Returning player to Guild Wars...

Hey everyone, nice website.

Before I get into my thread I am just going to tell you about how I first came across Guild Wars. If you just want to read the purpose of my thread then please skip to the bold part below.

A friend, late in 2005 showed me Guild Wars and told me about it and I really liked the look of it. A week or two later I purchased the special edition. I continued to play Guild Wars for months and loved it so much I got the preorder box off of eBay and the collectors edition from Amazon.

Factions came along and I also got the preorder box and collectors edition for that and continued to enjoy Guild Wars, I didn't find it as good as the original but still enjoyed it. I only played one character on Factions and then stopped.

Nightfall came last and I again got the preorder box and collectors edition and I only played it for 30 minutes. The 2 new campaigns took the feel of Guild Wars away from me with Factions being PvP based and Nightfall having a Heroes system, I stopped playing.

It has now been about a year or two since I last started to play Guild Wars seriously and I have taken a look into Eye of the North and the new dungeons really stand out to me as I enjoyed them when I used to play World of Warcraft. I still have my account and I think seeing as this is the first true expansion to the first which I enjoyed so much of I want to start again.

Anyway, onto the purpose of this thread. I want to return to Guild Wars seeing as the story actually continues on from the first and best and with GWEN finally coming into the story. I have a few questions:
Is it worth completing Nightfall on one of my other characters? Should I create a whole new account with a new copy of Guild Wars and Eye of the North? Should I just wait for Guild Wars 2? Edited: From what people know about Eye of the North, does it seem as if it will have the same "feel" to it as the original? Truth is, I went completely off of Guild Wars when it decided to go with standalone games and not expansion packs but Eye of the North is an expansion pack, isn't it?

Thank you .

1. Indeed even if once.
2. No. You'd have to waste time leveling other characters since GWEN Is based on level twenty content.
3. Hell no. Think about the fate of Tyria! Besides Gw:En Is some sort of link between the two Guildwars.
4. Dont know about that since you know... its not out and all but It should be. Taking the best elements of the game and incorporating them alongside new ones.

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1.) Yes. Nightfall provides Heroes. end-game items and skills.
2.) No need at all...as stated, it is meant for only lvl20 characters.
3.) unless you want to wait for over a year...Besides titles, pets, etc. that you accomplish in the 3 campaigns and expansion provide you with special material when GW2 comes out.
4.)No...in a way, judging by the Demos etc. there will be several new features will change the feel of playing. Boss Battles, new graphics, mini-games, and several new additions to GW that have not been seen used yet in the previous campaigns.
5.) The level cap will nto be taken past 20 (it would not make sense....bring a lvl 20+ character back to factions after visiting EotN?) Supposedly in GW2, the level cap may be almost non-existent

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I just don't "like" the heroes system, I do not know why but it just seems to spoil it for me.

I do like the sound of Boss Battles and Dungeons though.

playing Nightfall 20mins and leaving it cause of the feel... that's not right man! you can't enjoy the full content by playing it for 30 mins!

you don't NEED heroes...you just use them when your in a hurry to get something done, or don't want to put up with people...because something ALWAYS happens when people are involved :P

1.Is it worth completing Nightfall on one of my other characters?

Definitely, even if you don't like it as much as the original, it is still very fun. And even if you don't like the heroes, they are still very, very, very useful to have. You also get to get all those nice skills.

Should I create a whole new account with a new copy of Guild Wars and Eye of the North?

No way. I see no point to this. You waste some money buying a new copy of Guild Wars and you lose access to the other campaigns and there skills. You also lose all progress made so far.

Should I just wait for Guild Wars 2?

Sure, if you really feel that strongly about saving $40, with the consequence of waiting 2 years or so.

Will Eye of the North have the same "feel" to it as the original?

Not out yet.

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GW2 = 2009

You have time.

Also you have to beat Nightfall to unlock Hard Mode, so much good stuff to do

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