So any tips for a fresh GW noob like me?
i plan on buying all the expacks right away as well so i can have em at my disposal.
Thinkin about joinin in
breathemetal
In awe of GW2 I'd like to jump in on GW1 and get some time in...
So any tips for a fresh GW noob like me?
i plan on buying all the expacks right away as well so i can have em at my disposal.
So any tips for a fresh GW noob like me?
i plan on buying all the expacks right away as well so i can have em at my disposal.
N E D M
make your 1st character in prophecies
recommend not making a mesmer for ease of learning
follow the story line
dont do the quest from armin saberlin til you are level 7 or so
do as many "second profession" quests as you can before "choosing a second profession for good" (dont worry eventually you will be able to switch this second profession at will)
recommend not making a mesmer for ease of learning
follow the story line
dont do the quest from armin saberlin til you are level 7 or so
do as many "second profession" quests as you can before "choosing a second profession for good" (dont worry eventually you will be able to switch this second profession at will)
breathemetal
Okay thanks NEDM
Are there still a lot of ppl that play GW?
I was going to start playing WoW...but it looks too childish and cartoony
Are there still a lot of ppl that play GW?
I was going to start playing WoW...but it looks too childish and cartoony
xxfah
The playerbase is still pretty huge (though I'm sure not as large as it used to be). I don't think there are a lot of new players these days, but nice, helpful folks come around when you need 'em.
If you decide to go for it, message me and I'll give you a hand wherever it's needed
If you decide to go for it, message me and I'll give you a hand wherever it's needed
breathemetal
Thankyou, much appreciated. Im going in monday to pick it up at Bestbuy. Hopefully they have EotN there too
Lithril Ashwalker
if u need a guild to start u off(u can leave later on if you want no biggey)I'll let you join outs. I'll train u in everything and teach u street smarts.If u figure out how to whisper then talk back and forth
whisper me
IGN: Lithril Ashwalker
jonnieboi05
IMO I'd tell you to just go ahead and try out Guild Wars. If for any reason you don't like it, which I doubt, you will have only wasted 30-40 dollars.
By the way, as a "precaution", you can always do a free trial. It's free to download (duh?
) and it will give you a small taste of what you're in for.
By the way, as a "precaution", you can always do a free trial. It's free to download (duh?
) and it will give you a small taste of what you're in for. click me --> http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <-- click me
breathemetal
@ Lithril Ashwalker, thanks! Ill keep that in mind. In fact, I may take you up on that offer once i get the game installed and get a general feel for it.
You have other ways to contact you? What is the best? Via in game or a PM here?
You have other ways to contact you? What is the best? Via in game or a PM here?
El Perma Shadow
and dont worry if you like pvp. it hasnt been dominated by Koreans in years!
Grav
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make your 1st character in prophecies
recommend not making a mesmer for ease of learning follow the story line dont do the quest from armin saberlin til you are level 7 or so do as many "second profession" quests as you can before "choosing a second profession for good" (dont worry eventually you will be able to switch this second profession at will) |
Welcome to GW.
Darcy
1. The goal in GW is not to level up, but to obtain skills you can use in the future.
2. Do not sell dye drops to the merchant without going to Ascalon and asking for a price check.
3. Make sure you have at least 50 gold when you enter the academy so that you will be able to access your storage.
4. Visit our Campfire section and read the stickied basic thread in the sub forum for your profession to get an idea of the usefulness of each secondary to that main profession.
If you start in Prophecies (the first campaign) you will begin in "pre-searing" where everything is beautiful and fairly peaceful. As N E D M said, stay there (do not enter the academy) until you are at least level 7-8 as things change drastically once you leave and there is no going back.
There is a fairly large population in pre-searing of permanent beginner characters who will answer any questions you might have. You might run into occasional idiots but just ignore them.
