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Xenotech · Apr 04, 2009, 07:46 AM // 07:46

Hi Guys.....

I am completely new to this game Guild Wars but found it really interesting after diggin up abt it.

Well i have sm doubt still in my mind. Me and my friends are eager to strt this game so i would like to ask a few things b4 strting it. I hope u ppl answer thm well

First of all..........I want to strt this game from a DROP so if i buy Guild Wars Eye of the North, will i be able to play the other three chapters too?? installing the latest Eye of the North chapter will enable me to play the other 3 missions too??? I mean i bought the Eye of the North CD so will it install the other 3 chapters too?????? HOPE U GOT WHT I MEAN TO SAY

Next thing is there is smthin known as missions in this game ... so if i am doin a et's say 10th mission and my friend is doing the 5th mission in the same chapter but sm other part of the world..............will i be able to teleport back to my FRIEND??? or is it tht once u clear up a mission and explore new world u are unable to go back to the previously explored world??? I OPE U GOT THIS TOO

Waiting for ur replies.....i'd be really thankful to u if u answer thm

Note: i wanna play all the chapters of GW so plzz answer with ref to tht.

Thanking U,
Xeno

Callista Aurelia · Apr 04, 2009, 08:06 AM // 08:06

Hi Xeno,
In order to play each guild wars campaign, you must purchase each campaign separately. This is to make up for the fact that Guild Wars has no monthly fee. In addition, Eye of the North is an expansion pack so you must have at least one of the other 3 campaigns in order to play Eye of the North. The other 3, Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall are stand-alone games and you do not need anything else to play that particular campaign. To access the missions and maps for each of these campaigns though, you must purchase it. You can download the client from the Guild Wars website so you will have all of the campaigns installed, but you cannot actually play them without an access key.

Yes, you can teleport back to places you have been before with just a click of your mouse. Guild Wars is organized into towns and explorable areas. You can teleport between towns very easily. The explorable areas are all the spaces between the towns, and in Guild Wars these areas are all instanced, which means that your party has a copy of it all to itself. You do not meet other players in explorable areas. If you want to play with a friend, you must meet up at a town, form a party, and all go out together. If you wish to have another friend join you when you're in an explorable area, you must go back to a town to pick them up and the explorable area will reset.

Hope this answers your questions!

Kook~NBK~ · Apr 04, 2009, 08:22 AM // 08:22

Welcome to GW -hope you enjoy the game.

I don't speak "textchat" but I think your first question is "If I buy EotN, will I have access to the other chapters?" No. If you buy only EotN, you won't be able to play anything, since EotN is an Expansion (no character creation and characters must be at least level 10). It can be used when linked to any of the three stand-alone capaigns (chapters); Prophecies, factions, or Nightfall. You can link all 4 parts of the game to one account (just add each access key to the original account) To save yourselves some money, you can find all 3 Campaigns sold aas a package deal at various on-line stores.

As for game progress - once you've reached a town or outpost, you can travel back to that town or outpost at any time by use of the map travel feature - quick and easy! So you and your friends can meet up anywhere you've both already been. Once you've partied up with your friends, you can map travel from town to town as a group.

Also, you can take you characters from campaign to campaign once you've reached one of the port cities - Lion's Arch in Prophecies, Kaineng Center in factions, and Kamadan (after getting to a certian point of the story) in Nightfall.

For some good insights as to where to start, check out the stickied thread at the top of the Q & A section titled "For the player on a budget..."

Good luck, have fun, and please, try to spell out your words here.

Xenotech · Apr 04, 2009, 08:23 AM // 08:23

AAA thanks a lot for the reply.............

Well one mroe question arose in ym mind BTW.............can i BUy just the CD Key from smwhr??????? if i have all the expansisons and all the stuff wtih me ready????

