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dark horni worm · Dec 21, 2007, 03:00 PM // 15:00

well here's my question: i was thinking of buying the original guildwars prophecies campain. i was just wondering: could i get some oppinions about skills, missions, quests anyway everything thats fun about prophecies.

i already have factions and nightfall so basically my question is:
pls give me all oppinions about prophecies

if i like what i see here i will buy it... this all depends on you guys...

Shadow Spirit · Dec 21, 2007, 03:21 PM // 15:21

Prophecies is a lot of fun.

Just make sure that you don't run your way through on the first play or the story won't make sense ( I think this is why a lot of folks don't like the storyline. )

You'll get access to some of the best looking armors in the game (for the core proffessions anyway.)

If you create a new character there, you'll get to experience Pre-Searing Ascalon, which is still one of the most beautiful places in game IMO.

The missions will be easier for you than they were originally designed to be as you have access to skills from Factions and Nightfall that the enemies weren't designed around.

Also, you can buy it in the U.S. for $9.99 on sale at some stores. Not sure what the price is in the UK, but it's not much of a financial risk here.

Hope you get it and enjoy it...

Melei Hawke · Dec 21, 2007, 04:08 PM // 16:08

I loved prophecies! You have so much variety and the storyline is the best one of the three games. I also have all the games and have brought all of my factions and nightfall characters back through prophecies. Even though the story doesn't change it is fun to experience with different character classes. If you wish you can get the package with gwen and prophecies together and get a lot more content for your characters.

Hope this helps

Definitely worth it in my opinion...

SylentSlayer · Dec 21, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13

my personal thoughts on prophecies is that i dont like it.

I bought it the first week it came out, lost interest in the game fast and quit GW til factions came out. I own factions, NF, EOTN beat them all and loved them, tried prophcies again and lost interest after 3 missions.

I think its a very good game for learning the game however as leveling is much slower and monsters take longer to get good. Personally tho i didnt find it worth the money.

remember tho, this is just my opinion, a lot of people like this one a lot.

Wirt · Dec 21, 2007, 06:43 PM // 18:43

You would be getting a huge amount of content and gameplay for only $10-$20. Great bargain for the amount of gameplay. Heck after you run one of your established characters through the game and you find normal mode easy, do it on hard mode. Its not that big of a monetary risk for a game that many consider the best of the series. BTW I like it, its fun.

dark horni worm · Dec 23, 2007, 02:48 PM // 14:48

thx...
could i get sum more oppinions?

Angelic Upstart · Dec 23, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02

Buy it , and enjoy it, its the best chapter of the lot in my opinion,i have all three and EotN,and Prophecies has the best storyline and it covers a huge area. One thing i say is try to avoid getting run to places as you will miss out on a large portion of the game.
The scenery in Prophecies is superb as well, go on treat y'self for christmas

gremlin · Dec 23, 2007, 03:26 PM // 15:26

I started with Prophesies and then got the others as they came out.

Great storyline and as has been said a slow character progression Its a long campaign bigger than the others in the series.

Fist you have the presearing which is the equivalent of the start islands you can stay here as long as you wish but 8th level is about when its hard to gain xp any more.
Then comes the searing where the land is changed and the main story begins.

You have a lot of gameplay before you reach 20th level because there isn't the factions 3000 pt missions which boost you easily to 20th in no time at all.
More importantly and some see this as a limitation is you have to cover over half the map before you ascend and then become a 200 point character.

I have never repeated this since I got factions and nightfall so don't know how I would feel about starting a prophesies character and playing the game this way.
When I did it the first 3 times it was the only game in town now I am a little used to rapid leveling.

Good storyline vast lands to explore excellent core skills many of which are gained by mission reward instead of just paying for them.

Of course if you get the game and hate the slow progression then simply cross from one of the other games and follow the story from there.
It will be a lot easier then starting from scratch but there are many decent challenges esp in the southern shiverpeaks and fire islands to make it worth while.

Dutch Masterr · Dec 23, 2007, 03:58 PM // 15:58

Prophecies by far has the best story line of all of Guild Wars. It also has some great skills that you will wonder how you lived without. The only problem is that since it is the oldest campaign, you will probably have trouble finding groups for a majority of the missions except towards the end of the game.

