For the love of...

I need some assurance I'm not the only one suffering this....Factions is just harder than Prophecies, right? And the henchmen are worse? They must be. I took my friendly Assassin to Tyria and kicked ass, came back to Cantha and got owned by a group of Afflicted...

That Healer henchman, on the starting Island...does she actually heal? Or is it some kind of belated April Fools? I was suffering -5 health degen from one of those purple clouds back in the Zen Daijun, and the Healer just watched me die. No attempt to heal at all. And I know she had energy, because she hadn't been doing anything other than running about aggro'ing everything in sight....Never thought I'd say this, but I want Alesia! Or a human monk, but that won't happen until the novelty of the new Professions wear off.

Other than that, ain't Factions good?

It's hard as hell.... as an Assassin I arrived at the Marketplace at lvl 16, I got max armour from Kaineng Center and then did Mayhem in the Market, I got killed 13 times and in the Undercity I got fed up of restarting again and left. There are people in the Marketplace at lvl 11-13.... how can they survive?

It's a lot tougher, no doubt about it. You might want to consider running over to Tyria, ascending your character to lvl 20, and coming back to finish off the missions more easily.

I've been thinking the same thing, but didn't post because I knew I'd get the "well i did it as lvl 4 lolz u suk u nub" retard replies and didn't feel like getting them.

I'm comforted now knowing that it's not just me.

How are newcomers going to cope with Factions then? I suppose they don't have Prophecies... they'll get smashed! 0.o