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Gortz · May 13, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54

For guy above asking what presearing is -

Dont wanna spoil it too much but if done all missions from Cpt or king (cant remember title) Tyridis? the guy you very first speak too standing on platform.

You then get this pvp battle,a nd the searing thing get explained

Gortz · May 13, 2005, 10:42 AM // 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudshark70

Sorry if I have missed this answer. I have been looking around different threads here for awhile and still havent found a clear cut answer.

I'm just curious when you are able to begin PvP activites with a RP character?

From what I can tell you have to speak with Sir Tydus and join the academy first... can someone please verify this?

TIA

p.s. I have been having a blast playing in the PvE sections of the world and am only L-7 W/Mo so I dont wanna leave too early to join the academy!

-Mud

Again if done all mission from sir tydus guy and it might even be a level thing ie around lvl 5 - he says about academy and a mission, (must admit at this point i wasnt sure what the hell was going on) you then get this timer waiting to into a scenario with other players in a random grp - have a fight and then searing thing gets explained and then find yourself in Old Ascalon whcih has a gladiator arena - which is random grp in a small arena to do pvp for fame and stuff - good fun.

Gortz · May 13, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44

To add also - yes u leave a part of ascalon behind as i found out - ie had quest items to hand in that the quest givers are not around anymore - but loads more pve stuff to do.

If played other games think of where u are now as EQ2 - isle of refuge? ie training getting to know game area.

fitfan · May 13, 2005, 09:15 PM // 21:15

hi everyone

maybe it's stupid but can anyone tell me how i can get a nice cape for my guild crewmembers ?

The option "accept"when the cape is ready stays grey so i can;t finish my nice cape what do i do wrong ????

Master Gunner · May 13, 2005, 10:02 PM // 22:02

you need 2000 gold for the cape.

fitfan · May 14, 2005, 05:07 AM // 05:07

thank you mastergunner , is that just all ? i mean 2000 is alot of gold , but i think my team can cash that amount .......

greetings from the mulder clan ...

Master Gunner · May 14, 2005, 12:13 PM // 12:13

yep, the guild hall costs more then 10x that amount tho.

Newb · May 14, 2005, 08:06 PM // 20:06

Hows this for a "Newb" question...

Do I need WoW to play GW? I never thought so but when I tok a trip to amazon.co.uk to buy GW I was offered a deal on a GW/WoW package.

I used the search function for queries and came up with 500 threads and I didn't want to read through this full thread to check if it was here as this can be answered straight away.

Thanks in advance

Master Gunner · May 15, 2005, 03:21 AM // 03:21

GW and WoW have nothing to do with each other whatsoever, what you saw on amazon is something called "marketing"

Newb · May 15, 2005, 12:49 PM // 12:49

It never mentioned anywhere that they weren't related and in most threads WoW is brought up so thanks for answering my question but maybe you should answer it minus the the sarcasm next time

Dark Majestic · May 15, 2005, 02:34 PM // 14:34

im lvl 14 and have pyromancer +30 armor where do i get my next armor?

jojombfroogled · May 15, 2005, 05:23 PM // 17:23

how do i make a good elementalist???

mthegreatone · May 15, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newb

It never mentioned anywhere that they weren't related and in most threads WoW is brought up so thanks for answering my question but maybe you should answer it minus the the sarcasm next time

i don't mean to be rude, but he was simply pointing out something that should have been obvious to begin with. WoW has been around a few months longer than GW has, plus the fact that the games are made by different companies...

Newb · May 15, 2005, 10:30 PM // 22:30

But things are so much simpler when I can get first hand clarification. The games must be similar (or else people wouldn't be making comparisons) so to put my mind at rest I asked a simple enough question. I asked for help and I got it with added sarcasm. I never checked the companies although maybe I should have and wouldn't have to ask a difficult to handle question

... it would be different if I was asking if GTA San Andreas was an add on for Metal Gear Solid 3 :P lol

Newb · May 15, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37

I have another question which I apologise in advance if its another dumb one (see my name hehe) but is it like RuneScape which I tried once and didn't go back to because my connection kept on being lost due to either

A) My computer (1.70GHz processor, 128MB of RAM, 40GB Hard disk)
B) My Internet connection (589.8Kbps, Broadband)

Talismania · May 16, 2005, 03:50 AM // 03:50

I have looked all over and I have tried to ask people, how do I get a guild hall, we have a sigil but I can't seem to find out what I do next..anyone know please?

jojombfroogled · May 17, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32

How do i amke a ranger good?

