Starting Fresh In guild wars. A Spiritual Journey

The one Casey Squid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeast

Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT]

W/E

I have deleted everything

Every character

Every item

Every ounce of currency

Dropped from my guild

Every thought of guild wars.

I am starting anew as a fresh soul in this land of wonderment.


Before I start my spiritual Jihad into the realm that is guild wars I would like your opinions on what class I should use on my journey to enlightenment.

Zinger314

Zinger314

Debbie Downer

Join Date: May 2006

N/Me

The Class of Real Life.

The one Casey Squid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeast

Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT]

W/E

haha I just got so bored of higher level playing id like to start over from the very beginning

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Toronto

Hopping

Mo/A

Dude...you should've gave the stuff to me...

Diablo???

Diablo???

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Seattle

SPQR

N/R

...or me....

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

or a poor soul like meeeee... well umm play as the Sin have fun.

The one Casey Squid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeast

Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT]

W/E

haha I didnt have anything good that I didnt use for my characters. I just got so tired of alliance battles and hall that I thought it would be good to start from the beginning.

Phoenix Arrows

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

With many other ugly people

We Are All Pretty [ugly]

R/

Play it safe and start as a W/Mo, also widely known as a Wammo.

Cash

Cash

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Bound By Wild Desire [Wild]

kudos to you for the courage to give it a second chance. good luck the second time around!

Eviance

Eviance

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Eh I forget... o_O

Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP]

R/

I say play whatever it is you haven't unlocked.. Try a "newb" build... Do like I did and go R/Ele through the game lol. I think it's great and I often go back to the beggining... I just find I don't stay there often or I don't finish my path without some form of "help". Good Luck and have fun!

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

hehe always good to play as a newb and get called one then get alugh at how the idiot who called you a newb doesn't knwo that you have been playing for a year. oh and hi Eviance! How are you?

Eviance

Eviance

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Eh I forget... o_O

Biscuit of Dewm [MEEP]

R/

ello, doing well, you?


And yes I always enjoy being newbed at (it fills me with rightous anger lol).

Riceboi

Riceboi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Well you are a braver man than I. I would start with a Mesmer just for the hell of it.

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

I am doing well but I really shouldn't be up right now lol its 11:34 here and I have ta wake up at 7:00 X.X

Funny story, one time I was in Ascalon RA with my Warrior and some random ele called me a newb after I destroyed him, lol he proceeded to whisper me after fight calling me a noob so I ignored him, after I told him what an idiot he was.

XvArchonvX

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

If you are doing this as a spiritual thing, the logical choice of professions to me would seem to be a Monk or maybe Ritualist, though I would lean in favor of the former. Really, if you were just getting tired of playing as a high lvl character, I would have just created one new character and ignored the rest. Even if you never played them again, at least you still had that choice. Perhaps even by continually having the choice of playing a high level character and choosing the low level character instead would be a more truer sacrifice.

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Spiritual journey? Sounds poetic and all, but sorry mate, you deleted all your crap for nothing.

The beginning when people barely knew how to get to Grendich courthouse and you are still wondering about in Diesia, that is spiritual. The first time you reach the crystal desert.. that is spiritual.

Restarting when everyone and his mom has completed Factions?

*yawn*

I call it too much free time.

Nevin

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

Ranger. They're so versatile and have so many builds to choose from.

Talic

Talic

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2005

Durance Of Fate [DoF]

W/

We dont really need posts about the virus spammer, the mods know what is going on and obviously have the situation handled.

On topic : I would go with mesmer, since it is so underplayed, or ranger, something about the ranger class relaxes me.... and good luck on the 2nd try, some of the newer prophecies characters are first timers and half the time I find they are very friendly and willing to learn the ropes.

SFEley

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Ashford Road Irregulars

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by The one Casey Squid
Before I start my spiritual Jihad into the realm that is guild wars I would like your opinions on what class I should use on my journey to enlightenment.
Wait. You pulled all ties from everyone so you could re-experience the game for yourself... And now you're asking other people what you should do?

"So long, world! I'm off to become a hermit! ...Who's with me?"

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

Lol ^^

Tingi

Tingi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

i think its a great idea good for u buddy. I would love to do that but tbh i cant be assed. :P

The one Casey Squid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeast

Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT]

W/E

Ive decided to go Ranger. Ive decided that having a animal companion on this journey of the soul would be a good idea.