2. Do not sell dye drops to the merchant without going to Ascalon and asking for a price check.
3. Make sure you have at least 50 gold when you enter the academy so that you will be able to access your storage.
4. Visit our Campfire section and read the stickied basic thread in the sub forum for your profession to get an idea of the usefulness of each secondary to that main profession.
If you start in Prophecies (the first campaign) you will begin in "pre-searing" where everything is beautiful and fairly peaceful. As N E D M said, stay there (do not enter the academy) until you are at least level 7-8 as things change drastically once you leave and there is no going back.
There is a fairly large population in pre-searing of permanent beginner characters who will answer any questions you might have. You might run into occasional idiots but just ignore them.
Desert Rose
You'll level quickly in GW, within a few weeks you'll be no longer distinguishable from a veteran who already has played GW several years; because GW is already quite old most other players will assume that you're a veteran and may act rude if you make newbie mistakes. In that case say that you're rather new to the game, if they continue to be rude just ignore them.
If you don't look for a farming build (repeatedly doing the same thing to gather gold) or want to join a team in an end game area I advice you to stay away from a side named "PvX"; you'll find mostly good builds there, but you'll have a hard time to understand why it is good, better roam around in one of the GW fan forums like this one.
Btw: If you don't lack common sense there nothing wrong with starting a mesmer right away if the class looks interesting for you; it isn't harder to play than other classes, it just plays slightly different.
If you don't look for a farming build (repeatedly doing the same thing to gather gold) or want to join a team in an end game area I advice you to stay away from a side named "PvX"; you'll find mostly good builds there, but you'll have a hard time to understand why it is good, better roam around in one of the GW fan forums like this one.
Btw: If you don't lack common sense there nothing wrong with starting a mesmer right away if the class looks interesting for you; it isn't harder to play than other classes, it just plays slightly different.
thelessa
I was at Walmart the other day and they had all (3 full games and expansion) for $39, not sure how much of a deal it is, but they are all in one box.
breathemetal
Thanks for the advice guys
Benderama
seems like lots of people interested in GW2 are joining, so you're lucky you're joining now rather than 2 years ago. best thing to do is well play the game but if you're in it for Guild Wars 2, just get stuff for the Hall of Monuments, and don't spend much money on anything else.
but its a game so enjoy it, since GW2 will probably be quite different.
but its a game so enjoy it, since GW2 will probably be quite different.
Hells Fury
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make your 1st character in prophecies
recommend not making a mesmer for ease of learning follow the story line dont do the quest from armin saberlin til you are level 7 or so do as many "second profession" quests as you can before "choosing a second profession for good" (dont worry eventually you will be able to switch this second profession at will) |
-make any character in prophecies (or factions, but thats different story)
-talk to armin saverlin asap
-when you are in old ascalon beg for 50g to unlock storage
-give a guy (who gave you 50g) 1k + dwarven ale
-take 100k from storage
-then ask for LA run (with beacons perch stop)
-in LA ask for ToA run (go afk, have a coffee)
-ask for droks run and get max armor there or lvl up to 10 and get free armor in eotn
-lvl up to 20 in eotn by doing side quests
-proceed with eotn until you get livia, make mm
-go to NF, get olias quest, make N/rt
-do NF missions until you get master of wispers
-get some of the eotn pve skills
After 5-6 h you are fully equipped and rdy to play the game.
breathemetal
Okay, that was like reading latin lol
Quaker
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But, I would recommend starting in Nightfall. You get Heroes and the game looks and plays better. And, the levelling curve is not so long.
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breathemetal
I was thinkin of just playing through each campaign as i go.
Since that seems how it was designed to be played, ha.
Ive always been a "tank" so ill probably start with a warrior class.
Since that seems how it was designed to be played, ha.
Ive always been a "tank" so ill probably start with a warrior class.
