The Newbie's Guide to GW - Guild Wars Forums

I Might Avenge U · Aug 05, 2007, 07:46 AM // 07:46

Important Advice

1) Get Involved in the game instead of worrying about rushing through everything, then whining about there being nothing else to do. Learn from your mistakes and take advice/use common sense. ~Pae

2) Don't get runs. Play through the game and enjoy it. ~Yanman.be

3) Don't get power-leveled. You will level much easier by playing the game like normal. ~Yanman.be

4) Remember to calculate energy costs of your skills and bring energy management when you think you need it. ~the_jos

5) Experiment with different builds. ~Ghengis Kwell

6) LEVEL UP!!! ~free_fall

Tips

1) always bring a longbow to Pull Groups, this can save your team in a mission. To learn what Pulling is go to:

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Pull ~I Might Avenge U

2) Learn the advantages and disadvantages of your skills. ~the_jos

3) Learn how to combine skills to make them more powerful. ~the_jos

4) When you progress somewhat in the game, stick to skills in your primary profession, except when you have an awesome skill combination which uses primary and secondary profession skills.

5) Always bring some form of self heal in pick up groups, except when told otherwise. ~the_jos

6) If someone says that they have done the mission/quest before so listen to what they say then listen and OBEY, they are not ordering you around for the sake of it. ~Ghengis Kwell

7) Always do your side quests until you are level 20. ~Coloneh

General Knowledge

1) Armor from Pre-Searing does not work well in endgame missions in Fire Chain Islands. Upgrade armor As you progress in the game. ~Pae

2) Listen to tips from people in game, don't start cussing them. ~Yanman.be

3) Know your enemies! ~the_jos

4) Use attribute points only in attributes you have skills equipped. ~the_jos

5) Having points in more than 4 attributes is usually not that good, except early in the game. ~the_jos

5) Try making friends and play with them before you join a guild.
Please don't start your own guild unless you have a decent friends list with people willing to join and invest in the guild. ~the_jos

6) You can't be the so called (super) hero with 1337 level in GW like in other MMO. So don't expect you will survive if you charge into a mob mindlessly. ~Mister O

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Advice Submission: (Make it easier on me)

Category: Choose one or make up a new one.

Advice: What you want to say..

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Now before you spam me with death threats of this being the wrong place, Fear not! I do have a question:

What piece of advice would you give to A new player?

And please none of the senseless "Don't Sukc at GW" or "Go Paly WoW!" crap, I want quailty genuine advice that can be complied into order of importance so that others may read and thrive upon this.

This can be anything from game tactics, or how-to-do something, or even how to play the market. I just want a nice place for new players to refer to, before going into a mission or starting a new character. Anything you want.

If this gets big enough, I'll ask someone to see if we can't get it move'd to the Guides section, but for now, let's fill this sucka up.

This will all be categorized, and then put at the top of the post.

Pae · Aug 05, 2007, 08:12 AM // 08:12

I'm not too sure that I should be replying, since it does seem a bit out of place...

Anyway, it'd be to get engrossed in the game instead of worrying about running through everything, then whining about there being nothing else to do. Then, there's also learn from mistakes and take advice/use common sense. One major example would be telling a confused Warrior not to rush into a mob of monsters out of range of a healer, but he did, then wondered about why he died. Another thing would be that armor from Pre-Searing does not work well in endgame missions in Fire Chain Islands, as another Warrior demonstrated. (Most Warriors are decent enough; it just so happens that two were some very special cases.)

I Might Avenge U · Aug 05, 2007, 08:25 AM // 08:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pae

I'm not too sure that I should be replying, since it does seem a bit out of place...

No one should fear posting in a thread. Worst thing that happens is the thread itself gets moved, and I possibly suffer some sort of penalty. There is no reason why you shouldn't extend a hand to help others.

Anyways I see no reason why this thread can't be placed here as it is where most new players will visit first.

Thanks for the advice

Tark Alkerk · Aug 05, 2007, 08:34 AM // 08:34

you got owned rather by the collection of pages on guild wiki which detail the being of each chapter, and walk it through at baby paces

not to mention, i think if you can't navigate the wiki (packed full of useful information as it is), i don't think you should be playing the game.