And yeah if i can meet new players only in Town thn it also means tht PVPing is only possible in towns and Arens and not in explorable areas right?? So i can find ppl roaming and hunting arnd me whn i am Hunting...........so soloing bcmes real time solo right??? answer everything plzzz

I just need the CD KEY now........plzz answer this too ..... srry for asking too MUCH

Thanking U,
Xeno

TalanRoarer · Apr 04, 2009, 08:30 AM // 08:30

Well im pretty sure you can buy the different chapters online via the shop from the login screen. That's just as good as buying a CD key..

PlasticBlue · Apr 04, 2009, 08:39 AM // 08:39

You can buy keys in the gw online shop, they add the key to your account directly after payment.

Don't buy accounts on ebay or any other second hand website, don't buy them ingame for ingame money or real money, that gets you banned. (don't let this scare you though, Anet people are friendly people)

Falkin · Apr 04, 2009, 10:11 AM // 10:11

Correct, you can't meet other players in explorable areas so there is no PVP there, but however there are no PVP in towns either. In Guild Wars PVP only goes on in the arena's... Ganking free games FTW

TheodenKing · Apr 04, 2009, 02:07 PM // 14:07

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Originally Posted by Xenotech

AAA thanks a lot for the reply.............

And yeah if i can meet new players only in Town thn it also means tht PVPing is only possible in towns and Arens and not in explorable areas right?? So i can find ppl roaming and hunting arnd me whn i am Hunting...........so soloing bcmes real time solo right???

GW is set up in a way that does not allow PK (player-kills) in the PvE (player versus environment) parts of the game. So you can solo and not worry about getting ambushed and looted. Having stated that, your teammate may do something reckless or stupid that DOES get your character killed, but still no one can loot your corpse, and you will either be resurrected at a nearby shrine, or by a party member, or you can map back to a nearby outpost.

refer · Apr 04, 2009, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Eww don't buy from the online store, that place is the largest rip off. No disc/book (which means longer time to download the game when going to new areas) and more expensive. Amazon.com deal going on now- Guild Wars Triology + EoTN for 48.99 shipped (you MUST add the one from amazon.com, not a reseller).

http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Tri...J4R8PXHVWNAHXY

Apr 04, 2009, 07:46 AM // 07:46	#1
Xenotech Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2009	This is Confusing :@ Hi Guys..... I am completely new to this game Guild Wars but found it really interesting after diggin up abt it. Well i have sm doubt still in my mind. Me and my friends are eager to strt this game so i would like to ask a few things b4 strting it. I hope u ppl answer thm well First of all..........I want to strt this game from a DROP so if i buy Guild Wars Eye of the North, will i be able to play the other three chapters too?? installing the latest Eye of the North chapter will enable me to play the other 3 missions too??? I mean i bought the Eye of the North CD so will it install the other 3 chapters too?????? HOPE U GOT WHT I MEAN TO SAY Next thing is there is smthin known as missions in this game ... so if i am doin a et's say 10th mission and my friend is doing the 5th mission in the same chapter but sm other part of the world..............will i be able to teleport back to my FRIEND??? or is it tht once u clear up a mission and explore new world u are unable to go back to the previously explored world??? I OPE U GOT THIS TOO Waiting for ur replies.....i'd be really thankful to u if u answer thm Note: i wanna play all the chapters of GW so plzz answer with ref to tht. Thanking U, Xeno

Apr 04, 2009, 02:24 PM // 14:24	#9
refer Jungle Guide Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: US	Eww don't buy from the online store, that place is the largest rip off. No disc/book (which means longer time to download the game when going to new areas) and more expensive. Amazon.com deal going on now- Guild Wars Triology + EoTN for 48.99 shipped (you MUST add the one from amazon.com, not a reseller). http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Tri...J4R8PXHVWNAHXY Last edited by refer; Apr 04, 2009 at 02:26 PM // 14:26..

