Pondering a Purchase - Guild Wars Forums

synbios_kun · Aug 28, 2011, 10:15 AM // 10:15

I have Prophecies(love the storyline) and Factions(love the assassins). However, I only have a bit of spare cash on me, and I'm looking at the Nightfall and Eye of the North game codes being sold in ebay right now. Which one would you guys recommend that I buy first?

None of the 'buy both' replies for the time being. As I said, I have only 'spare cash', enough to buy one or the other, but not both.

Also, for those who have done this, how legit are these sellers in ebay? Secondly, some of these appear to be german sellers, but will buying a key from them still result in an English version of the expansion(would be annoying if my Prophecies and Factions characters had english subtitles, but EoTN/Nightfall would have german)?

ADDENDUM: Also, if discussions of this kind are illegal - specifically the ones about ebay - do let me know, so I can edit/delete them.

Spiritz · Aug 28, 2011, 10:41 AM // 10:41

As far as im aware ( from older posts on guru ) where you get the game from doesnt matter as what matters in a way is where you set the account as.
Eg - If you set it as chinese at start you will have chinese text - im sure this has been asked in the past.
The game client is same for every person regardless of their country - only the language is different as its coded in as multi lingual
As for buying keys - id say its risky as hell , you have no way to gaurentee the code hasnt been used untill you paid for it and tried it.And then what - a bad code and loss of cash.

Personally id rather buy the missing parts from the online shop - at least you know 100% the codes ok and any problems you have gw support helping.

HanSolo · Aug 28, 2011, 10:56 AM // 10:56

I'd just buy from the site, or if you can find a hard copy at a store. You know it's going to be legit that way.

Better safe than sorry.

Lawliet Kira · Aug 28, 2011, 11:25 AM // 11:25

im pretty sure newegg has eotn for like 6 bucks

Sagittario · Aug 28, 2011, 11:30 AM // 11:30

For you, it's defintely EotN.
But when you get more money, buy NF too.

If I had money for only 2 campaigns or expansions it would be NF+EotN.
However, GW without any of those isn't GW. All 4 stories are neccessary to fully enjoy it.

(In my opinion, Prophecies is poor and boring, Factions is much better, NF is excelent, but EotN is the best. If you love prophecies, you'll adore NF and EotN.)

Edit: DW about the language, code only unlocks the campaign. All language settings are IG, so you can buy it in any country.

zwei2stein · Aug 28, 2011, 01:30 PM // 13:30

Protip:

Anyone who knows CD-key can use that to claim ownership of your account by talking to support and showing them cd-key - supposedly something that only legitimate owner of account should know. They will know other details they need (real name, address...) from your payment info and of course know cd-keys,

It is fairly common to sell cheap codes, wait few months and then "harvest" accounts.

synbios_kun · Aug 28, 2011, 02:05 PM // 14:05

@zwei2stein: Wow, didn't know that.

Quaker · Aug 28, 2011, 02:18 PM // 14:18

With reference to the above, I wouldn't buy keys from ebay, etc, unless you can be guaranteed that it's a new, un-opened package. It can lead to problems, including "used" keys, fake keys, harvesting, etc.

I'd recommend EotN of the two choices. That way you get Heroes, dungeons, PvE skills, and the Hall of Monuments.

LifeInfusion · Aug 28, 2011, 02:42 PM // 14:42

EOTN is cheaper and easier to find (~6-12 USD). Also, it has Cure Hex, Patient Spirit, Seed of Life (which are monk staples) ; Way of the Master (for assassins).

Nightfall has a ton of Ele staples and Dervish/Paragon skills. It also has Critical Agility for Assassins (very useful in PvE) , Hidden Caltrops (staple in PvP in the past), Way of the Assassin (elite used often by assassins back when A/D were popular).

The problem with Nightfall is you are pretty much relegated to buying the Trilogy edition (usually 20-30USD), since Nightfall is rather old now.

The advantage with Nightfall is you can get Legendary Vanquisher/Legendary Skill Hunter / Legendary Cartographer , a Dervish character, Seed of Life , + Razah. Razah is the only hero you can swap to any profession.

Heroes: Besides Razah, without Nightfall you lose out on 2 Necros, 2 Monks, + a Mesmer. The Paragon, 2 Dervishes, ,2 rangers, 2 Eles, 2 warriors, assassin also (but they're less important).