Yanman.be · Aug 05, 2007, 08:44 AM // 08:44

Don't get runs, don't get powerleveled. Listen to tips from people in game, don't start cussing them.

I Might Avenge U · Aug 05, 2007, 08:48 AM // 08:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tark Alkerk

you got owned rather by the collection of pages on guild wiki which detail the being of each chapter, and walk it through at baby paces

not to mention, i think if you can't navigate the wiki (packed full of useful information as it is), i don't think you should be playing the game.

Uhm, that's completely unrelated and makes no sense at all as guildwiki doesn't give general advice like human can..

It does give tips and bugs (which I will give to you) but it doesn't teach you to Play PvE to it's fullest, or how to Get good deals on weapons.. Or even how to make a well-balanced group for a mission. This is the type of things that I'm looking for...

And this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tark Alkerk

i think if you can't navigate the wiki (packed full of useful information as it is), i don't think you should be playing the game.

Is exactly what I am trying to avoid telling people, so if you're not going to help, then simply leave and never come back.

Thank you for your contribution Yanman. (b'.')b

the_jos · Aug 05, 2007, 09:22 AM // 09:22

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of your skills.
Learn how to combine skills to make them more powerfull (for example, Sever Artery + Gash or well timed Shatter Delusions on any mesmer hex)
Know your enemies (it's useless to use Sever + Gash on foes that don't bleed).
Use attribute points only in attributes you have skills equipped (exception primary attribute).
Having points in more than 4 attributes is usually not that good, except early in the game.
When you progess somewhat in the game, stick to skills in your primary profession, except when you have an awesome skill combination which uses primary and secondary profession skills.
Always bring some form of self heal in pick up groups, except when told otherwise.
Remember to calculate energy costs of your skills and bring energy management when you think you need it.

Try making friends and play with them before you join a guild (except when you were introduced to the game by a friend and he/she is already in a guild).
Please don't start your own guild unless you have a decent friends list with people willing to join and invest in the guild.

Mister O · Aug 05, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37

You can't be the so called (super) hero with 1337 level in GW like in other MMO. So don't expect you will survive if you charge into a mob mindlessly.

Ghengis Kwell · Aug 05, 2007, 11:18 AM // 11:18

If someone says that they have done the mission/quest before so listen to what they say then listen and OBEY, they are not ordering you around for the sake of it,yesterday I had a noob team at the Iron Mines and instead of listening to me and taking out surrounding bad guys just charged at Markis and were swarmed by everything lol

Experiment with different builds ,people appreciate an Ele Pyro for their nuking ability but an Earth Ele can make a massive difference with his/her Ward Against SKills.

free_fall · Aug 05, 2007, 04:39 PM // 16:39

LEVEL UP!!!

Don't just concentrate on the missions and getting from this one to the next one. Do (just about) every quest that you can find so you get the XP rewards.

Otherwise, when you get to that next mission where everyone is, say, lvl 16-19 and you're still lvl 10-12, you're not going to have much fun because a) few groups will want to let you join them, and b) if you do get in a group, you're going to die a lot. Healers will spend their time and energy healing/rez'ing you when they should be spreading their love around.

Keep in mind that every lvl you gain gives you 20 additional health points, to say nothing of the additional attribute points you also receive. The difference between a lvl 15 and a lvl 20 is 100 health and 75 attribute points. So, not only will you lack a comparable amount of health, your skills/spells won't be as powerful, either. The others in the group will be firing semi-automatics and you'll be wielding a pea-shooter.

Coloneh · Aug 05, 2007, 05:16 PM // 17:16

always do your side quests until you are level 20. they give you valuable exp and usually gold.

Take advice from other players. Many of them are quite good at this game and know that your necromancer using daggers isnt the most effective build in the world.(you already have this one but the wording up there dosnt make any sense)

Check out guildwiki. but dont read anything about missions ect. if you dont want to spoil the story.

If you cant find any way to have fun the the game dont complain. we dont care. just go away.

Melei Hawke · Aug 05, 2007, 07:05 PM // 19:05

Take care of your monk and your monk will take care of you. They cannot heal you if they are out of energy. Pay attention to energy pings and give people time to heal up before rushing in to the next mob.

Pulling a few monsters out of a group and taking them out a few at a time is much easier than taking on the whole mob.

