very confused about luxon and stuff.. - Guild Wars Forums

dudeofdahouse · Apr 15, 2006, 05:22 AM // 05:22

im really confused about the picking side and doing quest and stuf....
can someone please explain to me how that works and wat it is for and stuff...
thank you!

MasterDinadan · Apr 15, 2006, 05:53 AM // 05:53

You willl be able to do quests for either faction (Luxon or Kurzick) and you will get faction points for doing this. In addition, your Alliance (which is a group of guilds) can declare a faction, and member can use faction points to boost their alliance's standing and allow them to acquire land.
You can also use Faction points to get different rewards, and the amount of Faction you have affects what areas you are allowed to enter (you can't go into Kurzick outposts if you have too much Luxon faction, for example)

sledgeunderhill · Apr 15, 2006, 08:42 AM // 08:42

I was not aware that the entry to a city was barred depending on faction. I did know that the merchants and other NPCs inside a city would not talk to you if there was more faction for the "enemy" in your faction screen. The merchants outside of town will talk no matter what the situation, so long as you have earned a bit of "local faction".

If it is true that you'll be locked out of towns, then that just means that you'll have to be more careful about when you decide to start doing quests/missions for the other side.

Traveller · Apr 15, 2006, 11:56 AM // 11:56

Is that really true? I'd say you can still go to cities of opposing faction, but the merchants won't sell anything to you.

Mordakai · Apr 15, 2006, 12:42 PM // 12:42

Looks like we are all very confused...

Yanman.be · Apr 15, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

I think you won't lose anything big by chosing either factions...

You will still be able to do both faction-related quests, but if you do a luxon one, you lose all kurzick faction...

the merchants just sell the same stuff, but in other towns.

maybe 15k armour will be a difference

Dj Tano · Apr 15, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06

The fact that faction is account based and not character based sucks!

I would really love to make an assassin that goes with luxons and a ritualist that goes with kurzicks, but you cant, and that sucks!

sledgeunderhill · Apr 15, 2006, 06:34 PM // 18:34

You only "lose" faction with a side when you trade in the faction points. During the preview event, the group that I was with had earned about 20k Kurzick faction, and when we went to do some Luxon stuff, we had about 3k Kurzick and 0 Luxon faction. The Luxon merchant NPC wouldn't talk to us in the towns. Once we'd completed even a simple Luxon quest (the 250 point one, for example), the NPCs outside of town would talk to us. Note that while we earned Luxon faction, our Kurzick faction did not reduce.

Aquiring 15k armor could be a problem however, as that is only available in the final town. You'd have to manage your alliances carefully and be prepared to recover lost ground if you wanted 15k from each side.

NinjaKai · Apr 15, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

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Originally Posted by sledgeunderhill

You only "lose" faction with a side when you trade in the faction points. During the preview event, the group that I was with had earned about 20k Kurzick faction, and when we went to do some Luxon stuff, we had about 3k Kurzick and 0 Luxon faction. The Luxon merchant NPC wouldn't talk to us in the towns. Once we'd completed even a simple Luxon quest (the 250 point one, for example), the NPCs outside of town would talk to us. Note that while we earned Luxon faction, our Kurzick faction did not reduce.

Aquiring 15k armor could be a problem however, as that is only available in the final town. You'd have to manage your alliances carefully and be prepared to recover lost ground if you wanted 15k from each side.

It's a simple matter of balancing things out. You fill up one side with factions to it's max. Spend all those factions. Do the same with your the other faction. Rinse and repeat till you have all materials needed.

sledgeunderhill · Apr 15, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43

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Originally Posted by NinjaKai

It's a simple matter of balancing things out. You fill up one side with factions to it's max. Spend all those factions. Do the same with your the other faction. Rinse and repeat till you have all materials needed.

