Unlocking Elite Hero Skills - Guild Wars Forums

DirtyDirty · Aug 20, 2008, 12:22 AM // 00:22

answered tyvm

Harvester of Sorrows · Aug 20, 2008, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Yep. Think of heroes like PvP characters. They also can use any elite skill that you capture on any character on your account.

DirtyDirty · Aug 20, 2008, 12:35 AM // 00:35

That's awesome news. I wish they put this in the wiki; I couldn't find it there.

unkleanone · Aug 20, 2008, 12:46 AM // 00:46

you can also just buy the skill unlock packs from the gw store and all your heroes will be able to use any skill elite or regular found in those packs. Get em all and your heroes will have access to every skill in the game.

Harvester of Sorrows · Aug 20, 2008, 12:49 AM // 00:49

I didn't know they didn't cover that in the wiki. Thought I'd go ahead and add to it.

farmerfez · Aug 20, 2008, 01:14 AM // 01:14

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Originally Posted by unkleanone

you can also just buy the skill unlock packs from the gw store and all your heroes will be able to use any skill elite or regular found in those packs. Get em all and your heroes will have access to every skill in the game.

Why would you pay for something you can get by just playing the game?

GODh · Aug 20, 2008, 01:20 AM // 01:20

Wiki probably use different words for the same thing (srry, too lazy now to look it up).

But heroes can use every (elite)skill that is unlocked on your account. Unlocking a skill is done via priest of balthazar, buying them from a skillstrainer or capturing them yourself... an exception: heroes cant use PVE-only skills!

pamelf · Aug 20, 2008, 01:58 AM // 01:58

skill unlock packs ftw. In answer to why you would pay for something when you can just play the game; not everyone plays each character. If I hadn't purchased the skill unlock packs I would never had been able to use my dervish, warrior, Sin or Paragon heroes. (have each of those characters but hardly ever play them...have minimal unlocks)

unkleanone · Aug 20, 2008, 02:06 AM // 02:06

pamelf said it pretty well but my reasoning is also that whenever I need an elite that I haven't capped or something all I have to do is buy the elite tome and bam its mine. No work. also i never have to worry about a hero not being able to run a build I might need them to use.

hellcast · Aug 20, 2008, 02:36 AM // 02:36

you can easily do that with balth faction. you don't have to play a profession to unlock it. but hey what people do with their money it's their business.

*Darcy* · Aug 20, 2008, 02:41 AM // 02:41

from the wiki http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Hero under Customization

"Heroes, like PvP characters will have skills that you have unlocked on your account available to them, this includes Elite Skills. PvE only skills can only be used by the player, meaning you can't equip a hero with a Sunspear Rebirth Signet or any other PvE Only skills."

Shayne Hawke · Aug 20, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45

Best thing to do for getting hero skills is to wait for an easy PvP weekend, rack up as much faction as you can, and spend it on skills you don't have. Scope out builds you'd like to use on PvX and target those skills first, moving on to the lesser used ones later.

You can do elites under that method, but if you have a main PvE character that you use, it's much better to capture the elite with your main character so that you can get progress in the Skill Hunter track in addition to unlocking it for your hero. Unlocking through faction to capture it later is usually a waste of faction.

DarkFlame · Aug 20, 2008, 03:01 AM // 03:01

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Originally Posted by DirtyDirty

That's awesome news. I wish they put this in the wiki; I couldn't find it there.

And from the wikia

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You may freely change the skills used by your hero in the Skills and Attributes panel. It is important to note that heroes automatically have access to all skills that are unlocked on the player's account, including elite skills.

@farmerfez Not everyone has enough skillpoints, gold or Balth Faction to go around unlocking skills as they need them. The unlock packs, though generally more useful to the PvP crowd, is a great way to get a head start on that if you have the money to spare and not the time. But again, its not for everyone, hence its not an essential purchase for the GW player.

pamelf · Aug 20, 2008, 06:52 AM // 06:52

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Originally Posted by hellcast

you can easily do that with balth faction. you don't have to play a profession to unlock it. but hey what people do with their money it's their business.

