Is the Trilogy worth buying? - Guild Wars Forums

geogenetic · Oct 17, 2008, 03:57 PM // 15:57

I played Guild Wars when it first came out and loved the Prophecies campaign. Are there still people playing anything but Eye of the North? I recently wanted to reinstall my GW, but can't seem to get it to recognize my login. I was considering buying the trilogy to play this game again. I don't want to log in and find that no one is in any of the areas for these 3 games. I love GW and want to come back, but don't want to be all alone in all of these chapters. Can anyone give me some insight as to what would be the best way to go? If I want to play I need a new version of the game. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Quaker · Oct 17, 2008, 04:22 PM // 16:22

For your old login, make sure you use the proper account name, your e-mail address may have changed, but the account name would still be the one you used at that time.

Because GW has a lot more territory to it now, between the 3 chapters and EotN, people are more spread out. You would often find yourself to be alone in many of the more remote areas. There's not as many PUGs doing just simple missions or quests any more, so you would either want to set up some Heroes and Henchmen to go with you, or you'd want to join a Guild to have people to play with on a regular basis.

Another note about Heroes - if you buy the trilogy it would probably be best to start out in Nightfall so you can get some Heroes early. Make sure you properly equip your heroes with useful weapons, runes, insignias, and skills. Don't just throw any old crap on them - too often, people give their Heroes a bunch of crap and themn complain that they don't work

It's a lot easier to form a PUG to do a quest or mission, if you can fill the party with good Heroes. Henchmen are actually good enough (in NM) that a PUG could take a couple of them too, but people generally have a negative attitude against Henchmen

Rothan Celt · Oct 17, 2008, 04:34 PM // 16:34

Yup peeps are certainly spread out a lot more ive not seen a 2nd district in a coop mission in 2 long :s

My point being peeps are spread out and u may find it a pain in the arse if u can never get a good team to do quests/missions i suggest starting in Nf just as Quaker suggested.

But i would certainly buy the series GW still has a lot to offer on the pve side

Raku Clayman · Oct 17, 2008, 04:43 PM // 16:43

You should be able to access Prophesies with your old login/password. Since I first bought GW, over 3 years ago, I have had 2 computer upgrades and a couple reformatting my Hard Drives. Each time I downloaded the client from the GW web site and got on from there, no problem. I, actually, stopped playing for 9 months and when I reinstalled GW, I connected and their servers had my stats just as I had left it. The only explanation has to be that you can't remember your login or your password.

Now, if you can get a good deal on it, I would buy the trilogy or the GOTY edition that is coming out, if it hasn't already been released.

As far as doing the missions, I always try and use heroes and henchies. I avoid pugs at all costs. While there are some great people still in the game, a lot of the ones that joined later are total jerks and I prefer to play without them. The game was a lot different in the beginning when there was a certain comradery among the players. Having said that, the game is better than ever.

Having played all the missions and most of the quests, I have gone back to Prphesies and Cantha to max out titles. I am currently working on getting all the Elite skills for my Ele. The game is still fresh.

I would suggest that if you get the full game, or get back on line with what you have, that you go to the GW wiki and do some reading. For one thing, if you can reconnect with your original login/password, you will have some presents waiting for you in your inventory.

geogenetic · Oct 17, 2008, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Thanks for the replies. I loved the game, and really miss it. I remember back in the day that I was loggin into the game using an email address. I don't remember the login for my original game. I have another PlayNC account that I played Tabula Rasa and Dungeon runners with. I'm going to get the Trilogy and put it on that account. Hopefully I can find a good group of people to play with because I always loved the Prophecies missions. Thanks again.

Sparks Of Fire · Oct 17, 2008, 05:11 PM // 17:11

You might also want to join a guild that is actively doing the things you like to do such as PVE, PVP, titles, UW or FoW, Etc.

This way in case there are no PUG's available you can always ask for help in guild or alliance chat.

I also agree that acquiring and outfitting as many heroes as you can can be very advantageous.

Welcome back!

decap04 · Oct 17, 2008, 05:21 PM // 17:21

little off topic but if i buy the trilogy would i get 3 different cd keys or just one?

Rak Orgon of Beowulf · Oct 17, 2008, 05:30 PM // 17:30

i think it is just one trilogy key, but i'm not 100% on that. I would say its worth t, even with GW2 coming out in a little while. it'll keep you entertained until then hopefully.

As stated above Nightfall and EoTN probably have the most activity in them, escpecialy the latter areas in NF.
Good Luck and Have Fun!

caballo_oscuro · Oct 17, 2008, 06:36 PM // 18:36

Good advice from the guys earlier. If you're US based, the trilogy would be worth the investment. If you're in Europe, the new pack contains the trilogy and the gwen expansion.

There's plenty to see and do, but as with above, get yourself plenty of heroes starting off. In nf you'll get a good few before you hit lvl 10, and once at this level you can unlock MOX the GOLEM outside any of the three major cities and also journey into the gwen territories where all heroes are lvl 20.