Commander Ryker · Dec 23, 2007, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Get, play it........don't get run through it.

**cosyfiep** · Dec 23, 2007, 06:36 PM // 18:36

ah prophecies....my favorite place to GET FREE SKILLS....(and the only place that has skills quests!). There is a lot of content as has been said, and while there are no end game armors or weapons there are the titan quests and sorrows furnace (which had the first introduction of green weapons!). There are other armors you can get from places like dorknars forge, the granite citadel or marhans grotto that are not like the ones from either factions or nightfall.
Some of the wonders of prophecies: killing Glint, ascension-killing yourself as a doppelganger, Rurik!, finding out just who is the lich (if you had nightfall you might not know why he's in that mission), and if you start a new character seeing ascalon as it was before the charr invaded.

If you want to get some titles you will need to have prophecies, like legendary guardian, legendary cartographer or legendary skill hunter.

And if its only $10 its a great buy! (so why NOT get it?) Even at $20 (or $30) its still a chapter I would recommend buying.

dark horni worm · Dec 26, 2007, 01:55 PM // 13:55

thx all !!! im going to buy the game today this afternoon

cgruber · Dec 26, 2007, 02:10 PM // 14:10

Prophecies is a bit dull for my tastes.. The maps are huge and it takes forever to get anywhere. Ascension is also annoying. *shrug* The skills are very nice to have access to though, in fact I think they might be some of the best PVP skills around.

I find Nightfall and eye of the north _A LOT_ more interesting.

Quaker · Dec 26, 2007, 05:30 PM // 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark horni worm

thx...
could i get sum more oppinions?

My opinion is you should use spell check. Ever notice that some words are underlined in red when you type them?

But, other than that, the biggest thing I liked about Prophecies was that it took a lot longer to get your character fully developed. But, since you already have Factions and Nightfall, you already have maxed out characters and should know more about what you're doing.
But there is a lot of fun and interesting things to do in Prophecies, particularly things like Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings and Sorrow's Furnace

Dec 21, 2007, 03:00 PM // 15:00	#1
dark horni worm Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kamadan am1 Guild: Warriors of the Underworld [WOTU] Profession: W/E	questiot about prophecies well here's my question: i was thinking of buying the original guildwars prophecies campain. i was just wondering: could i get some oppinions about skills, missions, quests anyway everything thats fun about prophecies. i already have factions and nightfall so basically my question is: pls give me all oppinions about prophecies if i like what i see here i will buy it... this all depends on you guys...

Dec 23, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#7
Angelic Upstart Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Coast UK Guild: [SBS] [RETIRED] Profession: W/E	Buy it , and enjoy it, its the best chapter of the lot in my opinion,i have all three and EotN,and Prophecies has the best storyline and it covers a huge area. One thing i say is try to avoid getting run to places as you will miss out on a large portion of the game. The scenery in Prophecies is superb as well, go on treat y'self for christmas Last edited by Angelic Upstart; Dec 23, 2007 at 03:08 PM // 15:08..

Dec 21, 2007, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#2
Shadow Spirit Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago Guild: your cat eats dog food [pup] Profession: N/E	Prophecies is a lot of fun. Just make sure that you don't run your way through on the first play or the story won't make sense ( I think this is why a lot of folks don't like the storyline. ) You'll get access to some of the best looking armors in the game (for the core proffessions anyway.) If you create a new character there, you'll get to experience Pre-Searing Ascalon, which is still one of the most beautiful places in game IMO. The missions will be easier for you than they were originally designed to be as you have access to skills from Factions and Nightfall that the enemies weren't designed around. Also, you can buy it in the U.S. for $9.99 on sale at some stores. Not sure what the price is in the UK, but it's not much of a financial risk here. Hope you get it and enjoy it...

Dec 21, 2007, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#3
Melei Hawke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: SoF Profession: R/Mo	I loved prophecies! You have so much variety and the storyline is the best one of the three games. I also have all the games and have brought all of my factions and nightfall characters back through prophecies. Even though the story doesn't change it is fun to experience with different character classes. If you wish you can get the package with gwen and prophecies together and get a lot more content for your characters. Hope this helps Definitely worth it in my opinion...

