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Death Angle · Nov 04, 2006, 04:30 AM // 04:30

Im new to this game (Guild Wars). I just want to know how do I connect to servers.

Death Angle · Nov 04, 2006, 04:31 AM // 04:31

How do I connect to a server.

Lethorn Maeran · Nov 04, 2006, 04:45 AM // 04:45

It's not like WoW where you need to connect to a server. Just open up the GW client and log in. If you want to change district (ie. Different language servers in EU and simply different numbers in USA), click the grey box in the top left hand corner of the screen to select your district.

Death Angle · Nov 04, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11

Thanks but where i am there is no 1 there to fight against.

Smile Like Umean It · Nov 04, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

You don't fight against other people in towns. To do that you need to go to a PvP arena.

The Pointless · Nov 04, 2006, 01:16 PM // 13:16

To jump straight into PvP in GW, you can create a PvP-only character who will be dropped into the Battle Isles, the PvP area. Here you can take part in organised PvP play, such as:

Random Arena, where 2 randomly-picked teams of 4 face off against each other
Team Arena, where you form the team yourself and fight a randomly-chosen team
Heroes Ascent, used to be 8v8, but now it's 6v6. Like Team Arena, but victory in the Hall of Heroes (Your goal) affects the Favour system, which in turn affects which territory gets access to certain PvE areas or PvE god statue buffs
Guild Battles, or GvG, require at the very least, guest membership at a guild. This is 8v8, where you will be pitted against another guild. There are at least 2 win conditions here: Kill your enemy's Guild Lord, or lumber them with a 60% Death Penalty (by keeping your flag in the stand in the middle of the map and repeatedly killing your opponents.

Additionally, if you have Factions on your account, you can take part in Alliance Battles. This, again, requires membership to a guild that is allied to either the Luxons or the Kurzicks, the two warring Factions of the title. This 12v12 match pits 3 Luxon teams of 4 against the equally-numbered Kurzick forces for control of strategically-placed points on the map. There are 5 maps, and the one you fight on is decided by the side that is "winning" (Basically the faction with the most, erm faction points)

In PvE:

You cannot fight in a Town or Outpost
You do not need to stay in town and kill rats.
Grinding is not necessary. You will gradually level up by completing quests as well as flattening the monsters and criminals of the game world, and if you are smart enough to do that, you will almost always be the right level (if not a little over it - not a problem )
The level cap is 20 (SHOCK! HORROR!) and no matter how much you complain or what alternatives anyone suggests, it's not gonna change

Nov 04, 2006, 04:30 AM // 04:30	#1
Death Angle Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2006	Server Im new to this game (Guild Wars). I just want to know how do I connect to servers.

Nov 04, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11	#4
Death Angle Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2006	Thanks Thanks but where i am there is no 1 there to fight against.

Nov 04, 2006, 01:16 PM // 13:16	#6
The Pointless Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Stuck in the UK Guild: Rage International [RAGE] Profession: W/Me	To jump straight into PvP in GW, you can create a PvP-only character who will be dropped into the Battle Isles, the PvP area. Here you can take part in organised PvP play, such as: Random Arena, where 2 randomly-picked teams of 4 face off against each other Team Arena, where you form the team yourself and fight a randomly-chosen team Heroes Ascent, used to be 8v8, but now it's 6v6. Like Team Arena, but victory in the Hall of Heroes (Your goal) affects the Favour system, which in turn affects which territory gets access to certain PvE areas or PvE god statue buffs Guild Battles, or GvG, require at the very least, guest membership at a guild. This is 8v8, where you will be pitted against another guild. There are at least 2 win conditions here: Kill your enemy's Guild Lord, or lumber them with a 60% Death Penalty (by keeping your flag in the stand in the middle of the map and repeatedly killing your opponents. Additionally, if you have Factions on your account, you can take part in Alliance Battles. This, again, requires membership to a guild that is allied to either the Luxons or the Kurzicks, the two warring Factions of the title. This 12v12 match pits 3 Luxon teams of 4 against the equally-numbered Kurzick forces for control of strategically-placed points on the map. There are 5 maps, and the one you fight on is decided by the side that is "winning" (Basically the faction with the most, erm faction points) In PvE: You cannot fight in a Town or Outpost You do not need to stay in town and kill rats. Grinding is not necessary. You will gradually level up by completing quests as well as flattening the monsters and criminals of the game world, and if you are smart enough to do that, you will almost always be the right level (if not a little over it - not a problem ) The level cap is 20 (SHOCK! HORROR!) and no matter how much you complain or what alternatives anyone suggests, it's not gonna change Last edited by The Pointless; Nov 04, 2006 at 01:22 PM // 13:22..

Nov 04, 2006, 04:31 AM // 04:31	#2
Death Angle Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2006	How do I connect to a server.

Nov 04, 2006, 04:45 AM // 04:45	#3
Lethorn Maeran Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Guild: Myth and Legends [Myth] Profession: R/	It's not like WoW where you need to connect to a server. Just open up the GW client and log in. If you want to change district (ie. Different language servers in EU and simply different numbers in USA), click the grey box in the top left hand corner of the screen to select your district.

Nov 04, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16	#5
Smile Like Umean It Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: E/Rt	You don't fight against other people in towns. To do that you need to go to a PvP arena.