Smarty
In that case, note that GW is quite a lot different to other games, in that there is no real way of getting and maintaining aggro. There's no Threat or equivalent. If you want to take the aggro you pretty much have to go in alone and have the rest of the party follow you in only when everything's started attacking you, or you have to stand at a corner and bodyblock so things can't get past you to attack the rest of the party. There's only a few situations where tanking like this is actually useful (mainly end-game stuff), so you'd do better playing your warrior as a well-armoured damage-dealer and not as a high-health high-armour low-damage meatshield to start with.
Lithril Ashwalker
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@ Lithril Ashwalker, thanks! Ill keep that in mind. In fact, I may take you up on that offer once i get the game installed and get a general feel for it.
You have other ways to contact you? What is the best? Via in game or a PM here? |
hit N when in game and type in Lithril Ashwalker then hit enter...ill then be in your friends list then when im online u click the Head PICTURE and u then have options to talk to me or whatever, hit enter to bring up the chat option...etc...manual should teach you. kep in mind u cant really do anything but learn the aspects of the game except picking up items etc with a TRIAL account or a freshly made account...u have to wait i think 24 hours before u can talk to anyone etc.
ill send u a PM with other contact info
breathemetal
Thanks!
I cant wait to start playing now.
I just need to decide for sure on what class I want to start with. Im generally a 1 character guy, i like to build 1 and play him/her into the ground, then start fresh again.
So no matter what "campaign/expack" im in, am i still in the same world as all the other players?
I cant wait to start playing now.
I just need to decide for sure on what class I want to start with. Im generally a 1 character guy, i like to build 1 and play him/her into the ground, then start fresh again.
So no matter what "campaign/expack" im in, am i still in the same world as all the other players?
Trbayth
Not quite sure what you mean by "world." If you mean what I think you do then yes, we are all in the same world. Each chapter's action takes place mainly on one continent; Prophecies in Tyria, Factions in Cantha, and Nightfall in Elona. The EoTN expansion also takes place in Tyria but in different places than Prophecies.
If you purchase the entire package you can start in any chapter and, at a certain point in the story line, switch to any other continent.
There is a bit of a connection between each chapter's story line so if you start in Prophecies you are starting at the beginning.
I'm usually online Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights (GMT-4; US East coast.) Feel free to whisper Alyssandra Boytra once you decide to leave pre-searing.
If you purchase the entire package you can start in any chapter and, at a certain point in the story line, switch to any other continent.
There is a bit of a connection between each chapter's story line so if you start in Prophecies you are starting at the beginning.
I'm usually online Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights (GMT-4; US East coast.) Feel free to whisper Alyssandra Boytra once you decide to leave pre-searing.
jonnieboi05
Breathemetal.... Did you not notice my post on page 1? There is a free trial that Arena.Net allows us to play that you can download. I really recommend that you play the trial first.
Once more, here's the link:
Once more, here's the link:
CLICK THIS --> http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <--- CLICK THIS
breathemetal
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Breathemetal.... Did you not notice my post on page 1? There is a free trial that Arena.Net allows us to play that you can download. I really recommend that you play the trial first.
Once more, here's the link: CLICK THIS --> http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <--- CLICK THIS |
Yes, i read.
Yes, i tried it, but im on a POS PC atm. It was running so slow I just uninstalled it.
I plan on buying it tomorrow either way. They have the complete package at Walmart for 40 bucks
jonnieboi05
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Yes, i noticed.
Yes, i read. Yes, i tried it, but im on a POS PC atm. It was running so slow I just uninstalled it. I plan on buying it tomorrow either way. They have the complete package at Walmart for 40 bucks |
breathemetal
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Whoa, wait... If it was "running slow" on your "POS PC" then the actual game will run slow, as well. Or do you have a main computer at your residence? If so, disregard this message.
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My build will run circles around GW1
jonnieboi05
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Im not at my residence right now, im at a friend's house on an ancient P4 build.
My build will run circles around GW1 |
breathemetal
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Ah. Tell your friend to upgrade (and by "upgrade", I mean an entirely new rig xD) his PC then. :P
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