FengShuiDove · Aug 28, 2011, 03:30 PM // 15:30

Eye of the North will "power up" your characters more and has more "end-game content" in the vein of dungeons. It has tons of PvE only skills that are way powerful, it has the Hall of Monuments (could be useful if you're planning on playing GW2), and it has heroes just like Nightfall.

Plus, if it's cheaper, it's even more win.

AmyLynn · Aug 28, 2011, 04:50 PM // 16:50

Four years ago, I've bought Faction and Nightfall from amazon.com as new. Don't buy as used.

All the 4 games are great as one complete game. I would save your money to get both, or save to get Nightfall first since the price is much higher than EoTN.

LanaDarkess · Aug 28, 2011, 05:49 PM // 17:49

I bought guildwars and all its expansions through steam. I find it's a good place to find deals every now and then. For example, when I bought EOTN, it was 30% off.

As for which one you should buy, I recommend EOTN. You'd be able to record your achievements towards gw2 (if you're planning on getting it), and I find it's a great continuation of Prophecies.

Have fun with whichever one you purchase anyway! =]

October Jade · Aug 28, 2011, 09:54 PM // 21:54

On Amazon the trilogy actually costs 7 dollars less than Nightfall. Go figure.

Green Sscythe · Aug 29, 2011, 03:53 AM // 03:53

I would absolutely say NF because you will love having heroes and EoTN's Heroes are very limiting when compared to NF's, but I must say, the prices on EoTN and NF are so cheap these days, I'd get both, if memory serves each one is only 10 bucks a pop from the online NCSoft store.

Teh Diablo · Aug 29, 2011, 06:24 PM // 18:24

@ the egg the trilogy costs nearly $30 with free shipping and EoTN costs $5.99 with free shipping. You can't go wrong with those kind of deals.

Aug 28, 2011, 10:15 AM // 10:15	#1
synbios_kun Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Righteous Invasion Of Truth Profession: R/	Pondering a Purchase I have Prophecies(love the storyline) and Factions(love the assassins). However, I only have a bit of spare cash on me, and I'm looking at the Nightfall and Eye of the North game codes being sold in ebay right now. Which one would you guys recommend that I buy first? None of the 'buy both' replies for the time being. As I said, I have only 'spare cash', enough to buy one or the other, but not both. Also, for those who have done this, how legit are these sellers in ebay? Secondly, some of these appear to be german sellers, but will buying a key from them still result in an English version of the expansion(would be annoying if my Prophecies and Factions characters had english subtitles, but EoTN/Nightfall would have german)? ADDENDUM: Also, if discussions of this kind are illegal - specifically the ones about ebay - do let me know, so I can edit/delete them. Last edited by synbios_kun; Aug 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM // 10:20..

Aug 28, 2011, 11:30 AM // 11:30	#5
Sagittario Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Czech Republic Guild: The Dragonfly Effect [Phi] Profession: Rt/	For you, it's defintely EotN. But when you get more money, buy NF too. If I had money for only 2 campaigns or expansions it would be NF+EotN. However, GW without any of those isn't GW. All 4 stories are neccessary to fully enjoy it. (In my opinion, Prophecies is poor and boring, Factions is much better, NF is excelent, but EotN is the best. If you love prophecies, you'll adore NF and EotN.) Edit: DW about the language, code only unlocks the campaign. All language settings are IG, so you can buy it in any country. Last edited by Sagittario; Aug 28, 2011 at 11:33 AM // 11:33..

Aug 28, 2011, 02:42 PM // 14:42	#9
LifeInfusion Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: in the midline Profession: E/Mo	EOTN is cheaper and easier to find (~6-12 USD). Also, it has Cure Hex, Patient Spirit, Seed of Life (which are monk staples) ; Way of the Master (for assassins). Nightfall has a ton of Ele staples and Dervish/Paragon skills. It also has Critical Agility for Assassins (very useful in PvE) , Hidden Caltrops (staple in PvP in the past), Way of the Assassin (elite used often by assassins back when A/D were popular). The problem with Nightfall is you are pretty much relegated to buying the Trilogy edition (usually 20-30USD), since Nightfall is rather old now. The advantage with Nightfall is you can get Legendary Vanquisher/Legendary Skill Hunter / Legendary Cartographer , a Dervish character, Seed of Life , + Razah. Razah is the only hero you can swap to any profession. Heroes: Besides Razah, without Nightfall you lose out on 2 Necros, 2 Monks, + a Mesmer. The Paragon, 2 Dervishes, ,2 rangers, 2 Eles, 2 warriors, assassin also (but they're less important). Last edited by LifeInfusion; Aug 28, 2011 at 02:57 PM // 14:57..

