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Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

12 May 2008 at 10:01 - 1

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

Alex the Great

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

America.....got a problem with that?

[Lite]

W/

12 May 2008 at 10:26 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

2. The area's outside of the town are instanced, meaning your team gets your own copy of the map (but they are huge)

3. PvP is the number one feature

4. It may be a little higher, but most comps can handle it if you turn down the settings

5. instaling the games takes a little while, but patches after that are quick and easy

6. the max is 20, which is easy to get (this makes it so you can have multiple max level characters, and so teh game isn't all about leveling, but it's abouot skill)

Targuil

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Tampere, Finland

Keep Dreaming [Yawn]

E/

12 May 2008 at 10:26 - 3

1. No comment
2. No, whole game is instanced but you can meet people in citys.
3. Yes, Random arena, Team arena, Guild vs guild, Heroes ascent and Alliance battles and hero battle.
4. Just install both.
5. Not too big.
6. 20, but it doesn't matter.
7. Generally, you will follow storyline but you can get runs from other people to skip certain things.

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

12 May 2008 at 10:27 - 4

Guild Wars is instanced, meaning you walk out of a town and it's you and your party. In a city, it's you and everyone else.

There is PvP, a lot of it infact. You can make a PvP only character as well (which is probably one of the better ways to start PvP).

Max level is 20.

You progress through the game by Missions, this is the storyline. You can do side quests or just explore, but it's easiest to get to some areas by doing the missions rather than trying to fight through several areas. As you're a beginner, I'd suggest against getting a run anywhere.

Also, here are the wikis:
Official Wiki
Unofficial Wiki
These contain a lot of answers to your questions.

GWEXTREEMFAN

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2006

in my house

N/A

W/E

12 May 2008 at 10:39 - 5

just so you know as it is mostly a very big mistake of newcomers

once you are lvl 20 the game isn't over yet
for a very long time not

you've still got tons of quests to do/repeatable elite missions
underworld FoW
mini games
aliance battles
GvG
farming
title grinding
and so on

just don't think you'll be finished once you've maxed your lvl

say you're finished once you've done all 3 campaigns vanquished, all titles, all quests,all skills

then you can say you're finished with gw
not before^_^

anyway you will have fun with it trust me

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

12 May 2008 at 10:58 - 6

Patching GW took me 5-6 hours last time I reinstalled. This was over wireless though @ 300kbs, so a hardwired connection with decent connection should do it in 3-4 hours.

Best way to get this info is spend an hour or two browsing the forums.

Sir Owns Alot EP

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

[Town]

P/W

12 May 2008 at 11:50 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Patching GW took me 5-6 hours last time I reinstalled. This was over wireless though @ 300kbs, so a hardwired connection with decent connection should do it in 3-4 hours.

Best way to get this info is spend an hour or two browsing the forums.

Whoa whoa whoa....hold on a second

3-4 Hours with a "decent connection"? The longest I've ever downloaded was like 45 seconds MAYBE!

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

12 May 2008 at 11:53 - 8

Sir Owns Alot EP, Malice probably means using the -image command after a fresh install.
Which will take that amount of time, and quite possible longer then that.
(also depending on what you install (AKa, prophecies) then you'll have to download 120k files just for getting the title screen, on a slow network that can already take 2 hours.)

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

12 May 2008 at 11:57 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

2 yes, but you will not find other players in the explorable area's
3 yes, and different kinds of it
4 play on lower requirements and you'll be fine
5 a few gigabyte
6 lvl 20
7 you can follow it but there are alot of other things to do next to the storyline

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

12 May 2008 at 12:34 - 10

omg few gigs patch!!!
i have limit in downloading

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

12 May 2008 at 12:46 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Owns Alot EP

Whoa whoa whoa....hold on a second

3-4 Hours with a "decent connection"? The longest I've ever downloaded was like 45 seconds MAYBE!

45 seconds to d/l 4-5GB..I want your connection

To d/l the whole game using -image will take 3+ hours.

You should be thankful the GW client is so small. AoC client is 13gb, not including any patches.

Targuil

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Tampere, Finland

Keep Dreaming [Yawn]

E/

12 May 2008 at 13:16 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

45 seconds to d/l 4-5GB..I want your connection

To d/l the whole game using -image will take 3+ hours.

You should be thankful the GW client is so small. AoC client is 13gb, not including any patches.

/offtopic I didn't know that aoc has 13gb of shit.

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

12 May 2008 at 13:27 - 13

Most people start the download and let it run while they are sleeping or out of the house. Less anxiety that way.

You can do the whole thing (3gb) using -image command (see Commands in the wiki) which will cover all three campaigns & extras (although you can only access parts for which you own an access key).

You can download basic client and do small updates as you move through the campaign you have. Each new area will require an update to your gw.dat file.

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

12 May 2008 at 13:36 - 14

Well, if the op is going to install from the platinum edition dvd then the update download won't be that big and long, that dvd should have most upto date data at the time of release anyway.

