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ImAgainstIt · Aug 28, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04

I just got platinum edition and before i start i want to know what type of char i hsould go for, basically i want to be a fighter, someone said i should go monk/fighter as well since it'd be invincible with healing. how would i do that? start out as a monk or warrior ? what lvl should i multi class

also, what are some things i should go into this game knowing, like some good spots / good quests to do, and what are some good mods i should get?

Syco Masato · Aug 28, 2008, 05:15 AM // 05:15

Never listen to anything the guy who told you to be a monk/warrior primary to be "invincible with healing" ever again.
If you want to be a fighting class, warrior is suited for you. They also have two decent self heals that I can think of, one of which will be available for you early on.
You also have to choose a secondary class to advance in the story, but don't worry, you could run a full warrior skillbar if you wanted to, and you dont have to spec any attribute points into your secondary if you don't want to.
Later on in the game you'll be able to switch your secondary for more skill bar possibilities.
Oh, and in the beginning, do all the quests you can because you get free skills for doing easy quests.

ImAgainstIt · Aug 28, 2008, 05:17 AM // 05:17

alright thanks, is there a list of these quests?

and gotcha about the monk/warrior bit. Can you suggest any class I should go double with? I don't really want to go away from melee, just want to be a tank, anything that could help that or boost my defense etc would be nice, but I don't want to go away from being a melee fighter.

AKB48 · Aug 28, 2008, 05:23 AM // 05:23

Go monk or assassin if you want to solo farm alot
Go ranger or mesmer if you perfer interupt others' actions and cause degeneration.
Go necro if you like to play an all arounder
Go warrior if you perfer cool weapons or fight at the front line
Never go paragon imo, but you might like it, who knows.

gg

Syco Masato · Aug 28, 2008, 05:39 AM // 05:39

^Pretty sure that person is talking about primary professions, not secondary.
You can tank with just warrior skills decently, but try not to devote your whole bar to just that.
I know there are Physical and Elemental Resistances in the mesmer class that may help in certain situations.. but you'd need to carry both to really have yourself completely covered, so I dunno if it'd be worth it.
If you have decent monks and a half decent build, you'll be fine in most areas of PvE.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skill_Quests
That's a list of quests that have skills as rewards, do these especially if you're new, as you'll be unlocking skills you may need in the future.
Oh, and I'd save the guildwiki link somewhere, it'll be your best friend if you ever need say, a map to a boss for an elite skill you need to cap or a walkthrough for a mission.

ImAgainstIt · Aug 28, 2008, 05:50 AM // 05:50

Cool as and thanks alot. only thing I'm having doubts over is what class i should go as secondary and how far, but I guess I'll figure that otu when the time comes.

Syco Masato · Aug 28, 2008, 05:55 AM // 05:55

Heh, dont worry about it. My first character in GW was a W/E, I ran around with an awesome-sauce gash/sever artery/flare/firestorm build wreaking havoc all over Tyria :S

wetsparks · Aug 28, 2008, 06:16 AM // 06:16

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Originally Posted by ImAgainstIt

alright thanks, is there a list of these quests?

and gotcha about the monk/warrior bit. Can you suggest any class I should go double with? I don't really want to go away from melee, just want to be a tank, anything that could help that or boost my defense etc would be nice, but I don't want to go away from being a melee fighter.

GW isn't your normal "mmo" (and I use the term mmo loosely), warriors don't tank, they are the highest sustained dps class in the game. Elementalists and Assassin's can spike for more damage but warriors can sustain it and that is what you should focus on.

duckboy · Aug 28, 2008, 08:01 AM // 08:01

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Originally Posted by wetsparks

warriors don't tank, they are the highest sustained dps class in the game. Elementalists and Assassin's can spike for more damage but warriors can sustain it and that is what you should focus on.

partly right. In some of the more advanced areas such as the deep/urgoz W are indeed used for tanking, tho most seem to be under the impression they're tanks like this everywhere including pvp lol

W 'can' be tanks but tbh its not very viable in the most of guild wars, like i said, only elite areas and boss fights really need a tank, the rest of the time W are expected to bring damage, yet new players always fall into the trap of thinking W=tank when infact W=sustained dmg dealer/part time tank

pamelf · Aug 28, 2008, 09:02 AM // 09:02

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Originally Posted by ImAgainstIt

Cool as and thanks alot. only thing I'm having doubts over is what class i should go as secondary and how far, but I guess I'll figure that otu when the time comes.