Dec 21, 2007, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#4
SylentSlayer Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: The Dark Inferno[DARK] Profession: P/W	my personal thoughts on prophecies is that i dont like it. I bought it the first week it came out, lost interest in the game fast and quit GW til factions came out. I own factions, NF, EOTN beat them all and loved them, tried prophcies again and lost interest after 3 missions. I think its a very good game for learning the game however as leveling is much slower and monsters take longer to get good. Personally tho i didnt find it worth the money. remember tho, this is just my opinion, a lot of people like this one a lot.

Dec 21, 2007, 06:43 PM // 18:43	#5
Wirt Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: Conscripts of Ascalon Profession: W/	You would be getting a huge amount of content and gameplay for only $10-$20. Great bargain for the amount of gameplay. Heck after you run one of your established characters through the game and you find normal mode easy, do it on hard mode. Its not that big of a monetary risk for a game that many consider the best of the series. BTW I like it, its fun.

Dec 23, 2007, 02:48 PM // 14:48	#6
dark horni worm Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kamadan am1 Guild: Warriors of the Underworld [WOTU] Profession: W/E	thx... could i get sum more oppinions?

Dec 23, 2007, 03:26 PM // 15:26	#8
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	I started with Prophesies and then got the others as they came out. Great storyline and as has been said a slow character progression Its a long campaign bigger than the others in the series. Fist you have the presearing which is the equivalent of the start islands you can stay here as long as you wish but 8th level is about when its hard to gain xp any more. Then comes the searing where the land is changed and the main story begins. You have a lot of gameplay before you reach 20th level because there isn't the factions 3000 pt missions which boost you easily to 20th in no time at all. More importantly and some see this as a limitation is you have to cover over half the map before you ascend and then become a 200 point character. I have never repeated this since I got factions and nightfall so don't know how I would feel about starting a prophesies character and playing the game this way. When I did it the first 3 times it was the only game in town now I am a little used to rapid leveling. Good storyline vast lands to explore excellent core skills many of which are gained by mission reward instead of just paying for them. Of course if you get the game and hate the slow progression then simply cross from one of the other games and follow the story from there. It will be a lot easier then starting from scratch but there are many decent challenges esp in the southern shiverpeaks and fire islands to make it worth while.

Dec 23, 2007, 03:58 PM // 15:58	#9
Dutch Masterr Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Guild: Elite Knights [SWAT] Profession: W/	Prophecies by far has the best story line of all of Guild Wars. It also has some great skills that you will wonder how you lived without. The only problem is that since it is the oldest campaign, you will probably have trouble finding groups for a majority of the missions except towards the end of the game.

Dec 23, 2007, 04:01 PM // 16:01	#10
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	Get, play it........don't get run through it.

Dec 23, 2007, 06:36 PM // 18:36	#11
cosyfiep are we there yet? Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a land far far away Guild: guild? I am supposed to have a guild? Profession: Rt/	ah prophecies....my favorite place to GET FREE SKILLS....(and the only place that has skills quests!). There is a lot of content as has been said, and while there are no end game armors or weapons there are the titan quests and sorrows furnace (which had the first introduction of green weapons!). There are other armors you can get from places like dorknars forge, the granite citadel or marhans grotto that are not like the ones from either factions or nightfall. Some of the wonders of prophecies: killing Glint, ascension-killing yourself as a doppelganger, Rurik!, finding out just who is the lich (if you had nightfall you might not know why he's in that mission), and if you start a new character seeing ascalon as it was before the charr invaded. If you want to get some titles you will need to have prophecies, like legendary guardian, legendary cartographer or legendary skill hunter. And if its only $10 its a great buy! (so why NOT get it?) Even at $20 (or $30) its still a chapter I would recommend buying.

Dec 26, 2007, 01:55 PM // 13:55	#12
dark horni worm Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kamadan am1 Guild: Warriors of the Underworld [WOTU] Profession: W/E	thx all !!! im going to buy the game today this afternoon

Dec 26, 2007, 02:10 PM // 14:10	#13
cgruber Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: Tryst of Vengenance [ToV] Profession: Mo/Me	Prophecies is a bit dull for my tastes.. The maps are huge and it takes forever to get anywhere. Ascension is also annoying. shrug The skills are very nice to have access to though, in fact I think they might be some of the best PVP skills around. I find Nightfall and eye of the north _A LOT_ more interesting.