Next Month i will buy Guild Wars! i have lots of questions!!! - Guild Wars Forums

Jotun89 · May 12, 2008, 10:01 AM // 10:01

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

Alex the Great · May 12, 2008, 10:26 AM // 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

2. The area's outside of the town are instanced, meaning your team gets your own copy of the map (but they are huge)

3. PvP is the number one feature

4. It may be a little higher, but most comps can handle it if you turn down the settings

5. instaling the games takes a little while, but patches after that are quick and easy

6. the max is 20, which is easy to get (this makes it so you can have multiple max level characters, and so teh game isn't all about leveling, but it's abouot skill)

Targuil · May 12, 2008, 10:26 AM // 10:26

1. No comment
2. No, whole game is instanced but you can meet people in citys.
3. Yes, Random arena, Team arena, Guild vs guild, Heroes ascent and Alliance battles and hero battle.
4. Just install both.
5. Not too big.
6. 20, but it doesn't matter.
7. Generally, you will follow storyline but you can get runs from other people to skip certain things.

Tatile · May 12, 2008, 10:27 AM // 10:27

Guild Wars is instanced, meaning you walk out of a town and it's you and your party. In a city, it's you and everyone else.

There is PvP, a lot of it infact. You can make a PvP only character as well (which is probably one of the better ways to start PvP).

Max level is 20.

You progress through the game by Missions, this is the storyline. You can do side quests or just explore, but it's easiest to get to some areas by doing the missions rather than trying to fight through several areas. As you're a beginner, I'd suggest against getting a run anywhere.

Also, here are the wikis:
Official Wiki
Unofficial Wiki
These contain a lot of answers to your questions.

GWEXTREEMFAN · May 12, 2008, 10:39 AM // 10:39

just so you know as it is mostly a very big mistake of newcomers

once you are lvl 20 the game isn't over yet
for a very long time not

you've still got tons of quests to do/repeatable elite missions
underworld FoW
mini games
aliance battles
GvG
farming
title grinding
and so on

just don't think you'll be finished once you've maxed your lvl

say you're finished once you've done all 3 campaigns vanquished, all titles, all quests,all skills

then you can say you're finished with gw
not before^_^

anyway you will have fun with it trust me

Malice Black · May 12, 2008, 10:58 AM // 10:58

Patching GW took me 5-6 hours last time I reinstalled. This was over wireless though @ 300kbs, so a hardwired connection with decent connection should do it in 3-4 hours.

Best way to get this info is spend an hour or two browsing the forums.

Sir Owns Alot EP · May 12, 2008, 11:50 AM // 11:50

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

Patching GW took me 5-6 hours last time I reinstalled. This was over wireless though @ 300kbs, so a hardwired connection with decent connection should do it in 3-4 hours.

Best way to get this info is spend an hour or two browsing the forums.

Whoa whoa whoa....hold on a second

3-4 Hours with a "decent connection"? The longest I've ever downloaded was like 45 seconds MAYBE!

miskav · May 12, 2008, 11:53 AM // 11:53

Sir Owns Alot EP, Malice probably means using the -image command after a fresh install.
Which will take that amount of time, and quite possible longer then that.
(also depending on what you install (AKa, prophecies) then you'll have to download 120k files just for getting the title screen, on a slow network that can already take 2 hours.)

N1ghtstalker · May 12, 2008, 11:57 AM // 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?
3. is there pvp in this game?
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?
6. whats max level?
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

2 yes, but you will not find other players in the explorable area's
3 yes, and different kinds of it
4 play on lower requirements and you'll be fine
5 a few gigabyte
6 lvl 20
7 you can follow it but there are alot of other things to do next to the storyline

Jotun89 · May 12, 2008, 12:34 PM // 12:34

omg few gigs patch!!!
i have limit in downloading

Malice Black · May 12, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46

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Originally Posted by Sir Owns Alot EP

Whoa whoa whoa....hold on a second

3-4 Hours with a "decent connection"? The longest I've ever downloaded was like 45 seconds MAYBE!

45 seconds to d/l 4-5GB..I want your connection

To d/l the whole game using -image will take 3+ hours.

You should be thankful the GW client is so small. AoC client is 13gb, not including any patches.