Dont worry too much about your first choice as you can change it later in the game if you're not happy with it. (secondary, no primary that is...)

*Darcy* · Aug 28, 2008, 10:06 AM // 10:06

But don't panic if you make a choice that you regret. You have four character slots and no penalty for character deletion. (Although you should be aware of annual creation date gifts for each character.)

A warrior is great fun (my main character) and your secondary will not matter that much until further along in the game. I chose Ranger which worked out well.

Here is a link to the wiki's Warrior Guide http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide...g_as_a_warrior

ImAgainstIt · Aug 28, 2008, 10:24 AM // 10:24

cool everyone, thanks alot, checking out the warrior guide and alot of other guides to see what i will secondary with.

appreciate the help everyone.

BFG · Aug 28, 2008, 11:33 AM // 11:33

Guild Wars Official Wiki
Guild Wars Wikia

Hello and welcome to the game. Above are posted links to your GW "bibles", which you'll probably find quite useful in your endeavors in the game. From the sounds of it, Warrior would be the class to suit you. Give the wikis a browse and you can choose based on the information for each class.

ImAgainstIt · Aug 28, 2008, 07:05 PM // 19:05

Thansk alot, checking those links out.

I've decided to try warrior monk then if i don like it, something else.

one more thing, 'reusable resurrect' , when do i get this ? or how do i get this? and will this work on anyone or just me ?

*Darcy* · Aug 28, 2008, 07:32 PM // 19:32

Resurrect works on other people, not you. It helps to have one when the rest of your group, whether real people or henchmen, are all dead.

If you are dead, and no henchman has a usable resurrect, the whole party will reappear at a Resurrection Shrine.

AKB48 · Aug 28, 2008, 11:24 PM // 23:24

Shouldn't this thread be close then? I think the OP solved his problem

/close

Gutz · Aug 29, 2008, 01:45 AM // 01:45

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Originally Posted by AKB48

Go monk or assassin if you want to solo farm alot
Go ranger or mesmer if you perfer interupt others' actions and cause degeneration.
Go necro if you like to play an all arounder
Go warrior if you perfer cool weapons or fight at the front line
Never go paragon imo, but you might like it, who knows.

gg

LOL! You clearly know nothing about playing paragons, they are arguably the best PVE class.

Commander Ryker · Aug 29, 2008, 01:16 PM // 13:16

Hi, welcome to Guild Wars Guru!

Read around the various websits (Official GW or Wiki). Asking here will just get you arguements for just about all of the professions. Also use search as this question has been asked many many times already.

closed

Aug 28, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04	#1
ImAgainstIt Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008	Just Got Platinum Edition I just got platinum edition and before i start i want to know what type of char i hsould go for, basically i want to be a fighter, someone said i should go monk/fighter as well since it'd be invincible with healing. how would i do that? start out as a monk or warrior ? what lvl should i multi class also, what are some things i should go into this game knowing, like some good spots / good quests to do, and what are some good mods i should get?

Aug 28, 2008, 05:39 AM // 05:39	#5
Syco Masato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Profession: D/	^Pretty sure that person is talking about primary professions, not secondary. You can tank with just warrior skills decently, but try not to devote your whole bar to just that. I know there are Physical and Elemental Resistances in the mesmer class that may help in certain situations.. but you'd need to carry both to really have yourself completely covered, so I dunno if it'd be worth it. If you have decent monks and a half decent build, you'll be fine in most areas of PvE. http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skill_Quests That's a list of quests that have skills as rewards, do these especially if you're new, as you'll be unlocking skills you may need in the future. Oh, and I'd save the guildwiki link somewhere, it'll be your best friend if you ever need say, a map to a boss for an elite skill you need to cap or a walkthrough for a mission. Last edited by Syco Masato; Aug 28, 2008 at 05:46 AM // 05:46..

