Curse

Personette · Jun 09, 2007, 03:12 AM // 03:12

I think that he's having the same problem I have whenever I level in factions which is that doing all the missions and sidequests I'm still level 15-17 when I reach the mainland, and the mainland is only doable if you are level 20.

My solution is always to go to Nightfall and finish leveling. I don't know what I'd do if that weren't an option.

I find that guild wars campaigns are VERY frustrating if you find yourself in the wrong area at the wrong level, or with the wrong armor. I think the best piece of advice I read about how to play successfully I got to use for the first time with my second character, which was: stay in pre until you are level 8.

Kool Pajamas · Jun 09, 2007, 04:51 AM // 04:51

I would say for a warrior go either ele secondary for conjure spells or go monk secondary but only use the monk for a hard rez. Hard rez meaning not ressurection signet. Something that recharges. Rebirth is usually best in pve.

Dont use mending. Dont use healing breeze. Let your monk hench do the healing not yourself. The monk hench actually heal well if you can kill fast enough. They just arent that great at long battles.

zwei2stein · Jun 09, 2007, 08:20 AM // 08:20

You could also make your way to Kaineng center and buy there better armor and jump to prohpecies, which should be reasonably easy with ~L17+ character wth max armor.

Traveller · Jun 09, 2007, 09:55 AM // 09:55

There's a lot of easy quests around Kaineng Center most of which require pretty much just running around and give good exp. Even if you have to fight, you can always take a party full of level 20 henchmen and survive even when you're under level 20 yourself.

I usually level to about 16-17 in Shing Jea, get max armor in Kaineng and then level pretty fast around the KC area. Another good way is to cap elite skills, which give you good exp as well.

Brother Andicus · Jun 09, 2007, 01:44 PM // 13:44

My best advice would be to question why you are failing at prophecies and learn from it. The whole of prophecies can be completed without major drama using henchmen.

No amount of swapping between chapters or professions will change the fact that you need to think about the game.

Also, don't let yourself be worried by something as insignificant as leveling. You are going to stop leveling at lvl 20. Work on gaining a knowledge of how skills interact, and how the game mechanics work first.

Alazardragoon · Jun 09, 2007, 02:30 PM // 14:30

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Originally Posted by Bekkr

Just to cover some obvious (though not always so obvious to new players) stuff:

Have you been upgrading your armor as you get to new areas?

Do you have runes and/or insignias on your armor?

Have you managed to get yourself a decent weapon/shield (warrior), or daggers?

Do you have a decent selection of skills to choose from? (ie. have you bought some other skills for both your primary and secondary professions besides the ones you were automatically given through quests?)

What profession was your first character (that you made in Prophecies)?

Prophecies tends to be a slower level/learning curve, generally, but the things you're fighting scale accordingly too, so it should all be pretty doable.

Anyway, if you haven't done these, you should probably check into them (http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Main_Page or http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Main_Page and use the search box).

Alternatively, if you're in-game and have a specific query, just type
"/wiki ********" into the chat box, without the quotes, where ******** is the search term (rune, armor, warrior skills, etc.)

Hope that helps.

Well thanks for the advice man. I am a new player but not that new. I should have probably mentioned before I do have some MMORPG experience I played World of Warcraft for over 2 years level 70 Druid 70 Paladin 70 priest 60 Hunter. Also I played FFXI For over a year and 1/2 75 DRG 75 WHM. I know the basic stuff like change armor check skill trainer often and stuff like that. The problem Is the funds. How do I make a decent amount of money in this game. I always solo and use henchmen usually ill go out if i want to quest with all the henchmen I can at once, If I want to farm Just the monk and me. So that I can get more Drops and Money from monsters. I get the feeling there is something else I can do to make cash though. About going to Nightfall I wont be getting that until near the end of next month so That wont be an option for me as of now. I'm Sure there are way's to do what I want in proph and Factions since they were out for a long time and people obviously maxed out both games some how with out Nightfall, Is the problem Just that I dont trust Regular players? Maybe I should stop useing Henchmen for every aspect of the game, Thing is though The first day That I played GW Some guy was offering a Droks run for 2k my guild had given me on my monk 2k to get all the towns unlocked up to droks. So I accepted. The person said 1k now 1k at droks. Sounded fair to me. But he took the 1k And then ported me to ascalon and left the gorup. Ever since that Iv avoided talking to players in this game I guess you could define me as a Solo player 99% of the time. With the exception of 1 person Who has always been there for me when I needed help My guild Master. Thanks for all your suggestions hope yall can help me out with this too.

FalconDance · Jun 09, 2007, 02:55 PM // 14:55

Yeah, you'll unfortunately find plenty of nasty folks in GW - just like in real life - who will scam people with no thought whatsoever. Fortunately, they're in the minority if you keep watch.

I have never completed Factions with a 'sin yet BUT when I did run one, I ran her as a Critical Ranger. Critical Eye and a few other 'sin advantages paired with a zealous bow made mincemeat of the foe with relatively little damage to my girl. Win-win situation! Hearing all this discussion makes me want to rebuild her and give it a go again......as soon as I figure out which of my 11 'toons needs to 'retire'.

On the other hand, I've taken a W/R through all of Prophecies (wart hog companions ftw!

) and a W/Rit (offhand focus instead of a shield) all through Factions. Both were very effective. However, I find the warrior profession to be the most boring to play, so typically those girls retire so another can take their place and save the world.

Please don't give up on your Assassin. There aren't enough people who've taken the time to learn the profession well enough to play it effectively. This week I had the great pleasure of watching a *very* good 'sin at work in the Gate of Pain mission in NF. I was extremely impressed!

~Falcon