Is the game over when you reach level 20?

alestian

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Texas

W/Mo

I was just wondering. Is the game pretty much overwith when you reach level 20? Because I'm leveling pretty quickly. I only played a couple of hours today and am already halfway to 20. At this rate, the game will be over by the weekend. So, I was just wondering.

RedX

RedX

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

The game STARTS at lvl 20. Lvl 20 has most of the quests and the PvP fun really heats up. Also all expansions add to lvl 20 players.

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedX
The game STARTS at lvl 20. Lvl 20 has most of the quests and the PvP fun really heats up. Also all expansions add to lvl 20 players.
What is the point of quests at lvl 20?

Bloody Murrey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Do quests provide any rare items or upgraded weapons?

Forefall

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Council of Tyria

There is no "point". You play to the game to have fun doing the missions. You play PvP to have fun competing against other players.

Consider guild wars like a game of street basketball, or whatever else you do. You play to do something fun, and likely prefer something skilled based.

azunder

azunder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

It's not like an MMO where you're trying to get bigger numbers on your character sheet. Instead, it's more like an FPS where the point is to "win". Just like in an FPS, your character (usually) doesn't become stronger. Like an FPS, (usually) as you progress, you gain more weapons (in GW, you gain skills/spells) instead of more damage or more HP. If you play PvP at 20, it's like playing deathmatch. If you play PvE at 20, it's like playing a coop mission in an FPS.

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by azunder
It's not like an MMO where you're trying to get bigger numbers on your character sheet. Instead, it's more like an FPS where the point is to "win". Just like in an FPS, your character (usually) doesn't become stronger. Like an FPS, (usually) as you progress, you gain more weapons (in GW, you gain skills/spells) instead of more damage or more HP. If you play PvP at 20, it's like playing deathmatch. If you play PvE at 20, it's like playing a coop mission in an FPS.

Do I get anything for playing PvP? I notice that I still gain xp.

azunder

azunder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

I think if you win the Tombs PvP, you get some sort of item. And, everyone likes winning.

Furrycat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

What is Tombs PvP? I am in some fort thing.

Ren Falconhand

Ren Falconhand

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

Passed out on my Keyboard from lack of sleep from playing GW too much

The Harpers

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Furrycat
What is the point of quests at lvl 20?

You will still get more skill points to get the new cool skills that you will NEED. each mission will earn you one I belive. Plus the quest/missions are fun and that is way you play games right

azunder

azunder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

It's arranged team PvP where you play with a party of 8 against (an)other team(s). Usually, you have goals like kill the enemy priests (who resurrects their team every x seconds) or capture the point in the center.

...too much parenthesis there.

joecrab

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

you get fame points for winning in pvp

Snowman

Snowman

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wales, UK

Devils Scorpions

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by azunder
It's not like an MMO where you're trying to get bigger numbers on your character sheet. Instead, it's more like an FPS where the point is to "win". Just like in an FPS, your character (usually) doesn't become stronger. Like an FPS, (usually) as you progress, you gain more weapons (in GW, you gain skills/spells) instead of more damage or more HP. If you play PvP at 20, it's like playing deathmatch. If you play PvE at 20, it's like playing a coop mission in an FPS.

Thats an EXCELENT comparision!

CoH friends (who i have yet to convert) ask what the point of being able to level so fast is?.. I have been trying to think of a comparison that would put them in the mindset to understand.

Most of those people are die hard FPS fans.. so I will definatly be using this

thanks

The Snowman.

Brungo

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2005

Tampa,FL,USA

Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowman
CoH friends (who i have yet to convert) ask what the point of being able to level so fast is?..
Are you serious? CoH and its side-kicking IS the easiest/fastest game EVER to level. My first day of CoH, I made it to level 26 and I must say, that was some grinding, but I could have gotten a bit more with a lot more effort.

funbun

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

I forget. Really. I don't know.

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Forefall
Consider guild wars like a game of street basketball, or whatever else you do. You play to do something fun, and likely prefer something skilled based.
Best analogy yet. Leveling is secondary in this game. It's not like WoW or E2. Just hjave fun. They made the end game the beginning game really.