Interrupts are your friend (unless they are being used on you

) and will save your team a lot of damage if you can interrupt the casters you are fighting.

Patience! Every mission is not timed so don't try to rush through. Taking your time can mean the difference between a successful mission and having to start over.

I Might Avenge U · Aug 05, 2007, 07:05 PM // 19:05

Thanks to everyone who has contributed, we have over 20 tips now!

I added a submission form for future submission, just to make it easier on me =D

Gruff · Aug 08, 2007, 11:45 AM // 11:45

Try not to fall in to the name calling and pettyness side of things.

Remember to have FUN and play the game your way, people can get to critical of others builds and ideas at times, there is more than one way to skin a cat (or grawl!).

Try new skill mixes sugested by other people but if you like the way your skill bar is then dont feel to pressured to change it.

Be courteous, help others, what goes around comes around.

peace

Jumping Is Uselss · Aug 08, 2007, 12:52 PM // 12:52

Check Guru's pricecheck if you have no idea how much you should sell an item.

Etta · Aug 08, 2007, 01:42 PM // 13:42

Be be civilized. Don't turn into a barbarian or savager like some people in game. Although you should be able to defence yourself as well. Drink a lot of water and take a break every hour for 10-15mins. Lastly, remember that at the end of the day it's just a game.

oh! and don't play when you drunk.

TheRaven · Aug 08, 2007, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Tip: Don't make a pest of yourself. Don't stand around in town spamming. If an older, wiser player offers you some help, don't PM them every 5 minutes asking more questions, asking for free gold, free armor, free weapons, directions to town, runs to missions, places to buy skills, etc etc etc.

I've tried to help many newbies that I encountered, but some ended up on "ignore" because they never shut up.

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Tip: Try a smattering of different professions. Don't create a warrior and play him and only him thru all 3 campaigns then whine that Ritualists and Necros are dumb because they don't have good armor. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of all the different professions even if you don't enjoy playing them the most. This is essential to being a good PvP combatant.

fujin · Aug 08, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42

Join a guild that suits your needs. You always be able to get a helping hand for missions and things like that with friends that you trust, and can have fun with along the way.

Don't ALWAYS ask for help though, you'll eventually become a nuisance to everyone if you ask for help on everything.

Pae · Aug 08, 2007, 04:38 PM // 16:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etta

oh! and don't play when you drunk.

unless it's in-game :P

havok019 · Aug 08, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33

Play PvP (Aspenwood or Dragon Arenas is a good place to start) to get faction to unlock skills for your heroes. Good to do this when you don't have a lot of time to play for a mission or quest.

Buying all your skills is a sure way to make you broke.

Aug 05, 2007, 07:46 AM // 07:46	#1
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	The Newbie's Guide to GW Important Advice 1) Get Involved in the game instead of worrying about rushing through everything, then whining about there being nothing else to do. Learn from your mistakes and take advice/use common sense. ~Pae 2) Don't get runs. Play through the game and enjoy it. ~Yanman.be 3) Don't get power-leveled. You will level much easier by playing the game like normal. ~Yanman.be 4) Remember to calculate energy costs of your skills and bring energy management when you think you need it. ~the_jos 5) Experiment with different builds. ~Ghengis Kwell 6) LEVEL UP!!! ~free_fall Tips 1) always bring a longbow to Pull Groups, this can save your team in a mission. To learn what Pulling is go to: http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Pull ~I Might Avenge U 2) Learn the advantages and disadvantages of your skills. ~the_jos 3) Learn how to combine skills to make them more powerful. ~the_jos 4) When you progress somewhat in the game, stick to skills in your primary profession, except when you have an awesome skill combination which uses primary and secondary profession skills. 5) Always bring some form of self heal in pick up groups, except when told otherwise. ~the_jos 6) If someone says that they have done the mission/quest before so listen to what they say then listen and OBEY, they are not ordering you around for the sake of it. ~Ghengis Kwell 7) Always do your side quests until you are level 20. ~Coloneh General Knowledge 1) Armor from Pre-Searing does not work well in endgame missions in Fire Chain Islands. Upgrade armor As you progress in the game. ~Pae 2) Listen to tips from people in game, don't start cussing them. ~Yanman.be 3) Know your enemies! ~the_jos 4) Use attribute points only in attributes you have skills equipped. ~the_jos 5) Having points in more than 4 attributes is usually not that good, except early in the game. ~the_jos 5) Try making friends and play with them before you join a guild. Please don't start your own guild unless you have a decent friends list with people willing to join and invest in the guild. ~the_jos 6) You can't be the so called (super) hero with 1337 level in GW like in other MMO. So don't expect you will survive if you charge into a mob mindlessly. ~Mister O --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advice Submission: (Make it easier on me) Category: Choose one or make up a new one. Advice: What you want to say.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now before you spam me with death threats of this being the wrong place, Fear not! I do have a question: What piece of advice would you give to A new player? And please none of the senseless "Don't Sukc at GW" or "Go Paly WoW!" crap, I want quailty genuine advice that can be complied into order of importance so that others may read and thrive upon this. This can be anything from game tactics, or how-to-do something, or even how to play the market. I just want a nice place for new players to refer to, before going into a mission or starting a new character. Anything you want. If this gets big enough, I'll ask someone to see if we can't get it move'd to the Guides section, but for now, let's fill this sucka up. This will all be categorized, and then put at the top of the post. Last edited by I Might Avenge U; Aug 05, 2007 at 07:04 PM // 19:04..

