Why don't I see any people??

Konan Amakura

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2009

So I got the free trial for this game, but whenever I leave a town to go do quests or anything, I never see real online players. Is this how Guild Wars is? I clicked on Role-Playing instead of PvP, does that have anything to do with this?

Eliz Genevieve

Eliz Genevieve

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2009

Portugal

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

D/

gw is instanced, hence, you won't see any people outside towns.

GW isn't a normal MMORPG, you're supposed to get your party in towns and fight alongside your party whenever out of town.

However, you can add real players to your party in towns and fight with them outside.

Hope this helped ;D

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

the towns you are in is where people are. When you leave a town you and whoever is in your party load their own game. You only see enemies,NPCs, and the people in your party outside. If you want to form parties you do that in towns.

drkn

drkn

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2009

Wroc??aw, Poland

Midnight Mayhem

Me/

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Instance
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Explorable_area
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Category:Game_mechanics


yes, basically it's how gw works.

Konan Amakura

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2009

Oh okay that makes sense. Thank you both very much :3

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

yeah, you only meet people within towns, whether pve or pvp