Newbie here!

Hey, Back from 2 years of playing wow..I got banned and don't feel like leveling another char.. So I am gonna get the game this weekend. My questions are..Best profession for a pvp player? I enjoyed pvp in wow So I guess I'll enjoy it here.. My other question is is leveling like leving to 20 on wow? And last but not least are there realms/servers?

Leveling is relatively quick, (slower in the original campaign) a bulk of the content is set for a level 20 character.

PvP is a different beast, given a little time you will have the opportunity to play all classes, at which point play what you want or what your team needs. If you plan to PvE just run with what fits your play style.

this is not like wow

did u enjoy world pvp in wow?
or arena pvp in wow?

gw is most similar to arena pvp from wow
(there is no world pvp)

also...character development/balance is nuthin like wow either
every class has a chance to shine
so play wutever u like the best

tho the 2 most common classes in pvp r:
war and/or monk

there r 2 types of characters: pve and pvp
pvp r instantly lvl20, and have access to all skills and equips u have unlocked

so feel free to play around with all the different classes
try them all out till u find one u like

its not like wow, where u have to dedicate all ur time to 1 or 2 charas

and u can respec for free anytime u want
so if your unhappy wit ur build, u can change it anytime u want


theres different 'servers'
but all ur charas have access to all servers
so u can pug on american
and if u have euro friends, u can switch to euro servers with ease

You can check out the PvP forums on this site for info on how the professions work in PvP.

Each campaign comes with 4 slots. You can create a level 20 PvP only character on day one. You can purchase PvP Skill Packs from the on-line store to give your one campaign character all the skills available for PvP.

oh, btw, if u dun like pve at all...or dun plan to pve
jus buy the pvp version of gw

it basically gives u all 4 games in one (minus the pve part)
for the price of 1 game

So i am automatically level 20 when I select pvp? That's neat. What do you mean go online stores and buy stuff for my char? That's kinda weird. And I liked arena pvp.

Skill packs. Unlocking skills for use in PvP is a slow and laborious process. The skill packs allow you to unlock these skills without the lengthy grind.

Don't worry - it's nothing like Maple Story. It's just the one thing and doesn't create imbalance.

At your log-in screen for GW, you will see an Icon at the top of the screen for the on-line store.

If you have a credit, debit or Visa gift card, you can purchase Skill Packs, extra character slots, etc. Nothing that will give you an advantage over anyone else.

But as Snograt said, it's a long process to collect all the skills you need for PvP across three campaigns by playing PvE.

You can also purchase the games dirrectly from the online store (although it is marked up too much and you don't get the manuals).

Yo heard from a reviewer on expotv that it's not a game where you can see other players leveling/walking...thats kinda lame.. Is it really an MMO?

no its not an mmo

its instanced

towns and outposts u can see everyone

but once u exit out to an explorable area/dungeon/mission/etc...
u'll only be able to see urself and teamates

Oh, that's better. Thanks! Oh and are there any "Drops" when you kill monsters? like gold weapons? I think I might be a mesmer or elementalist since I had a shaman.

Mesmer is lots of fun, but takes much more practice to be effective in PvP.

Yes, there are drops. Here are links to the two wiki sites - the second is available in-game by keying Help on the menu or F10 or /wiki in the chat bar.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page

Just out of curiousity, why were you banned? We don't take kindly to strangers coming into our town and causing trouble. o.O

Just a side not there is nothing similar with GW and WOW, 2 different games, so dont get GW if you think you ll get replacement for WOW.

yes, there r drops

and a ritualist most closely resembles a shaman
tho to be a ritualist u need the factions campaign

u could get guild wars platinum: factions edition, which includes both proph+factions for the price of one

Cause Blizzard sucks.. I was sharing an account with my little bro and they thought he was a gold farmer and banned me...

Nahh, I love MMO's I was losing interest in wow anyway.

Extrememly sorry for this triple post, won't happen again..What happens when you die?

When you die you will get resurrected at the nearest Resurrection-shrine and receive -15% Health and Energy (called "Death Penalty").
You can lose those -15% again by gaining XP from killing monsters. You can have -60% max, so dying at -60% Death Penatly will not result in more loss of Health and Energy.

In some areas, like Dungeons, if every party member has -60% Death Penatly, you will all be teleported back to the outpost and have to start again.

Also, there are special items that can remove your Death Penalty, either completely or by 5-15%


EDIT: Of course you will only be resurrected automatically if either all party members are dead, or you are solo.
If one party member is still alive, he can resurrect all dead party members if he has a Res-Spell.... if not... he will have to kill himself so everyone else gets automatically resurrected.