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Sai of Winter · Jul 24, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

The customizable henchmen and HvH is what I'm looking forward to and interested in, but I don't want to get my hopes up yet. Though, it's very exciting to know. Just got to wait and see.

I can't wait to explore Elona, though.

Saix The Spartan · Jul 24, 2006, 11:31 PM // 23:31

300 new skills 250 of them duplicates.

Pillz_veritas · Jul 24, 2006, 11:39 PM // 23:39

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Originally Posted by xMikex

• A new game type, Hero vs. Hero Battles will allow a single player to participate in PvP with hero NPCs.

This is the what I have been Waiting for. Build your team, Sculpt it to your will. Then send your men in against the others. Test Builds, conquer others builds. Be the battle. I sooo can not wait for this!!! The battle is won before you even enter battle. Oh man... This is going to be AWESOME.

My henchies are better then yours!!! I can not wait.

I can not wait.

I can not wait.

PLEASE let this be in the PVP Preview event this weekend!!!!

Quantum Duck · Jul 24, 2006, 11:42 PM // 23:42

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Originally Posted by Saix The Spartan

300 new skills 250 of them duplicates.

Lets go with 300 new skills and 30 duplicates (330 skills learnable skills on the list total), just like last time. 75 each for the new guys, 15 new standard skills for the core guys, 10 new elites for the core guys, and 5 duplicates of non core standard skills for the core guys.

I will be very surprised if it isn't exactly like Factions in this regard.

Overnite · Jul 24, 2006, 11:50 PM // 23:50

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Originally Posted by xMikex

• Customizable Heroes (party NPCs) that level up with the player, follow player instructions in combat, and use armor, weapons, and skills of the player’s choice.

• A new game type, Hero vs. Hero Battles will allow a single player to participate in PvP with hero NPCs.

I always thought Guild Wars was an online single player game...

Suddenly, the evil paladins and blue aliens don't look so bad...

Omega X · Jul 24, 2006, 11:53 PM // 23:53

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Originally Posted by xMikex

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?c...ct%5Fid=646706

When a corrupt ruler summons the power of an outcast god and infects the land with a creeping darkness, it will take a band of heroes to save Elona. Guild Wars Nightfall is the roleplaying game gamers have been waiting for – an intimate, heroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience and your customizable party becomes an extension of your character. In this third campaign in the award-winning Guild Wars® universe, this is Guild Wars® like you've never seen before. With more than two million copies sold worldwide, Guild Wars® is the award-winning epic roleplaying game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay.

Wait, wait, wait. Does this mean that the zones condition sbased on what you did in them?

vinegrower · Jul 24, 2006, 11:55 PM // 23:55

looks to be well worth the price, hell, a new continent with customizeable hench is worth it alone.

ChaoticCoyote · Jul 25, 2006, 12:05 AM // 00:05

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Originally Posted by ischuros

I wonder if we'll have to pay to upgrade Henchmans armour/weapons, and if they're 'dynamic/unique' to us, like your pet, they level up with you and you get like level 3 henchies to start and then by using them you get higher level henchies.

It looks to me like all classes get customizable henchman pets. I only hope they give *real* pets better AI and controls, too.

Customizable henchmen sound like a wonderful money sink -- it will also take a lot of "stuff" out of circulation, as people start equiping their pet henchmen.

Gorebrex · Jul 25, 2006, 12:10 AM // 00:10

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Originally Posted by Xenrath

Certainly sounds a bit bigger than Factions, hope it's a bit more like Prophecies (at least the PvE bit)

Noticed some of the bits have long been suggested by the community (commands for henchies). I wonder if older chapter owners will benefit from that or will they miss out again like the storage thing...

