Thinking about playing Guild Wars but...
Thinking about playing Guild Wars but...
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May 28, 2009, 03:39 PM // 15:39
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: May 2009
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Thinking about playing Guild Wars but...
I just needed some input. I heard that if your soloing, and if you leave a town then you wont be able to see other players as you adventure on the map. Is that true? This is going to be a critical factor as to whether I sign up or not. The game looks great overall.
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May 28, 2009, 03:41 PM // 15:41
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Singapore
Guild: Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL]
Profession: Mo/
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It's instanced.
You'll see other people in towns and outposts, but once you leave a town you see only the people you're partied with. |
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May 28, 2009, 03:45 PM // 15:45
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Aug 2008
Guild: Fuzzy Physics Institute
Profession: E/
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The only players you will ever see outside of a town/outpost are those in your party. If you are going solo (alone or with only henchmen and heroes), then you will not see any other players.
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May 28, 2009, 04:50 PM // 16:50
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: US
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this is a good thing... no kill stealing, no chest stealing, no camping spawn points (there aren't even spawning points really), chat not filled with text of people you don't want to hear.
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May 28, 2009, 04:54 PM // 16:54
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: May 2009
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I'm sure there are advantages and disadvantages...now I cant power level anyone when I'm bored...
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May 28, 2009, 04:57 PM // 16:57
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Western Mass
Guild: Passionate Kiss of the cats [Kiss]
Profession: W/N
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May 28, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: belgium
Guild: TFW
Profession: W/
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May 28, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Singapore
Guild: Royal Order of Flying Lemmings [ROFL]
Profession: Mo/
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EDIT: man, I didn't see the above posts before I posted, and aresfrombe posted at the exact same time... sorry for duplicate! To clarify: You form your party in an outpost, and when one person in that party zones out of the outpost, the entire party will appear in the map with you. All 4/6/8 of them, depending on party size limit. So if you leave the outpost without any additional party members, you won't see anyone else, but if - say, a level 3 - is in your party, he'll appear with you and you can powerlevel him anyway. Last edited by glacialphoenix; May 28, 2009 at 05:03 PM // 17:03.. |
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May 28, 2009, 05:01 PM // 17:01
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: US
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May 28, 2009, 05:18 PM // 17:18
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: RAH
Guild: Close Enough [XVII]
Profession: W/A
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Parties are made in towns, then go out into instanced explorable areas. |
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May 28, 2009, 06:48 PM // 18:48
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Aug 2008
Profession: E/
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I like the instanced play better. You can choose who you want to play with in an outpost and when you leave that outpost..the world is yours. As mentioned above, no kill stealing, getting ganked by a player 20 levels above you (or one that waits till you just finished or in the middle of a fight) to attack you. PVP..sure but its skill. |
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May 28, 2009, 07:50 PM // 19:50
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Florida
Guild: [Play]
Profession: D/
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Instanced is good, the fewer idiots you have to deal with, the better.
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May 28, 2009, 08:28 PM // 20:28
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Canada
Guild: The First Dragon Slayers [FDS]
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You never really "solo" unless you are farming, you almost always have npcs with you. The instancing system works really well and it is unique the way gw does it. Just give it a shot and you will be able to make a decision, gw is so inexpensive nowadays anyway.
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May 28, 2009, 09:32 PM // 21:32
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Will Bull's Strike for $!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Isle of the Dead
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If you want other players with you when you leave a town/outpost, invite them to your party, this includes Heroes and Henchmen. Otherwise, when you leave a town/outpost, you are going to be the only one, aside from any NPCs that might be in the Zone you are playing in.
As fun as it can be to be in a non-instanced game world, it has its downsides. Many have been mentioned before, so I'm not going to run through them again.
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Warrior for Hire
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May 28, 2009, 09:39 PM // 21:39
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Hall Hero
Join Date: Aug 2005
Profession: E/
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Another thing to point out, towns and outposts are literally all over the place.
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