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Counterstriker · May 10, 2008, 11:15 PM // 23:15

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Originally Posted by take_me

When you die you will get resurrected at the nearest Resurrection-shrine and receive -15% Health and Energy (called "Death Penalty").
You can lose those -15% again by gaining XP from killing monsters. You can have -60% max, so dying at -60% Death Penatly will not result in more loss of Health and Energy.

In some areas, like Dungeons, if every party member has -60% Death Penatly, you will all be teleported back to the outpost and have to start again.

Also, there are special items that can remove your Death Penalty, either completely or by 5-15%

EDIT: Of course you will only be resurrected automatically if either all party members are dead, or you are solo.
If one party member is still alive, he can resurrect all dead party members if he has a Res-Spell.... if not... he will have to kill himself so everyone else gets automatically resurrected.

Thanks, appreciate it, So if your still level 20 you can still get xp? I was watching vids on youtube and it looked like their health bar kept jumping full, can they heal themselves? I decided on Elementalist, I am gonna get it when I am done my finals so I don't fail like I did last year when I played wow...

Omnidragon42 · May 11, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

Thanks, appreciate it, So if your still level 20 you can still get xp? I was watching vids on youtube and it looked like their health bar kept jumping full, can they heal themselves? I decided on Elementalist, I am gonna get it when I am done my finals so I don't fail like I did last year when I played wow...

Gaining exp past level 20 earns "skill points" to buy more skills from skill trainers with.
Most classes have some form of self heal. Monks are primary healers, but paragons and ritualists can also heal.

You might want to browse around on wiki (http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) to find more detailed information about some of these things.

You Look Grim · May 11, 2008, 01:57 AM // 01:57

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Originally Posted by snaek

this is not like wow

did u enjoy world pvp in wow?
or arena pvp in wow?

gw is most similar to arena pvp from wow
(there is no world pvp)

also...character development/balance is nuthin like wow either
every class has a chance to shine
so play wutever u like the best

tho the 2 most common classes in pvp r:
war and/or monk

there r 2 types of characters: pve and pvp
pvp r instantly lvl20, and have access to all skills and equips u have unlocked

so feel free to play around with all the different classes
try them all out till u find one u like

its not like wow, where u have to dedicate all ur time to 1 or 2 charas

and u can respec for free anytime u want
so if your unhappy wit ur build, u can change it anytime u want

theres different 'servers'
but all ur charas have access to all servers
so u can pug on american
and if u have euro friends, u can switch to euro servers with ease

this post is good and basically sums it up.
you might want to read up on titles though.
you will have a difficult time playing some of the
other high-end pvp types because of how late into the
game it is

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 02:13 AM // 02:13

Thanks, another question, Is there sides, Like alliance and horde?

HawkofStorms · May 11, 2008, 02:29 AM // 02:29

No. Well not really. There is in the game Factions, the Luxon and the Kurzick, but it quite literally means absolutely nothing, and you can switch back and forth pretty easily at any time. In fact, if you want to "fully" beat the game, you have to play on both sides.

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 02:40 AM // 02:40

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

No. Well not really. There is in the game Factions, the Luxon and the Kurzick, but it quite literally means absolutely nothing, and you can switch back and forth pretty easily at any time. In fact, if you want to "fully" beat the game, you have to play on both sides.

Oh that's cool, I understand. Would you or anyone recommend playing roleplaying first to get used to the game?

free_fall · May 11, 2008, 03:09 AM // 03:09

As Omnidrgon said, every profession has some form of self-heal. Some are direct heals (gain x amount of health) while others are more indirect (+x health regen for x seconds, target loses 3 energy and you gain x health for every point of E they lose, etc.).

Elementalists have an indirect healing enchantment called Aura of Restoration - For 60 seconds, you are healed for 152...350% of the Energy cost each time you cast a Spell.

Maca · May 11, 2008, 01:28 PM // 13:28

Ah cool thing about GW is that everyone can have res skill , doesnt matter what proffesion you are you will have res.That's the thing I hated in wow^^
Also elementalist have aura or restoration which is really poor selfheal, but you can always use 2nd proff. skills to get some selfheals..I'd actually say that elementalist and memsers are classes with worst selfheal in the game.
I never played RP, but I know there are few guilds and even events there that do RP, it's really up to you, if you like RP and it makes you get use to game faster than do it, but GW is really not RP game tbh.

Buzzer · May 11, 2008, 03:27 PM // 15:27

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

Oh that's cool, I understand. Would you or anyone recommend playing roleplaying first to get used to the game?

By 'roleplaying' I assume you mean 'PvE'.

Yes, definitely. Jumping straight into PvP might be ovewhelming (and annoying for your teammates).

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 07:47 PM // 19:47

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Originally Posted by Buzzer

By 'roleplaying' I assume you mean 'PvE'.

Yes, definitely. Jumping straight into PvP might be ovewhelming (and annoying for your teammates).

Okay , Thanks! I am not gonna load it until I buy my new graphics card/ram/hard drive for my new pc, Which will be about.. a month..