Hasnt ANet already come out and said thats the way theyre doing it? Basically, that the stuff we ask for for months will be available in new chapters only(Good business decision. I dont like it at all, but understand it.).
The storyline now, its "sort of" like PoP2,(never played it, never seemed interesting), in PoP2, theres ONE guy, with 2 personalities, in Nightfall, a guy summons an evil god's power, and then the trouble starts. As to the other stuff...
• Customizable Heroes (party NPCs) that level up with the player, follow player instructions in combat, and use armor, weapons, and skills of the player’s choice.
Bout time! I hated being about 3-4 lvls higher than henchies. If they wanted hechies(and players) to be close to henchie lvl at certain areas, they should have been "locked" from the begining(wouldve also prevented "running"), believe it when I see it, Would be nice to at last be able to give appropriate skills for an area
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• Two new professions: The Dervish, a scythe-wielding holy warrior and The Paragon, the guardian angels of the Elonian people.
Should be interesting to see skills

• 300 new skills.
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• 250 Quests, 55 explorable areas, 20 new Story Missions, and three new Challenge Missions.

Lot of places to see, like it

RuPee · Jul 25, 2006, 12:12 AM // 00:12

NICE! i finally become my inner fascist and i take control of every aspect of an npc's life! muahahahahaha.

seriously tho the HvH concept looks promising. now people will have to come up with completely original pvp team builds.

[FnG] Lazz · Jul 25, 2006, 12:14 AM // 00:14

First time I've posted on here in a while. This is the first time I've heard about Nightfall and one thing I must say - judging by the few pictures that are released, Im not particularly impressed with the character graphics.

I know games shouldn't necessarily be judged on graphics but compared to other games that are coming out around the same time, its graphics will seem inferior and judging by the characters, they don't seem to have improved an awful lot from the origional GW.

Arkantos · Jul 25, 2006, 12:18 AM // 00:18

Moved to GW: NightFall.

CHUIU · Jul 25, 2006, 12:19 AM // 00:19

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

Actually each core class got 30 skills in factions.

Thats including the copies.

Without the copies, its 25.

Ah true! Thanks for the correction.

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Originally Posted by Jetdoc

They don't have to stick with the same skill numbers as Factions, ya know...

70 Dervish
70 Paragon
20 x 8 current professions
300

Fat chance. This is a standalone expansion just like factions. At the most we will see enemies as assassin/ritualist with the potential for some new greens but they won't add skills to the set. They may add skills to factions with a later update though (equivalent of Sorrows Furnace to Guild Wars).

Llednar · Jul 25, 2006, 12:24 AM // 00:24

Nightfall seems wonderful, it will be interesting to see how the whole custom henchmen thing will turn out...

With enough manipulation and knowledge of the AI's I'm sure someone could fashion a spike team out of the henchmen.

Khift · Jul 25, 2006, 12:25 AM // 00:25

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

It's a SUPERHENCHY!

That. Is. Going. To. Be. Awesome.

MMSDome · Jul 25, 2006, 12:28 AM // 00:28

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Originally Posted by Jetdoc

Wow...sounds like they went back to focusing on PvE with Nightfall. Excellent!

Not too excited by the customizable henchmen (because I don't use them), although this may replace many of the "cookie cutter" PuG requests.

20 New Missions - a much needed expansion to the 13 missions in Factions - YES!!!

No mention of new armors for Core/Factions characters, or whether any of the 300 new skills will be for Factions characters, though...

you silly little sausage of course there will be new armors!

angshuman · Jul 25, 2006, 12:39 AM // 00:39

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an intimate experience

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where your decisions shape your personal game experience

Will Anet finally give me the Role Playing game I have been craving for all this while? This has given me a glimmer of hope!

fiery · Jul 25, 2006, 12:41 AM // 00:41

Very nice, hope it's great when it comes.

Haggard · Jul 25, 2006, 12:43 AM // 00:43

It does indeed sound like theyre aiming for the PvE with this one, considering how pissed off *most* people got with factions.

Sai of Winter · Jul 25, 2006, 12:53 AM // 00:53

I guess the core team focus on PvE and the factions team on PvP. Chapter four could end up PvP focused since the factions team is working it. Just a guess.