New player question about some of the ingame store items - Guild Wars Forums

Letholdus Benedict · Mar 25, 2011, 02:50 AM // 02:50

hello everyone so first question
i am wantin to buy this like core skill pack the one that unlocks the skills for all the campaigns besides the elite ones i believe, would i be able to just make a new char log on an train those? or would i have to use tomes an etc still? basically jus mess around lvl some chars up wit the skills i unlocked to buy them from trainer would be nice haha

2nd question
the merc hero pack if i read right idk if i understand tho so basically it makes ur other toons "heroes" in ur party? if so does that work if i hopped on a toon thats fresh ya know just made rdy to start lvlin an then have my main join my grp as a hero an make it easier?

Chrisworld · Mar 25, 2011, 03:22 AM // 03:22

You won't be able to buy every skill from just any trainer, but this unlock pack does unlock every skill it says it should on your account. So you can tome any of those skills now that they're unlocked.

Uriel_Wolfblood · Mar 25, 2011, 03:33 AM // 03:33

A skill unlock pack works like this.

Purchase the Core Skill Unlock Pack.
All the Core skills in the game become unlocked for you account, this includes Elites
These skills will be available for your PVE characters to buy from skill trainers in various outposts, your PVP characters, and your heroes. You can also use tomes to acquire the skills on your pve characters.
This works the same with any skill unlock pack.

Edit: Just to make sure, Elite skills can be only be captured in the game or learned by an ELITE skill tome. You won't find them from skill trainers.

Have fun

Kojima · Mar 25, 2011, 05:58 AM // 05:58

Even though the skills are unlocked, you do not automatically get them. Unless it is for your heroes, that is. If it is for your own, you only get those that belong to your primary and secondary profession and you will have to go to the skill trainer, use tome or play a plat to buy it.

One advantage of buying it is that you unlocked it for your heroes. But frankly, if you have played through most of the 4 games and have most outposts opened, it will not be that hard to get the skills anymore. I have been thinking of buying it too. What is stopping me is that to get all the skills, you have to pay for all the packs.

caballo_oscuro · Mar 25, 2011, 06:27 AM // 06:27

1: The other thing about the unlock packs:

Core - skills that are common to Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall, and none of the skills unique to any campaign or any of the eotn skills

The other unlock packs unlock only the skills that are unique to their individual campaigns and none of the skills in the core pack.

And as said above, they unlock the skills for PvP and your heroes and make the skills available via tomes. I bought them when they first launched at half price but yeah as Kojima said, it shouldn't be too hard to travel around and pick them up when you play through the game.

2: The mercenary hero packs allow you to set your lvl 20 characters, in their present armor/costumes as a hero for use by your other characters. They can then use the skills unlocked on the account but they can only use weapons available to the character who uses them as a hero.

So you'll have a lvl 20 hero in your armour, with your assigned name but you need to arm them and provide armour upgrades etc just like you do with a regular hero

Dramatic Exit · Mar 25, 2011, 08:37 AM // 08:37

My wife and I, when we started fresh with Nightfall, ended up buying the Prophecies Skill Pack. We used the skills to round out our heroes, and both Elites we wanted for our builds (Spiteful Spirit and Warrior's Endurance) were in there.

Tbh without it, I'm not sure if we'd have finished Nightfall without help, it can get pretty hard in parts for new players.

e: I was simultaneously levelling up a Ritualist in Factions to unlock a load of the Ritualist skills I wanted for my main character's Heroes too

Mar 25, 2011, 02:50 AM // 02:50	#1
Letholdus Benedict Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2011 Guild: Robot Chocken [HUNG] Profession: W/D	New player question about some of the ingame store items hello everyone so first question i am wantin to buy this like core skill pack the one that unlocks the skills for all the campaigns besides the elite ones i believe, would i be able to just make a new char log on an train those? or would i have to use tomes an etc still? basically jus mess around lvl some chars up wit the skills i unlocked to buy them from trainer would be nice haha 2nd question the merc hero pack if i read right idk if i understand tho so basically it makes ur other toons "heroes" in ur party? if so does that work if i hopped on a toon thats fresh ya know just made rdy to start lvlin an then have my main join my grp as a hero an make it easier?

Mar 25, 2011, 03:33 AM // 03:33	#3
Uriel_Wolfblood Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2009 Guild: The House of Wolfblood Profession: R/	A skill unlock pack works like this. Purchase the Core Skill Unlock Pack. All the Core skills in the game become unlocked for you account, this includes Elites These skills will be available for your PVE characters to buy from skill trainers in various outposts, your PVP characters, and your heroes. You can also use tomes to acquire the skills on your pve characters. This works the same with any skill unlock pack. Edit: Just to make sure, Elite skills can be only be captured in the game or learned by an ELITE skill tome. You won't find them from skill trainers. Have fun Last edited by Uriel_Wolfblood; Mar 25, 2011 at 03:38 AM // 03:38..

Mar 25, 2011, 06:27 AM // 06:27	#5
caballo_oscuro Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Guild: Aura	1: The other thing about the unlock packs: Core - skills that are common to Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall, and none of the skills unique to any campaign or any of the eotn skills The other unlock packs unlock only the skills that are unique to their individual campaigns and none of the skills in the core pack. And as said above, they unlock the skills for PvP and your heroes and make the skills available via tomes. I bought them when they first launched at half price but yeah as Kojima said, it shouldn't be too hard to travel around and pick them up when you play through the game. 2: The mercenary hero packs allow you to set your lvl 20 characters, in their present armor/costumes as a hero for use by your other characters. They can then use the skills unlocked on the account but they can only use weapons available to the character who uses them as a hero. So you'll have a lvl 20 hero in your armour, with your assigned name but you need to arm them and provide armour upgrades etc just like you do with a regular hero Last edited by caballo_oscuro; Mar 25, 2011 at 06:36 AM // 06:36..

Mar 25, 2011, 03:22 AM // 03:22	#2
Chrisworld Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP] Profession: W/	You won't be able to buy every skill from just any trainer, but this unlock pack does unlock every skill it says it should on your account. So you can tome any of those skills now that they're unlocked.

Mar 25, 2011, 05:58 AM // 05:58	#4
Kojima Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home Guild: En Caligne Veritas [DARK] Profession: R/Rt	Even though the skills are unlocked, you do not automatically get them. Unless it is for your heroes, that is. If it is for your own, you only get those that belong to your primary and secondary profession and you will have to go to the skill trainer, use tome or play a plat to buy it. One advantage of buying it is that you unlocked it for your heroes. But frankly, if you have played through most of the 4 games and have most outposts opened, it will not be that hard to get the skills anymore. I have been thinking of buying it too. What is stopping me is that to get all the skills, you have to pay for all the packs.

Mar 25, 2011, 08:37 AM // 08:37	#6
Dramatic Exit Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2011	My wife and I, when we started fresh with Nightfall, ended up buying the Prophecies Skill Pack. We used the skills to round out our heroes, and both Elites we wanted for our builds (Spiteful Spirit and Warrior's Endurance) were in there. Tbh without it, I'm not sure if we'd have finished Nightfall without help, it can get pretty hard in parts for new players. e: I was simultaneously levelling up a Ritualist in Factions to unlock a load of the Ritualist skills I wanted for my main character's Heroes too