And that works well for collecting items. Here's the rub however. When you have pledged allegiance to a side (in order to gain access to the town with 15k armor), the other side's in-town NPC won't speak with you, even if you have a balance or favor of that other side. That's why I think that getting 15k armor would require management of your allegiances.

dudeofdahouse · Apr 15, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56

thank you all, i guess the main diffrence is what kind of fiction u have ,
and the merchants and stuf...
thank you all

storm of daeth · Apr 16, 2006, 06:46 AM // 06:46

if you wanna choose luxons than start doing the luxons quests only suck as destroy the kurzicks an if you wanna go with the kurzicks do kurzick quests suck as destroy the luxons wichever side you choose never do a quest that screws over the side you picked

Apr 15, 2006, 05:22 AM // 05:22	#1
dudeofdahouse Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Profession: W/Mo	very confused about luxon and stuff.. im really confused about the picking side and doing quest and stuf.... can someone please explain to me how that works and wat it is for and stuff... thank you!

Apr 15, 2006, 05:53 AM // 05:53	#2
MasterDinadan Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Zaishen Force Profession: Me/E	You willl be able to do quests for either faction (Luxon or Kurzick) and you will get faction points for doing this. In addition, your Alliance (which is a group of guilds) can declare a faction, and member can use faction points to boost their alliance's standing and allow them to acquire land. You can also use Faction points to get different rewards, and the amount of Faction you have affects what areas you are allowed to enter (you can't go into Kurzick outposts if you have too much Luxon faction, for example)

Apr 15, 2006, 08:42 AM // 08:42	#3
sledgeunderhill Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Gathering of Friends [GoF]	I was not aware that the entry to a city was barred depending on faction. I did know that the merchants and other NPCs inside a city would not talk to you if there was more faction for the "enemy" in your faction screen. The merchants outside of town will talk no matter what the situation, so long as you have earned a bit of "local faction". If it is true that you'll be locked out of towns, then that just means that you'll have to be more careful about when you decide to start doing quests/missions for the other side.

Apr 15, 2006, 11:56 AM // 11:56	#4
Traveller Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Guild: League of Extraordinary Explorers [LOST] (my one man guild) Profession: Me/	Is that really true? I'd say you can still go to cities of opposing faction, but the merchants won't sell anything to you.

Apr 15, 2006, 12:42 PM // 12:42	#5
Mordakai Grotto Attendant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kyhlo Profession: W/	Looks like we are all very confused...

Apr 15, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43	#6
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	I think you won't lose anything big by chosing either factions... You will still be able to do both faction-related quests, but if you do a luxon one, you lose all kurzick faction... the merchants just sell the same stuff, but in other towns. maybe 15k armour will be a difference

Apr 15, 2006, 01:06 PM // 13:06	#7
Dj Tano Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006	The fact that faction is account based and not character based sucks! I would really love to make an assassin that goes with luxons and a ritualist that goes with kurzicks, but you cant, and that sucks!

Apr 15, 2006, 06:34 PM // 18:34	#8
sledgeunderhill Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Gathering of Friends [GoF]	You only "lose" faction with a side when you trade in the faction points. During the preview event, the group that I was with had earned about 20k Kurzick faction, and when we went to do some Luxon stuff, we had about 3k Kurzick and 0 Luxon faction. The Luxon merchant NPC wouldn't talk to us in the towns. Once we'd completed even a simple Luxon quest (the 250 point one, for example), the NPCs outside of town would talk to us. Note that while we earned Luxon faction, our Kurzick faction did not reduce. Aquiring 15k armor could be a problem however, as that is only available in the final town. You'd have to manage your alliances carefully and be prepared to recover lost ground if you wanted 15k from each side.

Apr 15, 2006, 08:56 PM // 20:56	#11
dudeofdahouse Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Profession: W/Mo	thank you all, i guess the main diffrence is what kind of fiction u have , and the merchants and stuf... thank you all

Apr 16, 2006, 06:46 AM // 06:46	#12
storm of daeth Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere Guild: Zealots Of Abaddon [ZOA] Profession: W/	if you wanna choose luxons than start doing the luxons quests only suck as destroy the kurzicks an if you wanna go with the kurzicks do kurzick quests suck as destroy the luxons wichever side you choose never do a quest that screws over the side you picked