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*Darcy* · Aug 19, 2009, 11:12 AM // 11:12

I have 12 characters at the moment, eight PvE and four PvP.

Prophecies - warrior, mesmer, monk, necro
Factions - ritualist, ranger
Nightfall - dervish, ele

My main, warrior, is title hunting (17), the others I am slowly moving along. All but one (ele) have finished one campaign.

Silmar Alech · Aug 19, 2009, 01:41 PM // 13:41

I started out in Nightfall and halfway through I bought the remaining GW chapters including EOTN. I continued playing Nightfall. After a while I created mules to carry stuff. I wanted to play all of the other classes, too, so I created the mules as characters to be played later and bought additional character slots. Naturally, a Ritualist and Assassin in Factions, a Dervish and Paragon in Nightfall. My Monk started out in Prophecies. The other core professions I started out in Nightfall, since I often play with heros. Two slots are occupied by PvP characters, but I don't like PvP at all so my PvP characters are pure mules.

At the moment, I completed all chapters with 6 characters and just started with the 7th. I consider my first character as "main" but play him not very much any more, since he has achieved almost all you can get. Characters I favor not much return to the mule state, and for characters I like playing I keep the inventory free for general gameplay.

Regarding skills: I farmed Balthazar faction and unlocked all PvP equipment and normal skills at the Priest of Balthazar. The elite skills were unlocked by capturing all elites for the Legendary Skill Hunter by my main char. I don't buy any new skills at the skill trainers, I collect all skill tomes that drop and use them to learn skills instead. I aim at having every single skill (elite & non-elite) for the primary profession for each character. For secondary professions, I learn only the skills I need for gameplay. I try to do all of the PvE skill quests for all characters.

Critter667 · Aug 19, 2009, 02:21 PM // 14:21

I just wanted to say thank you all for the input. You've all given me some very good ideas on how to work this, so again, thanks.

I think for now, 3 characters, one for each campaign, till I get at least the story and a start. I'll focus on my first character, my elementalist in Prophs, but may bounce to an assassin or a paragon when I want to switch things up. This will give me plenty of freedom and plenty of room later to create other characters as necessary.

Thanks again all!

Kendil · Aug 19, 2009, 05:43 PM // 17:43

Seems like a nice setup, as I said before, do whatever you like to enjoy yourself, it is what games are about.

Just a little tip from me would be that you travel, once you can, to at least NF and EotN to get the beginning heroes so you have the fredom of heroes. Travel to Factions too, just to pick up some skills (use a trapper/nuker to farm the zaishen elite and then use the earned balthazar faction to unlock the skills you want, the'll now be availble to any skill trainer in the corresponding campaign, or consider buying tomes, as this will be cheaper than paying 1k from the merchant).

Neo Atomisk · Aug 19, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23

Main = Warrior
Farmer 1 = Sin
Farmer 2 = Monk
PvP slot 1 = Changes
PvP Slot 2 = Changes
Utility 1 = mule
Utility 2 = mule
Utility 3 = mule

Aug 19, 2009, 11:12 AM // 11:12	#21
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	I have 12 characters at the moment, eight PvE and four PvP. Prophecies - warrior, mesmer, monk, necro Factions - ritualist, ranger Nightfall - dervish, ele My main, warrior, is title hunting (17), the others I am slowly moving along. All but one (ele) have finished one campaign. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 19, 2009, 01:41 PM // 13:41	#22
Silmar Alech Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Europe Guild: Tom Son [TS] Profession: E/	I started out in Nightfall and halfway through I bought the remaining GW chapters including EOTN. I continued playing Nightfall. After a while I created mules to carry stuff. I wanted to play all of the other classes, too, so I created the mules as characters to be played later and bought additional character slots. Naturally, a Ritualist and Assassin in Factions, a Dervish and Paragon in Nightfall. My Monk started out in Prophecies. The other core professions I started out in Nightfall, since I often play with heros. Two slots are occupied by PvP characters, but I don't like PvP at all so my PvP characters are pure mules. At the moment, I completed all chapters with 6 characters and just started with the 7th. I consider my first character as "main" but play him not very much any more, since he has achieved almost all you can get. Characters I favor not much return to the mule state, and for characters I like playing I keep the inventory free for general gameplay. Regarding skills: I farmed Balthazar faction and unlocked all PvP equipment and normal skills at the Priest of Balthazar. The elite skills were unlocked by capturing all elites for the Legendary Skill Hunter by my main char. I don't buy any new skills at the skill trainers, I collect all skill tomes that drop and use them to learn skills instead. I aim at having every single skill (elite & non-elite) for the primary profession for each character. For secondary professions, I learn only the skills I need for gameplay. I try to do all of the PvE skill quests for all characters.

Aug 19, 2009, 02:21 PM // 14:21	#23
Critter667 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2009	I just wanted to say thank you all for the input. You've all given me some very good ideas on how to work this, so again, thanks. I think for now, 3 characters, one for each campaign, till I get at least the story and a start. I'll focus on my first character, my elementalist in Prophs, but may bounce to an assassin or a paragon when I want to switch things up. This will give me plenty of freedom and plenty of room later to create other characters as necessary. Thanks again all!

Aug 19, 2009, 05:43 PM // 17:43	#24
Kendil Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sweden	Seems like a nice setup, as I said before, do whatever you like to enjoy yourself, it is what games are about. Just a little tip from me would be that you travel, once you can, to at least NF and EotN to get the beginning heroes so you have the fredom of heroes. Travel to Factions too, just to pick up some skills (use a trapper/nuker to farm the zaishen elite and then use the earned balthazar faction to unlock the skills you want, the'll now be availble to any skill trainer in the corresponding campaign, or consider buying tomes, as this will be cheaper than paying 1k from the merchant).

Aug 19, 2009, 08:23 PM // 20:23	#25
Neo Atomisk Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: State College, Pennsylvania, United States Guild: Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS] Profession: W/	Main = Warrior Farmer 1 = Sin Farmer 2 = Monk PvP slot 1 = Changes PvP Slot 2 = Changes Utility 1 = mule Utility 2 = mule Utility 3 = mule