A Few Newbie Questions

Hey everybody. I played WoW for about a year but I quit because of the monthly fee's. I was thinking of playing Guild Wars because I only have to play a one time fee. Just had a few questions before I buy it:

1) Is the character customization good?
2) Is there a good senses of player to player interaction?
3) I was going to buy Guild Wars Factions Platinum Edition, is that all I need?

Thanks for any information you can give me!

I don't know much about WoW so here goes:

1) The characters look nice, but there will undoubtedly be a clone of your character somewhere else in the game. If you're creative it shouldn't be too bad though, and you can mix and match armor.
2) If you get in a good guild PuGing is pretty much dead, but if you have a good guild you can always find company.
3) Don't buy factions if you're new. I'd definitely recommend prophs or nightfall first. I'm a big fan of prophs, but more seem to like nightfall.

Good luck with your decision!

I, too, came here from WoW, so here are my thoughts on it...

1. Character Customization
   • Look/Armor
     While it is true there are only a set number of choices for character design, I think the ones available are slightly better than you get in WoW. And even though there are specific armor sets, by dying yours you can come up with good combos and stand out.
   • Spells/Attributes
     As for customization when it comes to spells and such, since you have only 8 active spells at a time and can switch out both spells and attributes in any city/outpost, you can come up with your own style and won't always run into people (or group with people) using the exact same skills even if they have the same professions.
2. Player Interaction
   I have had no problems finding groups so far, but I have only been playing a short time.
3. Campaigns
   I went with the Guild Wars Platinum Edition (Prophecies/ Eye of the North combo) and have enjoyed it so far. Also, I am a fan of story and Prophecies seemed a logical place to start. If it continues to go as well as it has, I'll be looking to pick up the other campaigns before too long.

Good luck.

Ok, thanks guys! I think I will buy the Platinum edition, it has the basic Guild Wars and Eye of the North expansion. Two more questions, can I install it and play on 2 different computers like WoW? And also are the raids/dungeons?

i'd rather go with gw platinum: factions editions imo
u get way more content

plus u can do either of the games whenever u like

if u get eotn...its meant for high-end pve'rs so its content is very hard
and u prolly wont even touch it, until at least 2 or 3 months down teh road

if u feel u need eotn, it'll only cost u $10 since its only an expansion
if u were to buy factions seperately (full campaign) its roughly $30

oh, and factions has a hard learning curve
but u will be guided through in the beginner island

yesh, proph is easier...but its also like 100x slower
sometimes it'll feel like u arent even progressing at all, which isnt terribly bad
but i prefer a faster pace, which factions definately has

Ok, well then I'll get the Guild Wars Factions Platinum Edition, as I don;t want to waste money on content I won't even use yet.

personally, i think nf is one of teh best campaigns for new players...
i dunno y anet didnt put that one in a package deal

(prolly cuz it already sells well as a standalone...more money yay)

One other thing, I was watching some videos on you tube. I noticed that movement is controlled by pointing and clicking on a spot in front of you. Is there a way to change that, like to use the WASD keys?

u can use both wsad + arrowkeys + mouse
there is option in the menu to completely disable mouse movement (can help wit targetting in case of a misclick)

first thing u'll notice bout gw compared to wow is
obviously no jump
but also the movement is kinda buggy and clunky

finding players is mostly easy
finding good players is another story
but sometimes in town you can still stop for a chat i guess
there are always a few ppl wanting to talk a bit and just have some fun (me included)

Ok, thanks for everyones help! I really do appreciate it!

If you want to check out what people can do with armour combinations and dye, head over to the Screenshot Exposition forum (way down the bottom) and find the thread(s) for your chosen profession.

A lot of people love to show off their armour and dye combo's, as well as just their character design (myself included).

Here in Calgary, I'd recommend the GW Factions Platinum edition as the best deal. You get two full games and you can pick up EotN for just $10 more. Otherwise, you're looking at the same price for the Prophecies Platinum edition but you have to spend $30+ for Factions

OK, I had to buy Platinum: Factions. Am I able to install the game on 2 different computers with 2 different IP adresses? I know in WoW they would monitor this to make sure people weren't selling/sharing their accounts.

Nope, well not in WOW terms, you won't find 25 man raid, there are elite missions ( you need GW Factions edition for them though) which needs 12 ppl, there are dungeons in EOTN ( 8 ppl party) but its a joke compering to wow in terms of how hard is it to do it ( which I find good though).
Also there is hard mode ( something like heroic mode in WOW) once you finish the game ( story line) but again is a joke compering to WOW

Bah, ok. Anything about playing one accounts on two different computers?

You don't need to disable anything, just use or don't.

No you can't.

Why are you even playing GW if it's such a joke?

I know you can't at the same time; but at different times?

I didnt mean to put down gw,all I wanted to say it's easy compering to wow ( way eaiser than any dungeon or instance in wow) , but notice how i said i like that.Rosshi asked also are there raids/dungeons, the answer is truth, you dont have to spend hrs to kill a boss and be wiped at the end , nor you have raids with 25 ppl. I also said I like that, some WOW bosses are just stupidly hard.And yes dificulty lvl of WOW and GW can't be compered, so I said joke..i am so sorry... Btw. how is that your problem in any way?