Ok right now I only own Nightfall, and I must say Nightfall has made me reclaim a love for Guildwars.
I started with Prophecies when it first came out, quit prophecies, started replaying it before factions came out, quit it again because the fragmented story and the fact that I had no idea what I was doing made it kind of a bad experience
I bought Nightfall about a month ago, Started off as a Dervish (got it to 20 finished 10 missions) then made a Paragon (two missions left) and I must say this has been the most fun experience in an MMORPG I have had because the mix of Story, the million different ways to run a build, and being that my Alliance is awesome with people that help me and not criticize me when I have a question.
So now I am almost done with Nightfalls, and I will start doing the elite missions soon, I am looking into seeing what is the next Campaign I should buy. Prophecies, Factions, or GWEN
I am asking for your guys opinion and here is my Criteria
1) Storyline
2) High End Content
3) Amount of time needed to Game
Help me figure out which I should buy next
Which Campaign should I purchase Next (the millionth one of these probably)
XoVeR
Abedeus
Either Factions or Prophecies. I'd suggest Prophecies - long, fun story, a lot of skills, most of people play there (for example, most of the UW/FoW groups are in ToA). Storyline is more lineal than Nightfall, but it's longer and kinda easier.
Lord Darksoul
1) Storyline: I'd say my favorite is GW:EN, with Prophecies as a close second.
2) High End Content: GW:EN has the most dungeons, probably the best end content
3) Amount of time needed to Game: Pretty short if you play a decent bit a day (a few hours a day), but for a weekend gamer, it should last you a decent bit, definitely not as long as Prophecies is.
2) High End Content: GW:EN has the most dungeons, probably the best end content
3) Amount of time needed to Game: Pretty short if you play a decent bit a day (a few hours a day), but for a weekend gamer, it should last you a decent bit, definitely not as long as Prophecies is.
Linksys
I'd say get Nightfall and GWEN for heroes, Ursan, and other skills in GWEN.
XoVeR
Everybody says the story in Prophecies was entertaining, but I hated it. It was everywhere, then they tied it all together really fast at the end. Thats my opinion though.
Start off with war against Charr, being rushed away to Kryta where all of the sudden I help the white mantle, oh wait, now I am fighting the white mantle, who were duped by A lich Lord who want to gain control of Titans which are the so called gods of the Charr. Oh don't forget about Acesencion.
I may be wrong about that storyline but ehh just did not do it for me. Then again I loved the storyline for Nightfall which a lot of people hated so maybe I am weird.
Start off with war against Charr, being rushed away to Kryta where all of the sudden I help the white mantle, oh wait, now I am fighting the white mantle, who were duped by A lich Lord who want to gain control of Titans which are the so called gods of the Charr. Oh don't forget about Acesencion.
I may be wrong about that storyline but ehh just did not do it for me. Then again I loved the storyline for Nightfall which a lot of people hated so maybe I am weird.
Kyrein
you are incorrest, there are 3 million of these
get factions (because i say so)
get factions (because i say so)
Zedd Kun
Factions! Love the kurzick forests, there is fun pvp, and they got ritualist ^^ factions is the game I've played the most.
asp1988
prophecies, come on its the original, you have to have it anyway 
also got the most content for your money and possibly the cheapest of the three main installments
also got the most content for your money and possibly the cheapest of the three main installments
RedNova88
I would recommend Prophecies just because of the story and how it ties in with the Eye of the North expansion. It also has the most content out of any of the campaigns, and it's also a lot longer. I would recommend Factions last because it's short, and not as deep as the other campaigns.
Eye of the North is almost a must if you ask me. It, like factions, is also quite short but it sports slightly improved graphics, new skills (most are blatantly overpowered PvE skills) and of course the Hall of Monuments where all of your max titles, prestige armor, Destroyer weapons, mini pets, and heroes will go and offer you rewards when GW2 comes into play.
All in all I'd say get Prophecies, then when you're ready get Eye of the North and if you still want more, get Factions.
My 2 cents
Eye of the North is almost a must if you ask me. It, like factions, is also quite short but it sports slightly improved graphics, new skills (most are blatantly overpowered PvE skills) and of course the Hall of Monuments where all of your max titles, prestige armor, Destroyer weapons, mini pets, and heroes will go and offer you rewards when GW2 comes into play.
All in all I'd say get Prophecies, then when you're ready get Eye of the North and if you still want more, get Factions.
My 2 cents
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Cacheelma
Since I prefer myself to be consistent, this is what I'll say.-
Don't bother. Wait for GW2 instead.
Don't bother. Wait for GW2 instead.
Malice Black
Get EoTN. That'll keep you going for 6 months. Well, as long as you're not one of these people that play for 6+ hours everyday.
