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cuevas

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2006

Does anyone else think that a lot of people are just going to get their new factions char, get a run to droks, get pled to 20 then just play factions as level 20? :\ seemsl ike a bad thing

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by cuevas
Does anyone else think that a lot of people are just going to get their new factions char, get a run to droks, get pled to 20 then just play factions as level 20? :\ seemsl ike a bad thing
since most of the Factions content is meant for level 20 players i dont see the problem

Jas D

Jas D

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oklahoma, USA

None

They have a factions campeign when you make a new charcter, so who knows.

AeroLion

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

They've said that 80% of the content in Chapter 2 is meant for lvl 20s. So I don't care if people get a run to Droks or not.

tuperwho

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tenacious Knights of Doom [TKD]

Personally, I will do my new character the right way (i.e. through the new storyline to level up). What you point out is a legit concern, but I don't think it will be as frequent as people using other existing characters to go over to factions, complete the content, farm items, and use the knowledge and items to then speed their other char's through whatever is the new equivalent of ascending.

Alonsiddog

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

You can only travel between Cantha and Tyria once ascended (or the factions equivalent), so this won't be a problem.

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

Also I thought I heard they were physically closing off the droks run path completely. Meaning they'll prolly take out a zone from that middle zone to the first zone. And as far as Factions goes, since the assassin skills are gonna be too leet for running, in the Factions game there will prolly be some extremely tough stuff to pass if you're gonna get a run to anywhere worthwhile. Of course you'll always be able to still offer runs from Ascalon to Ashford Abbey for 50g to presear.

cleric

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

if 80% is for level 20 than either A) your going to game XP fast or B) the game is REALLY long cause i would say post asecnsion is for level 20 so what 30-40%

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by cleric
if 80% is for level 20 than either A) your going to game XP fast or B) the game is REALLY long cause i would say post asecnsion is for level 20 so what 30-40%
well i dunno, if you're actually doing all the quests that are available to you, along with the missions, you get to lvl 20 pretty fast in the current GW. I don't recall exactly but I think you would get to lvl 20 somewhere around the end of Kryta or the middle of the Maguuma Jungle areas. But since a lot of the missions are repeatable, and more PvPish you prolly will gain more experience from just killing stuff per mission, and maybe the quest rewards will be larger.

Kool Pajamas

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

I'm thinking we'll be leveling pretty fast in factions.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alonsiddog
You can only travel between Cantha and Tyria once ascended (or the factions equivalent), so this won't be a problem.
Yes, this is a moot point.

Of course, it won't take long for level 20 characters from Tyria to start running Factions characters to the Cantha equivalent of Droks...

That's just another way to play the game. Nothing to be upset about (for the record, I've never been run anywhere, I prefer to play the game as is.)

fallot

I'm the king

Join Date: Nov 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew: Grand Phallus and Chairman Pro Tempore

Quote:
Originally Posted by cuevas
Does anyone else think that a lot of people are just going to get their new factions char, get a run to droks, get pled to 20 then just play factions as level 20? :\ seemsl ike a bad thing
First, I dont get why anyone would do this. Whats the point of buying the game if you're not even going to play it ? Secondly, why would it be a problem ? From what I know, a new factions character wont be able to go to Lion's Arch (and therefore Droknar's Forge) until a lot of progression with the factions campaign itself.

Cherno

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Stars of Destiny

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD
well i dunno, if you're actually doing all the quests that are available to you, along with the missions, you get to lvl 20 pretty fast in the current GW. I don't recall exactly but I think you would get to lvl 20 somewhere around the end of Kryta or the middle of the Maguuma Jungle areas. But since a lot of the missions are repeatable, and more PvPish you prolly will gain more experience from just killing stuff per mission, and maybe the quest rewards will be larger.
Assuming you only go through the missions once and do all bonuses and quests without the use of scrolls, you should usually hit 20 right as you get into sanctum cay. It also depends on how much time you spent in presear and if you went and did a bunch of monster killing.

calamitykell

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

N.Y.C.

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD
Also I thought I heard they were physically closing off the droks run path completely. Meaning they'll prolly take out a zone from that middle zone to the first zone.
Any link to said information, or anything?