Returning Players Guide to GW1? - Guild Wars Forums

Rakelos · Jan 02, 2015, 09:47 PM // 21:47

Hi there lads and ladies,

I want to know if any one can point me to an existing returning players guide/video for GW1? I know that many things may have changed since (I would estimate) when I stopped play back in 2010. I just burned out on the HoM challenge and accepted that I would have at least a couple of cool skins for GW2.

If there isn't a guide out there, what if any significant changes have occurred? Is random arena plus team arena still available or is it that codex arena thing still in the game? I was very much into PvP after I got all classes to max an kept a PvP slot open. The plan is that I want to play just a bit of PvE action so I can focus on finding out of my old guild is kicking around or not. It's always better to try to team up with a PvP guild in my experience when playing it, even casually (as I now plan to not play as hardcore as I was into PvP).

Thanks for any advice.

**Marty Silverblade** · Jan 02, 2015, 11:40 PM // 23:40

I don't know of any, probably because there isn't really a need for one. Content-wise, there are three plotlines which branch from GW1 into GW2. You may have played the first, War in Kryta.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Beyond

In terms of skill updates, there was a rework of Eles and Mesmers, at least for PvE. No skill updates have happened since mid-late 2012. Current meta builds can be found at gwpvx.com.

Team Arena hasn't come back; Codex Arena hasn't been removed.

*Darcy* · Jan 17, 2015, 11:49 PM // 23:49

A guide has been started in the Community Works forum.
Wolftail's Welcome Back Guide

Jan 02, 2015, 09:47 PM // 21:47	#1
Rakelos Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2015	Returning Players Guide to GW1? Hi there lads and ladies, I want to know if any one can point me to an existing returning players guide/video for GW1? I know that many things may have changed since (I would estimate) when I stopped play back in 2010. I just burned out on the HoM challenge and accepted that I would have at least a couple of cool skins for GW2. If there isn't a guide out there, what if any significant changes have occurred? Is random arena plus team arena still available or is it that codex arena thing still in the game? I was very much into PvP after I got all classes to max an kept a PvP slot open. The plan is that I want to play just a bit of PvE action so I can focus on finding out of my old guild is kicking around or not. It's always better to try to team up with a PvP guild in my experience when playing it, even casually (as I now plan to not play as hardcore as I was into PvP). Thanks for any advice.

Jan 02, 2015, 11:40 PM // 23:40	#2
Marty Silverblade Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006	I don't know of any, probably because there isn't really a need for one. Content-wise, there are three plotlines which branch from GW1 into GW2. You may have played the first, War in Kryta. http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Beyond In terms of skill updates, there was a rework of Eles and Mesmers, at least for PvE. No skill updates have happened since mid-late 2012. Current meta builds can be found at gwpvx.com. Team Arena hasn't come back; Codex Arena hasn't been removed. __________________

Jan 17, 2015, 11:49 PM // 23:49	#3
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	A guide has been started in the Community Works forum. Wolftail's Welcome Back Guide __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)