Opinion on the Prima Guide
I Am A Sasquatch
I heard the prima guide just came out. I was wondering if it was worth the 20$ to buy it. I know for the most part forums are better, but strategy guides are good for when on the can. However, in past experiences with MMOs (like FFXI) I found the guides to be worthless and not helpful at all, almost as if the creators didnt even play the game.
Algren Cole
I'm against all guides of any kind for any game.....
salatious
Well i got this last weekend and i love it. it will tell you were all the collectors are and the paths you can walk to get to other areas for farming... Its well woth the price if you ask me and the fold out map is great.
eA-Zaku
Is there anything that tells you what skills can be gained from quests? So that I don't have to waste a skill point on it. It would suck if I bought Balthazar's Aura from Droknar's Forge and then found out there was a quest that would give me the Aura just outside of town 
snepp
The guide is worth the map, that's about it, IMHO.
Fye Duron
I will take a look at it my self, but I really don't think that it will have too much that I don't already know in it.I already have my farming spot, but I would see if they say a better one. I really doubt it since I make about 3-6k in 45min or so. Also the guide will never be up to date. Think of how many things have changed in the month that the game has been out.
salatious
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Originally Posted by eA-Zaku
Is there anything that tells you what skills can be gained from quests? So that I don't have to waste a skill point on it. It would suck if I bought Balthazar's Aura from Droknar's Forge and then found out there was a quest that would give me the Aura just outside of town
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yes you can view the skill you want in the book and it will tell you severl places to get it. either by mission/skill trainer/capture
eA-Zaku
Ok, thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for.
I'm definitely going to buy it
I'm definitely going to buy it
salatious
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Originally Posted by Fye Duron
I will take a look at it my self, but I really don't think that it will have too much that I don't already know in it.I already have my farming spot, but I would see if they say a better one. I really doubt it since I make about 3-6k in 45min or so. Also the guide will never be up to date. Think of how many things have changed in the month that the game has been out.
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what do you think has changed in the game in months that would outdate the book? i havent seen anything yet that has changed that is not in the book and im at "the wild" so i cant say if anything is outdated in the book past that...
the book has maps for every area in the game and where every collectors/critters/NPC are and everywhere i have been they have been right were they said they would be.. there are also alot of areas that you dont get missions for and would never know there there withought walking to it... that is why i like the book so much because this way i dont really miss anything even though there is no mission i need there i always travel for better farming spots and collectors
relientK_fan
The guide can also be updated online, so, it will never be out of date. Just check out the Prima website.
Algren Cole
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Originally Posted by salatious
what do you think has changed in the game in months that would outdate the book? i havent seen anything yet that has changed that is not in the book and im at "the wild" so i cant say if anything is outdated in the book past that...
the book has maps for every area in the game and where every collectors/critters/NPC are and everywhere i have been they have been right were they said they would be.. |
eA-Zaku
There will always be people who intentionally spoil it for themselves because they LIKE IT THAT WAY. Even if that's not the case, they can do whatever the hell they want.
I, for one, am glad I played (almost) through the whole game without too many spoilers. Although the Prima guide MAY hold your hand through the whole game, doesn't mean you have to do it that way. I am only buying it for portable maps, I can lend it to anyone who needs it for any reason, and it has comprehensive skill information that cannot be found elsewhere, such as skills from quest rewards.
If you were totally correct, and strategy guides are stupid and lame and only idiots use them, then why is Prima still in business?
I, for one, am glad I played (almost) through the whole game without too many spoilers. Although the Prima guide MAY hold your hand through the whole game, doesn't mean you have to do it that way. I am only buying it for portable maps, I can lend it to anyone who needs it for any reason, and it has comprehensive skill information that cannot be found elsewhere, such as skills from quest rewards.
If you were totally correct, and strategy guides are stupid and lame and only idiots use them, then why is Prima still in business?
Sierra
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Originally Posted by eA-Zaku
If you were totally correct, and strategy guides are stupid and lame and only idiots use them, then why is Prima still in business?
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Bingley Joe
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Originally Posted by eA-Zaku
If you were totally correct, and strategy guides are stupid and lame and only idiots use them, then why is Prima still in business?
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/jk. I'll definitely be buying the guide soonish. As the OP mentioned: it's good for on the can
dargon
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Originally Posted by salatious
what do you think has changed in the game in months that would outdate the book? i havent seen anything yet that has changed that is not in the book and im at "the wild" so i cant say if anything is outdated in the book past that...
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Originally Posted by relientK_fan
The guide can also be updated online, so, it will never be out of date. Just check out the Prima website.
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Ork Pride
name 1 good spot? or teh 1 u use
or teh 1 u use
dansamy
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Originally Posted by Algren Cole
this doesn't ruin the game for you? isn't the majority of the gaming experience attained from NOT knowing where everything is...and NOT knowing exactly what to do at all times because you read it in some book?
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Fye Duron
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Originally Posted by salatious
what do you think has changed in the game in months that would outdate the book? i havent seen anything yet that has changed that is not in the book and im at "the wild" so i cant say if anything is outdated in the book past that...
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LadyCallipyge
But the print is so tiny!
Maps are good.
Maps are good.