Whats ur fave newbie area?
super strokey
Pre followed by Shing, followed by istan... istan a ways back
Darksun
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Pre Searing, Ascalon in all her glory. Before the dark time.
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Pre-Searring was nice first time seeing it, but it felt too much like a sterotypical and childish fairy tale. It was too sunny and bright, and though where were some nicer places, it just wasn't enough.
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Istan just didn't do it for me.. The areas aren't as pretty, music is meh (although the fight music is great)... just kinda meh. Although I love the little stories the quests have, adds a lot more depth to the world than pre & Shingjea.
StormDragonZ
My favorite newbie area?
That would be Kamadan.
That would be Kamadan.
BlackSephir
Shing Jea cuz it's pretty and it has nice music theme.
MithranArkanere
I like certain parts of all of them:
Pre-Searing:
- Size.
- Maps.
- Music.
- DirectSong bonus music.
- Quests.
- Underground area.
- Plot.
- Gwen.
But I HATE not being able to go back.
Factions:
- Training quests. They are separate and can be taken later when you get other secondary professions. They do help people to learn the stuff.
- You can get to level 20 inside the Beginner area.
- But you have to buy the armors, since the trophies required drop in later areas. When you get the copper coins, you are where the silver drops. When you need a golden one, you are where the silver drop.
Nightfall:
- Heroes.
- Great quests.
- Master quests.
- Event quests.
- Training area.
- Striders and Felines of Melandru.
- Collectors that give armors when you need them.
Pre-Searing:
- Size.
- Maps.
- Music.
- DirectSong bonus music.
- Quests.
- Underground area.
- Plot.
- Gwen.
But I HATE not being able to go back.
Factions:
- Training quests. They are separate and can be taken later when you get other secondary professions. They do help people to learn the stuff.
- You can get to level 20 inside the Beginner area.
- But you have to buy the armors, since the trophies required drop in later areas. When you get the copper coins, you are where the silver drops. When you need a golden one, you are where the silver drop.
Nightfall:
- Heroes.
- Great quests.
- Master quests.
- Event quests.
- Training area.
- Striders and Felines of Melandru.
- Collectors that give armors when you need them.
Magikarp
shing jea all the way!
Yawgmoth
Pre Searing Ascalon is unbeatable, it's not just a tutorial newbie area but a whole separate subgame, with plenty of players who don't plan on leaving it at all. I
Shing Jea and Istan aren't any bad though, in fact they're both better in terms of teaching new players the game mechanics, the content is designed better from learning point of view.
Shing Jea and Istan aren't any bad though, in fact they're both better in terms of teaching new players the game mechanics, the content is designed better from learning point of view.
Kusandaa
I like presearing but the content is too small for my likings... the sceneries are awesome, I have some nostalgia when I go there, but it gets boring really fast due to the lack of stuff to do. And yet it remains my fav starting place.
But yeah, I don't get all the people who won't leave pre-sear or spend their entire time in there. I'm sorry but I REALLY don't get it. O_o. (Yeah, I'm a bit sour of losing a couple people to play with 'cause they're in pre all the time...)
But yeah, I don't get all the people who won't leave pre-sear or spend their entire time in there. I'm sorry but I REALLY don't get it. O_o. (Yeah, I'm a bit sour of losing a couple people to play with 'cause they're in pre all the time...)
dilan155
i've loved pre and will always love pre, but now with the desire to get to lvl 20 quickly i dont sart there anymore 
Taisayacho
After only having NF for a while, I would actually love to find where Istan lives and stab it three times in the face.
Pre-searing ftw ^^
Pre-searing ftw ^^
1 up and 2 down
I can't choose between Pre-searing and Shing jea, I love them both too much. But I hate Istan with a passion.
samifly
Shing Jea is the best designed area for newbies, while pre-searing is the prettiest.
Proff
Pre Searing, Factions kinda sucks and Kamadan is in the nf area so it doesn't really feel like a "newb area".
agrios
Pre searing is the best. Its the place that were responsible for my GW addiction.
darkknightkain
Shing Jea is the best designed area for newbies.