Sirius-NZ
Yeah, I'd have to say Eye of the North as well, truth be told. Easily the most high-end content of anything you don't have... the storyline is reasonable (Prophecies is kind of nice there, but the Factions storyline is terrible, unfortunately)... can be a time sink but if you just play through the campaign it's not going to take so much. It's the dungeons that really take time, but they're also your high-level content.
Prophecies isn't far behind though, although it has precious little high-end content to interest you. Factions just wasn't designed that well; there are some nice things about it, but it'd be the last on my list, to be honest.
Prophecies isn't far behind though, although it has precious little high-end content to interest you. Factions just wasn't designed that well; there are some nice things about it, but it'd be the last on my list, to be honest.
Clarissa F
Since you are going for high-end, nothing beats the dungeons in EotN. Go for that. You already tried Prophecies twice, so you might as well keep that for last. Most of the Prophecies elites you can get in EotN, as well.
angmar_nite
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Since you are going for high-end, nothing beats the dungeons in EotN. Go for that. You already tried Prophecies twice, so you might as well keep that for last. Most of the Prophecies elites you can get in EotN, as well.
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Pleikki
Prop! Best storyline Fun missions loads of quests etc Nice looking places and Its story where all did begin!
Pleikki
Prop! Best storyline Fun missions loads of quests etc Nice looking places and Its story where all did begin!
WinterSnowblind
Sounds like you're in the same boat as me. I originally bought Prophecies way back when it was first released, but I never really got into the game. It wasn't until Nightfall was released, and the addition of Heroes that I really started playing. I'd probably recommend playing Prophecies next, but if you can find the Platinum edition, you should get that, as it includes both Prophecies and Eye of the North.
I personally found Eye of the North to be the most enjoyable of any of the games, despite what everyone else might tell you. Although a lot of the content is clearly reused from the other campaigns, it's still a lot of fun, and very rewarding.
Factions adds a lot of nice new armour sets and the environment is very nice, but the storyline isn't particularly good and the missions can be very frustrating.
I personally found Eye of the North to be the most enjoyable of any of the games, despite what everyone else might tell you. Although a lot of the content is clearly reused from the other campaigns, it's still a lot of fun, and very rewarding.
Factions adds a lot of nice new armour sets and the environment is very nice, but the storyline isn't particularly good and the missions can be very frustrating.
Olim Chill
I'd also recommend trying Prophecies next. It offers a good amount of quality play and has that classic fantasy feel most people can appreciate.
Bryant Again
Get Prophecies. Learn your roots, son!
Angelic Upstart
I recommend Prophecies, it is the starting point...
Perkunas
If you started in Prophesies and then quit, you already have Prophesies. Why buy again, unless you didn't attach NF to it?
pamelf
To the OP, if you already have Prophecies, did you attach your NF key? If so, the only things you don't have are GW:EN and Factions. As far as those two go, if you like the PvE side go with GW:EN, if you'd like to play some more PvP get Factions. Factions has a very short storyline and mission sequence compared to both Prophecies and Nightfall, but it's one of my personal favourite expansions nonetheless. GW:EN I didn't much care for when it first came out, but it's definitely growing on me. I find myself spending more and more time there.
That said however, Factions is selling quite cheaply at the moment, so if you can get it for under $20 (AUS for me) I'd get that one to try out, rather than spending full price on something you're not 100% sure about. Just my two cents.
That said however, Factions is selling quite cheaply at the moment, so if you can get it for under $20 (AUS for me) I'd get that one to try out, rather than spending full price on something you're not 100% sure about. Just my two cents.
Biostem
I personally really enjoy Factions. Yeah, the story line is very simplistic, but there are some really cool areas to visit, the assassin and ritualist professions are good, there are some really nice armor, weapon, and items skins, you can then participate in alliance battles, and you can get the faction skills.
I also think factions has some of the best skills in the game, (dragon slash, spoil victor, icy veins), and you can get max collector armor quite easily there, too.
I found Prophecies to be too drawn out, and the story had you going all over the place for no good reason.
I also think factions has some of the best skills in the game, (dragon slash, spoil victor, icy veins), and you can get max collector armor quite easily there, too.
I found Prophecies to be too drawn out, and the story had you going all over the place for no good reason.
Horseman Of War
go prophecies and make one of your characters a Legendary Defender of Ascalon (1)
Eli Rela
Pardon me, did you say that you already have Prophecies? Then all you need is Factions (love the story and settings) and EOTN after that :-)
Messy
If you already own prophecies, did you merge the 2 accounts? If so... then all you need is GWEN and Factions. I would get GWEN first.