That's assuming people PVP..which many don't

Commander Ryker · Aug 20, 2008, 04:08 PM // 16:08

You do know that you can change your heroes bar, right? If you did and when you tried, you would have seen all the elites and skills available to your heroes.

Aug 20, 2008, 12:22 AM // 00:22	#1
DirtyDirty Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Profession: R/	Unlocking Elite Hero Skills answered tyvm Last edited by DirtyDirty; Jun 16, 2010 at 04:07 AM // 04:07.. Reason: answered

Aug 20, 2008, 02:41 AM // 02:41	#11
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	from the wiki http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Hero under Customization "Heroes, like PvP characters will have skills that you have unlocked on your account available to them, this includes Elite Skills. PvE only skills can only be used by the player, meaning you can't equip a hero with a Sunspear Rebirth Signet or any other PvE Only skills." __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 20, 2008, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#2
Harvester of Sorrows Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2008 Guild: The Fathers of Faith Profession: D/	Yep. Think of heroes like PvP characters. They also can use any elite skill that you capture on any character on your account.

Aug 20, 2008, 12:35 AM // 00:35	#3
DirtyDirty Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Profession: R/	That's awesome news. I wish they put this in the wiki; I couldn't find it there.

Aug 20, 2008, 12:46 AM // 00:46	#4
unkleanone Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TN Guild: Semi Automatic Bananas [SEMI] Profession: R/Mo	you can also just buy the skill unlock packs from the gw store and all your heroes will be able to use any skill elite or regular found in those packs. Get em all and your heroes will have access to every skill in the game.

Aug 20, 2008, 12:49 AM // 00:49	#5
Harvester of Sorrows Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2008 Guild: The Fathers of Faith Profession: D/	I didn't know they didn't cover that in the wiki. Thought I'd go ahead and add to it.

Aug 20, 2008, 01:20 AM // 01:20	#7
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	Wiki probably use different words for the same thing (srry, too lazy now to look it up). But heroes can use every (elite)skill that is unlocked on your account. Unlocking a skill is done via priest of balthazar, buying them from a skillstrainer or capturing them yourself... an exception: heroes cant use PVE-only skills!

Aug 20, 2008, 01:58 AM // 01:58	#8
pamelf Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Lost Templars [LoTe] Profession: Me/Mo	skill unlock packs ftw. In answer to why you would pay for something when you can just play the game; not everyone plays each character. If I hadn't purchased the skill unlock packs I would never had been able to use my dervish, warrior, Sin or Paragon heroes. (have each of those characters but hardly ever play them...have minimal unlocks)

Aug 20, 2008, 02:06 AM // 02:06	#9
unkleanone Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TN Guild: Semi Automatic Bananas [SEMI] Profession: R/Mo	pamelf said it pretty well but my reasoning is also that whenever I need an elite that I haven't capped or something all I have to do is buy the elite tome and bam its mine. No work. also i never have to worry about a hero not being able to run a build I might need them to use.

Aug 20, 2008, 02:36 AM // 02:36	#10
hellcast Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portugal Guild: Mystic Spiral Profession: Mo/E	you can easily do that with balth faction. you don't have to play a profession to unlock it. but hey what people do with their money it's their business.

Aug 20, 2008, 02:45 AM // 02:45	#12
Shayne Hawke Departed from Tyria Join Date: May 2007 Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth] Profession: R/	Best thing to do for getting hero skills is to wait for an easy PvP weekend, rack up as much faction as you can, and spend it on skills you don't have. Scope out builds you'd like to use on PvX and target those skills first, moving on to the lesser used ones later. You can do elites under that method, but if you have a main PvE character that you use, it's much better to capture the elite with your main character so that you can get progress in the Skill Hunter track in addition to unlocking it for your hero. Unlocking through faction to capture it later is usually a waste of faction.

Aug 20, 2008, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#15
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	You do know that you can change your heroes bar, right? If you did and when you tried, you would have seen all the elites and skills available to your heroes.