Now that Factions is out, why play the core game? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Mordakai · May 02, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

To earn more Titles!

Seriously, why play any game? For fun of course.

liquiddrool · May 02, 2006, 06:05 PM // 18:05

UW and FoW. AFAIK there is no entrance to them from Cantha, and nothing similar with good PvE rewards. Although I suppose ectro and shards are going down in price, ectos were 6k at NPC yesterday.

Raptox · May 02, 2006, 06:24 PM // 18:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiery

Factions skills are BLAH, I recently brought my Cantha warrior back to Tyria to cap some elites.

Example:

<3 Ineptitude <3

August_Burnzz_Red · May 03, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03

"plus you can bring your canthan toon over to tyria and play through the game, for example i know someone who has ascended their canthan monk....
plus i'm sure there are some like you who have not finished the core game, and will go back to do stuffs here and there"

How do you do this? Can anyone help a noob out? I just started playing this week. I have never played the original only Factions. I bought the original today because I thought it would give me more options as I role up new characters.

I have tried to find the answer in these forums but since they have the search feature turned off it is like looking for a needle in a hay stack.

I travled on the mainland North to the town (Cant rmember name) where you can "Travel" but that only took me to the PvP area (I think).

I simply want to take my character that I started on Factions and go to Tyria and see the world and do some quests there. However, I have no clue how to do it and its driving me mad. I spent like 2 hours today looking in game w/o any luck.

Any help wpuld be great. Thanks in advance for helping a hapless noob.

ABR

old mcdonald · May 03, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51

1.Armor
2.farming
3.fun
4.Obtaining NEW Titles specific to Prophecies
5.boredom
6.in need for a flashback
7.to help a new guildy and/or friend that just started out
8.you in love with presearing and watching it brun to the ground over and over
9.to get a pet uniwue to prophecies
10.etc etc etc blah blah blah
11.plenty of reason to go to prophecies even a year from now and with new players joining up every month, it will stay busy
12. to sell stuff no1 else wants - but sumtimes new players in ascalon will buy i.e. a clean fds or chaos axe

lennymon · May 04, 2006, 01:43 AM // 01:43

There is in fact an entrance to both UW and FoW in Cantha, and its exactly the same UW. The newly renamed obsidian armor is available for the new professions, as well as the new armor types for the old professions at the forgemaster.
AFAYK updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquiddrool

UW and FoW. AFAIK there is no entrance to them from Cantha, and nothing similar with good PvE rewards. Although I suppose ectro and shards are going down in price, ectos were 6k at NPC yesterday.

TwilightOblivion · May 04, 2006, 01:45 AM // 01:45

umm, where is this entrance? is it just any statue of balthazar/grenth wen you have favor?

Kai Nui · May 04, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50

They added 2 tyria specific titles, that's a new incentive. :/

storm of daeth · May 04, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51

most likely just any statue i think... but how do you get ascended in factions then to get in? and anyway i was extremely dissapointed with factions and i spend probably 90% of my time in tyria just messing aroud trying to get 100% of the map explored.

Sereng Amaranth · May 04, 2006, 04:50 AM // 04:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by lennymon

There is in fact an entrance to both UW and FoW in Cantha, and its exactly the same UW. The newly renamed obsidian armor is available for the new professions, as well as the new armor types for the old professions at the forgemaster.
AFAYK updated

It was always called Obsidian Armor.

DeathDealer · May 04, 2006, 04:54 AM // 04:54

because factions didn't make prophecies obsolete...prophecies is still fun (to me at least). I spend my time equally between factions and prophecies.

h4mx0r · May 04, 2006, 07:02 AM // 07:02

tyria itself should be an incentive, as well as farming in tyria

Hockster · May 04, 2006, 07:14 AM // 07:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquiddrool

UW and FoW. AFAIK there is no entrance to them from Cantha, and nothing similar with good PvE rewards. Although I suppose ectro and shards are going down in price, ectos were 6k at NPC yesterday.

Wrong. Cantha has access to FoW and UW from Kuh Zin Corridor.

Andy_M · May 04, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

The tyrian quests seem to give me more of a sense of achievement. Compare Ashes/Galrath to the majority of the delivery boy missions in Cantha.

kvndoom · May 04, 2006, 10:28 AM // 10:28

I can farm gold faster in Tyria. Farming in the desert is fun (for me), pays well, and is an easy way to burn away 2 or 3 hours when I have nothing else to do.

Carth` · May 04, 2006, 02:06 PM // 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olfin Bedwere

Because it`s fun.

True

Although I'm loving Factions, I've found I've played more Prophecies this week. I wanted the protector title, and it was a nice challenge to do the bonuses I hadn't got yet with my monk. A big dislike about Guild Wars for me is the necessity for a monk, and how hard it can be sometimes. With all my other characters I get refused from parties because they need a monk, or I have to sit waiting for 30 mins for a monk to come. But when I play my monk, it's like everybody wants me to join them, and I can get on with playing. I enjoy the game most with that character.