Targuil · May 12, 2008, 01:16 PM // 13:16

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

45 seconds to d/l 4-5GB..I want your connection

To d/l the whole game using -image will take 3+ hours.

You should be thankful the GW client is so small. AoC client is 13gb, not including any patches.

/offtopic I didn't know that aoc has 13gb of shit.

*Darcy* · May 12, 2008, 01:27 PM // 13:27

Most people start the download and let it run while they are sleeping or out of the house. Less anxiety that way.

You can do the whole thing (3gb) using -image command (see Commands in the wiki) which will cover all three campaigns & extras (although you can only access parts for which you own an access key).

You can download basic client and do small updates as you move through the campaign you have. Each new area will require an update to your gw.dat file.

Etta · May 12, 2008, 01:36 PM // 13:36

Well, if the op is going to install from the platinum edition dvd then the update download won't be that big and long, that dvd should have most upto date data at the time of release anyway.

From reading his post though, he seems to think that GW is a free WOW. I dunno, maybe I'm wrong but he'll be really disappoint with the game if he start playing with normal mmo mind set.

shillo · May 12, 2008, 01:39 PM // 13:39

If you're installing from CDs, it'll be around 200ish megabytes to get into the game, then 20ish megabytes for the first big city, then couple of megs for each new area. Expect a 700-1000 megabytes the first month (assuming 100hours/month play, and assuming your activity patters are not too different from mine), then 300-400 megs/month afterwards - total bandwidth, for both the game and the updates. Add ventrilo/teamspeak to this number if you want to use them.

If you're downloading everything, I'm not sure how much you'll have to add to that number (as CDs have most of the graphics resources on them).

Covah · May 12, 2008, 11:19 PM // 23:19

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Originally Posted by Dwarf Teh Guru

www.guildwars.com
gw.gamewikis.org

Do that. It will answer your questions.

Neo Nugget · May 13, 2008, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun89

1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/
2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around?Can't say never played WoW
3. is there pvp in this game?Yep
4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both?GW is all run on 1 client, so if you can run GW, then you should be able to run GW:EN
5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game?Guessing a few gigs, maybe 2
6. whats max level?20
7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not..[b] Prophecies( 1st GW) does not require missions done in order, the rest of the GW games do however.
- i cant remember of more questions..
i will post when i remember ^^
i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

My answers are in bold, and you can edit your first post with your other questions as well once you think of them.

Counterstriker · May 13, 2008, 12:18 AM // 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by GWEXTREEMFAN

just so you know as it is mostly a very big mistake of newcomers

once you are lvl 20 the game isn't over yet
for a very long time not

you've still got tons of quests to do/repeatable elite missions
underworld FoW
mini games
aliance battles
GvG
farming
title grinding
and so on

just don't think you'll be finished once you've maxed your lvl

say you're finished once you've done all 3 campaigns vanquished, all titles, all quests,all skills

then you can say you're finished with gw
not before^_^

anyway you will have fun with it trust me

Is there ever an ending? Like I liked how wow like never ended..

Mr. G · May 13, 2008, 01:07 AM // 01:07

yep there's an ending

But only 'cause unlike most mmo's there's a story

But the gameplay goes waaaaay beyond the storyline

Jam Jar · May 13, 2008, 07:03 AM // 07:03

If you're a little confused on which campaign to buy, there's a guide right on the Q&A section. But if you're totally new at the game and you want to probably take it slower, than Prophecies is your best choice. It's got a great learning curve as well.

May 12, 2008, 10:01 AM // 10:01	#1
Jotun89 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2008	Next Month i will buy Guild Wars! i have lots of questions!!! 1. i will buy this http://www.guildwars.com/products/platinum/ 2. is gw game like wow where is game world big and free to walk all around? 3. is there pvp in this game? 4. eye of the north have higher system requirements than gw so i have bad pc should i only install gw instead of both? 5. whats size of patch that i will have to download when i install game? 6. whats max level? 7. i heard this game have storyline, do i have to follow story like typicaly rpg (like final fantasy etc.) or is it game like morrowind where u r free to follow story or not.. - i cant remember of more questions.. i will post when i remember ^^ i hope u will not spit my thread and u will answer those questions

