Well farewell to warcrap... and hey there to GW

The title says it all really, but ive got a few questions.
Im proly going out to buy gw today, and I dont know much about it sooo:

1. Is the PvE on an epic scale? (Like WoW)
2. Is the PvP affected by gear earned in PvE?(Like WoW was pre-bc )
3. What is the class that is needed most in PvE?
4. What is the class that is the best in PvP?


Thanks for the help in advance everybody

1: It's instanced, not world.
2:Yes if you take a PvE character in, no if you take a PvP char in.
3:Necro's or Monks.
4:There is no "best" class, it's all balanced.
5: Armor etc is customized, there is a max armor level which is easily buyable. Perfect weapons are not worth any more than each other, apart from the skin value. (Just to help your transition from WoW)

1. No, everything is instanced.

2. No, everyone has the same gear. Or the same level of gear at least.

3. Questions like this usually start class wars. Play whatever class you like, that's the best advice I can give you.

4. See question #3. Best is a vague concept.

Hope that helps some. And welcome, by the way.

Oh and anything Berek says is wrong.

Q&A sticky has a lot of good info. Here's the link: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...d.php?t=107306

Thanks for the help guys

Katsumi just doesn't like me because i posted first :P

Also, there's a member on these forums called Warcrap..i thought they were leaving when you posted the thread. >.>

Anyways yeah.

(Ssh Katsumi )

3. Paragons.

Heh, well gl everyone

Also, don't listen to most people about classes.

It's all about preference. So what do you like?

Berek is actually right about that. But it's kinda good that someone else posted first, since it makes me look not so lurky. But this post may counteract that...oh well.

if you get stuck somewhere or need help i would advise you (and others will too) to look on http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page
great site for strategies, bosses and more info

1. I dunno - what does "epic scale" mean? No "raids", if that's what you mean.

2. PvP is a separate entity from PvE in GW. Gear that you earn in PvE can be used in PvP, but it makes no functional difference. And there is no PvP during PvE as in WoW.

3. I know many people will give different answers to this, but IMHO, it doesn't matter what class you play in PvE. All of Normal Mode and most of Hard Mode can be done with just about any group, especially with the addition of Heroes. (With the possible exception of some Elite missions) So, play whatever class(es) floats your boat.
I would have said Monk was the most needed class before Heroes, but now it really doesn't matter any more.

4. I'll let the PvP'ers have a go at this one.

Yeah, the word "Balanced" is the best word you will ever hear throughout your GW life. Don't listen to people that yell "Amagawd n00b laik play dis class plz"

Just play to your own playstyle.

Thanks a bunch everybody

Not exactly. In PvE, everywhere outside of town is instanced, and you and your party gets its own private copy of the game world. This has a few plus sides to it - you will never have to wait in line to kill a boss, and no random strangers can ever jump out of nowhere and ambush you/steal your drops.

Only if you take a PvE character into PvP with non-max equipment. Although max equipment is quite easy to come by in PvE and tends to be pretty cheap. There are flashier equipment options available that can be rather expensive, although these are no different in terms of functionality than the commonly available max equipment and don't offer better stats. As a side note, PvP characters are able to generate maxed equipment for no charge.

Every party seems to need capable warriors, monks and elementalists. Although all of the professions can be extremely useful in a balanced party, and as you will always have a minimum of 4 character slots feel free to experiment with the professions to find out which ones you enjoy playing.

I would suggest starting out with a warrior or elementalist as your first character; both of these professions are relatively straightforward to pick up and are quite newb-friendly, and will help you learn the basics of game mechanics with fewer growing pains.

All of the classes are fairly well balanced, with a mix of different strengths and weaknesses. There is no "best" profession that stomps all over everything else - it all depends on how well you play them. You'll only really find out which profession is the best for you if you experiment.

Super duper everybody, really looking forward to picking up the game

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Search FTW!!

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