Armor question - Guild Wars Forums

iErik55 · Apr 09, 2010, 11:48 PM // 23:48

The day is finally almost here, i just got paid today and I will be buying this game tomorrow. I was wondering if there is different armors in this game. In WoW you got armor for both PvE'ing dungeons, and PvP'ing battlegrounds. Now here is my question, In GW, do you get pvp gear and pve gear or is it just all one gear. And my next question, does gear play a pretty big part in GW? thank you for your help guys, and ill see you all tomorrow in game (((=

Zenzai · Apr 10, 2010, 12:02 AM // 00:02

There really isn't any special pvp/pve armor gear. Both pvp and pve characters have access to the same armor arts and stats (though the methods of aquiring them differ a significant bit) This game is more based on strategy and your character skill 'builds' than your armor (though they can have runes/insignas added to boost certains abilities and strengths).

iErik55 · Apr 10, 2010, 12:04 AM // 00:04

Thankyou zenzai (:

Emily Diehl · Apr 10, 2010, 01:27 AM // 01:27

Heya iErik! It's cool that you're picking up Guild Wars...I hope you enjoy it

I wanted to pass along a link to our official wiki that will teach you a bit more about armor in the game: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armor. It will give you some information to check out so you can learn more.

If you're more interested in checking out the different sets of armor to see what you could look like, we have lots of pics up for each of the professions.

Here's a list of our main professions:

(You have to own Guild Wars: Factions to play these professions)

(You have to own Guild Wars: Nightfall to play one of these guys)

I wasn't sure which campaign(s) you were planning on buying, so I linked them all for quick reference

Anyways, I hope you have fun playing this weekend! Good luck picking your profession.

Zarion Silverarrow · Apr 10, 2010, 01:31 AM // 01:31

The armor itself does not matter

But some skins are pretty leet and show off

What matters is,of course that the armor is max (this differs from each proffesion,but once you get to a certain point of the game,all armor you can buy is max) and the insignias,runes,etc you put on it.

Insignias and runes boost atributes,health,energy,+x armor while doing x thing,etc.

To get armor in PvE you buy it (im talking about max here,everything else is pretty worthless,id suggest AGAINST buying armor until you can get max one,at least in Factions and Nightfall) by talking to an armor crafter.He will tell you what you need for each part of the armor.

example

50 of X material
250 of Y material
5000 gold

The armor has 5 parts: Head,vest,gloves,leggings and boots

Most of the time the armor crafter asks for the same things for each part,BUT sometimes it is not so,and most of the time its in different quantities.

Yep,you can mix armors,IE buy X headpiece,Y gloves,B vest,etc.

If you want to see different armor skins, go here and type on the search box "Proffesion you want to be here armor"

And all the skins will show,note that theres special headpieces and gloves that do not differ from each proffesion and you need EOTN to get these.

In PvP you get armor by exaching zaishen coins to an NPC (you can read it here)

I think thats all....add me in game,IGN is username..good luck

iErik55 · Apr 10, 2010, 01:40 AM // 01:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emily Diehl

Heya iErik! It's cool that you're picking up Guild Wars...I hope you enjoy it

I wanted to pass along a link to our official wiki that will teach you a bit more about armor in the game: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armor. It will give you some information to check out so you can learn more.

If you're more interested in checking out the different sets of armor to see what you could look like, we have lots of pics up for each of the professions.

Here's a list of our main professions:

(You have to own Guild Wars: Factions to play these professions)

(You have to own Guild Wars: Nightfall to play one of these guys)

I wasn't sure which campaign(s) you were planning on buying, so I linked them all for quick reference

Anyways, I hope you have fun playing this weekend! Good luck picking your profession.

Thanks a bunch! (: ill look at all the links, thankyou very much..... Thanks to you too Zarion (:

Emily Diehl · Apr 10, 2010, 01:44 AM // 01:44

You're very welcome! I hope it helps!

