Rumors and Facts about Chaper 2

Originally Posted by PieXags

I want a pirate.

Originally Posted by Mimi Miyagi

Could you be so kind as to provide a link where they "promised" anything of the kind? Last I read, level cap changes were "undecided". There has been no (to my knowledge) discussion of what types of skills they will implement, only that there will be new ones.

I'm sure that ANet is very cognizant of game balance, after all, they have been nerfing skills since day one, but that doesn't mean any skills/items/monsters will be the same levels, power, whatever as what is currently in the game in the next expansion. Anything passed off as "fact" is nothing more than conjecture, except what has been specifically noted in interviews, chats, etc - which has been fairly vague, IMO.

We don't even know how many new professions there will be.

Originally Posted by Urda

Didnt you read your daily bible chapters ?
http://www.guildwars.com/faq/default.html

Will I remain competitive if I do not buy the chapters? Will I be able to compete with and against others if I have only some of the Guild Wars chapters?

Yes. Purchasing the newer chapters of Guild Wars will not make you strictly more powerful. You will have access to many more strategic options, due to the expanding nature of the skills, abilities, items and professions that you enjoy with each chapter. It would be similar to building a deck in Magic: The Gathering™: The more cards you own, the greater the number of different playing decks you can choose to play. When you buy the chapters of Guild Wars, you will acquire a larger collection of skills and abilities from which to build your skill set, but you will not gain more power. So if you purchase a chapter and your friend does not, you will still be able to play competitively against and with one another.