Thinking of Starting GW

Hello,

I am considering switching from Knight Online to GW. GW looks like an awesome game but I have a few honest questions.

1. I have 4 people that will be playing, can I buy 1 copy of the game and create 4 new accounts with that or do I need 4 different auth codes?

2. Is there alot of cheating?

3. Is the Server satble?



I am switching to a new game based on knightonlines server downtime and constant cheating that ruins gameplay for all honest gamers. Myself my wife and 2 kids play KO currently, its like our monopoly time as soon as the good people here can answer these basic questions I can decide to go with WOW or GW.

Thanks in advance for you posting.

1: when you buy a campaign you get 4 character slots and you get 2 more for each additionl campaign. each person who is playing could use 1 slot. if you want your own accounts then you will need 4 different codes.

2: guild wars is very balanced, but watch out for some cheap teams in organized PvP.

3: the server is stable for me. if you have a slow computer you may lose connection though.

1: if you buy one copy of gw you only have 1 account... but you can make4 toons on one account..... if you want seprate accounts you will need to purchase 3 more games.


2: no there is no cheating.... you may come across the odd scammer but the trade system is pretty good...if you get scammed its your own fault.


3: yes the server is stable.


id pick gw over wow anyday....

1) You can create up to 4 characters on one account, but only one of them can be online. If you want 4 accounts you need 4 keys.

2) There is virtually no cheating in GW. At least not in PvP where it matters. There are some "bots" for farming, but they don't affect competitive play.

3) The servers are generally very stable. Some people complain about frequent disconnects, but you never know whether the problem is on the server side, client side, or anywhere inbetween.

Simply give GW a try and judge for yourself. You should be able to get a 10 day free trial key from somebody. There are plenty around. (Sorry, I already gave mine to a buddy.)

Since we like to team together we will have to get 4 games then, I appreciate your quick responce but I have a few more

1. How is the Customer service should we need help with different problems that arise.

2. I there a language barrier?

3. We do have decnet pc's all 4 of us run 2.8 ghz with 512 ram but none as of yet have good graphic cards(they are coming soon). I also have cable internet thats 6.0. Will these PC's suffice?

Ok, so I would need to buy a key for my wife, so she can be online as well? We cannot share one account? Ah well.

1) I don't know. I never ran into any problem serious enough to require assistance. But there is a pretty comprehensive FAQ and knowlegde database on the NCsoft support website.

2) GW currently supports 10 languages. On the Europe server there are different "districts" for the different languages. On the American server it's all English. Where are you located?

3) GW is known to run very well on rather old hardware. My own PC is more than 3 years old (AMD 1.7 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Geforce 3 Ti 64MB) and it runs GW okay. Framerate is well playable and the game looks beautiful. By cable internet "6.0" you mean a 6 Mbit connection? That should be well enough for 4 players. If anything, you may want to get some more RAM.

In the USA

Thanks for the information, we will give it a try

Thanks again.

If you have trouble getting a free trial account key online, consider this:

http://www.guildwars.com/support/gam...ilogytrial.php

You can get info on gameplay, professions, and beginner areas at http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page as far as that type of support goes.

For problems in-game, the support site for the game company is at plaync.com
That site is used for technical questions, reporting infractions of the EULA and reporting glitches. Response is not immediate and is done through email. There is a FAQ on that site, which covers most of the common questions.

Integrated video (on-board) has been know to affect the game. A good add-on video card solves a lot of problems although a top-end one is not needed. You can check out this site's tech forum for advice on equipment and what to avoid.

Thanks

Does the game require CD while playing?

You dont need CD while play but be warn the game is about 2-3 gigs depend on how many campaigns you own. I strongly suggest getting more ram, at least 1gig to RAM, it does help out a lot by having more RAM. I saw at Target that they have GW: Prophecy (CH1) for $30 if you are on a budget.

Customer support is awesome in my experience. I contacted them a year ago when i was getting too much lag after switching from 56k to broadband. The communication was through email but they were very helpful and knowledgeable.