Aug 05, 2007, 08:12 AM // 08:12	#2
Pae Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2005	I'm not too sure that I should be replying, since it does seem a bit out of place... Anyway, it'd be to get engrossed in the game instead of worrying about running through everything, then whining about there being nothing else to do. Then, there's also learn from mistakes and take advice/use common sense. One major example would be telling a confused Warrior not to rush into a mob of monsters out of range of a healer, but he did, then wondered about why he died. Another thing would be that armor from Pre-Searing does not work well in endgame missions in Fire Chain Islands, as another Warrior demonstrated. (Most Warriors are decent enough; it just so happens that two were some very special cases.)

Aug 05, 2007, 08:34 AM // 08:34	#4
Tark Alkerk Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In a Black Hole Guild: less Profession: E/	you got owned rather by the collection of pages on guild wiki which detail the being of each chapter, and walk it through at baby paces not to mention, i think if you can't navigate the wiki (packed full of useful information as it is), i don't think you should be playing the game.

Aug 05, 2007, 08:44 AM // 08:44	#5
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	Don't get runs, don't get powerleveled. Listen to tips from people in game, don't start cussing them.

Aug 05, 2007, 09:22 AM // 09:22	#7
the_jos Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: Hard Mode Legion [HML] Profession: N/	Learn the advantages and disadvantages of your skills. Learn how to combine skills to make them more powerfull (for example, Sever Artery + Gash or well timed Shatter Delusions on any mesmer hex) Know your enemies (it's useless to use Sever + Gash on foes that don't bleed). Use attribute points only in attributes you have skills equipped (exception primary attribute). Having points in more than 4 attributes is usually not that good, except early in the game. When you progess somewhat in the game, stick to skills in your primary profession, except when you have an awesome skill combination which uses primary and secondary profession skills. Always bring some form of self heal in pick up groups, except when told otherwise. Remember to calculate energy costs of your skills and bring energy management when you think you need it. Try making friends and play with them before you join a guild (except when you were introduced to the game by a friend and he/she is already in a guild). Please don't start your own guild unless you have a decent friends list with people willing to join and invest in the guild.

Aug 05, 2007, 09:37 AM // 09:37	#8
Mister O Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2006	You can't be the so called (super) hero with 1337 level in GW like in other MMO. So don't expect you will survive if you charge into a mob mindlessly.

Aug 05, 2007, 11:18 AM // 11:18	#9
Ghengis Kwell Baby Maker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Guild: Sent Fromhell Profession: D/W	If someone says that they have done the mission/quest before so listen to what they say then listen and OBEY, they are not ordering you around for the sake of it,yesterday I had a noob team at the Iron Mines and instead of listening to me and taking out surrounding bad guys just charged at Markis and were swarmed by everything lol Experiment with different builds ,people appreciate an Ele Pyro for their nuking ability but an Earth Ele can make a massive difference with his/her Ward Against SKills.