The missions also go much better when I'm the monk, if you rely on other people or the henches, the mission can go horribly wrong.

Loralai · May 04, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hockster

Wrong. Cantha has access to FoW and UW from Kuh Zin Corridor.

Interestingly, for me, the entrance is in Tahnnakai (sp?) Temple.

A Leprechaun · May 04, 2006, 03:33 PM // 15:33

i dont think i will get factions for a while as i dont really like the oriental theme also i want to take my second charcter through the game first

Draxx · May 04, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00

Because of the wonderful farming in Tyria...

because Tyria is a proper developed game when factions is just beginning,

because you enjoy it..

because you want the skills (Elites)...

because of the FoW farming or if you still need the greens in tyria.

and for sheer nastolgia value \m/

(few of the many answers to this silly post

)

May 02, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31	#21
Mordakai Grotto Attendant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kyhlo Profession: W/	To earn more Titles! Seriously, why play any game? For fun of course.

May 02, 2006, 06:05 PM // 18:05	#22
liquiddrool Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006	UW and FoW. AFAIK there is no entrance to them from Cantha, and nothing similar with good PvE rewards. Although I suppose ectro and shards are going down in price, ectos were 6k at NPC yesterday.

May 03, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03	#24
August_Burnzz_Red Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2006	"plus you can bring your canthan toon over to tyria and play through the game, for example i know someone who has ascended their canthan monk.... plus i'm sure there are some like you who have not finished the core game, and will go back to do stuffs here and there" How do you do this? Can anyone help a noob out? I just started playing this week. I have never played the original only Factions. I bought the original today because I thought it would give me more options as I role up new characters. I have tried to find the answer in these forums but since they have the search feature turned off it is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. I travled on the mainland North to the town (Cant rmember name) where you can "Travel" but that only took me to the PvP area (I think). I simply want to take my character that I started on Factions and go to Tyria and see the world and do some quests there. However, I have no clue how to do it and its driving me mad. I spent like 2 hours today looking in game w/o any luck. Any help wpuld be great. Thanks in advance for helping a hapless noob. ABR

May 03, 2006, 10:51 PM // 22:51	#25
old mcdonald Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: Mo/	1.Armor 2.farming 3.fun 4.Obtaining NEW Titles specific to Prophecies 5.boredom 6.in need for a flashback 7.to help a new guildy and/or friend that just started out 8.you in love with presearing and watching it brun to the ground over and over 9.to get a pet uniwue to prophecies 10.etc etc etc blah blah blah 11.plenty of reason to go to prophecies even a year from now and with new players joining up every month, it will stay busy 12. to sell stuff no1 else wants - but sumtimes new players in ascalon will buy i.e. a clean fds or chaos axe

May 04, 2006, 01:45 AM // 01:45	#27
TwilightOblivion Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Right behind you Guild: T Demons Of Razgriz T Profession: E/Me	umm, where is this entrance? is it just any statue of balthazar/grenth wen you have favor?

May 04, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50	#28
Kai Nui Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you with a knife Guild: Celebrity Gangsters [FamE] Profession: Me/	They added 2 tyria specific titles, that's a new incentive. :/

May 04, 2006, 01:51 AM // 01:51	#29
storm of daeth Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere Guild: Zealots Of Abaddon [ZOA] Profession: W/	most likely just any statue i think... but how do you get ascended in factions then to get in? and anyway i was extremely dissapointed with factions and i spend probably 90% of my time in tyria just messing aroud trying to get 100% of the map explored.

May 04, 2006, 04:54 AM // 04:54	#31
DeathDealer Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Dark Side of the Moon....and I'm goin' back real soon Guild: Guildless Profession: R/Mo	because factions didn't make prophecies obsolete...prophecies is still fun (to me at least). I spend my time equally between factions and prophecies.

May 04, 2006, 07:02 AM // 07:02	#32
h4mx0r Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Asian Fanatics [AF] Profession: A/Mo	tyria itself should be an incentive, as well as farming in tyria

May 04, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17	#34
Andy_M Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK Guild: (Don't fear) The Beaver	The tyrian quests seem to give me more of a sense of achievement. Compare Ashes/Galrath to the majority of the delivery boy missions in Cantha.

May 04, 2006, 10:28 AM // 10:28	#35
kvndoom Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Communistwealth of Virginia Guild: Uninstalled Profession: W/Mo	I can farm gold faster in Tyria. Farming in the desert is fun (for me), pays well, and is an easy way to burn away 2 or 3 hours when I have nothing else to do.

May 04, 2006, 03:33 PM // 15:33	#38
A Leprechaun Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: W/	i dont think i will get factions for a while as i dont really like the oriental theme also i want to take my second charcter through the game first

May 04, 2006, 04:00 PM // 16:00	#39
Draxx Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Location: England Baby!	Because of the wonderful farming in Tyria... because Tyria is a proper developed game when factions is just beginning, because you enjoy it.. because you want the skills (Elites)... because of the FoW farming or if you still need the greens in tyria. and for sheer nastolgia value \m/ (few of the many answers to this silly post )