If it helps I ran GW on 512 ram for about 3 or 4 months without any problem due to half of my memory corrupting. There was occassional lag when entering a new zone (5 or 6 seconds or so) but nothing that will majorly affect game play. As has already been posted, if you're looking to play online at the same time, you'll need a copy of the game for each of you.

and no you dont need the CD to play once the games installed

You guys are Awesome Thanks alot.

That is because we play Guild Wars

Agreed with Rothen. 512k is more then enough RAM to run GW properly.

You can also buy the game(s) for $29.99 (Prophecies Game of the Year edition) direct from https://secure.plaync.com/cgi-bin/Store.pl

Buying the box with the CDs doesn't save you much time when downloading the game agent as the game has had numerous changes since the box CD was made.

The easiest way to get it onto 4 computers would be to install or download (depending on purchase method) complete to one computer, burn the dat file to a CD and copy to the other units after install of the gw.exe file. The original download (even at 6MB) can take hours.

After that, periodically, your firewall will tell you when there have been changes and you will have a short (30sec to 20min) update download. ArenaNet is constantly making changes which are listed in the update announcements.

Your PCs will do fine, even if they have Intel graphics cards. I managed with 3Ghz, 512 RAM and a 192MB Intel...thing....for about 9 months ^^

The customer service has been extremely prompt when I have asked a question, and they also have a large knowledge base that answers most questions on their site

i dont know what knights online is like, but i came from Dark Age of Camelot (5 years) and world of warcraft (2 years)

this game is VERY primitive compared, i havnt dabbled into pvp yet, as me and my gf are just learning the ropes a bit, but it lacks most of the common features from a good mmorpg...from filters, interface, camera features etc etc

you cant even see the proffesion/lvl of your guildmates in the guild window, at least as far as i know, just tons of simple things seem missing

questing is rather well done, via the map, graphics are ok, but spell effects blow

when i told my girlfriend i didnt know if i like it, she said "we just spent over 100 dollars on this, so you better like it"

so i guess i'll like it i'm just hoping it gets better

one thing i hope they add is player sounds, after 2 years of WoW the world here just seems strangely silent

They're selling the 3 chapters in a package deal at Sam's Club fo $49 (The Prophecies is Game of The Year Edition)

Oh goodness...another one.

You say things like graphics are "okay." Either you have them on the absolute lowest settings or there's something wrong with your PC. Have you looked at WoW's graphics lately? The spell effects are AMAZING in GW. In WoW all that really happens is you character's hand glows when you're casting a spell...that's it.

Stop comparing games that are totally different. The fact that you haven't dabbled in PvP yet shows that you (admittedly) don't have much experience. Once you see that the game isn't about spamming spells and that PvP is actually challenging, maybe you'll realise

if ur pve oriented i would think twice about gw, it lacks something atleast for me. and if u have no problem paying monthly fees, i would pre-order lord of the rings online, i've been playing the beta and it is a fun pve game more so than WoW i find. ( if u pre-order it, fees are only 10$ a month opposed to the 15$ u would have to pay normally) and the spell effects in this game arnt good????? are u blind? they beat any other games effects by far.

sorry guy, top end comp, high graphics settings, any spell you have from WoW from the starting area beats anything i'v seen in this game, as i said in a post you made in my questions oubout the interface, spare me your boorish comments...i can make a pvp player right off the bat here <and i have> what i saw in the arena wasnt anything that i really havnt seen from pve in regards to graphics

if you wanna debate the realism aspect of this games graphics vs the more cartoony graphics of wow then you have an argument, although it is a matter of preference...but i played wow from beta till a few months ago, so i think i have a handle on what the graphic detail of the game is

i'm not pve orientated, but i wanna make my guy via the pve route then use him in pvp, although i have tried the auto 20 guys for a few battles

i dont have enough data to judge anything about the gameplay/balance/challenge of pvp yet as i havnt invested much into it yet, and i havnt said otherwise

although camera and interface issues will be my main struggle as far as i can see

monthly fees of wow werent the problem, i'd gladly pay it for the unmatched gameplay and features, its the ENDLESS gear grind i find fault with and caused me to leave my warrior with over 70 days /played behind, because no matter how good my gear was i'd always have to face the pve tards who just raid and hide behind their ultimate gear to mask a lack of skill even on a pvp server