Have fun

iErik55 · Apr 10, 2010, 01:56 AM // 01:56

I love how the Dervish looks, the Ritual guy looks cool too (:

October Jade · Apr 10, 2010, 02:38 AM // 02:38

Wow, personal responses from ANet for someone who hasn't even purchased the game yet. How's that for customer service.

iErik55 · Apr 10, 2010, 02:46 AM // 02:46

Well for your information by her nice actions has enforced my desire for buying this game. It is now a 100% that I will buy this game, thanks to this ANet Moderator's responses GW has a new customer. You sir, are just posting to poke shot at someone who was being nice, and being nice generally wins people over.

October Jade · Apr 10, 2010, 02:58 AM // 02:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by iErik55

Well for your information by her nice actions has enforced my desire for buying this game. It is now a 100% that I will buy this game, thanks to this ANet Moderator's responses GW has a new customer. You sir, are just posting to poke shot at someone who was being nice, and being nice generally wins people over.

If you knew just how scarce information (or even pleasantries) from official sources has been in the past, you'd be surprised too. I was not ridiculing anyone, merely making a point.

Hopefully this is a sign of improved outreach now that there are two more employees doing CR work.

iErik55 · Apr 10, 2010, 03:01 AM // 03:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by October Jade

If you knew just how scarce information (or even pleasantries) from official sources has been in the past, you'd be surprised too. I was not ridiculing anyone, merely making a point.

Hopefully this is a sign of improved outreach now that there are two more employees doing CR work.

Okay, whatever you say. Im not here to argue, so cya in game maybe.

Gift3d · Apr 10, 2010, 06:33 AM // 06:33

Just wanna point out that 'gear' in guild wars isn't like that of any other MMO you've played. You can have an armor set that costs 25k, and an armor set that costs over a million with the same exact stats. The only difference between the two would be how they look. Statistically, max armor is max armor no matter how you look at it, and is really easy to get. Same goes for weapons and stuff. So in the end what items you have isn't important, just how good you are at playing the game.

N E D M · Apr 10, 2010, 11:33 AM // 11:33

and of course lookin' good is important

*Darcy* · Apr 10, 2010, 02:44 PM // 14:44

Thank you, Emily, for helping out.

@OP - unlike most MMOs, Guild Wars is based on what you do and not on what you have. You can obtain max damage weapons and max protection armor fairly early in any of the campaigns. The game's focus is on obtaining skills and learning how to combine them in your 8-slot skillbar for the most effective build (which changes according to the foes you will be facing).

This is not to say that no one cares what armor they have. GW has a wide variety of armor for each profession and between that, dyes and mix-and-match, the towns and outposts are very interesting.

Apr 09, 2010, 11:48 PM // 23:48	#1
iErik55 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2010	Armor question The day is finally almost here, i just got paid today and I will be buying this game tomorrow. I was wondering if there is different armors in this game. In WoW you got armor for both PvE'ing dungeons, and PvP'ing battlegrounds. Now here is my question, In GW, do you get pvp gear and pve gear or is it just all one gear. And my next question, does gear play a pretty big part in GW? thank you for your help guys, and ill see you all tomorrow in game (((=

Apr 10, 2010, 01:27 AM // 01:27	#4
Emily Diehl Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ArenaNet Home Base Profession: N/Me	Heya iErik! It's cool that you're picking up Guild Wars...I hope you enjoy it I wanted to pass along a link to our official wiki that will teach you a bit more about armor in the game: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Armor. It will give you some information to check out so you can learn more. If you're more interested in checking out the different sets of armor to see what you could look like, we have lots of pics up for each of the professions. Here's a list of our main professions: Warrior Ranger Monk Necromancer Mesmer Elementalist (You have to own Guild Wars: Factions to play these professions) Assassin Ritualist (You have to own Guild Wars: Nightfall to play one of these guys) Paragon Dervish I wasn't sure which campaign(s) you were planning on buying, so I linked them all for quick reference Anyways, I hope you have fun playing this weekend! Good luck picking your profession.