Zauberei · May 18, 2005, 08:15 AM // 08:15

Okay, so I've played quite a few MMORPG's and none have 'sucked' me in too much. I'm currently playing World Of Warcraft and have previously played Final Fantasy XI and Lineage II. World Of Warcraft is obviously the most popular MMORPG at the time being, but I still don't get the rush from it that I got with The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (for example). With all that being said, here are my questions...and if possible please try to answer my questions in comparison to the games I have listed above. (If you've played them)

1. The biggest turnoff I'm having about Guild Wars is the fact that almost every zone in the game is 'instanced'. Is this really a setback, or a blessing in disguise?

2. Leveling system...how does it work? From what I understand the maximum level is 20...? Does it take a long time to level up? Could I perhaps catch up to my cousin who's been playing this game since it released?

3. Clothing/armor. One great thing about World Of Warcraft is how much you could customize your character with different outfits and whatnot. Appearance is by far my most favored thing in any RPG (well, physical customization), how is this supported in Guild Wars? I know you can edit face, skin tone, etc etc, but what about different clothes?

4. Primary/Secondary classes. In Final Fantasy XI you could have your primary class which you got the most out of (ability/stats-wise), and your secondary class which added in some of it's traits to form some wicked combination...but, some combinations were pointless. For instance, a Ninja(Roguish) / White Mage (healer) would be a stupid choice. So, in Guild Wars can you just choose what you like and still remain a half decent character?

5. Guilds. Guilds obviously has to be the main point of this game. Somewhere in my reading I noticed a 'guild hall', is this housing for your guild? I love having a house for my character in any/every game I play, sadly World Of Warcraft didn't offer that and Final Fantasy XI did offer it, but your house was 'instanced', so only -you- could enter it.

6. More questions on the way ^_^

I hope my questions made sense, if not I can always rephrase them.
Thanks in advance to any advice/answers

Spirit Firefly · May 18, 2005, 11:59 AM // 11:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zauberei

Okay, so I've played quite a few MMORPG's and none have 'sucked' me in too much. I'm currently playing World Of Warcraft and have previously played Final Fantasy XI and Lineage II. World Of Warcraft is obviously the most popular MMORPG at the time being, but I still don't get the rush from it that I got with The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (for example). With all that being said, here are my questions...and if possible please try to answer my questions in comparison to the games I have listed above. (If you've played them)

1. The biggest turnoff I'm having about Guild Wars is the fact that almost every zone in the game is 'instanced'. Is this really a setback, or a blessing in disguise?

2. Leveling system...how does it work? From what I understand the maximum level is 20...? Does it take a long time to level up? Could I perhaps catch up to my cousin who's been playing this game since it released?

3. Clothing/armor. One great thing about World Of Warcraft is how much you could customize your character with different outfits and whatnot. Appearance is by far my most favored thing in any RPG (well, physical customization), how is this supported in Guild Wars? I know you can edit face, skin tone, etc etc, but what about different clothes?

4. Primary/Secondary classes. In Final Fantasy XI you could have your primary class which you got the most out of (ability/stats-wise), and your secondary class which added in some of it's traits to form some wicked combination...but, some combinations were pointless. For instance, a Ninja(Roguish) / White Mage (healer) would be a stupid choice. So, in Guild Wars can you just choose what you like and still remain a half decent character?

5. Guilds. Guilds obviously has to be the main point of this game. Somewhere in my reading I noticed a 'guild hall', is this housing for your guild? I love having a house for my character in any/every game I play, sadly World Of Warcraft didn't offer that and Final Fantasy XI did offer it, but your house was 'instanced', so only -you- could enter it.

6. More questions on the way ^_^

I hope my questions made sense, if not I can always rephrase them.
Thanks in advance to any advice/answers

1. They are called districts and it basically stops ur screen from freezing up altogether with mass players in one area like it does in WoW..... where you fancy some pvp make your way down to TM 20 seconds freeze and your dead. Of course this is also useful in other circumstances in GW where you go to the arena to do some pvp and there is a group in the 1-10 arena that think they are awesome with 2 level 11's and 2 level 10's beating on level 6 and 7's for some kind of ego trip..... sorry lol just irritated me mildy yesterday.