From reading his post though, he seems to think that GW is a free WOW. I dunno, maybe I'm wrong but he'll be really disappoint with the game if he start playing with normal mmo mind set.

shillo

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

12 May 2008 at 13:39 - 15

If you're installing from CDs, it'll be around 200ish megabytes to get into the game, then 20ish megabytes for the first big city, then couple of megs for each new area. Expect a 700-1000 megabytes the first month (assuming 100hours/month play, and assuming your activity patters are not too different from mine), then 300-400 megs/month afterwards - total bandwidth, for both the game and the updates. Add ventrilo/teamspeak to this number if you want to use them.

If you're downloading everything, I'm not sure how much you'll have to add to that number (as CDs have most of the graphics resources on them).

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

12 May 2008 at 23:19 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwarf Teh Guru

www.guildwars.com
gw.gamewikis.org

Do that. It will answer your questions.

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

13 May 2008 at 00:03 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?Can't say never played WoW
3. is there pvp in this game?Yep
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?GW is all run on 1 client, so if you can run GW, then you should be able to run GW:EN
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?Guessing a few gigs, maybe 2
6. whats max level?20
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..[b] Prophecies( 1st GW) does not require missions done in order, the rest of the GW games do however.
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

My answers are in bold, and you can edit your first post with your other questions as well once you think of them.

Counterstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

13 May 2008 at 00:18 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWEXTREEMFAN

just so you know as it is mostly a very big mistake of newcomers

once you are lvl 20 the game isn't over yet
for a very long time not

you've still got tons of quests to do/repeatable elite missions
underworld FoW
mini games
aliance battles
GvG
farming
title grinding
and so on

just don't think you'll be finished once you've maxed your lvl

say you're finished once you've done all 3 campaigns vanquished, all titles, all quests,all skills

then you can say you're finished with gw
not before^_^

anyway you will have fun with it trust me

Is there ever an ending? Like I liked how wow like never ended..

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

13 May 2008 at 01:07 - 19

yep there's an ending

But only 'cause unlike most mmo's there's a story

But the gameplay goes waaaaay beyond the storyline

Jam Jar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

[Disc]

W/

13 May 2008 at 07:03 - 20

If you're a little confused on which campaign to buy, there's a guide right on the Q&A section. But if you're totally new at the game and you want to probably take it slower, than Prophecies is your best choice. It's got a great learning curve as well.

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

13 May 2008 at 08:12 - 21

so should i install prophecies first, and later Eye of the north?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

13 May 2008 at 09:18 - 22

As much as I hate to say this, install Nightfall first. Getting the heroes will make your time in GW much easier. If you install Chapter1 first you'll end up playing by yourself most the time.

Renny2077

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

India

Five of the Divine

E/Me

13 May 2008 at 11:42 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

As much as I hate to say this, install Nightfall first. Getting the heroes will make your time in GW much easier. If you install Chapter1 first you'll end up playing by yourself most the time.

You'll be soloing the quests but you can use the henchmen. For missions, I've always been able to find other ppl to group with. If you're lucky, you can even find ppl for quests.

Twan4188

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Ashford

White Dragon Order [WD]

W/Mo

13 May 2008 at 15:53 - 24

Platinum contains both Prophecies as Eye of the North.
2 The world is big, however you get your own copy of the map.
3 Yes there is. Short-timed PvP and long-timed PvP.
4 I had 512 MB RAM until a few months ago. Prophecies worked well but EotN didn't because it needed 1 GB. The loading was slow and there was approx. 30 seconds black screen after a cinematic, made me do the first EotN quest fail.
6 Max. level is 20, it sounds low, but it actually is just enough, the foes still increase in level (up to 30) so there still is some challange.
7 There is a storyline. Actually it is the point to follow it and you will also get involved with it. However, on prophecies you can skip this storyline most of the time, only in the beginning and on certain other places you have to participate in it. In EotN there also is but after you accepted several quests, you will be able to move freely. In factions and Nightfall however, you are somehow forced to follow it.

EotN is an expansion, this means you have to owe a campaign first. Meaning: you have to install prophecies first and later on EotN (Which you can access with your Prophecies characters only after you reach a specific destination if you only buy platinum).
The heroes don't matter. Henchmen are also very handy. I bought prophecies some years ago and completed it with henchmen and sometimes other players only. Heroes make it more easy then henchmen, but look on the bright side, you'll get heroes with EotN as well, and very soon indeed. So when it gets heavy you still have the heroes to aid you out.

Toutatis

Walking Wiki

Join Date: Nov 2006

Isle of Medication

Visitors from Aranna [VFA]

Me/E

13 May 2008 at 16:26 - 25

Quote:

As much as I hate to say this, install Nightfall first. Getting the heroes will make your time in GW much easier. If you install Chapter1 first you'll end up playing by yourself most the time.

I would disagree. True, heroes are very powerful but to be powerful they need to be outfitted with skills. A brand new player won't have a wide enough selection of skills unlocked for their heroes, and for the most part the skills on offer at the hero skill trainers are less than impressive, so at the beginning a hero doesn't offer any real tactical advantage over a henchman's static skill set. The only advantage that heroes would have at that point is the ability to flag them independently, which you don't really need to do for PvE.