If I have 2 computers in the house can I load the game on both pc's using the same login name?

GrownUpGwen · May 11, 2008, 07:55 PM // 19:55

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

If I have 2 computers in the house can I load the game on both pc's using the same login name?

No, that won't work.
The first computer would get kicked out if you try to login with your second.

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 07:58 PM // 19:58

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Originally Posted by GrownUpGwen

No, that won't work.
The first computer would get kicked out if you try to login with your second.

No, I mean Can I load the game on both pc's?

GrownUpGwen · May 11, 2008, 08:04 PM // 20:04

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

No, I mean Can I load the game on both pc's?

Once you create your account and enter the keys, the keys will be tied to that account forever.
You can login into your account anywhere in the world simply using your login name and password.

You can install the game on both computers, yes.
And you can play the game on both computers (in fact: on any computer that has GW installed)
But you can only be logged in on one of them at the same time.

The CDs are not really needed

You could install the Game client (few KBs big) and all content would be streamed once you need it. Installing only saves you some download time^^

Bowstring Badass · May 11, 2008, 08:10 PM // 20:10

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

No, I mean Can I load the game on both pc's?

Yes.
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Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12

Ok I have a stupid question.. In wow if I typed /played it would tell me how long I played.. is there a way in guild wars? Can you "Whisper" people?

GrownUpGwen · May 11, 2008, 08:16 PM // 20:16

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

Ok I have a stupid question.. In wow if I typed /played it would tell me how long I played.. is there a way in guild wars? Can you "Whisper" people?

In GW there is a command "/age"
"/age" Shows the number of months since creating the current character, the time you played Guild Wars in hours, minutes and days on the current character, and on your account, and also how long you have been on a specific map.

There's also "/deaths" which displays how many times your current character has died

Yes, you can whisper anyone, if he's not on DND mode, or offline, or ignoring you^^

Kyomi Tachibana · May 11, 2008, 08:18 PM // 20:18

Yes, if you type in /age it will tell you how long you have played across all characters and how old your account is, how much time you have spent on the character you are on at the time, and how old the character is, as well as how long you've been in the map.

Yes you can whisper people, by clicking on their names in the chat window, or typing in their name manually into the whisper box after pressing shift+'.

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 08:26 PM // 20:26

Thanks. Hopefully I get my new pc parts soon.

Counterstriker · May 11, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30

Oh yeah.. Do guilds have ventrilo?

GrownUpGwen · May 11, 2008, 08:31 PM // 20:31

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Originally Posted by Counterstriker

Oh yeah.. Do guilds have ventrilo?

Vent or Team Speak. It's good to have both.

May 11, 2008, 02:13 AM // 02:13	#24
Counterstriker Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2008	Thanks, another question, Is there sides, Like alliance and horde?

May 11, 2008, 02:29 AM // 02:29	#25
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	No. Well not really. There is in the game Factions, the Luxon and the Kurzick, but it quite literally means absolutely nothing, and you can switch back and forth pretty easily at any time. In fact, if you want to "fully" beat the game, you have to play on both sides.

May 11, 2008, 03:09 AM // 03:09	#27
free_fall Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	As Omnidrgon said, every profession has some form of self-heal. Some are direct heals (gain x amount of health) while others are more indirect (+x health regen for x seconds, target loses 3 energy and you gain x health for every point of E they lose, etc.). Elementalists have an indirect healing enchantment called Aura of Restoration - For 60 seconds, you are healed for 152...350% of the Energy cost each time you cast a Spell.

May 11, 2008, 01:28 PM // 13:28	#28
Maca Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Guardians Of The Stars Profession: Me/Mo	Ah cool thing about GW is that everyone can have res skill , doesnt matter what proffesion you are you will have res.That's the thing I hated in wow^^ Also elementalist have aura or restoration which is really poor selfheal, but you can always use 2nd proff. skills to get some selfheals..I'd actually say that elementalist and memsers are classes with worst selfheal in the game. I never played RP, but I know there are few guilds and even events there that do RP, it's really up to you, if you like RP and it makes you get use to game faster than do it, but GW is really not RP game tbh.

May 11, 2008, 08:12 PM // 20:12	#35
Counterstriker Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2008	Ok I have a stupid question.. In wow if I typed /played it would tell me how long I played.. is there a way in guild wars? Can you "Whisper" people?

May 11, 2008, 08:18 PM // 20:18	#37
Kyomi Tachibana Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oregon, USA Guild: Where iz teh Bonuz [WitB] Profession: P/W	Yes, if you type in /age it will tell you how long you have played across all characters and how old your account is, how much time you have spent on the character you are on at the time, and how old the character is, as well as how long you've been in the map. Yes you can whisper people, by clicking on their names in the chat window, or typing in their name manually into the whisper box after pressing shift+'.

May 11, 2008, 08:26 PM // 20:26	#38
Counterstriker Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2008	Thanks. Hopefully I get my new pc parts soon.

May 11, 2008, 08:30 PM // 20:30	#39
Counterstriker Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2008	Oh yeah.. Do guilds have ventrilo?