Apr 04, 2009, 08:06 AM // 08:06	#2
Callista Aurelia Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Guild: Kitchen Pirates [CKIE] Profession: E/	Hi Xeno, In order to play each guild wars campaign, you must purchase each campaign separately. This is to make up for the fact that Guild Wars has no monthly fee. In addition, Eye of the North is an expansion pack so you must have at least one of the other 3 campaigns in order to play Eye of the North. The other 3, Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall are stand-alone games and you do not need anything else to play that particular campaign. To access the missions and maps for each of these campaigns though, you must purchase it. You can download the client from the Guild Wars website so you will have all of the campaigns installed, but you cannot actually play them without an access key. Yes, you can teleport back to places you have been before with just a click of your mouse. Guild Wars is organized into towns and explorable areas. You can teleport between towns very easily. The explorable areas are all the spaces between the towns, and in Guild Wars these areas are all instanced, which means that your party has a copy of it all to itself. You do not meet other players in explorable areas. If you want to play with a friend, you must meet up at a town, form a party, and all go out together. If you wish to have another friend join you when you're in an explorable area, you must go back to a town to pick them up and the explorable area will reset. Hope this answers your questions!

Apr 04, 2009, 08:22 AM // 08:22	#3
Kook~NBK~ Grotto Attendant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A little chalet outside Drok's Guild: Natural Born Killaz	Welcome to GW -hope you enjoy the game. I don't speak "textchat" but I think your first question is "If I buy EotN, will I have access to the other chapters?" No. If you buy only EotN, you won't be able to play anything, since EotN is an Expansion (no character creation and characters must be at least level 10). It can be used when linked to any of the three stand-alone capaigns (chapters); Prophecies, factions, or Nightfall. You can link all 4 parts of the game to one account (just add each access key to the original account) To save yourselves some money, you can find all 3 Campaigns sold aas a package deal at various on-line stores. As for game progress - once you've reached a town or outpost, you can travel back to that town or outpost at any time by use of the map travel feature - quick and easy! So you and your friends can meet up anywhere you've both already been. Once you've partied up with your friends, you can map travel from town to town as a group. Also, you can take you characters from campaign to campaign once you've reached one of the port cities - Lion's Arch in Prophecies, Kaineng Center in factions, and Kamadan (after getting to a certian point of the story) in Nightfall. For some good insights as to where to start, check out the stickied thread at the top of the Q & A section titled "For the player on a budget..." Good luck, have fun, and please, try to spell out your words here.

Apr 04, 2009, 08:23 AM // 08:23	#4
Xenotech Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2009	AAA thanks a lot for the reply............. Well one mroe question arose in ym mind BTW.............can i BUy just the CD Key from smwhr??????? if i have all the expansisons and all the stuff wtih me ready???? And yeah if i can meet new players only in Town thn it also means tht PVPing is only possible in towns and Arens and not in explorable areas right?? So i can find ppl roaming and hunting arnd me whn i am Hunting...........so soloing bcmes real time solo right??? answer everything plzzz I just need the CD KEY now........plzz answer this too ..... srry for asking too MUCH Thanking U, Xeno

Apr 04, 2009, 08:30 AM // 08:30	#5
TalanRoarer Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester, England Guild: Gil Worz Is Srs [Bsns] Profession: N/A	Well im pretty sure you can buy the different chapters online via the shop from the login screen. That's just as good as buying a CD key..

Apr 04, 2009, 08:39 AM // 08:39	#6
PlasticBlue Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Middelburg Guild: The Sneezing Dragons Profession: E/	You can buy keys in the gw online shop, they add the key to your account directly after payment. Don't buy accounts on ebay or any other second hand website, don't buy them ingame for ingame money or real money, that gets you banned. (don't let this scare you though, Anet people are friendly people)

Apr 04, 2009, 10:11 AM // 10:11	#7
Falkin Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Guild: Brothers of Honour [boh] Profession: R/	Correct, you can't meet other players in explorable areas so there is no PVP there, but however there are no PVP in towns either. In Guild Wars PVP only goes on in the arena's... Ganking free games FTW