And I wish to know, in the honest opinion of the members of this forum, is it still worth playing from scratch? Are there many players? Are they douche bag cheaters? That kinda stuff.
Also, if I should start to play again, what characters would you recommend? I don't want an argument started about this topic, just your individual suggestions, and why such a character is good for any reason, not just powergaming cause I'm not really into that.
Also I stopped playing GW just before the first EXP pack came out, so I just have the core game.
Thanks for any feedback.
I'm thinking of starting to play Guild Wars again...
CiSTM K0nFLiqT
exstoges
so prophecies. its pretty empty in there. except LA and ToA so if you like to UW or FoW then i suggest you continue to play but if you like to play the storyline with people. Then its hard to get a team going in prophecies. so its really on you. i have all campaigns so i have lots to do so im very busy. and i want to achieve max kobd so you should know thatll keep me reallll busy ^^. Anet is working hard getting rid of botters and stuff so its not as bad. Pvp is fun so theres alot you can do,so you might wanna try that out.
CiSTM K0nFLiqT
I didn't understand a word of that jargon, sorry. Like I said, I haven't played in a long time.
Lawrence Chang
no point in playing. gw2 coming out in 09... i think. no gwen = no hom = no point.
Konig Des Todes
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no point in playing. gw2 coming out in 09... i think. no gwen = no hom = no point.
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Only start playing if you think you will have fun. Every here and there there are jerks playing the game, but I don't think that is worth stopping to play if that means that you stop having fun.
CiSTM K0nFLiqT
What are hom and gwen? This jargon makes no sense to me.
I play all RPGs for fun and because I like to be the hero or anti-hero of any story, so I might give GW another crack to see if it fulfills that criteria.
I play all RPGs for fun and because I like to be the hero or anti-hero of any story, so I might give GW another crack to see if it fulfills that criteria.
king of killers
its totally worth it if you get some friends to make gaols with as you play ^^ and i think its fairly easy to find a team in prof just get some friends and get the oter expansions
king of killers
btw vent makes things whole bunch more fun!! so get a headset
cruzer
HOM = Hall Of Monuments
GWEN = the last expansion pak (Eye of the North)
LA = Lions Arch
ToA = Temple Of Ages
If you can't buy or don't want to buy at least one expansion (EOTN or Nightfall) then I would say forget it and wait for Guild Wars 2. There aren't many people doing missions, etc... so you need heros or PVE only skills from EOTN. You can get by with just henchman in normal mode.
GWEN = the last expansion pak (Eye of the North)
LA = Lions Arch
ToA = Temple Of Ages
If you can't buy or don't want to buy at least one expansion (EOTN or Nightfall) then I would say forget it and wait for Guild Wars 2. There aren't many people doing missions, etc... so you need heros or PVE only skills from EOTN. You can get by with just henchman in normal mode.
CiSTM K0nFLiqT
Whats prof mean?
Seriously, without the game specific jargon this would go alot faster.
EDIT: ah thanks Cruzer. Maybe I should just wait for the sequel. I have a good backlog of unbeaten games right now as is. Thanks for your help.
Seriously, without the game specific jargon this would go alot faster.
EDIT: ah thanks Cruzer. Maybe I should just wait for the sequel. I have a good backlog of unbeaten games right now as is. Thanks for your help.
king of killers
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Whats prof mean?
Seriously, without the game specific jargon this would go alot faster. EDIT: ah thanks Cruzer. Maybe I should just wait for the sequel. I have a good backlog of unbeaten games right now as is. Thanks for your help. |
Coloneh
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Seriously, without the game specific jargon this would go alot faster.
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whisp
Trust me, if you're looking for a game without a lot of annoying people, this isn't a bad choice. I'll tell you this - don't play any first person online shooters.
Zahr Dalsk
A warning beforehand - while Guild Wars' community are (some of them) slightly more refined than the average FPS crowd, we are far crueler than any FPS player can ever hope to be. Just a friendly warning.
Jam Jar
Prophecies only? Well, PvE isn't the shit, and unless if you really hated it because you kept replaying it thinking that "this job" is better than the other, then head on over to PvP only.
For PvP only, it's a sinch
. Just get the needed skills and start. Though, if you want a particular build, it might be hard since you only have prophecies. Still, prophecies IMO contains the best PvP "start up" skills. You can still find great combinations in it.
For PvP only, it's a sinch
. Just get the needed skills and start. Though, if you want a particular build, it might be hard since you only have prophecies. Still, prophecies IMO contains the best PvP "start up" skills. You can still find great combinations in it.
Contemplating Blades
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they arent using game-specific jargon. they are using english. this is an english forum. there are german and dutch ones somewhere i think if those would suit you better.
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Prof can mean 2 things....
Prophecies
Profession
Just depends on the criteria of the subject being discussed about.
