A noob question - Guild Wars Forums

darkesteyes · Sep 03, 2007, 10:59 AM // 10:59

Hey...

I've always loved Guild Wars and always wanted to play it...

Love the videos/pics and always stalk these forums..

Now I plan on buying it.

Here's the deal.

I got 2 other friends (WoW quitters) and we wnat to play GW.
So I was wondering if each one of us buys a chapter..(different chapter)
e.g. Me-Nightfall
Friend1 - Prophecies
Friend 2-Factions
Is it possible to create account each (1 for each of us) and share the data (the other chapters combined)

Do you get what I'm saying.

All in all.

I want to know if my friend can use Nightfall that I have created account on and installed for his account and vice versa

Thanks!

Kook~NBK~ · Sep 03, 2007, 11:10 AM // 11:10

No, you won't be able to do that. Access keys are a one-use deal.

You may be able to pick up all 3 chapters as a package deal at Sam's Club for $50.

If you each decide to just get one chapter, See the sticky "Player on a Budget..." for the pros and cons of each chapter. I'd recommend Prophecies, as it's the first and with it comes quests that give you skills as rewards, much easier on the in-game wallet. Also, it's a bit more closely tied to the expansion GW:Eye of the North that just came out.

darkesteyes · Sep 03, 2007, 11:29 AM // 11:29

What exactly are access keys?
So I cant install a used Prophecies onto my Nightfall?

Thanks

Toutatis · Sep 03, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17

Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall are all stand-alone games that all run through the same basic game client. Access keys determine which campaigns, professions, skills and other game content that you will have available to.

And as Kook said, access keys are a single-use thing. Once you use a key it becomes permanently bound to your playing account and nobody else can use it. You and your friends will all have to buy your own copies of each game so that you all get your own access keys. You could use the in-game store to buy keys, although I've found the prices there to be rather expensive. You will get a much better deal by going to a video game retail store; odds are you'll find Prophecies and probably Factions in the bargain bins there (I got my copy of Prophecies out of a bargain bin last year - probably the best deal I've ever got on a video game).

Commander Ryker · Sep 03, 2007, 04:25 PM // 16:25

But, you can and should link the 3 chapters so your characters can move around all area's.

auch · Sep 03, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46

you could add all the keys onto 1 account and share it and you would have all campaigns

darkesteyes · Sep 03, 2007, 05:37 PM // 17:37

I don't understand...
Isn't that against rules to share 1 account.

But anyways...

If I add all the keys to one account, only one of us will have to have the game on the computer and it'll be a pain..

I live in Kuwait... and here it is $50 per chapter..
Do I have any other options....

Kook~NBK~ · Sep 03, 2007, 06:32 PM // 18:32

If you DID share an account (it is against the rules), you'd have to take turns playing. I'm sure that's not what you want.

Talk it over with your friends and choose one chapter for the three of you to start with and go with that. Good luck and have fun!

Sep 03, 2007, 10:59 AM // 10:59	#1
darkesteyes Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2007	A noob question Hey... I've always loved Guild Wars and always wanted to play it... Love the videos/pics and always stalk these forums.. Now I plan on buying it. Here's the deal. I got 2 other friends (WoW quitters) and we wnat to play GW. So I was wondering if each one of us buys a chapter..(different chapter) e.g. Me-Nightfall Friend1 - Prophecies Friend 2-Factions Is it possible to create account each (1 for each of us) and share the data (the other chapters combined) Do you get what I'm saying. All in all. I want to know if my friend can use Nightfall that I have created account on and installed for his account and vice versa Thanks!

Sep 03, 2007, 11:10 AM // 11:10	#2
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	No, you won't be able to do that. Access keys are a one-use deal. You may be able to pick up all 3 chapters as a package deal at Sam's Club for $50. If you each decide to just get one chapter, See the sticky "Player on a Budget..." for the pros and cons of each chapter. I'd recommend Prophecies, as it's the first and with it comes quests that give you skills as rewards, much easier on the in-game wallet. Also, it's a bit more closely tied to the expansion GW:Eye of the North that just came out.

Sep 03, 2007, 11:29 AM // 11:29	#3
darkesteyes Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2007	What exactly are access keys? So I cant install a used Prophecies onto my Nightfall? Thanks

Sep 03, 2007, 01:17 PM // 13:17	#4
Toutatis Walking Wiki Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Isle of Medication Guild: Visitors from Aranna [VFA] Profession: Me/E	Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall are all stand-alone games that all run through the same basic game client. Access keys determine which campaigns, professions, skills and other game content that you will have available to. And as Kook said, access keys are a single-use thing. Once you use a key it becomes permanently bound to your playing account and nobody else can use it. You and your friends will all have to buy your own copies of each game so that you all get your own access keys. You could use the in-game store to buy keys, although I've found the prices there to be rather expensive. You will get a much better deal by going to a video game retail store; odds are you'll find Prophecies and probably Factions in the bargain bins there (I got my copy of Prophecies out of a bargain bin last year - probably the best deal I've ever got on a video game).

Sep 03, 2007, 04:25 PM // 16:25	#5
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	But, you can and should link the 3 chapters so your characters can move around all area's.

Sep 03, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46	#6
auch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: My Chair Profession: P/W	you could add all the keys onto 1 account and share it and you would have all campaigns

Sep 03, 2007, 05:37 PM // 17:37	#7
darkesteyes Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2007	I don't understand... Isn't that against rules to share 1 account. But anyways... If I add all the keys to one account, only one of us will have to have the game on the computer and it'll be a pain.. I live in Kuwait... and here it is $50 per chapter.. Do I have any other options....

Sep 03, 2007, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#8
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	If you DID share an account (it is against the rules), you'd have to take turns playing. I'm sure that's not what you want. Talk it over with your friends and choose one chapter for the three of you to start with and go with that. Good luck and have fun!