2. Really fast i had game 2 days and i'm level 10 took bout 10 hours i think but then my friends were helping me who have played since release so not sure if this is the case. But levelling isn't really the issue from what i have experienced (in my small amount) but finding the new skills and spells for your professions is.

3. In WoW i don't think anyone was unique in their armour at all. Everyone hit 60 then everyone wanted the best items you could get and therefore evry single player of the same class was wearing the same armour ie. Shadowcraft, Devout...etc the class set armour. The classes seem really cool i picked a monk/necro kinda mix like dark magic with light magic... i think you could probably mix and 2 professions and get huuuge benefits from both it seems really well worked. And you can customise your clothes any way you want with dyes. So you can have any colour you want.

4.....

5. Don't know but i think you need a guild hall to participate in the ummmm... like ultimate pvp arena thing forgot its name, or to declare hostility on another guild.

6. Sorry for going on but i'm at work bored and this is the first forum i have been able to post on due to company fire walls -.- . I just know i'm gonna try to post this now after spending 10 mins typing and its going to be blocked. :P

Master Gunner · May 18, 2005, 05:15 PM // 17:15

1. There are districts which seperates the players up a bit while in town, but with less the 100 people in the same place you can actually accomplish things due to the lack of lag, when you leave a town your party gets its own version of it, this prevents looting and Kill Stealing, but it also reduces the MMO part a bit.

2.I've heard that you can reach the level cap in a weekend of hard playing, and that is true in my experiance (although I have never done it that fast) so you can easily catch up with people that have been playing since the game was released.

3.You get to choose how your character looks when you make him, and you can get dyes to change the colour of your armour, (which there are several types of for each class).

4.When you choose your primary class, that determings what armour you can use, and it also give you access to the primary attribute that you don't have if you choose it as secondary, and when you choose your secondary class you get access to all it's skills and attributes (other then the primary).

5.Guild Halls are a place for your guild to meet up, and are where Guild V. Guild battles take place.

May 13, 2005, 09:15 PM // 21:15	#224
fitfan Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	creating cape for guildtroubles hi everyone maybe it's stupid but can anyone tell me how i can get a nice cape for my guild crewmembers ? The option "accept"when the cape is ready stays grey so i can;t finish my nice cape what do i do wrong ????

May 15, 2005, 02:34 PM // 14:34	#231
Dark Majestic Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: NC	hmm im lvl 14 and have pyromancer +30 armor where do i get my next armor?

May 15, 2005, 05:23 PM // 17:23	#232
jojombfroogled Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	New elementalist how do i make a good elementalist???

May 16, 2005, 03:50 AM // 03:50	#236
Talismania Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Guild Halls I have looked all over and I have tried to ask people, how do I get a guild hall, we have a sigil but I can't seem to find out what I do next..anyone know please?

May 13, 2005, 08:54 AM // 08:54	#221
Gortz Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Profession: W/E	For guy above asking what presearing is - Dont wanna spoil it too much but if done all missions from Cpt or king (cant remember title) Tyridis? the guy you very first speak too standing on platform. You then get this pvp battle,a nd the searing thing get explained

May 13, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44	#223
Gortz Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Profession: W/E	To add also - yes u leave a part of ascalon behind as i found out - ie had quest items to hand in that the quest givers are not around anymore - but loads more pve stuff to do. If played other games think of where u are now as EQ2 - isle of refuge? ie training getting to know game area.

May 13, 2005, 10:02 PM // 22:02	#225
Master Gunner Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	you need 2000 gold for the cape.

May 14, 2005, 05:07 AM // 05:07	#226
fitfan Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	thank you mastergunner , is that just all ? i mean 2000 is alot of gold , but i think my team can cash that amount ....... greetings from the mulder clan ...

May 14, 2005, 12:13 PM // 12:13	#227
Master Gunner Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	yep, the guild hall costs more then 10x that amount tho.