Apr 10, 2010, 02:44 PM // 14:44	#15
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Thank you, Emily, for helping out. @OP - unlike most MMOs, Guild Wars is based on what you do and not on what you have. You can obtain max damage weapons and max protection armor fairly early in any of the campaigns. The game's focus is on obtaining skills and learning how to combine them in your 8-slot skillbar for the most effective build (which changes according to the foes you will be facing). This is not to say that no one cares what armor they have. GW has a wide variety of armor for each profession and between that, dyes and mix-and-match, the towns and outposts are very interesting. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Apr 10, 2010, 12:02 AM // 00:02	#2
Zenzai Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2009 Profession: N/E	There really isn't any special pvp/pve armor gear. Both pvp and pve characters have access to the same armor arts and stats (though the methods of aquiring them differ a significant bit) This game is more based on strategy and your character skill 'builds' than your armor (though they can have runes/insignas added to boost certains abilities and strengths).

Apr 10, 2010, 12:04 AM // 00:04	#3
iErik55 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2010	Thankyou zenzai (:

Apr 10, 2010, 01:31 AM // 01:31	#5
Zarion Silverarrow Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Guild: The Annunaki Interventionists Profession: P/W	The armor itself does not matter But some skins are pretty leet and show off What matters is,of course that the armor is max (this differs from each proffesion,but once you get to a certain point of the game,all armor you can buy is max) and the insignias,runes,etc you put on it. Insignias and runes boost atributes,health,energy,+x armor while doing x thing,etc. To get armor in PvE you buy it (im talking about max here,everything else is pretty worthless,id suggest AGAINST buying armor until you can get max one,at least in Factions and Nightfall) by talking to an armor crafter.He will tell you what you need for each part of the armor. example 50 of X material 250 of Y material 5000 gold The armor has 5 parts: Head,vest,gloves,leggings and boots Most of the time the armor crafter asks for the same things for each part,BUT sometimes it is not so,and most of the time its in different quantities. Yep,you can mix armors,IE buy X headpiece,Y gloves,B vest,etc. If you want to see different armor skins, go here and type on the search box "Proffesion you want to be here armor" And all the skins will show,note that theres special headpieces and gloves that do not differ from each proffesion and you need EOTN to get these. In PvP you get armor by exaching zaishen coins to an NPC (you can read it here) I think thats all....add me in game,IGN is username..good luck

Apr 10, 2010, 01:44 AM // 01:44	#7
Emily Diehl Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ArenaNet Home Base Profession: N/Me	You're very welcome! I hope it helps! Have fun

Apr 10, 2010, 01:56 AM // 01:56	#8
iErik55 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2010	I love how the Dervish looks, the Ritual guy looks cool too (:

Apr 10, 2010, 02:38 AM // 02:38	#9
October Jade Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: drifting between Indiana and NorCal	Wow, personal responses from ANet for someone who hasn't even purchased the game yet. How's that for customer service.

Apr 10, 2010, 02:46 AM // 02:46	#10
iErik55 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2010	Well for your information by her nice actions has enforced my desire for buying this game. It is now a 100% that I will buy this game, thanks to this ANet Moderator's responses GW has a new customer. You sir, are just posting to poke shot at someone who was being nice, and being nice generally wins people over.

Apr 10, 2010, 06:33 AM // 06:33	#13
Gift3d Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR] Profession: W/E	Just wanna point out that 'gear' in guild wars isn't like that of any other MMO you've played. You can have an armor set that costs 25k, and an armor set that costs over a million with the same exact stats. The only difference between the two would be how they look. Statistically, max armor is max armor no matter how you look at it, and is really easy to get. Same goes for weapons and stuff. So in the end what items you have isn't important, just how good you are at playing the game.

Apr 10, 2010, 11:33 AM // 11:33	#14
N E D M Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Officer's Club Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP]	and of course lookin' good is important