I especially like the Instructor Ng tutorials that teaches you what skills can be used to deal with what situations, gives you those said skills for free, but most importantly, he lets you try out the skills in a controlled environment to understand their uses!
Then at Minister Cho's Estate where Master Togo demonstrates the concept of pulling <-- something Rurik failed miserably.
On the other hand, Presearing doesn't teach with a context of when can use what. It just blindly giving you stuffs like [Frenzy]+[Healing Signet] and then [Fire Storm] to spam your way though from start to finish without teaching you anything. Same goes for Istan the tutorials there fails to show newbies what skills can be used when.
I especially like the Instructor Ng tutorials that teaches you what skills can be used to deal with what situations, gives you those said skills for free, but most importantly, he lets you try out the skills in a controlled environment to understand their uses!
Then at Minister Cho's Estate where Master Togo demonstrates the concept of pulling <-- something Rurik failed miserably.
On the other hand, Presearing doesn't teach with a context of when can use what. It just blindly giving you stuffs like [Frenzy]+[Healing Signet] and then [Fire Storm] to spam your way though from start to finish without teaching you anything. Same goes for Istan the tutorials there fails to show newbies what skills can be used when.
FengShuiDove
Shing Jea. Factions was first campaign, and Shing Jea brings back all sorts of nostalgic memories.
Aera Lure
Pre-searing by faaaaaaaaar.
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Taking strolls through Sunqua Vale and Kinya Province with music on is very relaxing.
I think we've all agreed that Istan is horrible.
I think we've all agreed that Istan is horrible.
Shayne Hawke
Pre-Searing. It's like GW before ANet screwed up.
Dr Strangelove
Shing Jea, no contest. The only reason people like the pre-searing snore-fest is for nostalgia.
garethporlest18
Shing Jea island area cause it's pretty. But Proph pre because it holds so much nostalgia.
Clarissa F
@Mithrane: Striders and Melandru's Stalkers were Pre-searing.
Yeah, Pre-searing is nice for nostalgia, but leveling a char from there is zzzzzzzz....
Shing Jea is nice for its foreshadowing, the whole Wutang Monastery feel, and the fact that you need to get through the storyline before you can get off the island.
As for Istan, I wish the cut scene after the Docks was of the Kournans raiding Istan and burning Kamadan to the ground. Oh, and to whoever says Koss never gets the girl...he gets Melonni after the Nundu Bay mission. Bomchikkabowow.
Yeah, Pre-searing is nice for nostalgia, but leveling a char from there is zzzzzzzz....
Shing Jea is nice for its foreshadowing, the whole Wutang Monastery feel, and the fact that you need to get through the storyline before you can get off the island.
As for Istan, I wish the cut scene after the Docks was of the Kournans raiding Istan and burning Kamadan to the ground. Oh, and to whoever says Koss never gets the girl...he gets Melonni after the Nundu Bay mission. Bomchikkabowow.
ilipol
Shing Jea for me, nice scenery and you can actually go back to it.
Yol
Pre-searing, definitely...gorgeous scenery, relaxed atmosphere, and (two and a half years down the line) the nostalgia. I have a perma-pre character because the only thing I don't like about pre-searing is that you can't go back after you've left. Shing Jea Island is nice and I like the skills usage tutorials in the monestary, and the fact that you can return to the island at any time, but it still suffers from the locked gates. Istan is ok...
Evil_Necro
At first I thought I had set my heart on pre as being the best. Made new chara a week ago, and start from Faction....
wow... Changed my whole prespective (even after previously made 4 failed then delete ritualist, 2 mesmer and 1 assassin).
The quick level up! the quest rewards!! The tutorials!!! The scenery!!!!
omg.. Feel so glad made my new chara there
and would continue to do so if only I have more slots xD
wow... Changed my whole prespective (even after previously made 4 failed then delete ritualist, 2 mesmer and 1 assassin).
The quick level up! the quest rewards!! The tutorials!!! The scenery!!!!
omg.. Feel so glad made my new chara there
and would continue to do so if only I have more slots xD
The Meth
Presearing == Shing Jea >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Istan.
