Are stories sequential? - Guild Wars Forums

sadrobot · Apr 28, 2009, 03:24 AM // 03:24

I haven't played GW in atleast a year. I want to play through for story and sort of RP my character, really get into it. I have, apparently, prophecies and nightfall. I am wondering if I plan on following the story if it matters which I start out with. I was going to go NF because I don't remember any of it at all except the very beginning and in Prophecies I can remember ascending my ranger.

Simply do the plot order matter and when can I travel between the 2? is it free travel back and forth?

subarucar · Apr 28, 2009, 03:28 AM // 03:28

Both have seperate plot lines. I belive in terms of time scale, they are ordered, but the storylines are not linked. Yes its free to travel between campaigns, all you do is complete a simple quest, then you can do it anytime you wish.

lagolinas · Apr 28, 2009, 05:45 AM // 05:45

Personally I like the prophecies campaign the best. The story line is the best of the three campaigns so I would recommend playing that. I hate having to do anything in nightfall. As for the storylines there isn't any order that they have to be played in.

refer · Apr 28, 2009, 09:08 AM // 09:08

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Originally Posted by lagolinas

Personally I like the prophecies campaign the best. The story line is the best of the three campaigns so I would recommend playing that. I hate having to do anything in nightfall. As for the storylines there isn't any order that they have to be played in.

WHAT!? I am like just the opposite. I love Nightfall the best (Istan... so beautiful + Ibogas) but my older than hell graphics card can't really handle it.

ogre_jd · Apr 28, 2009, 09:29 AM // 09:29

There *is* a timeline to the stories, *but* it has few effects on gameplay:

1) You enter the other campaigns by having them and reaching specific points (Lion's Arch in Prophecies, Kaineng City in Factions, and the Consolate Docks in Nightfall) and doing a small quest.

2) Foreigners entering Prophecies just pick up on the story at Lion's Arch (the Kryta/White Mantle arc), but nothing special in the way of storyline tweaks for them. Foreigners entering Nightfall do one or two special quests once they reach Elona, then it's off to the mainland since they arrived just before the war starts. Foreigners entering Factions are a different matter - they arrive in Kaineng City and their story is split from the natives' for a while (including in some missions where you have a group of foreign players handling one side while a group of native players handle the other).

3) As a foreigner, your character can't pick up quests and get no rewards for missions that happen before the point in the story where you arrive for characters native to the campaign.

In lore/history terms, Prophecies and Factions are happening at the same time, Nightfall happens 3 years later, and the Eye of the North is 3 years after that (so 6 years after Prophecies/Factions).

Oh, and agreed on Prophecies - it definitely has the best story of the lot.

Apr 28, 2009, 03:24 AM // 03:24	#1
sadrobot Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Guild: Hate Crimes Profession: N/W	Are stories sequential? I haven't played GW in atleast a year. I want to play through for story and sort of RP my character, really get into it. I have, apparently, prophecies and nightfall. I am wondering if I plan on following the story if it matters which I start out with. I was going to go NF because I don't remember any of it at all except the very beginning and in Prophecies I can remember ascending my ranger. Simply do the plot order matter and when can I travel between the 2? is it free travel back and forth?

Apr 28, 2009, 03:28 AM // 03:28	#2
subarucar Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Guild: None	Both have seperate plot lines. I belive in terms of time scale, they are ordered, but the storylines are not linked. Yes its free to travel between campaigns, all you do is complete a simple quest, then you can do it anytime you wish.

Apr 28, 2009, 05:45 AM // 05:45	#3
lagolinas Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: Mo/	Personally I like the prophecies campaign the best. The story line is the best of the three campaigns so I would recommend playing that. I hate having to do anything in nightfall. As for the storylines there isn't any order that they have to be played in.

Apr 28, 2009, 09:29 AM // 09:29	#5
ogre_jd Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canadia Profession: W/	There is a timeline to the stories, but it has few effects on gameplay: 1) You enter the other campaigns by having them and reaching specific points (Lion's Arch in Prophecies, Kaineng City in Factions, and the Consolate Docks in Nightfall) and doing a small quest. 2) Foreigners entering Prophecies just pick up on the story at Lion's Arch (the Kryta/White Mantle arc), but nothing special in the way of storyline tweaks for them. Foreigners entering Nightfall do one or two special quests once they reach Elona, then it's off to the mainland since they arrived just before the war starts. Foreigners entering Factions are a different matter - they arrive in Kaineng City and their story is split from the natives' for a while (including in some missions where you have a group of foreign players handling one side while a group of native players handle the other). 3) As a foreigner, your character can't pick up quests and get no rewards for missions that happen before the point in the story where you arrive for characters native to the campaign. In lore/history terms, Prophecies and Factions are happening at the same time, Nightfall happens 3 years later, and the Eye of the North is 3 years after that (so 6 years after Prophecies/Factions). Oh, and agreed on Prophecies - it definitely has the best story of the lot.