Aug 28, 2011, 10:41 AM // 10:41	#2
Spiritz Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: DMFC	As far as im aware ( from older posts on guru ) where you get the game from doesnt matter as what matters in a way is where you set the account as. Eg - If you set it as chinese at start you will have chinese text - im sure this has been asked in the past. The game client is same for every person regardless of their country - only the language is different as its coded in as multi lingual As for buying keys - id say its risky as hell , you have no way to gaurentee the code hasnt been used untill you paid for it and tried it.And then what - a bad code and loss of cash. Personally id rather buy the missing parts from the online shop - at least you know 100% the codes ok and any problems you have gw support helping.

Aug 28, 2011, 10:56 AM // 10:56	#3
HanSolo Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tyria Guild: Mighty Is Our Name[MioN]	I'd just buy from the site, or if you can find a hard copy at a store. You know it's going to be legit that way. Better safe than sorry.

Aug 28, 2011, 11:25 AM // 11:25	#4
Lawliet Kira Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2006 Profession: E/Me	im pretty sure newegg has eotn for like 6 bucks

Aug 28, 2011, 01:30 PM // 13:30	#6
zwei2stein Grotto Attendant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Europe Guild: The German Order [GER] Profession: N/	Protip: Anyone who knows CD-key can use that to claim ownership of your account by talking to support and showing them cd-key - supposedly something that only legitimate owner of account should know. They will know other details they need (real name, address...) from your payment info and of course know cd-keys, It is fairly common to sell cheap codes, wait few months and then "harvest" accounts.

Aug 28, 2011, 02:05 PM // 14:05	#7
synbios_kun Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Righteous Invasion Of Truth Profession: R/	@zwei2stein: Wow, didn't know that.

Aug 28, 2011, 02:18 PM // 14:18	#8
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	With reference to the above, I wouldn't buy keys from ebay, etc, unless you can be guaranteed that it's a new, un-opened package. It can lead to problems, including "used" keys, fake keys, harvesting, etc. I'd recommend EotN of the two choices. That way you get Heroes, dungeons, PvE skills, and the Hall of Monuments.

Aug 28, 2011, 03:30 PM // 15:30	#10
FengShuiDove Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] Profession: A/	Eye of the North will "power up" your characters more and has more "end-game content" in the vein of dungeons. It has tons of PvE only skills that are way powerful, it has the Hall of Monuments (could be useful if you're planning on playing GW2), and it has heroes just like Nightfall. Plus, if it's cheaper, it's even more win.

Aug 28, 2011, 04:50 PM // 16:50	#11
AmyLynn Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lion's Arch Profession: W/	Four years ago, I've bought Faction and Nightfall from amazon.com as new. Don't buy as used. All the 4 games are great as one complete game. I would save your money to get both, or save to get Nightfall first since the price is much higher than EoTN.

Aug 28, 2011, 05:49 PM // 17:49	#12
LanaDarkess Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Australia Profession: N/	I bought guildwars and all its expansions through steam. I find it's a good place to find deals every now and then. For example, when I bought EOTN, it was 30% off. As for which one you should buy, I recommend EOTN. You'd be able to record your achievements towards gw2 (if you're planning on getting it), and I find it's a great continuation of Prophecies. Have fun with whichever one you purchase anyway! =]

Aug 28, 2011, 09:54 PM // 21:54	#13
October Jade Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: drifting between Indiana and NorCal	On Amazon the trilogy actually costs 7 dollars less than Nightfall. Go figure.

Aug 29, 2011, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#14
Green Sscythe Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2011 Guild: Oscen Ex Merito Profession: D/	I would absolutely say NF because you will love having heroes and EoTN's Heroes are very limiting when compared to NF's, but I must say, the prices on EoTN and NF are so cheap these days, I'd get both, if memory serves each one is only 10 bucks a pop from the online NCSoft store.

Aug 29, 2011, 06:24 PM // 18:24	#15
Teh Diablo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006	@ the egg the trilogy costs nearly $30 with free shipping and EoTN costs $5.99 with free shipping. You can't go wrong with those kind of deals.