Tatile
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And I wish to know, in the honest opinion of the members of this forum, is it still worth playing from scratch? Are there many players? Are they douche bag cheaters? That kinda stuff.
Also, if I should start to play again, what characters would you recommend? I don't want an argument started about this topic, just your individual suggestions, and why such a character is good for any reason, not just powergaming cause I'm not really into that. Also I stopped playing GW just before the first EXP pack came out, so I just have the core game. Thanks for any feedback. |
There are some jerks in game, mostly trade-scammers and time-wasters. Check out the 'Most Pathetic Scam Attempt' thread in Riverside for a list of things to avoid.
Only you can really see if it's worth playing from scratch. So GW2 is coming into beta sometime in the near future, big whoop. That's only going to prevent you from playing Guild Wars(GW1) if you want it to. From what I've read, GW2 is going to be a very different system and you may find GW1 closer to your liking.
Prophecies is kinder to new-comers and re-starters than either of the other two chapters (Factions and Nightfall), and Pre-Searing is wonderfully relaxed. Just do what you want to do, many people here are jaded from too much playtime, and in some cases far to high expectations.
Good luck.
Tirzan
Well, GW2 beta testing will start in mid 2009, so the game not before 2010, s you have al the time you want to play. You have only Prophecies campaign and as someone else said it's quite empty except some outpost. My suggestion is to buy one of the other campaign (suggest Nightfall for heroes) and then Eye of the North. These are the last 2 campaigns and there are many people playing them.
Concerning which profession to choose it's up to you, you can develope characters you have or if create a new one I suggest a fun class as mesmer.
Concerning which profession to choose it's up to you, you can develope characters you have or if create a new one I suggest a fun class as mesmer.
Dr Evove
If you plan on buying Factions, Nightfall or Eye of the North then I would say, Yes, it is worth picking back up. If not, then wait for GW2.
Eye ball
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HOM = Hall Of Monuments
GWEN = the last expansion pak (Eye of the North) LA = Lions Arch ToA = Temple Of Ages If you can't buy or don't want to buy at least one expansion (EOTN or Nightfall) then I would say forget it and wait for Guild Wars 2. There aren't many people doing missions, etc... so you need heros or PVE only skills from EOTN. You can get by with just henchman in normal mode. |
Tatile
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What do you mean nightfall and Eotn, Where is factions say in this. I only have factions and it offends me that people don't class factions to be a game to buy in the series. I know you said not too make an argument of this but it just upsets me and many others playing gw. ty!
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CagedinSanity
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And I wish to know, in the honest opinion of the members of this forum, is it still worth playing from scratch? Are there many players? Are they douche bag cheaters? That kinda stuff.
Also, if I should start to play again, what characters would you recommend? I don't want an argument started about this topic, just your individual suggestions, and why such a character is good for any reason, not just powergaming cause I'm not really into that. Also I stopped playing GW just before the first EXP pack came out, so I just have the core game. Thanks for any feedback. |
It's a personal thing but I hate prophecies. I get all my characters run to ascalon and maybe droks, but otherwise my only Prophecies character is a perma-pre.
Myk
I too am a returning member after almost two years in the mist. I last played (properly) just after Factions was released, feeling rather unnecessarily that I wouldn't be able to continue playing due to not investing in new chapter.
Recently my eldest daughter had discovered the original disks just lying around and asked if she could install it - just to keep her from nagging I decided to let her. It turns out though, that I was the one enjoying rediscovering this game, although the only major problem I had was the total lack any skill at all. Having a high level character was useless as I had forgotten how to us her, so all that was left was to start back at the beginning.
Saying all this, the lower costs of the additional chapters and expansion mean that I will be buying them in the very near future - starting with Nightfall.
Recently my eldest daughter had discovered the original disks just lying around and asked if she could install it - just to keep her from nagging I decided to let her. It turns out though, that I was the one enjoying rediscovering this game, although the only major problem I had was the total lack any skill at all. Having a high level character was useless as I had forgotten how to us her, so all that was left was to start back at the beginning.
Saying all this, the lower costs of the additional chapters and expansion mean that I will be buying them in the very near future - starting with Nightfall.
Ama Seraphim
good to see returning players.. if either of you need help.. with questions just post here.. and I can also help in game so just give me a holler if i'm on i will try to assist you..
Guru has some great folks.. but some comments should be taken with a grain of salt and not let them get to ya...
Ama Seraphim Vixen (in game Name or IGN)
Guru has some great folks.. but some comments should be taken with a grain of salt and not let them get to ya...
Ama Seraphim Vixen (in game Name or IGN)
auslander
As another returning noob, my advice is; join a decent pve guild. I found a great group of folks that have helped me with the tougher end missions, given me great weapons at no cost, etc... Without them, the game would be a joyless grind.
Aus
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