Nightfall Strategy Guide - Guild Wars Forums

perrhole1 · Apr 12, 2007, 06:59 AM // 06:59

I was wandering if the guys at NCSOft are going to release a strategy guide for nightfall? Primagames said that NCSoft is not going to let them print a guide and it is now in NCSoft's hands. So, Where the heck is the guide for Nightfall? Is NCSoft trying to aggrivate their loyal followers or what? If anyone at arena.net or anywhere else knows anything. Please, let me lnow what is going on with this. The guide was supposed to be released last October and here it is April and nothing.

Doofledust · Apr 12, 2007, 07:14 AM // 07:14

They're not going to release a product which will be out of date within days of release. I believe the sales of the Factions Strategy Guide were disappointing which would also factor into their decision.

Sol Deathgard · Apr 12, 2007, 07:21 AM // 07:21

all I have to say is Guildwiki is your friend.

malko050987 · Apr 12, 2007, 07:21 AM // 07:21

Besides, with wiki and the fansites, you hardly need one, unless you want to collect every bit of material.

Besides, it's more fun to discover stuff yourself. ^_^

Now, more artbooks would be awesome. There can never be enough

Etta · Apr 12, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19

I still have both books for GW and Factions. If you pick it up and read it now, you will realize what a joke it is, they're both so out of date in term of skills discription, items, weapons etc. The good things are the missions walk-through and maps. I think the guides were written when both games still in their beta, and as you already know GW had a lot of skills and other things update since then.

milkflopance · Apr 12, 2007, 08:35 AM // 08:35

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Originally Posted by Etta

I still have both books for GW and Factions. If you pick it up and read it now, you will realize what a joke it is, they're both so out of date in term of skills discription, items, weapons etc.

I just had a look through, and it's not just the descriptions that are bad. Some of the stratagies are just plain awful, take this for example:

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A well-rounded character includes: Fire or Air Magic (8), Beast Mastery (4), Expertise (10), Wilderness Survival (7), and Marksmanship (10). With this Ranger, your Skill Bar should include Charm Animal, Barrage, Distracting Shot, Lightning Reflexes, Troll Unguent, a Trap to fill out your Ranger skills, plus high-damage AoE skills from the Elementalist profession.

The only thing that the guides were any use for were the mission maps and bonus objectives.

Jongo River · Apr 12, 2007, 09:02 AM // 09:02

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Originally Posted by perrhole1

The guide was supposed to be released last October and here it is April and nothing.

Ummm... if there isn't a guide in the first few weeks of a games release, there's never going to be one. Sorry.

Maybe lobby for something to be included with the forthcoming "Ultimate" box set, but I doubt if it's of much interest to Anet, given the enthusiasm they have for the wiki concept.

tijo · Apr 12, 2007, 01:31 PM // 13:31

Yup, the wiki is your best bet, besides since it's an online game everything is subject to a lot of changes which usually makes skill descriptions, builds etc useless. The walkthrough can still be of some use but then again, the AI gets changed and so does the enemies' behavior, some missions got things in them changed too so in the end, the guide becomes pretty useless imho.

EternalTempest · Apr 12, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

It was canceled

As other's pointed out, try www.guildwiki.org

pkodyssey · Apr 12, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

The only thing I liked about the strategy guides was the wall maps.

c_ras · Apr 12, 2007, 05:52 PM // 17:52

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Originally Posted by perrhole1

I was wandering if the guys at NCSOft are going to release a strategy guide for nightfall? Primagames said that NCSoft is not going to let them print a guide and it is now in NCSoft's hands. So, Where the heck is the guide for Nightfall? Is NCSoft trying to aggrivate their loyal followers or what? If anyone at arena.net or anywhere else knows anything. Please, let me lnow what is going on with this. The guide was supposed to be released last October and here it is April and nothing.

Why buy a strategy guide when it will be outdated 2 weeks later when an update comes like skill balancing or added features, etc. ? Any strategy guide for an MMO should be electronic (on the web) or something where it can be easily changed as things get updated and evolve.
Besides Fansites like Guru the best and closest thing to a "strategy guide" is
The Unofficial Guild Wiki
ANet's attempt at an Official Guild War's Wiki

Apr 12, 2007, 06:59 AM // 06:59	#1
perrhole1 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jan 2007 Guild: Kaos Storm Profession: W/Mo	Nightfall Strategy Guide I was wandering if the guys at NCSOft are going to release a strategy guide for nightfall? Primagames said that NCSoft is not going to let them print a guide and it is now in NCSoft's hands. So, Where the heck is the guide for Nightfall? Is NCSoft trying to aggrivate their loyal followers or what? If anyone at arena.net or anywhere else knows anything. Please, let me lnow what is going on with this. The guide was supposed to be released last October and here it is April and nothing.

Apr 12, 2007, 07:14 AM // 07:14	#2
Doofledust Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2006	They're not going to release a product which will be out of date within days of release. I believe the sales of the Factions Strategy Guide were disappointing which would also factor into their decision.

Apr 12, 2007, 07:21 AM // 07:21	#3
Sol Deathgard Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Shadows of the Dragon Profession: W/N	all I have to say is Guildwiki is your friend.

Apr 12, 2007, 07:21 AM // 07:21	#4
malko050987 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arad, Romania Guild: The Arctic Marauders [TAM] - now recruiting! Profession: R/	Besides, with wiki and the fansites, you hardly need one, unless you want to collect every bit of material. Besides, it's more fun to discover stuff yourself. ^_^ Now, more artbooks would be awesome. There can never be enough

Apr 12, 2007, 08:19 AM // 08:19	#5
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	I still have both books for GW and Factions. If you pick it up and read it now, you will realize what a joke it is, they're both so out of date in term of skills discription, items, weapons etc. The good things are the missions walk-through and maps. I think the guides were written when both games still in their beta, and as you already know GW had a lot of skills and other things update since then.

Apr 12, 2007, 01:31 PM // 13:31	#8
tijo Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Montreal Guild: [CDDR] Profession: R/	Yup, the wiki is your best bet, besides since it's an online game everything is subject to a lot of changes which usually makes skill descriptions, builds etc useless. The walkthrough can still be of some use but then again, the AI gets changed and so does the enemies' behavior, some missions got things in them changed too so in the end, the guide becomes pretty useless imho.

Apr 12, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13	#9
EternalTempest Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: United States Guild: Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM] Profession: E/	It was canceled As other's pointed out, try www.guildwiki.org

Apr 12, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21	#10
pkodyssey Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a cardboard box with Internet Guild: The Order of the Frozen Tundra (TofT) Profession: N/	The only thing I liked about the strategy guides was the wall maps.