Aug 05, 2007, 04:39 PM // 16:39	#10
free_fall Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005	LEVEL UP!!! Don't just concentrate on the missions and getting from this one to the next one. Do (just about) every quest that you can find so you get the XP rewards. Otherwise, when you get to that next mission where everyone is, say, lvl 16-19 and you're still lvl 10-12, you're not going to have much fun because a) few groups will want to let you join them, and b) if you do get in a group, you're going to die a lot. Healers will spend their time and energy healing/rez'ing you when they should be spreading their love around. Keep in mind that every lvl you gain gives you 20 additional health points, to say nothing of the additional attribute points you also receive. The difference between a lvl 15 and a lvl 20 is 100 health and 75 attribute points. So, not only will you lack a comparable amount of health, your skills/spells won't be as powerful, either. The others in the group will be firing semi-automatics and you'll be wielding a pea-shooter.

Aug 05, 2007, 05:16 PM // 17:16	#11
Coloneh Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Profession: D/W	always do your side quests until you are level 20. they give you valuable exp and usually gold. Take advice from other players. Many of them are quite good at this game and know that your necromancer using daggers isnt the most effective build in the world.(you already have this one but the wording up there dosnt make any sense) Check out guildwiki. but dont read anything about missions ect. if you dont want to spoil the story. If you cant find any way to have fun the the game dont complain. we dont care. just go away.

Aug 05, 2007, 07:05 PM // 19:05	#12
Melei Hawke Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: SoF Profession: R/Mo	Take care of your monk and your monk will take care of you. They cannot heal you if they are out of energy. Pay attention to energy pings and give people time to heal up before rushing in to the next mob. Pulling a few monsters out of a group and taking them out a few at a time is much easier than taking on the whole mob. Interrupts are your friend (unless they are being used on you ) and will save your team a lot of damage if you can interrupt the casters you are fighting. Patience! Every mission is not timed so don't try to rush through. Taking your time can mean the difference between a successful mission and having to start over.

Aug 08, 2007, 11:45 AM // 11:45	#14
Gruff Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: England Guild: Muppet Warfare [MvM] & 2nd in Servants Of Fortuna Ally	Try not to fall in to the name calling and pettyness side of things. Remember to have FUN and play the game your way, people can get to critical of others builds and ideas at times, there is more than one way to skin a cat (or grawl!). Try new skill mixes sugested by other people but if you like the way your skill bar is then dont feel to pressured to change it. Be courteous, help others, what goes around comes around. peace

Aug 08, 2007, 12:52 PM // 12:52	#15
Jumping Is Uselss Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -... . .... .. -. -.. / -.-- --- ..-	Check Guru's pricecheck if you have no idea how much you should sell an item.

Aug 08, 2007, 01:42 PM // 13:42	#16
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Be be civilized. Don't turn into a barbarian or savager like some people in game. Although you should be able to defence yourself as well. Drink a lot of water and take a break every hour for 10-15mins. Lastly, remember that at the end of the day it's just a game. oh! and don't play when you drunk.

Aug 08, 2007, 01:46 PM // 13:46	#17
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	Tip: Don't make a pest of yourself. Don't stand around in town spamming. If an older, wiser player offers you some help, don't PM them every 5 minutes asking more questions, asking for free gold, free armor, free weapons, directions to town, runs to missions, places to buy skills, etc etc etc. I've tried to help many newbies that I encountered, but some ended up on "ignore" because they never shut up. --------------------- Tip: Try a smattering of different professions. Don't create a warrior and play him and only him thru all 3 campaigns then whine that Ritualists and Necros are dumb because they don't have good armor. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of all the different professions even if you don't enjoy playing them the most. This is essential to being a good PvP combatant.

Aug 08, 2007, 02:42 PM // 14:42	#18
fujin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hong Kong, all the way in Asia :O Guild: Officer of United Jedi [UJ] Profession: E/	Join a guild that suits your needs. You always be able to get a helping hand for missions and things like that with friends that you trust, and can have fun with along the way. Don't ALWAYS ask for help though, you'll eventually become a nuisance to everyone if you ask for help on everything.

Aug 08, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33	#20
havok019 Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2007 Guild: HdCr Profession: W/Mo	Play PvP (Aspenwood or Dragon Arenas is a good place to start) to get faction to unlock skills for your heroes. Good to do this when you don't have a lot of time to play for a mission or quest. Buying all your skills is a sure way to make you broke.