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TheGizzy · Jan 22, 2011, 03:42 PM // 15:42

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Originally Posted by rody2k6

That is the problem my Game login info is different than the NCsoft login info - idiot me

I looked just now - on the main login screen where you enter your account name, password and the name of one of your toons... and underneath all of that is a link which says something like "Add new account or access key."

If you click that, you'll be taken to a screen where you again enter the same login info (account name, password, name of toon) and then it will allow you to add an access key.

So once you have an access key from Steam, it seems you can enter it there... no need to log into NCSoft.com apparently.

Quaker · Jan 22, 2011, 03:43 PM // 15:43

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Originally Posted by rody2k6

Alright, so I stopped playing Guild Wars 2 years ago

But, Guild Wars 2 hasn't been released yet!

I suggest Nightfall + EotN

rody2k6 · Jan 22, 2011, 06:13 PM // 18:13

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Originally Posted by Quaker

But, Guild Wars 2 hasn't been released yet!

I suggest Nightfall + EotN

UHAHAH TOUCHE!

a comma would been real nice back there

"but I stopped playing Guild Wars, 2 years ago."

LOL NICE!

Ok so now my question is are you guys familiar with OffGamers and those sites where y ou can buy WoW Gold, Power LVL, and in this case GW Cd-Key.

So are these sites safe, specifically OffGamers

Thanks

EDIT: So if I get Eye of the North - then I will only be able to use Heroes from EotN and not the ones that I unlocked during my NF trial, correct?

and EotN has A/Rt/P/Derv Heroes also right

Kamara · Jan 22, 2011, 08:25 PM // 20:25

Personally I wouldn't touch those sites with a ten-foot barge pole. I either want an email from NCSoft with my code where they have a record they sold it to me. Or I want the key-card in my hands in a safe place where I know that if anything goes wrong I can scan that and say "look, mine!" and things get fixed.

Gold-trading is a shady business. I don't see why I should give shady businesses my custom. But hey, if that's the sort of thing you're comfortable with, go nuts \o/. Just don't expect much/any support from NCSoft if you get caught in any crossfire.

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If you get EoTN, yes, you can only use those heroes, not the ones from your trial NF account. You can pick up a rit, para, derv, and 'sin heroes. But in the case of NF, if you don't have that, then the skill selection available will be very limited for the Derv + Para hero. You can make a usable skillbar, sure. But if you want to be truly effective then either leave those two heroes at home or pick up NF for cheap somewhere.

rody2k6 · Jan 22, 2011, 09:22 PM // 21:22

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Originally Posted by Kamara

Personally I wouldn't touch those sites with a ten-foot barge pole. I either want an email from NCSoft with my code where they have a record they sold it to me. Or I want the key-card in my hands in a safe place where I know that if anything goes wrong I can scan that and say "look, mine!" and things get fixed.

Gold-trading is a shady business. I don't see why I should give shady businesses my custom. But hey, if that's the sort of thing you're comfortable with, go nuts \o/. Just don't expect much/any support from NCSoft if you get caught in any crossfire.

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If you get EoTN, yes, you can only use those heroes, not the ones from your trial NF account. You can pick up a rit, para, derv, and 'sin heroes. But in the case of NF, if you don't have that, then the skill selection available will be very limited for the Derv + Para hero. You can make a usable skillbar, sure. But if you want to be truly effective then either leave those two heroes at home or pick up NF for cheap somewhere.

That was what I was thinking (about both of your points actually)

so yeah Ritualist,Assassin,Dervish and Paragon heroes on EotN would be VERY limited unless the skills they need for such build are available in EotN.

I think I will buy EotN from Newegg, then we'll go on from there

TheGizzy · Jan 22, 2011, 11:53 PM // 23:53

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Originally Posted by rody2k6

I think I will buy EotN from Newegg, then we'll go on from there

That would be my suggestion... especially since it will, very cheaply, give you a really good opportunity to see if you actually enjoy the GW universe enough for it to be worth investing in the other chapters.

I think EotN has been my favorite part. I kind of struggled through the end of Prophecies (I was finding the Crystal Desert very boring and monotonous) and someone here suggested that I load up my EotN and snag a few heroes to help me along. What ended up happening was that I began playing around in EotN and it just sort of kick-started my interest in the entire universe. I went back and breezed through finishing Prophecies so I could gain access to the War in Kryta content and then finished EotN. Now I'm working on Factions & Nightfall (almost done with Nightfall) and I am still constantly ducking back into the EotN areas and contents and playing around there. I just really love it!

rody2k6 · Jan 23, 2011, 12:14 AM // 00:14

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Originally Posted by TheGizzy

That would be my suggestion... especially since it will, very cheaply, give you a really good opportunity to see if you actually enjoy the GW universe enough for it to be worth investing in the other chapters.