Personally I prefer to level up heroes as much as possible while playing through the campaigns and hold off using the lvl 20 ones from eotn til I reach lvl 20 myself as much as possible.

There's also a little fire imp you can use to help with levelling up new characters since alot of people playing through prophs are doing so with chars from other games. if you have the trilogy or complete collection you can use him by typing /bonus.

Igneous summoning stone
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Igneous_Summoning_Stone

MOX
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/MOX

Trilogy:
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Trilogy

Complete Collection:
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild...ete_Collection

geogenetic · Oct 17, 2008, 06:56 PM // 18:56

Thank you for the great replies. Hopefully I will see you in game soon.

wind fire and ice · Oct 17, 2008, 08:43 PM // 20:43

Yes,get them all,they all have allot to offer for PvE and PvP.

Luminarus · Oct 18, 2008, 05:52 AM // 05:52

If you liked gw for the gameplay definately get it, its still good in that regard.

geogenetic · Oct 19, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15

Anyone else who is considering the trilogy to start GW, check out Gamestop. I bought the Trilogy for 49.99 and they gave me Eye of the North for 9.99. I saved $20 buying them together. I'm really enjoying the Prophecies campaign all over again right now. I'm surprised that there are a bunch of people still hanging around Ascalon and such.

Thank you all again for the great responses. See you in game!

nkuvu · Oct 19, 2008, 03:43 PM // 15:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by decap04

little off topic but if i buy the trilogy would i get 3 different cd keys or just one?

The trilogy key is just one CD key.

ElinoraNeSangre · Oct 19, 2008, 11:18 PM // 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparks Of Fire

You might also want to join a guild that is actively doing the things you like to do such as PVE, PVP, titles, UW or FoW, Etc.

Yes. I can't stress this enough. There's a lot of good guilds out there, and many could use more active members.

Wrath of m0o · Oct 20, 2008, 12:37 AM // 00:37

My roomate just purchased the guild wars trilogy (got sick of watching me play) The trilogy is quite the deal.. 3 games for 49.99 at Gamestop and you get the Bonus Weapon's, MOX the Golem and a Everlasting Summon Fire Imp that lets you summon a Fire Imp once an hour (untill your level 20). Pretty cool bonus item for leveling characters.
I have all 3 games and EoTn and i dont have an Everlasting Summon Fire Imp

So yeah..I'd say the Trilogy is the way to go for new players.

Oct 17, 2008, 03:57 PM // 15:57	#1
geogenetic Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: Legion of Avalon [LoA] Profession: W/N	Is the Trilogy worth buying? I played Guild Wars when it first came out and loved the Prophecies campaign. Are there still people playing anything but Eye of the North? I recently wanted to reinstall my GW, but can't seem to get it to recognize my login. I was considering buying the trilogy to play this game again. I don't want to log in and find that no one is in any of the areas for these 3 games. I love GW and want to come back, but don't want to be all alone in all of these chapters. Can anyone give me some insight as to what would be the best way to go? If I want to play I need a new version of the game. Thanks in advance for any insight.

Oct 17, 2008, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#2
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	For your old login, make sure you use the proper account name, your e-mail address may have changed, but the account name would still be the one you used at that time. Because GW has a lot more territory to it now, between the 3 chapters and EotN, people are more spread out. You would often find yourself to be alone in many of the more remote areas. There's not as many PUGs doing just simple missions or quests any more, so you would either want to set up some Heroes and Henchmen to go with you, or you'd want to join a Guild to have people to play with on a regular basis. Another note about Heroes - if you buy the trilogy it would probably be best to start out in Nightfall so you can get some Heroes early. Make sure you properly equip your heroes with useful weapons, runes, insignias, and skills. Don't just throw any old crap on them - too often, people give their Heroes a bunch of crap and themn complain that they don't work It's a lot easier to form a PUG to do a quest or mission, if you can fill the party with good Heroes. Henchmen are actually good enough (in NM) that a PUG could take a couple of them too, but people generally have a negative attitude against Henchmen

Oct 17, 2008, 04:34 PM // 16:34	#3
Rothan Celt Jungle Guide Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Aura Profession: Mo/R	Yup peeps are certainly spread out a lot more ive not seen a 2nd district in a coop mission in 2 long :s My point being peeps are spread out and u may find it a pain in the arse if u can never get a good team to do quests/missions i suggest starting in Nf just as Quaker suggested. But i would certainly buy the series GW still has a lot to offer on the pve side

Oct 17, 2008, 04:43 PM // 16:43	#4
Raku Clayman Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Marquette MI Guild: Elite Lan Gamer Profession: E/Me	You should be able to access Prophesies with your old login/password. Since I first bought GW, over 3 years ago, I have had 2 computer upgrades and a couple reformatting my Hard Drives. Each time I downloaded the client from the GW web site and got on from there, no problem. I, actually, stopped playing for 9 months and when I reinstalled GW, I connected and their servers had my stats just as I had left it. The only explanation has to be that you can't remember your login or your password. Now, if you can get a good deal on it, I would buy the trilogy or the GOTY edition that is coming out, if it hasn't already been released. As far as doing the missions, I always try and use heroes and henchies. I avoid pugs at all costs. While there are some great people still in the game, a lot of the ones that joined later are total jerks and I prefer to play without them. The game was a lot different in the beginning when there was a certain comradery among the players. Having said that, the game is better than ever. Having played all the missions and most of the quests, I have gone back to Prphesies and Cantha to max out titles. I am currently working on getting all the Elite skills for my Ele. The game is still fresh. I would suggest that if you get the full game, or get back on line with what you have, that you go to the GW wiki and do some reading. For one thing, if you can reconnect with your original login/password, you will have some presents waiting for you in your inventory.

