GW question?

zilth

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

i have played Wow and quit.and now im into GW.
i just wanted to ask, if there are anything like instances in WOW for getting gear from boss drops?

juggalol

juggalol

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Canada,Alberta(from nova scotia)

RoharsRoughNecks{RRN}

D/Mo

all explorable areas are instances.

holababe

holababe

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

Goon Squad [LLJK]

Mo/

That's not really what he means.
Yes the entire world is technically an 'instance' but there are also the high level areas such as The Deep, Urgoz's Warren, FoW, UW, DoA, ToPK etc. where you can get boss loot

Thomas.knbk

Thomas.knbk

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

SF as well
and pretty much every boss in Cantha drops a green weapon.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Armor doesn't drop in the missions/explorable areas either, you have to buy it. But yea, bosses all over Factions, Nightfall, and Sorrow's Furnace in Prophecies will drop "green" weapons, which are usually good weapons with max stats and a good weapon requirement (requires 9 of the tied attribute like swordsmanship and marksmanship).

And also, whenever you leave town, you enter an instance. Instances are what make up Guild Wars. There isn't much, if any, persistant world like WoW.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Here is a link to guildwiki green item page http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Index_of_unique_item_lists which will give you the list of items and who drops them.

Green Drops are not guaranteed and the more members in your party, the less chance it will drop for you.

Iuris

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

I think a broader explanation is in order.

First, GW is conceptually different from WoW.

In WoW, gear is extremely important, with high quality gear making a character significanlty more effective. Thus, to make a character better, you need to get elite gear.

In GW, however, gear is not so important, as gear with maximum effects is generally available from crafters and collectors. Everyone can get a weapon with the highest stats relatively easily - within a day of work or so. It's part of the balance of the game. Prestige comes from having better looking gear that has no better stats than basic gear.

Now, going for valuable stuff, there are several area that are intentionally extremely dangerous, but where the rewards are also great. Examples include The Underworld, The Fissure of Woe, the elite missions Urgroz warren and The Deep, and hardest of all - The Domain of Anguish.

kingbox099

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

city of heaven

Modified Soul Society [SOUL]

W/Mo

and so less chance green drop for you solo
i have remember that i farm a warrors boss more than 20 times but no green drop
sandness!