Starting with Prophecies is a good idea, because Prophecies offers a huge range of extremely useful skills as free rewards for doing quests. It allows new players to build up the selection of skills that they have unlocked without much effort, so that when Nightfall is added the heroes can be outfitted with much more effective builds much more easily.

Twan4188

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

Ashford

White Dragon Order [WD]

W/Mo

13 May 2008 at 20:28 - 26

In the beginning there was only prophecies, and almost everyone made it to the end of the game without any heroes. I completely agree with Toutatis for the part that these heroes need to be equipped, which is very hard in the beginning without any good skills. After various quests these skills will come and then it is no longer a problem.

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

18 May 2008 at 16:45 - 27

hi all i just bought GW prophecies + eye of the north!
i m lvl 2 elementalist!
now i can choose 2nd profession! whats best?
and when i select which game i wanna play i can choose prophecies, nightfall, factions, but where is eye of the north???
and when i play roleplaying, is there any way for pvp? or i must cr8 char on pvp?

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

18 May 2008 at 16:46 - 28

Mesmer or Monk.

Graveborn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

Massively Overpowered [MVOP]

18 May 2008 at 16:59 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

hi all i just bought GW prophecies + eye of the north!
i m lvl 2 elementalist!
now i can choose 2nd profession! whats best?
and when i select which game i wanna play i can choose prophecies, nightfall, factions, but where is eye of the north???
and when i play roleplaying, is there any way for pvp? or i must cr8 char on pvp?

Eye of the North is an expansion to the campaigns, so you don't start characters there, but can get one up to that point once it is created.

I just started an Elementalist and went with Monk as 2nd for the healing and rez in my group. I'm hoping I do well.

Roleplaying characters can PvP (PvP characters, though, have no access to PvE). I think you find an Arena after you are out of the starting area, but I'm not to that point yet, either.

Counterstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

18 May 2008 at 21:23 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. G

yep there's an ending

But only 'cause unlike most mmo's there's a story

But the gameplay goes waaaaay beyond the storyline

Ohh, But in pvp. It's like never-ending eh?

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

18 May 2008 at 22:02 - 31

ok i m now lvl 4 Ele/Mesmer and i have all unused points
where should i put all my points?
i like fire and water element
should i put all points in one element?
and what about mesmer points, whould i put in them?
and btw. i dont have charr hides so i cant buy armor

i look gayish

Counterstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

19 May 2008 at 18:23 - 32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

ok i m now lvl 4 Ele/Mesmer and i have all unused points
where should i put all my points?
i like fire and water element
should i put all points in one element?
and what about mesmer points, whould i put in them?
and btw. i dont have charr hides so i cant buy armor

i look gayish

What do people mean when they say ele/mesmer? You can be two at one time?

Newb here..

(I am only l337 at Cs:s)

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

19 May 2008 at 18:26 - 33

Yes.

In this game you have a main profession, and a secondary.

The idea of the secondary profession is to the boost the effectiveness of your primary.

Mesmer and Monk are generally the most popular secondary professions because Monk offers viable self heals, and Mesmer offers decent energy management.

Counterstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

19 May 2008 at 18:54 - 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Yes.

In this game you have a main profession, and a secondary.

The idea of the secondary profession is to the boost the effectiveness of your primary.

Mesmer and Monk are generally the most popular secondary professions because Monk offers viable self heals, and Mesmer offers decent energy management.

Ahh, See I Learn new things everyday! but how do you choose your secondary profession?

Tatile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus

N/Me

19 May 2008 at 19:00 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Counterstriker

Ahh, See I Learn new things everyday! but how do you choose your secondary profession?

It's a Primary quest you're given, which allows you to choose one of the profession available in your campaign (which isn't your original profession). You can later change by either getting a quest (Prophecies) or going to a profession changer (NF and Factions).

Bloody ice-cream hindring my typing

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

19 May 2008 at 21:04 - 36

Counterstriker buy game its very good! i bought mine yesterday

Counterstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2008

20 May 2008 at 01:53 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

Counterstriker buy game its very good! i bought mine yesterday

Thanks bro, I am gonna get it once school's over.. Cause I am afraid my grades will go down, also I am building a pc just for gaming, so i wanna wait till i'm done.. 2 weeks till me geforce 8600gt vid card comes!

Jotun89

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

20 May 2008 at 07:52 - 38

nice but i play GW on FX5500 lol without problems

Buzzer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Australia

21 May 2008 at 11:56 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

ok i m now lvl 4 Ele/Mesmer and i have all unused points
where should i put all my points?
i like fire and water element
should i put all points in one element?
and what about mesmer points, whould i put in them?
and btw. i dont have charr hides so i cant buy armor

i look gayish

Generally it's best to focus on one element and put the rest in Energy Storage and/or a supporting attribute. For example you could be an Air elementalist with some Earth to provide wards. Or a Water elementalist with some Fire so you can use [[Glyph of Immolation] with [[Steam]. Other people just max out Fire and Energy Storage.

The only mesmer skills you should think about using are in Inspiration or No Attribute (like [[Arcane Echo]). You probably shouldn't bother with Mesmer skills at such a low level anyway.

You can reorganise your attribute points whenever you're in a town so don't be afraid to invest them.