Oct 17, 2008, 04:44 PM // 16:44	#5
geogenetic Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: Legion of Avalon [LoA] Profession: W/N	Thanks for the replies. I loved the game, and really miss it. I remember back in the day that I was loggin into the game using an email address. I don't remember the login for my original game. I have another PlayNC account that I played Tabula Rasa and Dungeon runners with. I'm going to get the Trilogy and put it on that account. Hopefully I can find a good group of people to play with because I always loved the Prophecies missions. Thanks again.

Oct 17, 2008, 05:11 PM // 17:11	#6
Sparks Of Fire Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Profession: N/	You might also want to join a guild that is actively doing the things you like to do such as PVE, PVP, titles, UW or FoW, Etc. This way in case there are no PUG's available you can always ask for help in guild or alliance chat. I also agree that acquiring and outfitting as many heroes as you can can be very advantageous. Welcome back!

Oct 17, 2008, 05:21 PM // 17:21	#7
decap04 Academy Page Join Date: Dec 2006	little off topic but if i buy the trilogy would i get 3 different cd keys or just one?

Oct 17, 2008, 05:30 PM // 17:30	#8
Rak Orgon of Beowulf Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: just chillin Guild: Omg Gwen Is Legal [EotN]	i think it is just one trilogy key, but i'm not 100% on that. I would say its worth t, even with GW2 coming out in a little while. it'll keep you entertained until then hopefully. As stated above Nightfall and EoTN probably have the most activity in them, escpecialy the latter areas in NF. Good Luck and Have Fun!

Oct 17, 2008, 06:36 PM // 18:36	#9
caballo_oscuro Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Guild: Aura	Good advice from the guys earlier. If you're US based, the trilogy would be worth the investment. If you're in Europe, the new pack contains the trilogy and the gwen expansion. There's plenty to see and do, but as with above, get yourself plenty of heroes starting off. In nf you'll get a good few before you hit lvl 10, and once at this level you can unlock MOX the GOLEM outside any of the three major cities and also journey into the gwen territories where all heroes are lvl 20. Personally I prefer to level up heroes as much as possible while playing through the campaigns and hold off using the lvl 20 ones from eotn til I reach lvl 20 myself as much as possible. There's also a little fire imp you can use to help with levelling up new characters since alot of people playing through prophs are doing so with chars from other games. if you have the trilogy or complete collection you can use him by typing /bonus. Igneous summoning stone http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Igneous_Summoning_Stone MOX http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/MOX Trilogy: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Trilogy Complete Collection: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild...ete_Collection

Oct 17, 2008, 06:56 PM // 18:56	#10
geogenetic Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: Legion of Avalon [LoA] Profession: W/N	Thank you for the great replies. Hopefully I will see you in game soon.

Oct 17, 2008, 08:43 PM // 20:43	#11
wind fire and ice Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: There Guild: [ToA]	Yes,get them all,they all have allot to offer for PvE and PvP.

Oct 18, 2008, 05:52 AM // 05:52	#12
Luminarus Furnace Stoker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Guild: Haze of Light [pure] Profession: R/	If you liked gw for the gameplay definately get it, its still good in that regard.

Oct 19, 2008, 03:15 PM // 15:15	#13
geogenetic Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2008 Guild: Legion of Avalon [LoA] Profession: W/N	Anyone else who is considering the trilogy to start GW, check out Gamestop. I bought the Trilogy for 49.99 and they gave me Eye of the North for 9.99. I saved $20 buying them together. I'm really enjoying the Prophecies campaign all over again right now. I'm surprised that there are a bunch of people still hanging around Ascalon and such. Thank you all again for the great responses. See you in game!

Oct 20, 2008, 12:37 AM // 00:37	#16
Wrath of m0o Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Ma. Guild: Is That Your Build[HaHa] Profession: P/W	My roomate just purchased the guild wars trilogy (got sick of watching me play) The trilogy is quite the deal.. 3 games for 49.99 at Gamestop and you get the Bonus Weapon's, MOX the Golem and a Everlasting Summon Fire Imp that lets you summon a Fire Imp once an hour (untill your level 20). Pretty cool bonus item for leveling characters. I have all 3 games and EoTn and i dont have an Everlasting Summon Fire Imp So yeah..I'd say the Trilogy is the way to go for new players.