May 14, 2005, 08:06 PM // 20:06	#228
Newb Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Hows this for a "Newb" question... Do I need WoW to play GW? I never thought so but when I tok a trip to amazon.co.uk to buy GW I was offered a deal on a GW/WoW package. I used the search function for queries and came up with 500 threads and I didn't want to read through this full thread to check if it was here as this can be answered straight away. Thanks in advance

May 15, 2005, 03:21 AM // 03:21	#229
Master Gunner Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	GW and WoW have nothing to do with each other whatsoever, what you saw on amazon is something called "marketing"

May 15, 2005, 12:49 PM // 12:49	#230
Newb Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	It never mentioned anywhere that they weren't related and in most threads WoW is brought up so thanks for answering my question but maybe you should answer it minus the the sarcasm next time

May 15, 2005, 10:30 PM // 22:30	#234
Newb Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	But things are so much simpler when I can get first hand clarification. The games must be similar (or else people wouldn't be making comparisons) so to put my mind at rest I asked a simple enough question. I asked for help and I got it with added sarcasm. I never checked the companies although maybe I should have and wouldn't have to ask a difficult to handle question ... it would be different if I was asking if GTA San Andreas was an add on for Metal Gear Solid 3 :P lol

May 15, 2005, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#235
Newb Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	I have another question which I apologise in advance if its another dumb one (see my name hehe) but is it like RuneScape which I tried once and didn't go back to because my connection kept on being lost due to either A) My computer (1.70GHz processor, 128MB of RAM, 40GB Hard disk) B) My Internet connection (589.8Kbps, Broadband)

May 17, 2005, 09:32 PM // 21:32	#237
jojombfroogled Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	How do i amke a ranger good?

May 18, 2005, 08:15 AM // 08:15	#238
Zauberei Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Okay, so I've played quite a few MMORPG's and none have 'sucked' me in too much. I'm currently playing World Of Warcraft and have previously played Final Fantasy XI and Lineage II. World Of Warcraft is obviously the most popular MMORPG at the time being, but I still don't get the rush from it that I got with The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (for example). With all that being said, here are my questions...and if possible please try to answer my questions in comparison to the games I have listed above. (If you've played them) 1. The biggest turnoff I'm having about Guild Wars is the fact that almost every zone in the game is 'instanced'. Is this really a setback, or a blessing in disguise? 2. Leveling system...how does it work? From what I understand the maximum level is 20...? Does it take a long time to level up? Could I perhaps catch up to my cousin who's been playing this game since it released? 3. Clothing/armor. One great thing about World Of Warcraft is how much you could customize your character with different outfits and whatnot. Appearance is by far my most favored thing in any RPG (well, physical customization), how is this supported in Guild Wars? I know you can edit face, skin tone, etc etc, but what about different clothes? 4. Primary/Secondary classes. In Final Fantasy XI you could have your primary class which you got the most out of (ability/stats-wise), and your secondary class which added in some of it's traits to form some wicked combination...but, some combinations were pointless. For instance, a Ninja(Roguish) / White Mage (healer) would be a stupid choice. So, in Guild Wars can you just choose what you like and still remain a half decent character? 5. Guilds. Guilds obviously has to be the main point of this game. Somewhere in my reading I noticed a 'guild hall', is this housing for your guild? I love having a house for my character in any/every game I play, sadly World Of Warcraft didn't offer that and Final Fantasy XI did offer it, but your house was 'instanced', so only -you- could enter it. 6. More questions on the way ^_^ I hope my questions made sense, if not I can always rephrase them. Thanks in advance to any advice/answers

May 18, 2005, 05:15 PM // 17:15	#240
Master Gunner Academy Page Join Date: May 2005	1. There are districts which seperates the players up a bit while in town, but with less the 100 people in the same place you can actually accomplish things due to the lack of lag, when you leave a town your party gets its own version of it, this prevents looting and Kill Stealing, but it also reduces the MMO part a bit. 2.I've heard that you can reach the level cap in a weekend of hard playing, and that is true in my experiance (although I have never done it that fast) so you can easily catch up with people that have been playing since the game was released. 3.You get to choose how your character looks when you make him, and you can get dyes to change the colour of your armour, (which there are several types of for each class). 4.When you choose your primary class, that determings what armour you can use, and it also give you access to the primary attribute that you don't have if you choose it as secondary, and when you choose your secondary class you get access to all it's skills and attributes (other then the primary). 5.Guild Halls are a place for your guild to meet up, and are where Guild V. Guild battles take place.