Aug 28, 2008, 10:06 AM // 10:06	#11
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	But don't panic if you make a choice that you regret. You have four character slots and no penalty for character deletion. (Although you should be aware of annual creation date gifts for each character.) A warrior is great fun (my main character) and your secondary will not matter that much until further along in the game. I chose Ranger which worked out well. Here is a link to the wiki's Warrior Guide http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guide...g_as_a_warrior __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 28, 2008, 07:32 PM // 19:32	#15
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Resurrect works on other people, not you. It helps to have one when the rest of your group, whether real people or henchmen, are all dead. If you are dead, and no henchman has a usable resurrect, the whole party will reappear at a Resurrection Shrine. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 28, 2008, 05:15 AM // 05:15	#2
Syco Masato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Profession: D/	Never listen to anything the guy who told you to be a monk/warrior primary to be "invincible with healing" ever again. If you want to be a fighting class, warrior is suited for you. They also have two decent self heals that I can think of, one of which will be available for you early on. You also have to choose a secondary class to advance in the story, but don't worry, you could run a full warrior skillbar if you wanted to, and you dont have to spec any attribute points into your secondary if you don't want to. Later on in the game you'll be able to switch your secondary for more skill bar possibilities. Oh, and in the beginning, do all the quests you can because you get free skills for doing easy quests.

Aug 28, 2008, 05:17 AM // 05:17	#3
ImAgainstIt Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008	alright thanks, is there a list of these quests? and gotcha about the monk/warrior bit. Can you suggest any class I should go double with? I don't really want to go away from melee, just want to be a tank, anything that could help that or boost my defense etc would be nice, but I don't want to go away from being a melee fighter.

Aug 28, 2008, 05:23 AM // 05:23	#4
AKB48 Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: みやき町 Profession: Mo/A	Go monk or assassin if you want to solo farm alot Go ranger or mesmer if you perfer interupt others' actions and cause degeneration. Go necro if you like to play an all arounder Go warrior if you perfer cool weapons or fight at the front line Never go paragon imo, but you might like it, who knows. gg

Aug 28, 2008, 05:50 AM // 05:50	#6
ImAgainstIt Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008	Cool as and thanks alot. only thing I'm having doubts over is what class i should go as secondary and how far, but I guess I'll figure that otu when the time comes.

Aug 28, 2008, 05:55 AM // 05:55	#7
Syco Masato Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Profession: D/	Heh, dont worry about it. My first character in GW was a W/E, I ran around with an awesome-sauce gash/sever artery/flare/firestorm build wreaking havoc all over Tyria :S

Aug 28, 2008, 10:24 AM // 10:24	#12
ImAgainstIt Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008	cool everyone, thanks alot, checking out the warrior guide and alot of other guides to see what i will secondary with. appreciate the help everyone.

Aug 28, 2008, 11:33 AM // 11:33	#13
BFG Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lost Guild: DCSB	Guild Wars Official Wiki Guild Wars Wikia Hello and welcome to the game. Above are posted links to your GW "bibles", which you'll probably find quite useful in your endeavors in the game. From the sounds of it, Warrior would be the class to suit you. Give the wikis a browse and you can choose based on the information for each class.

Aug 28, 2008, 07:05 PM // 19:05	#14
ImAgainstIt Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2008	Thansk alot, checking those links out. I've decided to try warrior monk then if i don like it, something else. one more thing, 'reusable resurrect' , when do i get this ? or how do i get this? and will this work on anyone or just me ?

Aug 28, 2008, 11:24 PM // 23:24	#16
AKB48 Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: みやき町 Profession: Mo/A	Shouldn't this thread be close then? I think the OP solved his problem /close

Aug 29, 2008, 01:16 PM // 13:16	#18
Commander Ryker Site Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: R/	Hi, welcome to Guild Wars Guru! Read around the various websits (Official GW or Wiki). Asking here will just get you arguements for just about all of the professions. Also use search as this question has been asked many many times already. closed