all the way to Drok's Forge the long way JUST to get my hands on Illusionary Weaponry and Spiteful Spirit (then go back to Cantha and continue the missions where I'd left off... with better skills). Do I regret it? Not a bit. It was fun... y'know?

Franco Power

Franco Power

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

UK

W/

07 Feb 2007 at 16:23 - 42
Quote:
Originally Posted by -.-
Hell no, I hated Prophecies way of progressing. Way too slow.

This is how I did it, made Sexy ranger with hot pants in pre-searing, got her run to Lions arch, moved to Nightfall, did some quests in Nightfall, then moved to Cantha did some quests in Cantha, and level 20 full grown up, double CC's in no time

Lonesamurai

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

07 Feb 2007 at 16:29 - 43
Quote:
Originally Posted by Legendary Ultimatum
This is how I did it, made Sexy ranger with hot pants in pre-searing, got her run to Lions arch, moved to Nightfall, did some quests in Nightfall, then moved to Cantha did some quests in Cantha, and level 20 full grown up, double CC's in no time
and you forgot your cadre of heroes aswell

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

07 Feb 2007 at 16:53 - 44
Quote:
Originally Posted by Priest Of Sin
Well, I got ran to droks for armor and skills, then I started at the beginning. Slow leveling my ass.
I think you just described why you leveled so fast.

SotiCoto

SotiCoto

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Drazach Thicket

Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]

07 Feb 2007 at 16:56 - 45
Mmm Heroes...

One of the better things about Factions characters is that the oppurtunity to nip over to Elona and pick up the Hero possé comes pretty early... Its then just a matter of levelling them up to 20 in Bukdek Byway and Wajjun Bazaar. Well.... almost.... Having a Skill Hunter character already (or a lot of PvPing for Balth points) helps the skill-set of the heroes massively.

The very notion of having that taken away from us would be horrific.

wynoski

wynoski

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

In a hot spot

United Vanguard [UV]

N/

07 Feb 2007 at 17:48 - 46
my main character is prophecies (a Necro). I have a mesmer in Riverside province...probably will be my last prophecies charter... I still long for presearing, but don't have the time to level at that pace. The skill quests have the mechanic that I like...what was more challenging than clearing out those stome summit dwarves between yak's bend and beacons perch?

For new characters, I have a ranger and a monk I am working on (Nightfall) in order to have options other than necro for tombs, UW, FOW, DOA, Urgotz...it would be nice to go back to tyria nd pick up the old skill quests if you really had the time

I only have one factions character that has made off the island...i tried an assassin and a monk...not a fan of the factions campaign in general...the 10,000 faction allegiance quests were a bit for me to chew with my necro..at least with sunspear points, I got most of what I needed from the island.

Shmanka

Shmanka

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

In Your Head

The Brave Will Fall [Nion]

Me/

07 Feb 2007 at 19:03 - 47
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
I'm all for this but I feel we won't get a lot of support from the people that bought Factions/NF before Chapter 1.
I started before factions yet I do agree with the OP to a certain point. I would say a middle line between Nightfall and Factions, just let tyria be slow.

Quote:
Originally Posted by ValaOfTheFens
I guess playing through a game on your own for the satisfaction of doing it isn't enough for people these days. The whole runner thing has always puzzled me. Why play the game if you're going to have someone else do half the work for you?
What about the people who want to exploit as many mechanics as possible to gain suvivor?