I think EotN has been my favorite part. I kind of struggled through the end of Prophecies (I was finding the Crystal Desert very boring and monotonous) and someone here suggested that I load up my EotN and snag a few heroes to help me along. What ended up happening was that I began playing around in EotN and it just sort of kick-started my interest in the entire universe. I went back and breezed through finishing Prophecies so I could gain access to the War in Kryta content and then finished EotN. Now I'm working on Factions & Nightfall (almost done with Nightfall) and I am still constantly ducking back into the EotN areas and contents and playing around there. I just really love it!

My question is though - is it better to do NF or Factions with my current lvl 20 Warrior from Phophecies - or is it crucial (to the plot at least) that I start both games (NF and Facs) with a NEW character (other than testing out the new classes duh)

TheGizzy · Jan 23, 2011, 12:28 AM // 00:28

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Originally Posted by rody2k6

My question is though - is it better to do NF or Factions with my current lvl 20 Warrior from Phophecies - or is it crucial (to the plot at least) that I start both games (NF and Facs) with a NEW character (other than testing out the new classes duh)

I'm doing them all with the same elementalist I started Prophecies with. My brain can't keep track of multiple toons playing multiple storylines and striving for multiple goals. LOL

One thing I did though -

When you go into another chapter with a toon from a different one (like Prophecies toon into Nightfall & Factions) you're not required to do the first couple of missions. The Wiki shows you where a non-native toon enters the storyline.

I backtracked and did the first ones. You actually "have to" if you're going to get the Protector titles for Cantha & Elona on a Tyrian account. Plus, I felt like I didn't want to lose track of the storyline or lore, and I didn't know how much impact those missions would have on my understanding of it if I skipped them. It's not like they're hard... a toon that has finished another campaign is pretty much going to just roll right through the first few missions in a new campaign, since they're designed for low-level/new toons.

I'm actually really looking forward to doing them again in hard mode once I finish Factions & Nightfall... I think it will be kind of neat to get to do them again with a little bit of challenge to them, you know?

One thing to keep in mind is that, while you'll be able to do everything listed on the two pages I linked to... there ARE a few early starter quests (not missions, but quests) you won't be able to complete as a non-native toon. They're not really necessary to the storyline and obviously not required to progress... but if it's important to you personally to experience them, then you could start a new toon in those campaigns and just play through to the point where non-native toons are able to join the storyline. But honestly, I wouldn't worry about it.

TheGizzy · Jan 23, 2011, 12:32 AM // 00:32

By the way... it's probably worth mentioning that Factions & Nightfall aren't set up like Prophecies. They don't have the same kind of "pre-searing" area that we went through in Prophecies. I'm really glad I started playing GW in Prophecies, because I'd have felt kind of cheated if I'd started with Nightfall or Factions and realized I couldn't take my familiar/beloved toon in to that portion of Prophecies. Factions & Nightfall don't have that kind of "training ground" - they DO have their own version, but it's not utterly cut off from everything else the same way pre-searing Ascalon is.

Jan 22, 2011, 08:25 PM // 20:25	#24
Kamara Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International Guild: Blinkie Kaulitz Armie Profession: E/	Personally I wouldn't touch those sites with a ten-foot barge pole. I either want an email from NCSoft with my code where they have a record they sold it to me. Or I want the key-card in my hands in a safe place where I know that if anything goes wrong I can scan that and say "look, mine!" and things get fixed. Gold-trading is a shady business. I don't see why I should give shady businesses my custom. But hey, if that's the sort of thing you're comfortable with, go nuts \o/. Just don't expect much/any support from NCSoft if you get caught in any crossfire. --------- If you get EoTN, yes, you can only use those heroes, not the ones from your trial NF account. You can pick up a rit, para, derv, and 'sin heroes. But in the case of NF, if you don't have that, then the skill selection available will be very limited for the Derv + Para hero. You can make a usable skillbar, sure. But if you want to be truly effective then either leave those two heroes at home or pick up NF for cheap somewhere.

Jan 23, 2011, 12:32 AM // 00:32	#29
TheGizzy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A giant mitten Guild: TeAe Profession: E/R	By the way... it's probably worth mentioning that Factions & Nightfall aren't set up like Prophecies. They don't have the same kind of "pre-searing" area that we went through in Prophecies. I'm really glad I started playing GW in Prophecies, because I'd have felt kind of cheated if I'd started with Nightfall or Factions and realized I couldn't take my familiar/beloved toon in to that portion of Prophecies. Factions & Nightfall don't have that kind of "training ground" - they DO have their own version, but it's not utterly cut off from everything else the same way pre-searing Ascalon is.