May 12, 2008, 10:58 AM // 10:58	#6
Malice Black Site Legend Join Date: Oct 2005	Patching GW took me 5-6 hours last time I reinstalled. This was over wireless though @ 300kbs, so a hardwired connection with decent connection should do it in 3-4 hours. Best way to get this info is spend an hour or two browsing the forums. __________________ Old Skool '05

May 12, 2008, 01:27 PM // 13:27	#13
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Most people start the download and let it run while they are sleeping or out of the house. Less anxiety that way. You can do the whole thing (3gb) using -image command (see Commands in the wiki) which will cover all three campaigns & extras (although you can only access parts for which you own an access key). You can download basic client and do small updates as you move through the campaign you have. Each new area will require an update to your gw.dat file. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

May 12, 2008, 10:26 AM // 10:26	#3
Targuil Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Guild: Keep Dreaming [Yawn] Profession: E/	1. No comment 2. No, whole game is instanced but you can meet people in citys. 3. Yes, Random arena, Team arena, Guild vs guild, Heroes ascent and Alliance battles and hero battle. 4. Just install both. 5. Not too big. 6. 20, but it doesn't matter. 7. Generally, you will follow storyline but you can get runs from other people to skip certain things.

May 12, 2008, 10:27 AM // 10:27	#4
Tatile Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus Profession: N/Me	Guild Wars is instanced, meaning you walk out of a town and it's you and your party. In a city, it's you and everyone else. There is PvP, a lot of it infact. You can make a PvP only character as well (which is probably one of the better ways to start PvP). Max level is 20. You progress through the game by Missions, this is the storyline. You can do side quests or just explore, but it's easiest to get to some areas by doing the missions rather than trying to fight through several areas. As you're a beginner, I'd suggest against getting a run anywhere. Also, here are the wikis: Official Wiki Unofficial Wiki These contain a lot of answers to your questions.

May 12, 2008, 10:39 AM // 10:39	#5
GWEXTREEMFAN Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: in my house Guild: N/A Profession: W/E	just so you know as it is mostly a very big mistake of newcomers once you are lvl 20 the game isn't over yet for a very long time not you've still got tons of quests to do/repeatable elite missions underworld FoW mini games aliance battles GvG farming title grinding and so on just don't think you'll be finished once you've maxed your lvl say you're finished once you've done all 3 campaigns vanquished, all titles, all quests,all skills then you can say you're finished with gw not before^_^ anyway you will have fun with it trust me

May 12, 2008, 11:53 AM // 11:53	#8
miskav Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: Mo/	Sir Owns Alot EP, Malice probably means using the -image command after a fresh install. Which will take that amount of time, and quite possible longer then that. (also depending on what you install (AKa, prophecies) then you'll have to download 120k files just for getting the title screen, on a slow network that can already take 2 hours.)

May 12, 2008, 12:34 PM // 12:34	#10
Jotun89 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2008	omg few gigs patch!!! i have limit in downloading

May 12, 2008, 01:36 PM // 13:36	#14
Etta Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mancland, British Empire	Well, if the op is going to install from the platinum edition dvd then the update download won't be that big and long, that dvd should have most upto date data at the time of release anyway. From reading his post though, he seems to think that GW is a free WOW. I dunno, maybe I'm wrong but he'll be really disappoint with the game if he start playing with normal mmo mind set.

May 12, 2008, 01:39 PM // 13:39	#15
shillo Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2006	If you're installing from CDs, it'll be around 200ish megabytes to get into the game, then 20ish megabytes for the first big city, then couple of megs for each new area. Expect a 700-1000 megabytes the first month (assuming 100hours/month play, and assuming your activity patters are not too different from mine), then 300-400 megs/month afterwards - total bandwidth, for both the game and the updates. Add ventrilo/teamspeak to this number if you want to use them. If you're downloading everything, I'm not sure how much you'll have to add to that number (as CDs have most of the graphics resources on them).

May 13, 2008, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#19
Mr. G Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S. Wales Profession: Mo/Me	yep there's an ending But only 'cause unlike most mmo's there's a story But the gameplay goes waaaaay beyond the storyline

May 13, 2008, 07:03 AM // 07:03	#20
Jam Jar Krytan Explorer Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: [Disc] Profession: W/	If you're a little confused on which campaign to buy, there's a guide right on the Q&A section. But if you're totally new at the game and you want to probably take it slower, than Prophecies is your best choice. It's got a great learning curve as well.