(Im not serious about this while "spiritual journey" but saying im going of a crusade of the soul sounds better than "Hey Im going back to being a noob :P"

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

i was just going to post saying "if you are calling this a spiritual journey, maybe you should just stop playing altogether" but thanks for clearing that up

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Deleting all your items and gold was kind of a dickish move, don't you think?

I would have given them away, at least then the time and money spent on said items would still be worth something :\

The one Casey Squid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

The Northeast

Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT]

W/E

Everything was customized and I didnt have much gold to give away. pretty mucheverything I have I use so giving it away wouldnt have made much sense

R A C

R A C

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

In my parent's basement

R/Mo

I'm doing something similar with my monk, but not deleting my characters. I'm just not allowing my monk to use the storage agent untill he has beaten the game. I've also not played a monk past lvl 8 or so, so it'll be a challenge, and certainly different being a 100% non damage dealing support character.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

ive been tempted to do this and still might...ive becomre really bored of this game and maybe logged 1hour in the last week..becoming a noob again might be fun

Jeremy Untouchable

Jeremy Untouchable

Wow Stole my freetime

Join Date: Mar 2006

Arkansas

None

W/E

the noob areas are fun and i wish i could go back sometimes

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

u can..delete a lvl20

think ive only got 2 lvl20's left all the rest were deleted a long time ago

Yuo Can Do It!

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Rt/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by The one Casey Squid
....my spiritual Jihad....
You DO know that a jihad is a "holy war"...right?

Kali Magdalene

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Washington

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yuo Can Do It!
You DO know that a jihad is a "holy war"...right?
Also,

Quote:
The essential meaning of jihad is the spiritual, psychological and physical effort exerted by Muslims to be closer to God and thus achieve a just and harmonious society. Jihad literally means "striving" or "struggle" and is shorthand for Jihad fi Sabeel Allah (struggle for God's cause).

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by The one Casey Squid
Everything was customized and I didnt have much gold to give away. pretty mucheverything I have I use so giving it away wouldnt have made much sense
I see....

HigherIntelligence

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

The one Casey Squid, Malice Black:

My friends, I too am pondering doing this so please keep me posted as to "the feel" of the game now and if you accomplished what you wanted by deleting them.

I have lvl 20 Monk, Warrior, Necro, Mesmer. I'm thinking of keeping just the monk.

To the people that don't understand, I think Guild wars is better suited to playing one character now, as opposed to the old way of playing them all.

~HI

Thallandor

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by SFEley
Wait. You pulled all ties from everyone so you could re-experience the game for yourself... And now you're asking other people what you should do?

"So long, world! I'm off to become a hermit! ...Who's with me?"
Rofl.

And to the OP:
I hope you are not making Faction only toons, cause its gonna cost ya more gold than you did imagine to get skills for them.

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

A/

if in factions, just get what skills you need, and the amount of gold if you got the same amount of skills does not change betweenm factions and tyria, so sorry to burst yer bubble but it is faction or tyria that is gonna cost a bundle for skills.

Ristaron

Ristaron

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

Canada, eh?

Legion Of Valhalla

E/

Should anybody else feel the need to restart from scratch, a lonely soul named Arial Fertuna could always use some extra pocket cash...

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

I don't think this'll work...you'll never recapture that "noob" feeling we all had when we were starting out.

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

hmmm ... you know in WoW too they say that "noob times are the best times" and I really believe that this is true with nearly all games. Getting there is all the fun, because once you get "there" then the game begins to be too much like responsibility and hard work.

Kidney Licker

Kidney Licker

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Europe Server

I know you probably realise this but picking a character at the start (name and look) that you can respond to, helps alot. Out of the 6 characters that I have, 4 really resonate with me and I know I could never delete them, they really help me enjoy the game. The other 2, even though they are "okay", I could delete without a blink even if they had FOW or more hours against them.

Hope you enjoy things second time around.

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by R A C
I'm doing something similar with my monk, but not deleting my characters. I'm just not allowing my monk to use the storage agent untill he has beaten the game. I've also not played a monk past lvl 8 or so, so it'll be a challenge, and certainly different being a 100% non damage dealing support character.
*cough* smitting prayers *cough* Last I checked monks are not 100% non damage dealers, that's just what everyone thinks because they've never played a monk before or think that monks are only good at healing and protecting. *cough* 100 armor ignoring damage in one attack *cough*