Things you wish you knew before you started Guild Wars... - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

EDGEY

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

04 Sep 2009 at 18:40 - 1

Amazing how much more you can enjoy the game after you've learned some, so let's have at it.
What did you wish you knew before you started playing?

Here's one to start off with:

You can use runes of vitae AND survivor runes on the same piece of armor. Also +50 HP runes don't stack, and you'll waste alot of money buying a bunch of them to find out the hard way.

madriel222

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2008

Denver, Colorado

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/A

04 Sep 2009 at 18:43 - 2

That I could add henchmen to my party XD

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

04 Sep 2009 at 18:53 - 3

Changing secondary proffesion later in the game, i know alot of people restarted characters for a particular build.

OoO Rift OoO

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2009

127.0.0.1

Rt/

04 Sep 2009 at 19:15 - 4

That i knew what the henchmen looked like

i asked the ranger henchman where he got his armor and said hello to him

Arista

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

We Dont Accept [Visa]

Mo/

04 Sep 2009 at 19:49 - 5

I wish i knew that HA existed, and that you could identify items >.>

Dallcingi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

The Black Parades [死人死]

Mo/

04 Sep 2009 at 19:50 - 6

I wish I knew about the ecto glitch thingy so I would be super rich! (I had the game for a week at that time)

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

04 Sep 2009 at 19:53 - 7

I wish I'd knew black dyes would go for higher prices in the post-searing, instead of the 1g in the pre. >.>

Other than that, that collector armor existed. Honestly, I think that's it. :P

Konker2020

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

Exiled Forcez [Ex]

04 Sep 2009 at 19:55 - 8

Honestly, I can't say that there was something that I wished I knew. I took the time to read through the entire wiki before starting my trial, got hooked, bought all three campaigns the next day... reading goes a long way...

Olim Chill

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

USA

DMI

N/

04 Sep 2009 at 19:56 - 9

Dye values. LOL.

Zipster

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Namelessones

N/Me

04 Sep 2009 at 19:57 - 10

put your minor/major attribute rune on your head piece and not on another piece of armor. ie +1 curse rune on +1 curse head = good ness. makes switching builds for pve character much easier

TheDragonmaster

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

R/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:08 - 11

That we would get birthday presents, thus making people who made mules in the beginning richer than me who only played on one character...

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

04 Sep 2009 at 20:11 - 12

How much of my life this game would suck up. And how much I would enjoy that addiction.

fires element

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

none

Mo/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:11 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallcingi

I wish I knew about the ecto glitch thingy so I would be super rich! (I had the game for a week at that time)

so then you would be perma banned and your super riches would be wasted.

on topic i'd say that i wish i knew titles would have been implemented so i could have saved all those party and sweets instead of wasting them

IrishX

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

W/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:15 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by fires element

so then you would be perma banned and your super riches would be wasted.

on topic i'd say that i wish i knew titles would have been implemented so i could have saved all those party and sweets instead of wasting them

I'm assuming he meant the material trader reset where you could buy ectos for 100g.

More on topic, there isn't anything that I wish I knew when I started. It was fun learning about the game with everyone else.

novawhiz

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

A/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:15 - 15

I wish i had known that anet was going to release EoTN with a HoM so asian minis would be worth a lot more if i waited a year to sell them.

i also wish i knew that my main character would become nothing but a speed clear machine and a dust colector outside of imba SC's

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:16 - 16

Chest runs, before keys.

Zokocow

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

E/Me

04 Sep 2009 at 20:29 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by kupp

I wish I'd knew black dyes would go for higher prices in the post-searing, instead of the 1g in the pre. >.>

+1

12characters

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

04 Sep 2009 at 20:37 - 18

That the Survivor and LDoA titles would be coming ._.

D-A-R-K S-I-D-E

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2009

R/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:37 - 19

chest runs before keys
the dreadnought's chest before the nurfs
55 UW before every one know
that staffs would get req put on them
Iway when it worked
and half a dozen others

Arad Lightbringer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

Dark Phoenix Risin

Mo/E

04 Sep 2009 at 20:37 - 20

That just because an item is gold, doesn't make it leet.

king swift

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Kamadan AD1

Zealots Of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

D/A

04 Sep 2009 at 20:39 - 21

I wish I knew that they were going to create a zaishen key title.

