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Captwinky · May 24, 2006, 05:47 AM // 05:47

Hi i don't currently own guild wars but am thinking of getting it but i am confused about the new expansion ...factions.
There seems to be lots of new features with this product but can i still access the original guild wars stuff? (land masses and such) can anyone tell me what the deal is with the two boxed products atc please.

Thanks a confused hope to de new guild warrer

Mandy Memory · May 24, 2006, 05:50 AM // 05:50

You can either choose between the 2, or purchase both and link them together. They are both stand alone games, but you can take your characters to both if you link them.

Jedimagician · May 24, 2006, 05:50 AM // 05:50

if you buy a factions key and add it to your original GW account, then that account gets acess to tyria and cantha and plus the account gets 2 extra character slots.

if you create a seperate account that account get 4 character slots but it can only access factions content.

Captwinky · May 24, 2006, 05:55 AM // 05:55

thanks for the info is the factions content enough for a new player? will i be overwhelmed getting the orignal and factions?

VGJustice · May 24, 2006, 05:59 AM // 05:59

What they've said is basically correct. Both Guild Wars: Prophecies and Guild Wars: Factions are stand alone, but if you only have one you will not be able to access any content from the other.

Also, there are multiple retail boxes for each game. The normal version is cheaper and is just the game itself, but the Collector's Edition of the games have special in game add-ons, nice maps, music CD's, art books... the works. I do believe that the CE for both versions also have special in-game items.

Now, if you're curious as to which one to get first, it doesn't really matter, but I'd recommend looking around here a bit first to try and get an idea what each game is like. Generally, Prophecies (original) is much slower than Factions, more spread out.

[EDIT] If you decide to get both Prophecies and Factions, it may feel a little overwhelming at first, but just remember that they are seperate games. Just take them one at a time, and you'll get your money's worth, no question.

dargon · May 24, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

The CE's do not have special in-game items. The only in-game items that you can get as a result of buying something from a store are from the preorders. There is also a Special Edition version of the original guildwars that has a few things similar to the original collectors edition as well as the ability to unlock a few skills and items for use on a pvp character.

May 24, 2006, 05:47 AM // 05:47	#1
Captwinky Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2006	Confused Hi i don't currently own guild wars but am thinking of getting it but i am confused about the new expansion ...factions. There seems to be lots of new features with this product but can i still access the original guild wars stuff? (land masses and such) can anyone tell me what the deal is with the two boxed products atc please. Thanks a confused hope to de new guild warrer

May 24, 2006, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#4
Captwinky Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2006	thank you thanks for the info is the factions content enough for a new player? will i be overwhelmed getting the orignal and factions?

May 24, 2006, 05:50 AM // 05:50	#2
Mandy Memory Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Guild: Xen of Sigils [XoO] Profession: W/	You can either choose between the 2, or purchase both and link them together. They are both stand alone games, but you can take your characters to both if you link them.

May 24, 2006, 05:50 AM // 05:50	#3
Jedimagician Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Mar 2006	if you buy a factions key and add it to your original GW account, then that account gets acess to tyria and cantha and plus the account gets 2 extra character slots. if you create a seperate account that account get 4 character slots but it can only access factions content.

May 24, 2006, 05:59 AM // 05:59	#5
VGJustice Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tyria, cappin' ur bosses Guild: Boston Guild [BG] Profession: R/W	What they've said is basically correct. Both Guild Wars: Prophecies and Guild Wars: Factions are stand alone, but if you only have one you will not be able to access any content from the other. Also, there are multiple retail boxes for each game. The normal version is cheaper and is just the game itself, but the Collector's Edition of the games have special in game add-ons, nice maps, music CD's, art books... the works. I do believe that the CE for both versions also have special in-game items. Now, if you're curious as to which one to get first, it doesn't really matter, but I'd recommend looking around here a bit first to try and get an idea what each game is like. Generally, Prophecies (original) is much slower than Factions, more spread out. [EDIT] If you decide to get both Prophecies and Factions, it may feel a little overwhelming at first, but just remember that they are seperate games. Just take them one at a time, and you'll get your money's worth, no question.

May 24, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43	#6
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	The CE's do not have special in-game items. The only in-game items that you can get as a result of buying something from a store are from the preorders. There is also a Special Edition version of the original guildwars that has a few things similar to the original collectors edition as well as the ability to unlock a few skills and items for use on a pvp character.