The worst thing is that as bad as Istan is, the whole rest of the nightfall campaign is the same looking areas just slowly getting grayer/darker.
Pre searing and shing jea both have those nice pretty areas with the enemies slowing invading and trying to take over your pretty little towns.
The worst thing is that as bad as Istan is, the whole rest of the nightfall campaign is the same looking areas just slowly getting grayer/darker.
Pre searing and shing jea both have those nice pretty areas with the enemies slowing invading and trying to take over your pretty little towns.
imnotyourmother
Pre has the Gwen that will follow you around skipping and having fun as you slaughter everything in the area.
The trees are glistening with sunlight as the branches softly flow with the simple soft breezes unaware of the pending doom and destruction that will engulf the Kingdom in as little as 2 years. The majestic beauty of the hills and mountains in the distance brings me back to the simpler childhood times free of worries and strife of the things to come as I grew up looking at the monument that is William Wallace's memorial.
The awareness that nothing can kill me (almost lvl 17 war) as I ascend to King of all the Land, leads me to want to take a blanket outside of the church for a picnic. I would have wurms after I slaughtered 100's of them and cooked them just up the way at the thieves fire.
Some friends would gather around. We would dance and play the flute. I would say, "Eat, drink and be merry", and we would.
Yes these are the things that I think of when someone says...Presearing.
The trees are glistening with sunlight as the branches softly flow with the simple soft breezes unaware of the pending doom and destruction that will engulf the Kingdom in as little as 2 years. The majestic beauty of the hills and mountains in the distance brings me back to the simpler childhood times free of worries and strife of the things to come as I grew up looking at the monument that is William Wallace's memorial.
The awareness that nothing can kill me (almost lvl 17 war) as I ascend to King of all the Land, leads me to want to take a blanket outside of the church for a picnic. I would have wurms after I slaughtered 100's of them and cooked them just up the way at the thieves fire.
Some friends would gather around. We would dance and play the flute. I would say, "Eat, drink and be merry", and we would.
Yes these are the things that I think of when someone says...Presearing.
Nessar
Shing Jea is pretty nice, but I gotta say Pre.
Pre holds so many memories of me being a noob and its so beautiful, which really drew me to play more of gw.
Plus it has gwen :3
Pre holds so many memories of me being a noob and its so beautiful, which really drew me to play more of gw.
Plus it has gwen :3
Big_Iron
Ascalon: Pre-searing without a doubt. I keep a char there permanently to help out friends and guildies, though few rarely start new chars anymore. And as mentioned previously, if I start a new core char, I always start in Tyria.
HuntMaster Avatar
Guildwars guru.
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Pre-searing all the way
Turtle222
Oh when you go down ashford abbey in pre to where devona and the pig farm and the honeycomb is just makes your heart flutter. Pre searing definitely. Shing Jea i didn't enjoy so much for some reason D:
Istan i did love. but Pre-searing forever, from beginning to end
Istan i did love. but Pre-searing forever, from beginning to end
Molock
Shing Jea, getting to level 20 in 6hours ftw? Btw, I hate grinding so much that Shing Jea automatically becomes my favorite, but I did get more enjoyment out of the pre quests.
Fionn Falaich
Definitely Shing Jea. Pre-searing is a very close second, but I started with Factions, so that probably explains it. Whenever I am fed up with the rest of GW, a simple stroll through Shing Jea, noob island, with the music, it reminds me why I got hooked on the game in the first place. Although I must admit, when I roll a new character, it usually is from Pre.
Istan is a distant third.
Istan is a distant third.
dawnmist
Looks like I'm going against the grain here.
Presearing is very pretty - and a great newbie area. But when I want to start another character, it's too slow - it takes forever to get even to Lion's Arch so that you can duck over to another continent for "proper" armour, and not have to waste more money on armour that you'll replace again shortly.
Shing Jea - it's fast, but I'm absolutely sick of it. And it has the problem that there is a very sudden spike in severity - one minute, you're trouncing everything, the next everything's trouncing you. Although, that may be because there's no purpose beyond the attribute point quest to hang around in the newly-opened 4 man area after doing the first mission, and no reason to hang around in the first 6 man area beyond the primary quest that occurs there.