I wish that I knew about dedicating pets before I sold my panda.

I wish I knew that Istan was not all of nightfall (spent 4 months on that island as a noob)

Karate Jesus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Texas

Reign of Judgment [RoJ]

Me/

04 Sep 2009 at 20:49 - 22

How much minis and crystallines were worth. I was given a bunch of rare minis and 1 gold r10 crystalline sword

. I think I sold all of that for a grand total of 20k and thought I was rich!

Kawil

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2008

{Hawk}-->The Aerie Alliance

N/Me

04 Sep 2009 at 20:52 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmithyBen

Changing secondary proffesion later in the game, i know alot of people restarted characters for a particular build.

That's me. Made 2 other necros for exactly that reason. Oh well, one of them is now a mule, lol.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

04 Sep 2009 at 21:06 - 24

Survivor title.

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

04 Sep 2009 at 21:09 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetdoc

How much of my life this game would suck up.

This.
And then I'd put it back on the shelf.

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

04 Sep 2009 at 21:10 - 26

That it'll eventually turn to shit.

DarkGanni

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Malta

[CuTe]

E/

04 Sep 2009 at 21:16 - 27

Wish I knew that I would become one of the most active players since 2005 :/

Playing other games bores me. Too hooked up I guess.

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

04 Sep 2009 at 21:17 - 28

About the chest that dropped crystallines and what was going on in TOPK.

Songbringer

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

EastCoast

E/Me

04 Sep 2009 at 21:26 - 29

Uh, that I would stop playing WoW to play gw's with friends. It would waste 7k hours of my life. I would then lose alot of friends ingame/and rl over dumb crap that doesnt matter all to lose interest in the game and not be able to stay logged in for 5 minutes. All that to just be back playing WoW. Although I still love these forums and will probably stay active on them over WoW forums...cause well WoW forums are lame.

rkubik

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

04 Sep 2009 at 22:11 - 30

How much time it entails. With knowing that I would not have made so many characters and focused more on a few rather than one being my main and 10 more just playing here and there. For awhile I was obsessed with elite armour. I think across all my characters I have 20.

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

04 Sep 2009 at 22:47 - 31

That Ettin farming brought in a ton of money. It's a shame I only found out about it after Sup Abs and Sup Vig came down from 100k and 50k respectively. However, to this day I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SUP VIG DROP! 4 years; I would have expected at least one.

Axel Zinfandel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Northeastern Ohio

LaZy

P/W

04 Sep 2009 at 23:02 - 32

-That identifying white items increased it's value.

-That if a skin on a gold is good, people still won't buy it if it has crappy mods.

Clone

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

04 Sep 2009 at 23:03 - 33

That they'd eventually abandon the idea that this wasn't a game about time spent playing and introduce titles and loads of grind.

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

04 Sep 2009 at 23:32 - 34

How it would ruin other games for me so that, when I got bored with it, it was still better than anything else and I'd just keep playing it anyway.

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

CoA

N/

05 Sep 2009 at 00:16 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axel Zinfandel

-That identifying white items increased it's value.

-That if a skin on a gold is good, people still won't buy it if it has crappy mods.

?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!! Wha!

Daisuko

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

California

[Vr]

E/Me

05 Sep 2009 at 00:24 - 36

that animated/shiny = valuable, I've thrown away several things I thought were stupid, only to later find out they were extremely valuable. /qqmoar over the Q10 silverwing recurve bow I merched during the eotn preview weekend :P

Need More Donuts

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2008

D/W

05 Sep 2009 at 00:26 - 37

That you could farm to make money instead of just merching everything you get

Ceifador

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

05 Sep 2009 at 00:27 - 38

I wish I knew that +50 hp runes were not stackable, and unidentified itens should be identified

uzumaki

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

GW

Me/

05 Sep 2009 at 00:27 - 39

In hindsight, i wish i knew Guild Wars would ruin my life.

I wish i could have 10,000 hours of my life back. My life would be much different if i had never disicovered Guild Wars, much better no doubt. Fun times though, live and learn bretherens.

pz.

Mouse at Large

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Scotland

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

05 Sep 2009 at 00:30 - 40

That prestige armour is exactly that - PRESTIGE

It has no better stats or properties than any other lvl 20 armour

Oh hold on a sec.............I knew that long ago

I have no prestige armour