Changing Secondaries in Factions - Guild Wars Forums

Toffin · Feb 13, 2006, 06:00 PM // 18:00

I searched could not find anything on this, if there is one please direct me to the thread and close this one.

Do we know if there is going to be a way to switch secondaries in Factions so we dont have to get rid of a certain char and experiment with the secondaries?

Loviatar · Feb 13, 2006, 06:03 PM // 18:03

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Originally Posted by Toffin

I searched could not find anything on this, if there is one please direct me to the thread and close this one.

Do we know if there is going to be a way to switch secondaries in Factions so we dont have to get rid of a certain char and experiment with the secondaries?

an article mentioned the possibility of this

no details

dargon · Feb 13, 2006, 06:21 PM // 18:21

No article has mentioned it from what I've seen, but it would be silly to not allow it once factions is officially released. You can switch your secondary now, no reason why they wouldn't add in the ability to switch to the new classes in the new expansion.

Str0b0 · Feb 13, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33

If it was up to me I'd just do some retroing and fix it so that the new professions are available for change in the Crystal desert areas like all the old ones are. Presumably you'll be able to play the Factions classes through the Prophecy campaign so it would just be easier to retrocode it or introduce a new function that calls back to the profession changes quests in crystal desert and just add two new profession change quests.

NatalieD · Feb 14, 2006, 08:05 AM // 08:05

I'm about 95% certain that they've said it'll be possible to change secondary to /Rt or /A somewhere in the Factions content. (Doesn't sound like it'll be in the desert, though, for whatever reason.)

Raziel665 · Feb 14, 2006, 10:51 AM // 10:51

Yes, it is confirmed that at the start of the Factions Campaign excisting chars can switch their 2ndary profession, but since Im at work trying to type this stealthy, I cant be bothered to look for it...

LordMahal · Feb 14, 2006, 11:10 AM // 11:10

Let me understand something... Factions is stand alone expansion, all its own missions etc. I am going to insert my lvl 20 into this game, at the beginning of the game, and fight missions with enemies that are level 5-10? Just like the Charr missions in ascalon. Is that right?

dargon · Feb 14, 2006, 01:07 PM // 13:07

Ok, profession change in the desert will probably not happen, probably someplace elese, otherwise, you'll get hundreds of complaints from people who only own ch1 that they can't switch to the new assassin class.

L20's in low level missions, mor than likely ANet has already thought of this, your level 20 will probably enter the factions storyline at a different point than a level 1, think multiple paths to the same destination.

Tryll · Feb 14, 2006, 03:50 PM // 15:50

From what I understand, if you add a Factions access key to you current account, you will be able to take your characters via boat from Lion's Arch to the new continent of Cantha where you can change 2nd prof.

There will also be an area like pre-searing Ascalon, so I imagine there won't be too many level 1's running around at the start of the new storyline, well apart from the usual I-want-to-complete-the-game-at-lvl-2 brigade.

mm00re · Feb 14, 2006, 06:05 PM // 18:05

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Originally Posted by LordMahal

Let me understand something... Factions is stand alone expansion, all its own missions etc. I am going to insert my lvl 20 into this game, at the beginning of the game, and fight missions with enemies that are level 5-10? Just like the Charr missions in ascalon. Is that right?

No, Gaile has stated that the characters in prophecies when they reach level 20 is around half way through the game, in factions it will be around the 20% mark so you should be able to presume that you would be in the higher level areas when changing over to the cantha area.

As for the question of changing your secondary yes you will be able to change it in the cantha area, it has just not been stated when and where within the chapter this will be available.

Feb 13, 2006, 06:00 PM // 18:00	#1
Toffin Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Camp Rankor Guild: No Diplomacy Only War [nDoW] No Diplomacy Only Slackers [nDoS] Looking for an Alliance. Profession: W/	Changing Secondaries in Factions I searched could not find anything on this, if there is one please direct me to the thread and close this one. Do we know if there is going to be a way to switch secondaries in Factions so we dont have to get rid of a certain char and experiment with the secondaries?

Feb 13, 2006, 06:21 PM // 18:21	#3
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	No article has mentioned it from what I've seen, but it would be silly to not allow it once factions is officially released. You can switch your secondary now, no reason why they wouldn't add in the ability to switch to the new classes in the new expansion.

Feb 13, 2006, 06:33 PM // 18:33	#4
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	If it was up to me I'd just do some retroing and fix it so that the new professions are available for change in the Crystal desert areas like all the old ones are. Presumably you'll be able to play the Factions classes through the Prophecy campaign so it would just be easier to retrocode it or introduce a new function that calls back to the profession changes quests in crystal desert and just add two new profession change quests.

Feb 14, 2006, 08:05 AM // 08:05	#5
NatalieD Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	I'm about 95% certain that they've said it'll be possible to change secondary to /Rt or /A somewhere in the Factions content. (Doesn't sound like it'll be in the desert, though, for whatever reason.)

Feb 14, 2006, 10:51 AM // 10:51	#6
Raziel665 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: Defenders of the Blackblade [DotB] Profession: N/Mo	Yes, it is confirmed that at the start of the Factions Campaign excisting chars can switch their 2ndary profession, but since Im at work trying to type this stealthy, I cant be bothered to look for it...

Feb 14, 2006, 11:10 AM // 11:10	#7
LordMahal Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany Profession: R/Mo	Let me understand something... Factions is stand alone expansion, all its own missions etc. I am going to insert my lvl 20 into this game, at the beginning of the game, and fight missions with enemies that are level 5-10? Just like the Charr missions in ascalon. Is that right?

Feb 14, 2006, 01:07 PM // 13:07	#8
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Ok, profession change in the desert will probably not happen, probably someplace elese, otherwise, you'll get hundreds of complaints from people who only own ch1 that they can't switch to the new assassin class. L20's in low level missions, mor than likely ANet has already thought of this, your level 20 will probably enter the factions storyline at a different point than a level 1, think multiple paths to the same destination.

Feb 14, 2006, 03:50 PM // 15:50	#9
Tryll Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Scotland Guild: [DS]	From what I understand, if you add a Factions access key to you current account, you will be able to take your characters via boat from Lion's Arch to the new continent of Cantha where you can change 2nd prof. There will also be an area like pre-searing Ascalon, so I imagine there won't be too many level 1's running around at the start of the new storyline, well apart from the usual I-want-to-complete-the-game-at-lvl-2 brigade.