Istan - I found it slow the first time through (trying to get points mainly) - though it was still faster than Prophesies, but going back I've found it almost as fast as Shing Jea. For recent characters, I've never had a problem with getting SS points - just had to remember to talk to the sunspear at each shrine - with the bounties/quest rewards I've generally reached 500 points and all 30 attribute points unlocked by level 8 - far earlier than I can get them anywhere else! That together with:
* the ability to get a lift for full-quality armour from first arrival at Kamadan,
* the ability to have heroes from the beginning,
* pvp unlocks resulting in almost any skill being available in Kamadan from the beginning (starting a new dervish? Start with Mystic Regen!) - this also means that the heroes can be useful from the beginning too,
and I far prefer to start all chars there now if possible. I love the music in Istan - have since I first heard it, and it's still some of my favourite music in all the campaigns. Gaining enough SS points to continue just seems to happen naturally - I don't have to work on it, and usually end up at level 8 somewhere in Vabbi - leaving me with 1/3 of the game still remaining where I can't get any more points. LB points are still a drag though, but they don't prevent you from continuing the game.
So I'd say Istan, then PreSearing, then finally Shing Jea.
Presearing is very pretty - and a great newbie area. But when I want to start another character, it's too slow - it takes forever to get even to Lion's Arch so that you can duck over to another continent for "proper" armour, and not have to waste more money on armour that you'll replace again shortly.
Shing Jea - it's fast, but I'm absolutely sick of it. And it has the problem that there is a very sudden spike in severity - one minute, you're trouncing everything, the next everything's trouncing you. Although, that may be because there's no purpose beyond the attribute point quest to hang around in the newly-opened 4 man area after doing the first mission, and no reason to hang around in the first 6 man area beyond the primary quest that occurs there.
Istan - I found it slow the first time through (trying to get points mainly) - though it was still faster than Prophesies, but going back I've found it almost as fast as Shing Jea. For recent characters, I've never had a problem with getting SS points - just had to remember to talk to the sunspear at each shrine - with the bounties/quest rewards I've generally reached 500 points and all 30 attribute points unlocked by level 8 - far earlier than I can get them anywhere else! That together with:
* the ability to get a lift for full-quality armour from first arrival at Kamadan,
* the ability to have heroes from the beginning,
* pvp unlocks resulting in almost any skill being available in Kamadan from the beginning (starting a new dervish? Start with Mystic Regen!) - this also means that the heroes can be useful from the beginning too,
and I far prefer to start all chars there now if possible. I love the music in Istan - have since I first heard it, and it's still some of my favourite music in all the campaigns. Gaining enough SS points to continue just seems to happen naturally - I don't have to work on it, and usually end up at level 8 somewhere in Vabbi - leaving me with 1/3 of the game still remaining where I can't get any more points. LB points are still a drag though, but they don't prevent you from continuing the game.
So I'd say Istan, then PreSearing, then finally Shing Jea.
Damian979
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Elona can burn to the ground in a fiery storm of pain with Koss standing in the middle.
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NF is only good for chars from another campaign. The beginning quests are horrible for ridiculous back and forth mapping and the unsuspected "hey you now have to grind the next sunspear rank if you want to continue playing".
Factions for a quick lvl 20, (before GW:EN and Kilroy's Punchout Extravaganza)
Prophecies is still the most fun for having the best thought out story progression and player/enemy level balance throughout.
Jumping Is Uselss
My favorite are the hidden area outside Fort Ranik and the giant tower near the ele trainer in Pre
beanerman_99
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Shing Jea island area cause it's pretty. But Proph pre because it holds so much nostalgia.
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Istan is just ugly compared with the other two. Plus, I love how pre-sear is completely isolated from the rest of the game.
Silent Coyote
Hmm, hard to decide between Pre and Shing Jea. Same reasons as garethporlest18 and beanerman 99, so much nostalgia in Pre and such awesome scenery in Shing Jea.
Chushingura
All of Cantha. Factions IS a newbie area, PvE wise ^_____^